Giordana Racing Team

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Velosure Giordana Procycling Team
Node 4-Giordana Racing logo.png
Team information
UCI codeVGR
RegisteredUnited Kingdom
Founded2008 (2008)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
BicyclesPinarello
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Phil Griffiths
Malcolm Elliott
Bill Nickson
Team name history
2009
2010
2011
2012–2013
2014-
CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint Pro-Cycling Team
Node4 Giordana Pro Cycling Team
Giordana Racing Team
Giordana Racing Team jersey
Jersey
Team riders at 2011 Tour of Britain

The Velosure Giordana Pro Cycling Team (UCI team code: VGR) are a British UCI Continental cycling team.[1][2]

Profile[]

The Velosure Giordana cycling team are sponsored by , a Data Centre Services provider. The team rides senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. They also ride track events such as the Revolution.

In 2012 the team changed its name from Motorpoint to Node4-Giordana.[3] In 2014 It became Velosure Giordana [4]

Major wins[]

2008
Stage 2, 3 & 4 Cinturon a Mallorca, Russell Downing
, Russell Downing
, Russell Downing
Stage 4 Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing
2009
Stage 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Russell Downing
Overall Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing
Stage 1, Russell Downing
2010
Stage 1 Cinturon a Mallorca, Ian Bibby
2011
Stage 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Ian Bibby
Stage 6 An Post Rás, Marcin Bialoblocki
2012
Overall BDO Tour of Northland, Michael Northey
Stages 1, 3 & 4, Michael Northey
Overall Irish Sea Tour of the North, James Moss
Stage 1 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Michael Northey
Shay Elliott Memorial Race, Philip Lavery
Stage 1 An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki
Stage 3 Tour of Ulster,
Torquay Critrerium, Marcin Bialoblocki
Guildford Criterium, James Moss
GP Ville de Pérenchies, Rico Rogers
Newport Criterium,
Ottershaw Series,
Overall Tour of Southland, Michael Northey
Stage 2, Michael Northey
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Michael Northey
Waipara Festival of Cycling,
2013
Rev Classic Cambridge,
Overall BDO Tour of Northland, Michael Northey
Stages 2 & 4, Michael Northey
Stage 3 , James Williamson
Wales Open Criterium, Michael James Northey
Grand Prix of Wales, Michael Northey[5]
Sefton Classic,
 New Zealand National Criterium Championship, Michael Northey
2014
Jock Wadley Memorial RR, Robert Partridge
Coalville Wheelers, Steven Lampier
Overall Irish Sea Tour of the North, James Gullen
Wiltshire GP, Marcin Bialoblocki
Stage 5 An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki

2013 team[]

As of 15 January 2013.[6]

Rider Date of birth
  (NZL) (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 34)
  (GBR) (1970-06-18) 18 June 1970 (age 51)
  (GBR) (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 32)
  (GBR) (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 35)
 Steven Lampier (GBR) (1984-03-02) 2 March 1984 (age 37)
  (GBR) (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Michael Northey (NZL) (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 34)
  (NZL) (1988-12-04) 4 December 1988 (age 33)
 Roman Van Uden (NZL) (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 33)
  (GBR) (1984-06-21) 21 June 1984 (age 37)
 James Williamson (NZL) (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 32)

References[]

  1. ^ UCI
  2. ^ Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta 2010 team launched
  3. ^ Nick Bull (17 November 2010). "CW launches Node4-Giordana racing team | Latest News". Photos by Andy Jones. Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Velosure-Giordana racing team for 2014". 9 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Road: First Premier Calendar win for Northey".
  6. ^ "Node4-Giordana Racing (NGR) – GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

External links[]

Official website

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