Team Milram

Team Milram
Team information
UCI code MRM
Registered Germany
Founded 2006 (2006)
Disbanded 2010
Discipline Road
Status ProTour
Bicycles Focus Bikes
Key personnel
General manager Gerry van Gerwen
Team name history
2006–2010 Team Milram

Jersey

Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2006) 4. left: Alessandro Petacchi, right: Erik Zabel
Team car Team Milram Deutschlandtour 2006

Team Milram (UCI team code: MRM) was a German (formerly Italian) pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.

History

The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI ProTeam license of Team Domina Vacanze and merging with Team Wiesenhof. The main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch dairy company. Some smaller sponsors include Motorex, an oil company based in Switzerland. Sprinters Alessandro Petacchi and Erik Zabel initially were the top riders and captains. The squad is completed by 25 mainly German riders.

Among Team Milram’s most important successes in 2006 and 2007 Christian Knees’s win at the German classic race „Rund um Köln“, Alessandro Petacchi winning the Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt in 2006 and 2007, Erik Zabel’s title as vice World Champion 2006, his win of the best sprinter’s jersey at the Deutschland-Tour 2006 and 2007 his three-stage wins at the Vuelta a España. Further important ranks are Alessandro Petacchi’s five stage wins at the Giro d'Italia 2007, his win at the classic race Paris–Tours and Niki Terpstra's win of the best climber’s jersay at the Deutschland-Tour 2007.

Since 2008, Team Milram is a German team. The general manager is Gerry van Gerwen. His operating company VeloCity GmbH, which was founded in 2007, took over the previous Italian operating company Ciclosport with all components including the ProTour license for the beginning of the 2008 season. The new team basis is Dortmund’s Club Olympia. With a new organisation structure, a much younger squad, clear objectives and an enhanced anti-doping-programme the team has changed extensively.

In 2009 and 2010, the team was sponsored by Focus Bikes.[1] After a lengthy search for a title sponsor to replace the outgoing Nordmilch dairy company proved fruitless, the team was forced to disband effective at the end of the 2010 season. Van Gerweren hoped to form a new team for 2012.[2]

Petacchi 's doping case

At 23 May 2007, during the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Alessandro Petacchi was found guilty of using salbutamol after a doping control. Petacchi had a certificate to use salbutamol in the treatment of asthma, but his level of salbutamol was extremely high. Petacchi was placed on non-active status and missed the 2007 Tour de France.[3] In July 2007, Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) ruled that Petacchi gave good reasons for this high level. Petacchi was then absolved by the FCI when they deemed any overuse of Salbutamol as simple human error.[4] The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) argued that Petacchi should be suspended for the high level of salbutamol, and send the case to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, the sporting world's highest court.

On May 6, 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Petacchi until the end of August, applied retroactively from last November. CAS also announced that all competitive results obtained during the 2007 Giro d'Italia shall be disqualified with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. Results obtained after 31 October 2007 and during the period of ineligibility will be disqualified.[5][6]

As a result of this, on May 16, 2008, Petacchi was fired by Team Milram.[7]

Results

2006

1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 6 Tour Méditerranéen, Elia Rigotto
1st Stage 3 & 4 Vuelta a Andalucía, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 2 & 3 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Giro della Provincia di Lucca, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 7 Tirreno-Adriatico, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Rund um Köln, Christian Knees
1st Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 1 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Erik Zabel
1st Stage 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Ralf Grabsch
1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Björn Schröder
1st  Kazakhstan Time Trial Championship, Maxim Iglinsky
1st  Slovakia Time Trial Championship, Matej Jurco
1st  Ukraine Time Trial Championship, Andriy Hrivko
1st Stage 4 & 21 Vuelta a España, Erik Zabel
1st Coppa Sabatini, Giovanni Visconti
2nd Milan–San Remo, Alessandro Petacchi
2nd Vattenfall Cyclassics, Erik Zabel
3rd Gent–Wevelgem, Alessandro Petacchi

2007

1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 6 Tour Méditerranéen, Mirco Lorenzetto
1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 3, 4 & 5, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 1, 2 & 4, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 2 & 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Erik Zabel
1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Sebastian Siedler
1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse, Erik Zabel
1st  Ukraine Time Trial Championship, Volodymyr Dyudya
1st Stage 3 Deutschland Tour, Erik Zabel
1st Stage 1 Regio Tour, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España, Erik Zabel
1st Stage 11 & 12 Vuelta a España, Alessandro Petacchi
1st Paris–Tours, Alessandro Petacchi

2008

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Erik Zabel
1st Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt, Christian Knees
1st  Ukraine Time Trial Championship, Andriy Hrivko
1st  Slovakia Time Trial Championship, Matej Jurco
1st  Slovakia Road Race Championship, Matej Jurco
1st Overall Regio Tour, Björn Schröder
1st Prologue Deutschland Tour, Brett Lancaster
1st Schaal Sels, Elia Rigotto
1st Firenze–Pistoia, Andriy Hrivko

2009

1st Trofeo Calvia, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 7 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Robert Förster
1st Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop, Fabian Wegmann
1st Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt, Linus Gerdemann
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton, Peter Velits
1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Niki Terpstra
1st Stage 1 Ster Elektrotoer, Niki Terpstra
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España, Gerald Ciolek
2nd Vattenfall Cyclassics, Gerald Ciolek

2010

1st Trofeo Inca, Linus Gerdemann
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Murcia, Luke Roberts
1st Stage 1 Tirreno Adriatico, Linus Gerdemann
1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya, Paul Voss
1st Rund um den Finanzplatz, Fabian Wegmann
1st Batavus Prorace, Markus Eichler
1st Neuseen Classics, Roger Kluge
1st Stage 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Gerald Ciolek
1st  Germany Road Race Championship, Christian Knees
1st  Netherlands Road Race Championship, Niki Terpstra
1st Sparkassen Giro, Niki Terpstra

Successes in the 2007 ProTour

Date Race Rider
14 May 3rd stage Giro d'Italia Alessandro Petacchi1
19 May 7th stage Giro d'Italia Alessandro Petacchi1
23 May 11th stage Giro d'Italia Alessandro Petacchi1
31 May 18th stage Giro d'Italia Alessandro Petacchi1
3 June 21st stage Giro d'Italia Alessandro Petacchi1
17 June 1st stage Tour de Suisse Erik Zabel
12 August 3rd stage Deutschland Tour Erik Zabel
7 September 7th stage Vuelta a España Erik Zabel
12 September 11th stage Vuelta a España Alessandro Petacchi
13 September 12th stage Vuelta a España Alessandro Petacchi
14 October Paris–Tours Alessandro Petacchi

Notes

  1. All competitive results obtained for Allessandro Petacchi during the 2007 Giro d'Italia or between 31 October 2007 and September 1, 2008 are disqualified.[5]

Victories in the 2007 Continental Tour

Date Race Rider
10 February Grand Prix Costa degli Etruschi Alessandro Petacchi
18 February 6th stage Tour Méditerranéen Mirco Lorenzetto
23 February 3rd stage Volta ao Algarve Alessandro Petacchi
24 February 4th stage Volta ao Algarve Alessandro Petacchi
25 February 5th stage Volta ao Algarve Alessandro Petacchi
21–25 February General Classification Volta ao Algarve Alessandro Petacchi
28 February 2nd stage Volta Valenciana Alessandro Petacchi
25 April 1st stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt Alessandro Petacchi
26 April 2nd stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt Alessandro Petacchi
28 April 4th stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt Alessandro Petacchi
25–29 April General Classification Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt Alessandro Petacchi
31 May 2nd stage Bayern-Rundfahrt Erik Zabel
1 Juny 3rd stage Bayern-Rundfahrt Erik Zabel
3 Juny 5th stage Bayern-Rundfahrt Sebastian Siedler
29 Juny Ukrainian Championships ITT Volodymyr Dyudya
22 August 1st stage Rothaus Regio-Tour Alessandro Petacchi

Team roster

As of 1 January 2010.

Rider Date of birth
 Gerald Ciolek (GER) (1986-09-19) September 19, 1986
 Wim De Vocht (BEL) (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982
 Markus Eichler (GER) (1982-02-18) February 18, 1982
 Robert Förster (GER) (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978
 Markus Fothen (GER) (1981-09-09) September 9, 1981
 Thomas Fothen (GER) (1983-04-16) April 16, 1983
 Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) (1985-06-09) June 9, 1985
 Artur Gajek (GER) (1985-04-18) April 18, 1985
 Linus Gerdemann (GER) (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982
 Roger Kluge (GER) (1986-02-05) February 5, 1986
 Servais Knaven (NED) (1971-03-06) March 6, 1971
 Christian Knees (GER) (1981-03-05) March 5, 1981
Rider Date of birth
 Dominik Nerz (GER) (1989-08-25) August 25, 1989
 Luke Roberts (AUS) (1977-01-25) January 25, 1977
 Dominik Roels (GER) (1987-01-21) January 21, 1987
 Thomas Rohregger (AUT) (1982-12-23) December 23, 1982
 Matthias Russ (GER) (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983
 Björn Schröder (GER) (1980-10-27) October 27, 1980
 Roy Sentjens (BEL) (1980-12-15) December 15, 1980
 Wim Stroetinga (NED) (1985-05-23) May 23, 1985
 Niki Terpstra (NED) (1984-05-18) May 18, 1984
 Paul Voss (GER) (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986
 Fabian Wegmann (GER) (1980-06-20) June 20, 1980
 Peter Wrolich (AUT) (1974-05-20) May 20, 1974

See also

References

  1. ↑ Focus Bikes sponsorship Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/the-end-of-the-road-for-team-milram
  3. ↑ "Sidelined Petacchi facing 12 month suspension". CyclingNews.com. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Petacchi absolved of doping blame". Eurosport.com. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  5. 1 2 "Alessandro Petacchi suspended until 31 August 2008". tas-cas.org. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  6. ↑ Charles Pelkey (May 7, 2008). "CAS suspends Petacchi". VeloNews.
  7. ↑ "Alessandro Petacchi leaves Milram after drug ruling by CAS". International Herald Tribune. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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