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Team information | ||
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UCI code | SOJ | |
Registered | France | |
Founded | 2009 | |
Disbanded | 2013 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Status | UCI Professional Continental | |
Bicycles | BH Bikes | |
Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | Stéphane Heulot | |
Team name history | ||
2009 2010–2012 2013 | Besson Chaussures-Sojasun Saur-Sojasun (SAU) Sojasun (SOJ) | |
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Sojasun was a French cycling team registered at UCI Professional Continental level. They were founded in 2009 as Besson Chaussures-Sojasun. [1] The team rode BH bicycles. [2] Their sponsor Sojasun is a company which manufactures soya-based foods. [3]
In 2012, the team received a wildcard invitation to the Tour de France, along with three other French-registered teams. [4]
The professional cycling team Sojasun will not be present in the professional peloton in 2014, after the team was unable to find a new title sponsor. [5]
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