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| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | VCD | |
| Registered | Netherlands | |
| Founded | 2005 (2005) | |
| Disbanded | 2013 (2013) | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles | Bianchi | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Daan Luijkx | |
| Team manager(s) | Michel Cornelisse, Hilaire Van Der Schueren | |
| Team name history | ||
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009–2010 2011–2013 | Fondas Imabo–Doorisol P3Transfer–Doorisol P3Transfer–Fondas P3 Transfer–Batavus Vacansoleil Vacansoleil-DCM | |
Vacansoleil–DCM Pro Cycling Team was a Dutch professionalroad race cycling team. They were aUCI ProTeam and competed in theUCI World Tour. The team was established in 2005, as the successor ofP3 Transfer-Batavus,[1] while also taking over many of the riders and staff ofCycle Collstrop, the former team of manager Van der Schueren. Neither Vacansoleil or DCM renewed their sponsorship of the program after the 2013 season.
The team made their debut on the road in 2009. The team's title sponsor Vacansoleil is a European company which organizes luxury camping holidays. DCM is a manufacturer of soil fertility products. Following the loss of Vacansoleil as a sponsor, it was decided to close down the team. However Hilaire van der Schueren announced the creation of a new team at theUCI Professional Continental level with sponsorship from Wanty for the 2014 season.[2]
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