Current team roster
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| Team information | |
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| UCI code | 777 |
| Registered | Belgium |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Status | UCI Continental (2019–) |
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Bart Wellens |
| Team name history | |
2018-2019 | Steylaerts–777 |
777 is a professional cyclocross team which participates in elite races. The team registered with the UCI as a Belgian team under the name Steylaerts–777 for the 2018-2019 and as 777 for the 2019-2020 season. [1]
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