Bora–Hansgrohe

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Bora-Hansgrohe
Bora–Hansgrohe logo.png
Team information
UCI codeBOH
RegisteredGermany
Founded2010 (2010)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental (2010)
UCI Professional Continental (2011–2016)
UCI WorldTeam (2017– )
BicyclesFocus (2010)
(2011–2012)
Fuji Bikes (2013–2014)[1]
Argon 18 (2015–2016)
Specialized (2017–)
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Ralph Denk
Team name history
2010–2012 Team NetApp (APP)
2013–2014 Team NetApp–Endura (TNE)
2015–2016 Bora–Argon 18 (BOA)
2017– Bora–Hansgrohe (BOH)
Current season

Bora–Hansgrohe (UCI Code: BOH) is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team established in 2010 with a German license, founded and managed by Ralph Denk. It is sponsored by BORA, a German manufacturer of extractor hoods and cooktops, and Hansgrohe, a bathroom fittings manufacturer. Its aim is "improving the image of road cycling in Germany".[2]

History[]

The team was formed in 2010 as Team NetApp, a UCI Continental Team with 14 riders. It was promoted to ProContinental Team status after the first season.[3]

For the 2013 season, Team NetApp and British based Endura Racing merged to form NetApp-Endura. The team's 2013 roster consisted of eight riders from Endura, and 12 riders from Team NetApp, as well as NetApp bringing the Pro Continental licence.[4] The eight Endura riders joining were Alexander Wetterhall, Erick Rowsell, Iker Camaño, Jonathan McEvoy, Paul Voß, Russell Downing, Scott Thwaites, Zak Dempster. The nine NetApp riders retained were Jan Barta, Cesare Benedetti, Markus Eichler, Bartosz Huzarski, Blaz Jarc, Leopold Koenig, Daniel Schorn, Andreas Schillinger, Michael Schwarzmann.[5]

On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards, thus becoming known as Team BORA. BORA became the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017.[6] After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.[7] During this relationship, a glass kitchen was installed allowing fans to watch the chef, like a zoo, and advertise the Bora air extractor.[2]

In late June 2016, days before the 2016 Tour de France, the team announced that from 2017 the team name would change from Bora-Argon 18 to Bora–Hansgrohe.[8] Hansgrohe is a bathroom products manufacturer with previous involvement in cyclo-cross, recently sponsoring the Superprestige series.[9] Following the announcement that Peter Sagan would join the team on a three-year deal from 2017, Specialized Bicycle Components announced in August 2016 that they would replace Argon 18 as the team's bike sponsor, having also agreed to a three-year agreement to supply the team's bicycles, helmets, shoes, tires, and wheels.[10]

On 1 August 2017, the team announced the signings of Peter Kennaugh on a two-year deal[11] and Daniel Oss for the 2018 season.[12] As of 2018 approximately 95% of funding comes from sponsorship; in order to develop, team manager Denk aims to reduce this to 50%.[2]

Doping[]

In July 2017, the team revealed that former rider Ralf Matzka returned an adverse analytical finding for Tamoxifen on March 3, 2016, Matzka did not ride for the team after the Tour of Flanders. Tamoxifen usage can lead to an increase in the concentrations of testosterone within the body.[13]

Team roster[]

As of 7 January 2022.[14][15]
Rider Date of birth
 Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 22)
 Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 33)
 Cesare Benedetti (POL) (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 34)
 Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 31)
 Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 29)
 Matteo Fabbro (ITA) (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 26)
 Patrick Gamper (AUT) (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 25)
 Felix Großschartner (AUT) (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 28)
 Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 30)
 Sergio Higuita (COL) (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 24)
 Jai Hindley (AUS) (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 25)
 Lennard Kämna (GER) (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 25)
 Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 30)
 Jonas Koch (GER) (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 28)
 Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Martin Laas (EST) (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 28)
 Luis-Joe Lührs (GER) (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 19)
 Jordi Meeus (BEL) (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 23)
 Ryan Mullen (IRL) (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 27)
 Anton Palzer (GER) (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 29)
 Nils Politt (GER) (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 28)
 Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 30)
 Max Schachmann (GER) (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 28)
 Ide Schelling (NED) (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 24)
 Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 19)
 Danny van Poppel (NED) (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 28)
 Aleksandr Vlasov () (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 25)
 Matt Walls (GBR) (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 23)
 Frederik Wandahl (DEN) (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20)
 Ben Zwiehoff (GER) (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 28)

Major wins[]

Main article: List of wins by Team NetApp and its successors

National, continental, world and Olympic champions[]

2011
MaillotSudáfrica.PNG South Africa Time Trial, Daryl Impey
2012
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
2013
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Road Race, Jan Bárta
2014
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
2015
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
MaillotAlemania.PNG German Road Race, Emanuel Buchmann
2016
MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Road Race, José Mendes
2017
MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvia Time Trial, Aleksejs Saramotins
MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
MaillotAustria.PNG Austria Road Race, Gregor Mühlberger
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakian Road Race, Juraj Sagan
MaillotAllemania.svg German Road Race, Marcus Burghardt
Jersey rainbow.svg World Road Race, Peter Sagan
2018
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial, Maciej Bodnar
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakian Road Race, Peter Sagan
MaillotAustria.PNG Austria Road Race, Lukas Pöstlberger
MaillotAllemania.svg German Road Race, Pascal Ackermann
2019
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial, Maciej Bodnar
MaillotAllemania.svg German Road Race, Maximilian Schachmann
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Road Race, Davide Formolo
MaillotIrlanda.PNG Ireland Road Race, Sam Bennett
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakian Road Race, Juraj Sagan
MaillotAustria.PNG Austria Road Race, Patrick Konrad
2020
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakian Road Race, Juraj Sagan
2021
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial, Maciej Bodnar
MaillotAustria.PNG Austria Road Race, Patrick Konrad
MaillotAllemania.svg German Road Race, Maximilian Schachmann
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakian Road Race, Peter Sagan
Gold medal olympic.svg Olympic omnium, Matthew Walls
2022
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Criterium, Shane Archbold
MaillotColombia.PNG Colombian Road Race, Sergio Higuita

References[]

  1. ^ "NetApp extends sponsorship, Endura Racing merges". VeloNation LLC. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Witts, J (2018). "Bora-Hansgrohe at the Tour de France, German Revival". Cyclist. No. 80. pp. 70–78. Bora-Hansgrohe might be best known for their Slovakian superstar, but the team's remit is improving the image of road cycling in its native Germany
  3. ^ "Team history 2010 - 2017". BORA-hansgrohe. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Team NetApp and Endura Racing merge for upcoming season". Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2012.
  5. ^ "enduraracing.com".[dead link].
  6. ^ "Team NetApp to become Team BORA". Cyclingnews.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "The NetApp-Endura team will be known as BORA – ARGON 18". Argon 18. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Report: Bora-Argon 18 to sign Sagan and add Hansgrohe as naming rights sponsor". Cyclingnews.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ Benson, Daniel (30 June 2016). "Bora-Argon 18: Sagan is too big a rider for us". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Specialized confirmed as Bora-Hansgrohe bicycle sponsor with three-year deal". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ^ Benson, Daniel (1 August 2017). "Peter Kennaugh signs two-year deal with Bora Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Daniel Oss signs for Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Bora reveal 2016 positive test for Ralf Matzka". Cyclingnews.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Bora–Hansgrohe". UCI. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Riders". Bora–Hansgrohe. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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