Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team
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Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development Team (UCI team code: DPV) was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. It was founded in 2004 by Michael Drapac to promote cycling in Australia and became a UCI team in 2006.[3] In November 2013 the team was promoted from UCI Continental to Professional Continental status.[4] In June 2016 it was announced that Drapac would become co-sponsor of the UCI WorldTeam Cannondale for the remainder of the year, before a merger with Drapac Professional Cycling for 2017. The sponsorship deal was agreed for five years, with Michael Drapac becoming a joint owner of the Cannondale team's holding company Slipstream Sports and continuing to fund a development squad under the name Drapac–Pat's Veg.[5]
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| UCI code | DCC | |
| Registered | Australia | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Disbanded | 2019[1] | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | National (2004–2005) UCI Continental (2006–2013) UCI Professional Continental (2014–2016) UCI Continental (2017–2019) | |
| Bicycles | Cannondale | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| Team manager(s) | Agostino Giramondo Tom Southam[2] | |
| Team name history | ||
2004 2005 2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 2011–2016 2017 2018 2019 | Drapac Development Program MG Xpower–BigPond Drapac–Porsche Drapac–Porsche Development Program Drapac–Porsche Cycling Drapac Professional Cycling Drapac–Pat's Veg Holistic Development Team Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development Team Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
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The team announced that 2019 would be their final season before ceasing operations.[6]
Team roster
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Major wins
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- Stage 2 Tour of Wellington, Stuart Shaw
- Stages 1, 2, 3 & 7, Tour de Taiwan, Robert McLachlan
- Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Robert McLachlan
- Stage 1 & 3, Robert McLachlan
- Stage 1 & 5 Tour de Korea, Stuart Shaw
- Stage 2 & 6 Tour de Korea, Robert McLachlan
- Stage 7 Tour de Korea, Darren Lapthorne
- Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Robert McLachlan
- Stage 3 Tour of Southland, Robert McLachlan
- 2007
- Stage 6 Tour de Taiwan, Robert McLachlan
- Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido, Mitchell Docker
- Stage 5 Tour de Hokkaido, Darren Lapthorne
- 2008
- Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Peter McDonald
- Stage 5 Tour de East Java, Mitchell Docker
- Stage 5 Tour de Hokkaido, Peter McDonald
- 2009
- Overall Tour of Wellington, Peter McDonald
- Stage 2, Peter McDonald
- Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Stuart Shaw
- Stage 1 Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
- 2010
- Stage 1 Tour of Wellington, Peter McDonald
- Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi, Stuart Shaw
- Stage 1 Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
- 2nd Japan Cup, Peter McDonald
- Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Rhys Pollock
- 2011
- Prologue Tour de Taiwan, Adam Phelan
- Stage 4 Tour de Taiwan, Floris Goesinnen
- Stages 6 & 9 Tour de Taiwan, Adam Semple
- Stage 6 Tour de Korea, Muhamad Othman
- Stage 1 Tour de Brunei, Muhamad Othman
- Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour, Rhys Pollock
- 2012
- Stage 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Thomas Palmer
- Overall Tour de Taiwan, Rhys Pollock
- Stage 2 Flèche du Sud, Floris Goesinnen
- Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
- 2013
- Stage 5 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Thomas Palmer
- Overall Tour de Taiwan, Bernard Sulzberger
- 2014
- Stages 2 & 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 1 (ITT) Tour of Japan, Will Clarke
- Stage 2 Tour of Japan, Wouter Wippert
- Prologue Tour de Kumano, Will Clarke
- Stages 1 & 3, Tour de Kumano, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 2 Tour of Iran, Will Clarke
- Stage 4 Tour of China II, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Wouter Wippert
- 2015
- Stage 6 Tour Down Under, Wouter Wippert
- Prologue Herald Sun Tour, Will Clarke
- Stages 1 & 3 Tour de Taiwan, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 1 (ITT) Tour of Japan, Brenton Jones
- Stages 1 & 6 Tour de Korea, Wouter Wippert
- Stage 7 Tour of Utah, Lachlan Norris
- Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Brenton Jones
- 2016
- Stage 3 Tour de San Luis, Peter Koning
- Prologue Herald Sun Tour, Will Clarke
- Stages 1 & 4 Tour de Taiwan, Will Clarke
- Stage 2 Tour of Iran, Peter Koning
- Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne, Thomas Scully
- Stages 4 & 8 Tour de Korea, Brenton Jones
- Stage 7 Tour de Korea, Brad Evans
- Prologue Tour of Austria, William Clarke
- Stage 3 Tour of Austria, Brendan Canty
- Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, William Clarke
- 2019
- Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Jensen Plowright
- Stage 5 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Theodore Yates
- U23 Oceania Road Cycling Championships, Liam Magennis
National champions
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Australia Road Race, Darren Lapthorne- 2009
- Australia Road Race, Peter McDonald
- 2010
Malaysia Road Race, Muhamad Othman- 2018
- Australia U23 Road Race, Cyrus Monk
- 2019
- Australia U23 Time Trial, Liam Magennis
References
edit- ^ "Drapac Cycling: End of an Era". Drapac Cycling. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Vogels resigns as Drapac's sports director". sbs.com.au. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Drapac-Porsche Development Program launched", cyclingnews.com, October 20, 2005.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (6 November 2013). "Drapac Pro Cycling secures Santos Tour Down Under wildcard with ProConti registration". Velonation. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Cannondale to merge with Drapac for 2017". cyclingnews.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Drapac Cycling to conclude at the end of 2019". 17 July 2019.
External links
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