Team Wiesenhof-AKUD
Encyclopedia
Team Wiesenhof-Felt was a professional continental cycling team
based in Germany
that participated in UCI Continental Circuits
races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour
events. The team was managed by Raphael Schweda with assistance from directeur sportif
s Hahn Jochen, Markus Schleicher and Jens Heppner
.
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
that participated in UCI Continental Circuits
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The five circuits are inferior to the UCI ProTour. Both the ProTour and the circuits comprise a series of races in which various cycling teams compete regularly...
races and when selected as a wildcard to 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...
events. The team was managed by Raphael Schweda with assistance from directeur sportif
Directeur sportif
A directeur sportif is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event...
s Hahn Jochen, Markus Schleicher and Jens Heppner
Jens Heppner
Jens Heppner is a German former road bicycle racer. He wore the maglia rosa during 2002 Giro d'Italia. Although he rode for Telekom during ten years, he has consistently denied ever having doped.- Palmarès :...
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Major results
- 1st, Veenendaal–Veenendaal 1.HC, Steffen RadochlaSteffen RadochlaSteffen Radochla is a road bicycle racer from Germany, who turned professional in 2001.-Teams:*2001: Festina *2002: Team Coast *2003: Team Coast until 9 May...
- 1st, Stage 1, Critérium InternationalCritérium InternationalThe Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....
2.HC, Olaf PollackOlaf PollackOlaf Pollack is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.... - 3rd, Paris–Roubaix PT2007 UCI ProTourThe 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...
, Steffen WesemannSteffen WesemannSteffen Wesemann is a retired professional road racing cyclist. Wesemann most recently rode for the professional continental team Cycle Collstrop after riding a year with the Team Wiesenhof-Felt squad. He had previously spent the other years of his career at Telekom who later became Team T-Mobile...