Eindhoven Team Time Trial
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The UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time Trial
was an annual road bicycle race held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was approximately 50 kilometres (31.1 mi). Each team had six riders. In 2006, team size expanded to eight.
Conceived as part of the UCI ProTour
in 2005
, it was open to the 20 ProTour teams and 5 wildcard
teams selected by the organisers. It was held immediately after the Ster Elektro Toer, a four-day race on the UCI Europe Tour.
In early 2008 Eindhoven ended involvement in the event. The UCI
said it would be replaced by another to be decided.
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
was an annual road bicycle race held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was approximately 50 kilometres (31.1 mi). Each team had six riders. In 2006, team size expanded to eight.
Conceived as part of the UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
in 2005
2005 UCI ProTour
The 2005 ProTour was the first year of the newly introduced UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. In certain ways the ProTour replaced the UCI Road World Cup series of one-day races, which in 2004 was won by...
, it was open to the 20 ProTour teams and 5 wildcard
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
teams selected by the organisers. It was held immediately after the Ster Elektro Toer, a four-day race on the UCI Europe Tour.
In early 2008 Eindhoven ended involvement in the event. The UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
said it would be replaced by another to be decided.
Winners
| Year | Winning Team | Country | Distance | Winning Time | Average Speed | Weather conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized.... |
48.6 km | 53:35 | 54.414 km/h | Sunny | |
| 2006 | Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
48.6 km | 52:28 | 55.578 km/h | Cloudy | |
| 2007 2007 Eindhoven Team Time Trial The third edition of the Eindhoven Team Time Trial took place on June 24, 2007. It featured a team time trial in and around the Dutch city of Eindhoven... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
48.6 km | 53:36 | 54.39 km/h | Rain |