Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie
Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie (UCI Code: MPC) was a UCI Continental cycling team, registered in Ethiopia. The team is named after traveller Marco Polo, and has title sponsorship from Belgian coffee company Donckers Koffie.[1]
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | MPC |
| Registered | Hong Kong: 2003–2004 China: 2005–2011 Ethiopia: 2012 |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Continental |
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Remko Kramer |
| Team name history | |
2003–2006 2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012 | Marco Polo Cycling Team Discovery Channel-Marco Polo Team Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team Marco Polo Cycling Team Marco Polo Cycling-Donckers Koffie |
History
The idea of the team came in 1998 and in 2001 the team was registered in Hong Kong. In 2003 it became a UCI Continental team[2] and from 2005 the team was registered in China becoming the first professional cycling team from China.[3]
Li Fuyu rode with the team for two years from 2005 before joining the Discovery Channel team. This led to a partnership between the teams, resulting in the 2007 Discovery Channel Marco Polo team. In 2008, Trek became the sponsor and the name became Trek-Marco Polo. The team has a house in the Netherlands for riders.
After a ten-year run the team did not have a sponsor for 2013 season.
Major wins
- 2003
- Stage 1 & 5, Tour de Korea, Wong Kam-Po
- Stage 1 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Wong Kam-Po
- Overall Tour du Faso, Maarten Tjallingii
- Stage 1, Maarten Tjallingii
- Stage 2 & 10, Kay Kermer
- Stage 6a Tour of Southland, Robin Reid
- 2004
- Stage 5 UAE Emirates Post Tour, Robin Reid
- Overall Tour de Korea, Cory Lange
- Stage 7 Tour of Southland, Robin Reid
- 2005
- Stage 5 Tour of Siam, Edmunds Hollands
- 2006
- Overall Tour of Siam, Thomas Rabou
- Stage 5, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh
- Overall Tour of Thailand, Li Fuyu
- Stage 3, Li Fuyu
- Stage 2 & 8 Tour d'Indonesia, Serguei Kudentsov
- Stage 6 Tour d'Indonesia, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh
- 2007
- Stage 6 Tour de Korea, Serguei Kudentsov
- Stage 1 & 4 Tour of Hainan, Serguei Kudentsov
- 2008
- Stage 1 Jelajah Malaysia, Li Fuyu
- Stage 3 Tour de Kumano, Leon van Bon
- Stage 3 Tour of Thailand, Loh Sea Keong
- Stage 6 Tour of Thailand, Leon van Bon
- Stage 5 & 6 Tour of South China Sea, Serguei Kudentsov
- 2009
- Stage 5 Tour of Thailand, James Spragg
- Stage 8 Tour de Korea, Leon van Bon
National champions
- 2003
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2009
2012 team
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References
- "New sponsor, new direction for 2012 Marco Polo Cycling Team". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "The journey of Marco Polo: Part one – the early years". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- "Tales from the travellers — the diary of Team Marco Polo". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2208-02-28. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie (MPC) - ETH". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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