Bissell (cycling team)
Bissell Pro Cycling Team, or simply Bissell, (UCI team code: BPC)[1] was an elite men's cycling team registered in the United States as a UCI Continental. The team competed on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and the UCI America Tour.
 Bissell at the 2013 Tour of Utah | ||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||
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| UCI code | BPC | |||||||
| Registered | United States | |||||||
| Founded | 2005 | |||||||
| Disbanded | 2013 | |||||||
| Discipline(s) | Road | |||||||
| Status | UCI Continental | |||||||
| Website | Team home page | |||||||
| Key personnel | ||||||||
| General manager | Mark Olson | |||||||
| Team manager(s) | Glen Mitchell | |||||||
| Team name history | ||||||||
2005 2006 2007 2008–2013 | Advantage Benefits-Endeavour Priority Health Priority Health-Bissell Bissell | |||||||
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The team folded at the end of the 2013 season, after Bissell withdrew sponsorship for the team, and sponsored Axel Merckx's Bissell Development Team instead.[2]
Major wins
- 2005
- Stage 2, Tour of Southland, Karl Menzies
- Stage 5, Nature Valley Grand Prix, Richard England
- 2006
- 1st
- Overall,
- Stages 3, 5, 6 & 7, Hayden Roulston
- Overall,
- Stages 1, 2 & 3, Hayden Roulston
- Overall,
- Stage 1, Nathan O'Neill
- Stage 2, Greg Henderson
- Stage 4, Karl Menzies
- Overall,
- Stage 1, Hayden Roulston
- Stage 3, Greg Henderson
- Overall,
- Stage 4, Scott Moninger
- Mount Evans Hill Climb, Scott Moninger
- Nevada City Classic, Scott Moninger
- Philadelphia International Championship, Greg Henderson
- Stage 1, Tour de Toona, Karl Menzies
- Stage 2, Herald Sun Tour, Karl Menzies
- Stage 2, Tour of the Gila, Scott Moninger
- Stage 3, Tour of the Gila, Gord Fraser
- Stage 4, Cascade Classic, Nathan O'Neill
- 2007
- Tour de Leelanau, Garrett Peltonen
- Chrono Champenois, Cameron Wurf
- Stage 1 & 9, Tour of Southland, Tom Zirbel
- Stage 2, Cascade Classic, Ben Jacques-Maynes
- Stage 7, Tour of Southland, Scott Zwizanski
- 2008
- Stage 1, Tour of Elk Grove, Tom Zirbel
- Stage 3, Nature Valley Grand Prix, Ben Jacques-Maynes
- Stage 3, Tour of the Gila, Tom Zirbel
- Stage 5, Tour of the Gila, Burke Swindlehurst
- Stage 5, Tour de Georgia, Richard England
- Stage 5, Tour of Utah, Tom Zirbel
- 2009
- Stages 4 & 7, Patrick Bevin
- Stage 1, Cascade Cycling Classic, Ben Jacques-Maynes
- Stage 1, Tour of Elk Grove, Tom Zirbel
- Stage 3, Cascade Cycling Classic, Tom Zirbel
- 1st Stage 6, Tour of Wellington, Jeremy Vennell
- 2010
- Nevada City Classic, Ian Boswell
- Stages, 1 & 2, Tour de Vineyards, Patrick Bevin
- Stages, 2 & 3, Sea Otter Classic, Paul Mach
- Stage, 1, Sea Otter Classic, Jeremy Vennell
- Stage 1, Tour of Southland, Jeremy Vennell
- Stage 1, Tour of Elk Grove, Peter Latham
- 2011
- Overall,
- Stage 1, Patrick Bevin
- Prologue, Tour of Southland, Jeremy Vennell
- Stage 2, Tour of the Gila, Frank Pipp
- Stage 8, Tour of Southland, Patrick Bevin
- 2012
- Stage 2, Eric Young
- Univest Grand Prix, Patrick Bevin
- Stages 1, 2 &3, Redlands Bicycle Classic, Patrick Bevin
- Stages 1 & 2, Tour of Southland, Patrick Bevin
- Stage 5, Tour of Southland, Carter Jones
- 2013
- Overall,
- Stage 3, Kirk Carlsen
- Stage 1, Cascade Cycling Classic, Phil Gaimon
Team roster
As of January 17, 2013.[3]
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References
- "List of 2013 UCI Continental Teams". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- Malach, Pat (September 18, 2013). "Bissell signs as title sponsor for Axel Merckx's new U23 team". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
After nine years on the US domestic circuit, Bissell Pro Cycling will not continue past this season and will instead sign on as the title sponsor with Axel Merckx's new U23 development team.
- "2013 UCI Continental Teams; Bissell Pro Cycling (BPC) – USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
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