KSPO Professional

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KSPO Professional
Team information
UCI codeKSP
Registered Hanam-si, Korea Republic
Founded1994 (1994)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental Team
Key personnel
General managerLee Byeong-Il
Team manager(s)Kang San-deul
Team name history
1994–2016
2017–2019
2020–
KSPO Cycling Team (KSP)
KSPO Bianchi Asia Pro Cycling (KSP)
KSPO Professional (KSP)

KSPO Professional ( UCI team code:KSP) is a Korean UCI Continental cycling team that was founded in 1994, that is sponsored by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.

Contents

Team roster

As of 14 February 2021. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of South Korea.svg  Choi Dong-hyuk  (KOR) (1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 26)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Hwang In-hyeok  (KOR) (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 33)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Jae-hyun  (KOR) (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 20)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Kook-hyun  (KOR) (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 21)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kwon Soon-yeong  (KOR) (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Dong-ha  (KOR) (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 19)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Tae-un  (KOR) (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 23)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Park Kyoung-ho  (KOR) (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 27)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Shin Gwang-ho  (KOR) (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 20)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Yang Si-won  (KOR) (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 19)

Major wins

2011
Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan, Park Sung-baek
2012
Overall Tour de Korea, Park Sung-baek
Stage 2, Park Sung-baek
2013
Stage 2 Tour of Japan, Park Sung-baek
Stage 8 Tour de Korea, Seo Joon-yong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Road Race Championships, Jung Ji-Min
2014
Stage 8 Tour de Korea, Park Sung-baek
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Road Race Championships, Seo Joon-yong
Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido, Seo Joon-yong
2015
Stage 5 Tour de Langkawi, Seo Joon-yong
Stages 5 & 6 The Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup, Park Sung-baek
2018
Mountains classification Tour de Korea, Kwon Soon-Yeong
2019
Stage 3 Tour of China I, Park Kyoung-ho

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References

  1. "KSPO Professional". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.