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Spanish cycling team
Geox-TMC
UCI code GEO Registered Spain Founded 2004 (2004 ) Disbanded 2011 Discipline(s)
Road Status
UCI Professional Continental Bicycles
Fuji General manager
Mauro Gianetti 2004â2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011
Saunier DuvalâProdir Saunier DuvalâScott ScottâAmerican Beef FujiâServetto FootonâServettoâFuji Geox-TMC
Geox-TMC was a Spanish-based
road bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as a
UCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier DuvalâProdir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as
ClĂĄsica de San SebastiĂĄn .
The team's final title sponsors were
Geox , an Italian shoe company, and TMC, a multinational company that develops electric transformers with cast resin windings.
History
After team cyclist
Riccardo RiccĂČ was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the
2008 Tour de France , the team left the 2008
Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. Both RiccĂČ and
Leonardo Piepoli were fired from the team,
[1] but the team was still denied a place in the
2008 Vuelta a España
[2] and other
UCI ProTour races. The team's sponsors withdrew their support,
[3]
[4] but new sponsors were found to retain the team's participation at the top level of the sport. The team continued through the 2009 and 2010 season sponsored by FujiâServetto and then later as FootonâServettoâFuji.
For 2011 the team secured new sponsors Geox and TMC. They entered the 2011 season as a pro continental team after failing to secure a World Tour Licence. They received a wild card invite to the
Vuelta a España which they won with
Juan José Cobo , although this result has been reversed by the UCI due to violation of anti-doping rules. On October 20 it was announced that Geox were withdrawing their sponsorship.
[5] It was later announced by the UCI that riders were free to move to other teams.
[6] On December 7, it was announced that management had failed to find a new sponsor, and would now turn their focus to helping riders find new teams, indicating that the team would not continue.
[7]
The team in 2007
Major wins
2004
Stage 1
Tour of Qatar ,
Francisco Ventoso
Overall
Vuelta a AndalucĂa ,
Juan Carlos DomĂnguez
Stage 3,
Juan Carlos DomĂnguez
Overall
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ,
Joaquim RodrĂguez
Stage 3
Vuelta a AragĂłn ,
Constantino Zaballa
Stage 4
Tour de Romandie ,
Fabian Jeker
Stage 5
Vuelta a Asturias ,
Miguel Ăngel MartĂn Perdiguero
Stages 1 & 2
Euskal Bizikleta ,
Miguel Ăngel MartĂn Perdiguero
Wachovia USPRO Championships ,
Francisco Ventoso
Overall
Volta a Catalunya ,
Miguel Ăngel MartĂn Perdiguero
Stages 2, 3 & 4,
Miguel Ăngel MartĂn Perdiguero
ClĂĄsica San SebastiĂĄn ,
Miguel Ăngel MartĂn Perdiguero
Subida a Urkiola ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Stage 9
Vuelta a España ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Stage 19
Vuelta a España ,
Constantino Zaballa
2005
Stage 4
Volta a Catalunya ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Stage 5
Volta a Catalunya ,
Ăñigo Cuesta
Stage 6
Tour de Suisse ,
Chris Horner
Italy Time Trial Championships,
Marco Pinotti
Spain Road Race Championships,
Juan Manuel GĂĄrate
Overall
Vuelta a Burgos ,
Juan Carlos DomĂnguez
Stage 4,
Juan Carlos DomĂnguez
ClĂĄsica de San SebastiĂĄn ,
Constantino Zaballa
Subida a Urkiola ,
Joaquim RodrĂguez
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España ,
Joaquim RodrĂguez
2006
Stage 5
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Overall
Vuelta al Pais Vasco ,
JosĂ© Ăngel GĂłmez Marchante
Stage 6,
JosĂ© Ăngel GĂłmez Marchante
Overall
Volta a Catalunya ,
David Cañada
Stages 13 & 17
Giro d'Italia ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Overall
Euskal Bizikleta ,
Koldo Gil
Stages 1 & 4b,
Koldo Gil
Stage 4a,
Francisco Ventoso
Stage 6
Tour de Suisse ,
Koldo Gil
Poland Time Trial Championship,
Piotr Mazur
Stage 3
Vuelta a España ,
Francisco Ventoso
Stage 14
Vuelta a España ,
David Millar
Japan Cup ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
2007
Stage 4
Tour de San Luis ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Prologue
ParisâNice ,
David Millar
Stages 3 & 4
TirrenoâAdriatico ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Stages 2, 3 & 5
Vuelta a Castilla y LeĂłn ,
Francisco Ventoso
Stage 5
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Overall
Vuelta al PaĂs Vasco ,
Juan José Cobo
Stages 1 & 5,
Juan José Cobo
Subida al Naranco ,
Koldo Gil
Overall
Vuelta a Asturias ,
Koldo Gil
Stage 3,
Alberto FernĂĄndez de la Puebla
Stage 10
Giro d'Italia ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Stage 15
Giro d'Italia ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Stage 17
Giro d'Italia ,
Gilberto Simoni
Stage 19
Giro d'Italia ,
Iban Mayo
Mountains classification
Giro d'Italia ,
Leonardo Piepoli
GP Llodio ,
David de la Fuente
Stage 1
Euskal Bizikleta ,
Alberto FernĂĄndez de la Puebla
Latvia Time Trial Championships,
Raivis BelohvoĆĄÄiks
United Kingdom Road Race Championships,
David Millar
United Kingdom Time Trial Championships,
David Millar
Subida a Urkiola ,
JosĂ© Ăngel GĂłmez Marchante
Stage 5
Eneco Tour ,
Luciano Pagliarini
Stage 9
Vuelta a España ,
Leonardo Piepoli
Stage 4
Tour of Missouri ,
Luciano Pagliarini
Stage 1
Vuelta a Chihuahua ,
Javier MejĂas
Japan Cup ,
Manuele Mori
2008
Stage 5
Vuelta a AndalucĂa ,
Denis Flahaut
Stage 6
Tour of California ,
Luciano Pagliarini
Stages 2 & 8
Giro d'Italia ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Overall
Euskal Bizikleta ,
Eros Capecchi
Stage 3,
Eros Capecchi
Latvia Time Trial Championships,
Raivis BelohvoĆĄÄiks
Stage 10
Tour de France ,
Juan José Cobo
Stage 5
Vuelta a Burgos ,
Juan José Cobo
Stage 9
Volta a Portugal ,
Juan José Cobo
Stage 7
Eneco Tour ,
Raivis BelohvoĆĄÄiks
Stage 2
Deutschland Tour ,
David de la Fuente
Stages 4 & 5
Vuelta Mexico ,
JosĂ© Alberto BenĂtez
Stage 4
Vuelta a Chihuahua ,
Iker Camaño
Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia ,
Riccardo RiccĂČ
Stage 6: Riccardo RiccĂČ
Stage 9: Riccardo RiccĂČ
Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli
Tested Positive For
MIRCERA â Stripped of stage wins
2009
Stage 4
Vuelta a Castilla y LeĂłn ,
Juan José Cobo
GP Miguel IndurĂĄin ,
David de la Fuente
Stage 1
Tour de Romandie ,
Ricardo Serrano
2010
Stage 2
Tour de San Luis ,
Rafael Valls
Stage 3
Tour Down Under ,
Manuel Cardoso
Overall
Circuit de Lorraine ,
Fabio Felline
Stages 2 & 3,
Fabio Felline
2011
ClĂĄsica de AlmerĂa ,
Matteo Pelucchi
Stage 3
Giro del Trentino ,
Fabio Duarte
Stage 2a
Brixia Tour ,
Fabio Felline
National champions
2005
Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel GĂĄrate
2006
Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur
2007
Time Trial Championships, Raivis BelohvoĆĄÄiks
Road Race Championships, David Millar
Time Trial Championships, David Millar
2008
Time Trial Championships, Raivis BelohvoĆĄÄiks
Supplementary statistics
See also
References
External links
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