TVM (cycling team)

TVM - Farm Frites (including TVM, TVM Van Schilt, TVM Ragno, TVM Sanyo and TVM Bison Kit) was a Dutch cycling team for men, which existed from 1988 to 1999. After 1999, the main sponsor TVM withdrew and the team continued in 2000 under the name Farm Frites continued. 2001 merged with Domo Farm Frites at Domo - Farm Frites.

The team, among others, Cees Priem, Guido Van Calster and Walter Verlee was managed.

1998 Tour de France

TVM was excluded as part of the Festina affair of the 1998 Tour de France. During the tour, it was announced that a team of TVM car at the French border with EPO vials was caught in March of the same year. On July 28, then the hotel the team had been searched by the police. The driver was taken to a hospital, where blood, urine and hair samples were taken from them.

Known drivers

  • Australia Phil Anderson (1988-1990)
  • Netherlands Maarten den Bakker (1992-1997)
  • Netherlands Jeroen Blijlevens (1994-1999)
  • Belgium Geert Van Bondt (1998-2000)
  • Belgium Johan Capiot (1988-1994, 1997-2000)
  • Belgium Mario De Clercq (2000)
  • Russia Sergei Ivanov (1997-2000)
  • Netherlands Steven de Jongh (1995-1999)

Best Merits

Classic

  • 2000 ( Van Bondt )

Tours

  • Tour de France 1996: Stage 18 ( Voskamp )
  • 1998: Stage 4 ( Blijlevens )
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