Alpecin–Fenix

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Alpecin–Fenix
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Team information
UCI codeAFC
RegisteredBelgium
Founded2008 (2008)
Discipline(s)Road, Cyclo-cross, Mountain biking
Status
  • Continental (2008–2018)
  • Professional Continental/ProTeam (2019–)
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Christoph Roodhooft
Philip Roodhooft
Team name history
2009–2015
2016
2016–2017
2018–2019
2020–
BKCP–Powerplus
BKCP–Corendon
Beobank–Corendon
Corendon–Circus
Alpecin–Fenix
Current season

Alpecin–Fenix (UCI team code: AFC) is a UCI ProTeam cycling team that is based in Belgium and races predominantly the cyclo-cross season. The leaders of the team have in the past been cyclo-cross world champion Niels Albert, Philipp Walsleben and Radomír Šimůnek. The team's current lead rider is the cyclocross world champion and Tour of Flanders winner Mathieu van der Poel.

In December 2017, the team announced that Corendon Airlines, a Turkish-Dutch airline company, and Circus, a Belgian betting company had signed three-year sponsorship deals. Circus, who also sponsor the UCI Continental team, ERA–Circus announced they would continue to do so until the end of the cyclo-cross season in March.[1]

For the 2020 season the team rebranded itself as Alpecin–Fenix with German shampoo brand Alpecin and Italian interior design materials company Fenix becoming major sponsors for the team.[2]

Team roster[]

As of 8 May 2021.[3][4][5]
Rider Date of birth
 Edward Anderson (USA) (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 23)
 Tobias Bayer (AUT) (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 22)
 Dries De Bondt (BEL) (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 30)
 Floris De Tier (BEL) (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 29)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 33)
 Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 31)
 Roy Jans (BEL) (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 31)
 Jimmy Janssens (BEL) (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 32)
 Alexander Krieger (GER) (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 30)
 Senne Leysen (BEL) (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 25)
 Marcel Meisen (GER) (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 32)
 Tim Merlier (BEL) (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 29)
 Xandro Meurisse (BEL) (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 29)
 Sacha Modolo (ITA) (1987-06-19) 19 June 1987 (age 34)
 Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 23)
 Edward Planckaert (BEL) (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Alexandar Richardson (GBR) (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 31)
 Jonas Rickaert (BEL) (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 27)
 Oscar Riesebeek (NED) (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 29)
 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 31)
 Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 25)
 Scott Thwaites (GBR) (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 31)
 Ben Tulett (GBR) (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 20)
 Petr Vakoč (CZE) (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 29)
 David van der Poel (NED) (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 29)
 Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 26)
 Otto Vergaerde (BEL) (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 27)
 Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 29)
 Julien Vermote (BEL) (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 32)
 Louis Vervaeke (BEL) (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 28)
 Jay Vine (AUS) (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 26)
 Philipp Walsleben (GER) (1987-11-19) 19 November 1987 (age 34)

Major wins[]

Main article: List of wins by BKCP–Powerplus and its successors

National champions[]

2015
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
2016
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
2017
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
2018
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
2019
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
MaillotBélgica.PNG Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track Championships (Madison), Lasse Norman Hansen
2020
MaillotAlemania.PNG German Road Race Championships, Marcel Meisen
MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
MaillotBélgica.PNG Belgium Road Race Championships, Dries De Bondt
2021
MaillotSuiza.PNG Switzerland Road Race Championships, Silvan Dillier

References[]

  1. ^ "Van der Poel extends as Corendon team gets new name and Canyon bikes". 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Cyclingnews 2020-01-01T11:37:49Z (January 2020). "Corendon-Circus team become Alpecin-Fenix". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Julien Vermote signs for Alpecin-Fenix". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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