Team information | |
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UCI code | BCP |
Registered | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Founded | 2013 |
Disbanded | 2018 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | UCI Continental Team |
Key personnel | |
Team manager(s) | Jeremy Hunt |
Team name history | |
2013–2018 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project (CZP) |
The Synergy Baku Cycling Project ( UCI team code:BCP) was an Azerbaijani UCI Continental cycling team active from 2013 to 2018. The team was managed by former professional cyclist Jeremy Hunt and sponsored by the Synergy Group.
Competing primarily in road cycling events, the team aimed to develop Azerbaijani cyclists and raise the profile of cycling in Azerbaijan. It participated in various international races under the UCI Continental status.
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