Team roster
- As of 10 March 2016
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| Team information | |
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| UCI code | ACT |
| Registered | United States |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Disbanded | 2016 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | National (2012–2013) UCI Continental (2014–2016) |
| Website | Team home page |
| Team name history | |
2012–2013 2014–2016 | Astellas Oncology Astellas Cycling Team |
Astellas Cycling Team was an American UCI Continental cycling team. [1] The team was originally established in 2012 as a Domestic Elite team under the name Astellas Oncology Cycling Team. [2] The team turned professional and stepped up to UCI Continental status in 2014. [3] In September 2016 the team confirmed that it had disbanded due to sponsor Astellas Pharma choosing to discontinue its funding, with the team having competed in its final race, the Boston Mayor's Cup, earlier that month. [4]
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The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious records in cycling. Since it was first set, cyclists ranging from unknown amateurs to well-known professionals have held the record, adding to its prestige and allure. There is now one unified record for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Hour-record attempts for UCI bikes are made in a velodrome.
Lotto–Soudal is a Belgian professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Soudal, an adhesives and sealants manufacturer. For the 2016 and 2017 editions of Paris–Nice, the 2018 Giro d'Italia, and the 2019 Tour de Pologne, the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL, and in a different colour of kit, to promote a particular product from the Soudal range. The same organisations also sponsor a women's cycling team, Lotto–Soudal Ladies.
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Serge Pauwels is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020, for Topsport Vlaanderen, the Cervélo TestTeam, Team Sky, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Team Dimension Data and the CCC Team.
Tony Hans-Joachim Martin is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Martin was known as a time trial specialist, and is a four-time world champion in the discipline, having won the title in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016, being one of two riders to be a four-time time trial world champion alongside Fabian Cancellara. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the event. Martin was also part of four world championship-winning team time trial squads, with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step/Etixx–Quick-Step, in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and with Germany in the mixed relay time-trial in 2021.
Pablo Urtasun Pérez is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Equipo Kern Pharma.
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Benjamin T. "Ben" King is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Rally Cycling. King turned professional in 2008.
Arkéa–Samsic is a UCI ProTeam cycling team based in Rennes, France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and UCI World Tour races when receiving a wild card. The team was founded in 2005.
Michał Kwiatkowski is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
Gazprom–RusVelo, a part of the Russian Global Cycling Project, is a Russian road and track cycling team. It was founded in late 2011 and granted UCI Professional Continental status. For its first season 2012 the team signed several ex-Team Katusha riders along with a few ones from Continental Team Itera–Katusha.
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team EPM.
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Brandon Feehery is an American professional racing cyclist. He rode in the men's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
The Men's team time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 9 October 2016 in Doha, Qatar. It was the 32nd edition of the championship, and the 5th since its reintroduction for trade teams in 2012. American team BMC Racing Team were the defending champions, having won in 2014 and 2015.
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