Crelan–Euphony[1] (UCI team code: CRE) was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Belgium that participated in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was managed by Gérard Bulens, with assistance from directeur sportifs Jef De Bilde, Claude Criquielion, Marco Saligari and Claude Van Collie.
 | ||
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | CRE | |
| Registered | Belgium | |
| Founded | 1992 | |
| Disbanded | 2013 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental | |
| Bicycles | Colnago | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Gérard Bulens | |
| Team name history | ||
1992 1993 1994 1995–1996 1997–2000 2001–2006 2007–2008 2009 2010–2011 2012 2013 | Saxon (SAX) Saxon–Breitex (SAX) Saxon–Selle Italia (SAX) Tönissteiner–Saxon (TON) Tönissteiner–Colnago (TON) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago (LAN) Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner (LAN) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago (LAN) Landbouwkrediet (LAN) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony (LAN) Crelan–Euphony (CRE) | |
| ||
Despite the fact that it was never a top team, they had a 3rd place in the GC of the 2003 Giro d'Italia, thanks to later Discovery Channel and Astana rider Yaroslav Popovych.
The team was sponsored by the Belgian companies Crelan, a bank, and Euphony, a telecommunications company.[2]
The team folded at the end of the 2013 season, for financial reasons.[3]
Final team roster
edit- As of 1 January 2013.[4]
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major wins
edit- 1993
- Stage 6a Herald Sun Tour, Jocelyn Jolidon
- Stage 7 Herald Sun Tour, Jacques Jolidon
- 1994
- Rund um Düren, Rik Claeys
- 1995
- 1996
- Stage 3 Tour de Picardie, Marc Streel
- Flèche Hesbignonne, Marc Streel
- Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge, Marc Streel
- Tour de Okinawa, Ken Hashikawa
- 1997
- Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, Stéphane Hennebert
- Stage 5 Rás Tailteann, Michael Fitzgerald
- Zellik–Galmaarden, Ludo Dierckxsens
- Grand Prix de Denain, Ludo Dierckxsens
- 1998
- Stage 4 Vuelta a La Rioja, Jan Hordijk
- Stage 5a Commonwealth Bank Classic, Jan Hordijk
- Prix d'Armor, Hans De Meester
- 1999
- Stage 1b OZ Wielerweekend, Bert Roesems
- Stage 3a Circuit Franco-Belge, Bert Roesems
- Overall Tour de la Somme, Bert Roesems
- Stage 1b, Bert Roesems
- Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, Michel Van Haecke
- 2000
- Cras Avernas, Michel Van Haecke
- Stage 3a Tour de la Somme, Michel Van Haecke
- Dwars door Gendringen, Kees Hopmans
- Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem, Michel Van Haecke
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Michel Van Haecke
- 2001
- Nokere Koerse, Michel Van Haecke
- Archer GP, Gordon McCauley
- Antwerpse Havenpijl, Michel Van Haecke
- GP Stadsbelangen Sint-Niklaas, Jurgen Vermeersch
- Stage 2b Tour de la Somme, Bert Roesems
- Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie, Bert Roesems
New Zealand Road Race Championship, Gordon McCauley- 2002
- Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Yuri Metlushenko
- Poreč Trophy I, Volodymyr Bileka
- Poreč Trophy II, Yaroslav Popovych
- GP de Genève, Yaroslav Popovych
- Stage 4 Tour of South China Sea, Glen Chadwick
- 2003
- GP d'Ouverture, Ludo Dierckxsens
- Stage 3 Étoile de Bessèges, Tom Steels
- Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen, Ludovic Capelle
- Stage 1 Tour of Belgium, Tom Steels
- Stage 7 Tour of Austria, Tom Steels
Lithuania, Time Trial Championship, Tomas Vaitkus- Tour du Doubs, Bert De Waele
- Stage 4 Regio Tour, Vladimir Duma
- Stage 2 Danmark Rundt, Yuri Metlushenko
- Stage 4 Danmark Rundt, Tomas Vaitkus
- Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Yuri Metlushenko
- 2004
- Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges, Tom Steels
- Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Yuri Metlushenko
- GP Cholet-Pays de Loire, Bert De Waele
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, Ludovic Capelle
- Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Nico Sijmens
- Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk, Marc Streel
- Overall Tour du Luxembourg, Maxime Monfort
- Stage 2, Tom Steels
- Stage 3, Maxime Monfort
- Stage 1 & 3 Tour of Austria, Tom Steels
- Stage 7 Tour of Austria, Ludo Dierckxsens
- Lithuania, Road Race Championship, Tomas Vaitkus
- Lithuania, Time Trial Championship, Tomas Vaitkus
Uzbekistan, Time Trial Championship, Sergey Lagutin
Belgian, Road Race Championship, Tom Steels- Stage 2b Brixia Tour, Yuri Metlushenko
- Stage 5 Danmark Rundt, Tomas Vaitkus
- Stage 5 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Ludovic Capelle
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Ludovic Capelle
- Omloop van het Houtland, Bert De Waele
- 2005
- Hel van het Mergelland, Nico Sijmens
- Stage 3a Tour of Belgium, Jurgen Van Loocke
- Flèche Hesbignonne, Geert Verheyen
- Uzbekistan, Time Trial Championship, Sergey Lagutin
- Uzbekistan, Road Race Championship, Sergey Lagutin
- Overall Regio-Tour, Nico Sijmens
- Stage 2, Nico Sijmens
- Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, Sergey Lagutin
- 2006
-
- Stage 3, Nico Sijmens
- 2007
- Beverbeek Classic, Nico Sijmens
- Hel van het Mergelland, Nico Sijmens
- Drie Zustersteden - Willebroek, Bert De Waele
- Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Andy Cappelle
- Stage 3 Regio Tour, Andy Cappelle
- Stage 6 Tour of Britain, Paul Manning
- Grand Prix de Wallonie, Bert De Waele
- 2008
- Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges, Jan Kuyckx
- 2009
- 1 Meiprijs, Denis Flahaut
- Stage 4 Tour of Belgium, Bert De Waele
- Nationale Sluitingsprijs, Denis Flahaut
- 2010
- Dwars door het Hageland, Frédéric Amorison
- 2011
- De Vlaamse Pijl, Frédéric Amorison
- Omloop van het Waasland, Aidis Kruopis
- Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Bert Scheirlinckx
- 1 Meiprijs, Aidis Kruopis
- Stage 1 Tour de Picardie, Egidijus Juodvalkis
- Stage 2 Tour of Belgium, Aidis Kruopis
- I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig, Bert Scheirlinckx
- Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze, Bert De Waele
- Schaal Sels, Aidis Kruopis
- 2012
Finland, Time Trial Championship, Matti Helminen- De Vlaamse Pijl, Frédéric Amorison
- Ronde van Limburg (Belgium), Kevin Claeys
- Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré, Frédéric Amorison
- Antwerpse Havenpijl, Joeri Stallaert
- Kustpijl, Kevin Claeys
- 2013
- Circuit de Wallonie, Sébastien Delfosse
- Rund um Köln, Sébastien Delfosse
- Kustpijl, Egidijus Juodvalkis
- Stage 8 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jonathan Breyne
World and national champions
edit- 2001
New Zealand Road Race Championship, Gordon McCauley- 2003
Lithuania Time Trial Championship, Tomas Vaitkus- 2004
- Lithuania, Road Race Championship, Tomas Vaitkus
- Lithuania, Time Trial Championship, Tomas Vaitkus
Uzbekistan Time Trial Championship, Sergey Lagutin
Belgian Road Race Championship, Tom Steels- 2005
- Uzbekistan Time Trial Championship, Sergey Lagutin
- Uzbekistan Road Race Championship, Sergey Lagutin
- 2009
- Belgian Cyclo-cross Championship, Sven Nys
- 2010
- Belgian Cyclo-cross Championship, Sven Nys
- 2012
- Belgian Cyclo-cross Championship, Sven Nys
Time Trial Championship, Matti Helminen- 2013
World Cyclo-cross Championship, Sven Nys
References
edit- ^ Mignot, Alexandre (4 December 2012). "Crelan-Euphony clôt son effectif pour 2013" [Crelan–Euphony completes its membership for 2013]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar-Agency. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Landbouwkrediet adds Euphony for 2012". Cycling News. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Crelan–Euphony ending due to financial reasons". Cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Landbouwkrediet (LAN) – BEL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landbouwkrediet cycling team.