B&B Hotels–KTM
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code |
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| Registered | France |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Disbanded | 2022 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI ProTeam |
| Bicycles | Orbea (until 2019)[1] KTM (2020-2022) |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Jérôme Pineau |
| Team manager(s) | Didier Rous Gilles Pauchard Jimmy Engoulvent Yvonnick Bolgiani |
| Team name history | |
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 | |
B&B Hotels–KTM was a French UCI ProSeries road cycling team that formed for the 2018 season as Vital Concept Cycling Team. It was first presented at a press conference on 17 August 2017, with an initial budget of €6 million, by its manager Jérôme Pineau. At this press conference fifteen riders were presented, with Bryan Coquard[3] as leader, with another five riders were announced at a later date. The team sponsors the Vélo Club Pays de Loudéac and their headquarters are based in Theix. On 6 January 2018 the team missed out on a wildcard to that year's Tour de France, but were awarded a place in the Critérium du Dauphiné.[4]
The team secured further sponsorship from the Brittany-based hotel chain, B&B Hotels, and re-branded as Vital Concept–B&B Hotels for the 2019 season.[2] In 2020, the team became B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, as B&B Hotels became the principal sponsor of the team.[5] The team would change identity again in 2021, becoming B&B Hotels p/b (powered by) KTM, and restyled this as B&B Hotels–KTM for 2022.
The team had big plans for 2023, with the expectation of an invitation to the Tour de France and the announcement that Mark Cavendish would join in search of his record-breaking 35th stage victory with support from fellow new signings Cees Bol and Stephen Williams.[6] However, the team ran into financial difficulty due to a shortfall in sponsorship revenue and collapsed in December 2022.[7]
Team roster
- As of 6 February 2022.[8]
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Major results
Continental Championships
- 2019
European Track (Individual pursuit), Corentin Ermenault- European Track (Points race), Bryan Coquard
References
- ^ "Orbea rides with Vital Concept and sets sights set on TdF". endurancebusiness.com. 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Alaphilippe scores Quick-Step's 63rd victory of the season – News Shorts".
- ^ "Coquard confirmed as leader of new Vital Concept team". Cycling News. 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Direct Energie, Cofidis, Fortuneo and Wanty secure 2018 Tour de France wild cards". Cycling News. 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Changement de braquet : en 2020, ce sera B&B Hotels-Vital Concept" [Change of gear: in 2020, it will be B&B Hotels-Vital Concept]. You have called
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- ^ Fletcher, Patrick; Farr, Stephen (7 December 2022). "B&B Hotels team in total collapse". cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "B&B Hotels p/b KTM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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