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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | GEO |
| Registered | Spain |
| Founded | 2004 (2004) |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental |
| Bicycles | Fuji |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Mauro Gianetti |
| Team name history | |
2004–2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 | Saunier Duval–Prodir Saunier Duval–Scott Scott–American Beef Fuji–Servetto Footon–Servetto–Fuji Geox-TMC |
Geox-TMC was a Spanish-basedroad bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as aUCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such asClásica de San Sebastián.
The team's final title sponsors wereGeox, an Italian shoe company, and TMC, a multinational company that develops electric transformers with cast resin windings.
Mauro Gianetti, current Team Principal and CEO ofUAE Team Emirates XRG, andJoxean Fernández Matxín, current Team Manager ofUAE Team Emirates XRG founded the team in 2004.[1] Gianetti managed the team throughout its existence, whereas Matxín was directeur sportif of Saunier Duval between 2004-2008, and Saunier Duval amateurs 1998-2000. Following the team's implication in doping in the2008 Tour de France, Gianetti denied any knowledge of doping in the team.[2] Both Gianetti and Matxín have enjoyed continued professional success on theUCI World Tour withUAE Team Emirates XRG, most notably with "generational talent"[3]Tadej Pogačar.
After team cyclistRiccardo Riccò was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the2008 Tour de France, the team left the 2008Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. Both Riccò andLeonardo Piepoli were fired from the team,[4] but the team was still denied a place in the2008 Vuelta a España[5] and otherUCI ProTour races. The team's sponsors withdrew their support,[6][7] but new sponsors were found to retain the team's participation at the top level of the sport. The team continued through the 2009 and 2010 season sponsored by Fuji–Servetto and then later as Footon–Servetto–Fuji.
For 2011 the team secured new sponsors Geox and TMC. They entered the 2011 season as a pro continental team after failing to secure a World Tour Licence. They received a wild card invite to theVuelta a España which they won withJuan José Cobo, although this result has been reversed by the UCI due to violation of anti-doping rules. On October 20 it was announced that Geox were withdrawing their sponsorship.[8] It was later announced by the UCI that riders were free to move to other teams.[9] On December 7, it was announced that management had failed to find a new sponsor, and would now turn their focus to helping riders find new teams, indicating that the team would not continue.[10]
Italy Time Trial Championships,Marco Pinotti
Spain Road Race Championships,Juan Manuel Gárate
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España,Joaquim Rodríguez
Poland Time Trial Championship,Piotr Mazur
Mountains classificationGiro d'Italia,Leonardo Piepoli
Latvia Time Trial Championships,Raivis Belohvoščiks
United Kingdom Road Race Championships,David Millar United Kingdom Time Trial Championships,David Millar Latvia Time Trial Championships,Raivis BelohvoščiksTested Positive ForMIRCERA – Stripped of stage wins
Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate
Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur
Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
Road Race Championships, David Millar Time Trial Championships, David Millar Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks| Grand Tours by highest finishing position | |||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Tour de France | – | 23 | 40 | 19 | – | – | 52 | – | |||||||||||
| Vuelta a España | 27 | 29 | 5 | 34 | – | 10 | 74 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Monument races by highest finishing position | |||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | 9 | 10 | 54 | 18 | 27 | 36 | – | 68 | |||||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | – | 30 | – | 11 | 66 | 57 | – | – | |||||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | – | 42 | 76 | 54 | 64 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 36 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | 11 | 60 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 9 | – | 22 | |||||||||||
