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Virenque was a favourite in the [[1998 Tour de France]] but after team [[soigneur]] [[Willy Voet]] was caught by France-Belgium border officials with large quantities of doping products in his Festina team car, all members of the 1998 Tour team including the World Champion [[Laurent Brochard]] and [[Christophe Moreau]] were arrested and seven admitted to taking EPO<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980725/ai_n14163112|title=Tour riders down wheels over drug use|publisher=London independent|accessdate=2007-07-28}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> and were ejected from the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1998/07/13/drugs.t.php|title=A hint of doping at Tour de France|publisher=Herald Tribune|accessdate=2007-07-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Team physician|Team doctor]] [[Eric Rijkaert]] was also arrested. Rijkaert was team doctor from 1993 to 1998. |
Virenque was a favourite in the [[1998 Tour de France]] but after team [[soigneur]] [[Willy Voet]] was caught by France-Belgium border officials with large quantities of doping products in his Festina team car, all members of the 1998 Tour team including the World Champion [[Laurent Brochard]] and [[Christophe Moreau]] were arrested and seven admitted to taking EPO<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980725/ai_n14163112|title=Tour riders down wheels over drug use|publisher=London independent|accessdate=2007-07-28}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> and were ejected from the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1998/07/13/drugs.t.php|title=A hint of doping at Tour de France|publisher=Herald Tribune|accessdate=2007-07-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Team physician|Team doctor]] [[Eric Rijkaert]] was also arrested. Rijkaert was team doctor from 1993 to 1998. |
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[[Laurent Brochard]], [[Christophe Moreau]] and [[Didier Rous]] confessed and were served a six-month suspension before returning to racing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanite.fr/1998-12-15_Sports_CYCLISME-1|title=Dopage 2|publisher=Humanite|accessdate=2007-07-29 |
[[Laurent Brochard]], [[Christophe Moreau]] and [[Didier Rous]] confessed and were served a six-month suspension before returning to racing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanite.fr/1998-12-15_Sports_CYCLISME-1 |title=Dopage 2 |publisher=Humanite |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20070929130731/http://www.humanite.fr/1998-12-15_Sports_CYCLISME-1 |archivedate=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> whereas [[Richard Virenque]] did not confess, releasing a book called ''Ma Vérité'' where he denied using doping products. However on October 24, 2000, Virenque finally confessed and was handed a suspension.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://cyclisme.dopage.free.fr/bibliographie/virenque_sa_verite.htm |title=Richard Virenque - sa vérité!|publisher=Dopage free cyclisme|accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> The team doctor that was at the heart of the scandal, [[Eric Rijkaert]], released a book in 2000 about the affair and discussing doping in the sport called ''De Zaak Festina''.<ref>[http://www.wielersportboeken.be/R/rijckaert_eric/rijckaert.htm De Zaak Festina]</ref> |
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==Post Festina affair== |
==Post Festina affair== |
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Revision as of 04:50, 22 January 2016
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | FES | |
| Registered |  Spain 1989-1992 Andorra 1993-1994, 1996 France 1995, 1997-2001 | |
| Founded | 1989 | |
| Disbanded | 2001 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Miguel Moreno Cachinero (1989-1993) Bruno Roussel (1994-1998) Juan Fernández Martín (1999-2001) | |
| Team name history | ||
1989 1990-1992 1993-1999 2000-2001 | Lotus-Zahor Lotus-Festina Festina-Lotus Festina | |
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Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.
Beginnings
The team first appeared as Lotus-Zahor but the following year, 1990, the team became Lotus-Festina. In 1993 the team became Festina-Lotus which it was known by until 2000. The team was a Spanish team from 1989 to 1992. Then the team was based in Andorra in 1993 and 1994. In 1995 the team became French from which it would stay until the team retired from the peloton, with the sole exception of 1996. In 1991 the team signed the Portuguese cyclist Acacio Da Silva who would not win the sprints classification in that year’s Vuelta a España.[1] The team signed Sean Kelly in 1992 who won Milan–San Remo, the first Classic victory for the team.[2] The team entered its first Tour de France in 1992. The team manager and directeur sportifs at this time included Miguel Moreno Cachinero and Carlos Machin Rodriguez but Bruno Roussel joined the team in 1993 and would lead the team during its most successful years. Richard Virenque joined the team in 1993.[3] The following year the team challenged Miguel Indurain in the 1994 Tour de France whereby teammates Luc Leblanc and Richard Virenque finished the race 4th and 5th overall and Festina won the team classification. Over the following years, Festina would be present in the Tour de France with Virenque finishing the race 3rd overall in 1996 and second overall in 1997.
Festina Doping Scandal
Virenque was a favourite in the 1998 Tour de France but after team soigneur Willy Voet was caught by France-Belgium border officials with large quantities of doping products in his Festina team car, all members of the 1998 Tour team including the World Champion Laurent Brochard and Christophe Moreau were arrested and seven admitted to taking EPO[4] and were ejected from the race.[5] Team doctor Eric Rijkaert was also arrested. Rijkaert was team doctor from 1993 to 1998. Laurent Brochard, Christophe Moreau and Didier Rous confessed and were served a six-month suspension before returning to racing[6] whereas Richard Virenque did not confess, releasing a book called Ma Vérité where he denied using doping products. However on October 24, 2000, Virenque finally confessed and was handed a suspension.[7] The team doctor that was at the heart of the scandal, Eric Rijkaert, released a book in 2000 about the affair and discussing doping in the sport called De Zaak Festina.[8]
Post Festina affair
Due to these doping scandals, the team reorganised itself and sponsor Festina set up the Fondation d’Entreprise Festina which aimed to promote any actions that prevent doping taking place that are undertaken by institutions or individuals.[9] After the Festina Affair Juna Fernadez Martin, Yvon Sanquer, Michel Gros, Roberto Torres Toledano, Jacky Lachevere and Gerald Rue directed the team in its final years. The team achieved 3rd and 4th overall in the 2000 Tour de France with Joseba Beloki and Christophe Moreau and won the 2001 Vuelta a España with Angel Casero before retiring from the sport at the end of the 2001 season. The sponsor Festina continued in professional cycling for many years more by being the official timekeeper at the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a España and several other stage-races.
Important victories
- Vuelta a España, Sprint Classification 1991, General classification 2001
- Tour de France, King of the Mountains Classification, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- World road race championship 1994 (Leblanc), 1997 (Brochard)
Spain National Cyclo-Cross championship 1991
France National Time-Trial championships 2001- France National Cyclo-Cross championship 1995, 1996
Switzerland National Road Race championship 1992- Milan–San Remo 1992
- Gent–Wevelgem 1996
- Route du Sud 1995
- Étoile de Bessèges 1994, 1997
- Vuelta a Burgos 1995
- Tour de Wallonie 1994
- Trophée des Grimpeurs 1994, 1998
- Tour du Limousin 1996
- Giro del Piemonte 1997
- Coppa Bernocchi 1997
- Tour Méditerranéen 1997
- Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1998
- Tour de Romandie 1998
- GP Ouest-France 1998
- A Travers le Moribhan 1998
- Tour du Poitou-Charentes 1999
- Deutschland Tour 2000
- Tour de Picardie 2001
- Paris–Bourges 2001
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2001
- Vuelta Ciclista a Chile 2001
Well known cyclists
- Acacio Da Silva
- Sean Kelly
- Abraham Olano
- Steven Rooks
- Richard Virenque
- Jean-Paul van Poppel
- Thierry Marie
- Pascal Lino
- Luc Leblanc
- Lars Michaelsen
- Laurent Brochard
- Emmanuel Magnien
- Christophe Bassons
- Patrice Halgand
- Christophe Moreau
- Didier Rous
- Anthony Neil Stephens
- Marcel Wüst
- Joseba Beloki
- Angel Casero
- Alex Zülle
References
- ^ "History Vuelta 1991". la vuelta .com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Lotus-Festina 1992". the cycling website.net. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Festina-Lotus 1993". cyclebase.nl. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Tour riders down wheels over drug use". London independent. Retrieved 2007-07-28. [dead link]
- ^ "A hint of doping at Tour de France". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2007-07-19. [dead link]
- ^ "Dopage 2". Humanite. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Richard Virenque - sa vérité!". Dopage free cyclisme. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ De Zaak Festina
- ^ "Sponsorship cycling". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-27.