Gerolsteiner (cycling team)
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | GST | |
| Registered | Germany | |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Disbanded | 2008 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | ProTour | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Reimund Dietzen | |
| Team name history | ||
1997–1998 1999–2008 | Schauff Oeschelbronn Gerolsteiner | |
| ||
Gerolsteiner (UCI Team Code: GST) was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized.
The team was founded in 1997 as Schauff Oeschelbronn professional cycling team by team manager Hans-Michael Holczer and sports directors Rolf Gölz and Christian Henn. In 1999 Gerolsteiner who had previously sponsored the Cologne Cycling Team in 1998 became the title sponsors. The contract with Georg Totschnig in 2001 helped make the team enter Division I. In 2003 the team participated in the Tour de France for the first time.
The leader for several seasons was Georg Totschnig, who recorded top 10 finishes in the Tour de France and was an excellent climber. In 2005, Totschnig won stage 14 of the Tour, showing his skill on the 15 km long climb up the Port de Pailhères (2000m at 8.2%). He was overfilled with emotion, after becoming the first Austrian to win a tour stage since Max Bulla in 1931, who won 3 stages.
In 2007, with former riders Georg Totschnig (retired) and Levi Leipheimer (left for Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team) gone, the team turned to youngsters Markus Fothen and Stefan Schumacher to captain the team in the 2007 Tour de France.
The team announced in September 2007 that Gerolsteiner will not be renewing its sponsorship agreement at the end of the 2008 season.[1] In August 2008 the team confirmed it will dissolve after the 2008 season, after being unable to find a new sponsor.[2]
In October 2008, riders Stefan Schumacher and Bernhard Kohl were tested positive for CERA (continuous erythropoitin receptor activator, a third-generation variant of erythropoietin, aka EPO).[3][4]
Team honors
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- 1st, Team classification, 2006 Deutschland Tour
- 1st, 2005 Eindhoven Team Time Trial
Major Results
- 1998
- 1st Hel van het Mergelland, Raymond Meijs
- 1999
- 1st
Slovenia National Time Trial, Branko Filip - 1st
Germany National Time Trial, Andreas Walzer
- 2000
- 1st
Austria National Time Trial, René Haselbacher - 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 1st
Norway National Time Trial, Sveln Gaute Holestol - 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore, Tobias Steinhauser
- 1st Tour de la Somme, Michael Rich
- 1st International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Torsten Schmidt
- 1st Stage 1a Bayern-Rundfahrt, Sven Teutenberg
- 1st Stage 1b Bayern-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 2001
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totscnhig
- 1st Overall Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Peter Wrolich
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 1a International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 3 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Saulius Ruskys
- 1st Stage 4 International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Torsten Schmidt
- 2002
- 1st Austria National Road Race, René Haselbacher
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totscnhig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Uwe Peschel
- 1st Chrono des Herbiers, Michael Rich
- 1st Groningen-Münster, Olaf Pollack
- 1st International Hessen Rundfahrt, Uwe Peschel
- 1st GP Città´ di Camaiore, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Rund um Köln, Peter Wrolich
- 1st Overall International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 2, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 3, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 4b, Michael Rich
- 1st Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 2 Michael Rich
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations, Uwe Peschel
- 1st Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Ronny Scholz
- 1st Stage 1, Sebastian Lang
- 1st Stage 4, Sebastian Lang
- 1st Stage 2 KBC Driedaagse van De Panne, Saulius Ruskys
- 1st Stage 4 Deutschland Tour, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Sweden, René Haselbacher
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Sweden, Tobias Steinhauser
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Denmark, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne, Michael Rich
- 2003
- 1st Austria National Road Race, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 1st Chrono des Herbiers, Michael Rich
- 1st Groningen-Münster, Robert Forster
- 1st GP Città di Rio Saliceto e Correggio, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Sachsen-Tour International, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Bayern-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 2, Michael Rich
- 1st Overall Tour of Denmark, Sebatian Lang
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations, Michael Rich
- 1st GP Industria & Commercio di Prato, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Stage 2 Paris - Nice, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Stage 1a International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 2 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Ronny Scholz
- 1st Stage 5 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack
- 1st Stage 6 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt U23, Sven Krauss
- 1st Stage 7 Deutschland Tour, Olad Pollack
- 1st Stage 2b Rothaus Regio-Tour , Ronny Scholz
- 1st Stage 1 International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Robert Forster
- 1st Stage 5 International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, René Haselbacher
- 2004
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 1st Groningen-Münster, Robert Forster
- 1st Amstel Gold, Davide Rebellin
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Liège - Bastogne - Liège, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Rund um die Hainleite, Peter Wrolich
- 1st Tre Valli Varesine, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st GP Schwarzwald, Markus Fothen
- 1st Trofeo Melinda, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Overall International Hessen Rundfahrt, Sebastien Lang
- 1st Stage 3, Sebastian Land
- 1st Stage 4, Michael Rich
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations, Michael Rich
- 1st G.P. Beghelli, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Beat Zberg
- 1st Stage 1 KBC Driedaagse van De Panne - Koksijde, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Beat Zberg
- 1st Stage 1 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 2 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 4 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 5 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 5 4 Days of Dunkirk, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Stage 5 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Stage 4 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Torsten Schmidt
- 2005
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 1st Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt, Michael Rich
- 1st GP Schwarzwald, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Overall Deutschland Tour, Levi Leipheimer
- 1st Stage 4, Levi Leipheimer
- 1st San Francisco Grand Prix, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Stuttgart - Strassburg, Michael Muck
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Georgia, Peter Wrolich
- 1st Stage 4 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Robert Forster
- 1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer, Michael Rich
- 1st Stage 14 Tour de France, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Stage 4 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Tony Martin
- 1st Stage 5 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Sven Krauss
- 1st Stage 5 International Hessen Rundfahrt, Sebastian Lang
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge, Frank Hoj
- 1st Eindhoven Team Time Trial
- 2006
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Sebatian Lang
- 1st Trofeo Calvia, David Kopp
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 1, Robert Forster
- 1st Overall International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, René Haselbacher
- 1st Stage 2, René Haselbacher
- 1st GP Kanton Aargau, Beat Zberg
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné, Levi Leipheimer
- 1st Stage 1, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Trophée des Champions, Johannes Frohlinger
- 1st Overall Brixia Tour, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Stage 1, Davide Rebellin
- 1st City Nacht Rhede, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Wiesbauer Rathauskriterium Wien, René Haselbacher
- 1st Overall ENECO Tour, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Prologue, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 6, David Kopp
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 6, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 7, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Overall International Hessen Rundfahrt, Sebastien Lang
- 1st Stage 3, Sebastian Lang
- 1st Giro dell´Emilia, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Prologue Tour of California, Levi Leipheimer
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia - Costa Calida, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia - Costa Calida, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 7 Paris - Nice, Marcus Zberg
- 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 5 Ster Elektrotoer, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 4 Sachsen-Tour International, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Denmark, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Denmark, Robert Förster
- 1st Team Classification, Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 5, Levi Leipheimer
- 1st Stage 2 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Matthias Russ
- 1st Stage 5 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Torsten Hiekmann
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit Franco-Belge, Heinrich Haussler
- 2007
- 1st
Switzerland National Road Race, Beat Zberg - 1st Germany National Road Race, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Amstel Gold Race, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne, Davide Rebellin
- 1st GP Buchholz, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 4, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Wiedenbrücker Nacht, David Kopp
- 1st Overall Brixia Tour, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Stage 1, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Tour de Nüss, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno - Adriatico, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 5 International Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romanide, Markus Fothen
- 1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de l´Ain, Beat Zberg
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne, David Kopp
- 2008
- 1st Switzerland National Road Race, Markus Zberg
- 1st Germany National Road Race, Fabian Wegmann
- 1st Tour du Haut Var, Davide Rebellin
- 1st Overall Paris - Nice, Davide Rebellin
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain, Fabian Wgmann
- 1st GP Schwarzwald, Mathias Frank
- 1st Dutch Food Valley Classic, Robert Förster
- 1st City Nacht Rhede, Ronny Scholz
- 1st Peperbus Profspektakel Zwolle, Bernhard Kohl
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve, Robert Förster
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Francesco De Bonis
- 1st Stage 4 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse, Markus Fothen
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de France, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 20 Tour de France, Stefan Schumacher
- 1st Stage 5 Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Markus Fothen
- 1st Stage 5 ENECO Tour, Carlo Westphal
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Pologne, Robert Förster
National Champions
- 1999
- 1st
Slovenia National Time Trial, Branko Filip - 1st
Germany National Time Trial, Andreas Walzer - 2000
- 1st
Austria National Time Trial, René Haselbacher - 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 1st
National Time Trial, Sveln Gaute Holestol - 2001
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totscnhig
- 2002
- 1st Austria National Road Race, René Haselbacher
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totscnhig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Uwe Peschel
- 2003
- 1st Austria National Road Race, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 2004
- 1st Austria National Time Trial, Georg Totschnig
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 2005
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Michael Rich
- 2006
- 1st Germany National Time Trial, Sebatian Lang
- 2007
- 1st
Switzerland National Road Race, Beat Zberg - 1st Germany National Road Race, Fabian Wegmann
- 2008
- 1st Switzerland National Road Race, Markus Zberg
- 1st Germany National Road Race, Fabian Wegmann
See also
References
- ^ Gerolstiener terminates financial support, 2007-09-02, retrieved 2008-07-31
- ^ "Team Gerolsteiner to dissolve at year-end". cyclingnews.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Piepoli and Schumacher Tour de France samples positive for CERA". cyclingnews.com. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Kohl positive confirmed". cyclingnews.com. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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