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Parkhotel Valkenburg CT
2022 VLC Men Start Team A Bloc
Team information
UCI code
  • PVC (2014–2016)
  • MCT (2017–2018)
  • MTA (2019)
  • ABC (2020–2023)
  • PHV (2024)
Founded2014
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
BicyclesRidley
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerPaul Tabak
Team manager(s)
Team name history
2014–2016
2017–2018
2019
2020
2021–2023
2024–
Parkhotel Valkenburg CT
Monkey Town Continental Team
Monkey Town–à Bloc'
à Bloc CT
Abloc CT
Parkhotel Valkenburg CT

Parkhotel Valkenburg CT is a Dutch UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2014. After 3 years of Parkhotel Valkenburg as the name-sponsor, the men's team switched to Monkey Town as their name-sponsor, while the women's team continued under the old name. In 2019, the men's team switched to the name Monkey Town - à Bloc and a year later the team became ABLOC CT. In 2024 the team again returned to being named Parkhotel Valkenburg.

Team history

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2014

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The team started under the name Parkhotel Valkenburg CT in 2014. At the Dutch National Road Race Championships team was very prominent in chasing down the breakaway but the team was no match for the break who made itto the line. Best placed finisher was Jasper Ockeloen in 56th.[1] The Team's best result for the 2014 season was third overall at the Tour de Taiwan with Marco Zanotti.[2] The team achieved no victories this season.[3]

2022

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ABLOC Continental Team, Streetjump Development Team, and Wielerclub North-Holland got together to build a new development team for junior riders: the Streetjump-ABLOC Development Team. Juniors that reach the semi-pro level when they enter the Under 23 category, can join the ABLOC team, while the others may enter the regional North-Holland team.[4]

2024

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The ABLOC cycling team will be renamed to Parkhotel Valkenburg. Both ABLOC and Parkhotel Valkenburg are owned by businessman Jos van de Mortel.[5] The Parkhotel Valkenburg women's team will be taken over by the VolkerWessels Cycling Team.[6][7]

Doping

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During the 2017 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Antonio Santoro tested positive for Acetazolamide and was banned for six months.[8]

Team roster

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As of 11 February 2023.[9]
Rider Date of birth
 Stijn Appel (NED) (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 28)
 Bodi Del Grosso (NED) (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23)
 Maxime Duba (NED) (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20)
 Philip Heijnen (NED) (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)
 Luuk Herben (NED) (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24)
 Jelle Johannink (NED) (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
 Antti-Jussi Juntunen (FIN) (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
 Lars Loohuis (NED) (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 24)
 Callum Macleod (GBR) (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)
 Mārtiņš Pluto (LAT) (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Jesper Rasch (NED) (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)
 Martijn Rasenberg (NED) (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 23)
 Mike Schuch (NED) (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 22)
 Nils Sinschek (NED) (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)
 Frank van den Broek (NED) (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24)
 Jan-Willem van Schip (NED) (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30)
 Otto van Zanden (NED) (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20)
 Luke Verburg (NED) (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)
 Meindert Weulink (NED) (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 25)

Major wins

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2014
Stage 3b Sibiu Cycling Tour, Marco Zanotti
2015
Himmerland Rundt, Wim Stroetinga
Olympia's Tour
Stages 1b, 3 & 5b, Wim Stroetinga
Stage 5a (ITT), Dion Beukeboom
Stage 6, Joris Blokker
De Kustpijl, Marco Zanotti
Stage 5 Tour of Taihu Lake, Marco Zanotti
2016
Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Peter Schulting
Stage 3 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), Derk Abel Beckeringh
Prologue Okolo Slovenska, Dennis Bakker
Stage 5 Ster ZLM Toer, Wim Stroetinga
Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Peter Schulting
2017
Stage 8 Tour of Hainan, Marco Zanotti
2018
Stage 2 Tour of Antalya, Wim Kleiman
Himmerland Rundt, André Looij
Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré, André Looij
Turul Romaniei
Stages 1 & 4 , Peter Schulting
Stage 3, Jeen de Jong
Tacx Pro Classic, Peter Schulting
Stage 3 Tour of Fuzhou, Ivar Slik
2019
Stage 2 Tour of Antalya, Bas van der Kooij
Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alex Molenaar
Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour, Ivar Slik
Stage 8 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Alex Molenaar
Overall Tour of Romania, Alex Molenaar
Stage 1 , Ivar Slik
De Kustpijl, Bas van der Kooij
Stage 3 Tour of Fuzhou, Ivar Slik
2020
 Netherlands National Road Race Championships, Stijn Daemen
2021

No recorded victories

2022
Wim Hendriks Trofee, Tomáš Kopecký
Midden–Brabant Poort Omloop, Mārtiņš Pluto
Stage 4 Dookoła Mazowsza, Jesper Rasch
Puchar MON, Jesper Rasch
2023
Stage 3 Tour of Poyang Lake, Jesper Rasch
Stage 5 Tour of Poyang Lake, Stijn Appel

National and continental champions

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2014
Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
2016
UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
Dutch National Mountain Bike Championships Marathon, Jasper Ockeloen
2017
UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
2018
Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
Latvian National Road Race Championships U23, Martin Pluto
2019
UEC European Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik
2020
Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik
Dutch National Road Race Championships U23, Stijn Daemen


References

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  1. ^ Been, José (29 June 2014). "Netherlands Road Championships 2014: Road race - Men Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ Quénet, Jean-François (13 March 2014). "Tour de Taiwan 2014: Stage 5 Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg CT 2014". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "A Bloc en Streetjump bundelen krachten (A Bloc and Streetjump join forces)". Cycling Online (in Dutch). 2021-11-23.
  5. ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg blijft als naamsponsor actief in het wielrennen". Wielerflits (in Dutch). 2023-10-10.
  6. ^ Mathew Mitchell (2023-05-24). "Parkhotel Valkenburg look set to become VolkerWessels from 2024 season". ProcyclingUK.com.
  7. ^ Mathew Mitchell (2023-09-09). "Parkhotel Valkenburg (soon to be Volkerwessels) announce 2024 line-up". ProcyclingUK.com.
  8. ^ "Home" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Abloc CT". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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