Delko
Team information
UCI codeDKO
RegisteredFrance (1974–2010; 2012–2021)
Latvia (2011)
Founded1974 (1974)
Disbanded2021
Discipline(s)Road
StatusNational (1974–2010)
UCI Continental (2011–2015)
UCI Professional Continental (2016–2019)
UCI ProTeam (2020–2021)
BicyclesLook Bicycles [fr][1]
WebsiteTeam home page
Team name history
1974–1999
2000–2011
2012–2014
2015
2016–2018
2019
2020
2021
VC La Pomme
VC La Pomme Marseille
La Pomme Marseille[2]
Marseille 13–KTM
Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
Delko–Marseille Provence
Nippo–Delko–One Provence
Delko
Delko jersey
Delko jersey
Jersey

Delko (UCI team code: DKO) was a French UCI ProTeam that was founded in 1974.[3] They became a Continental team in 2011 allowing them to ride UCI Europe Tour races.[4] After financial difficulties, the team's operations were brought to a halt shortly before the end of the 2021 season.[5]

The team in 2015

Doping

In April 2018, news broke that Rémy Di Gregorio had failed an in-competition doping test for darbepoetin (EPO) during the 2018 edition of Paris–Nice.[6][7]

Team roster

As of 5 January 2021.[8][9][10]
Rider Date of birth
 Pierre Barbier (FRA) (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26)
 Clément Berthet (FRA) (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 26)
 Clément Carisey (FRA) (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 31)
 Lucas De Rossi (FRA) (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 28)
 Yakob Debesay (ERI) (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 24)
 Alexandre Delettre (FRA) (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26)
 José Manuel Díaz (ESP) (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)
 Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 27)
 Delio Fernández (ESP) (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 37)
 Mauro Finetto (ITA) (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 38)
 Biniam Girmay (ERI) (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 23)
 José Gonçalves (POR) (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 34)
Rider Date of birth
 Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 31)
 Mulu Hailemichael (ETH) (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
 Masahiro Ishigami (JPN) (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 26)
 August Jensen (NOR) (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 32)
 Justin Jules (FRA) (1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 37)
 Mathias Le Turnier (FRA) (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 28)
 Atsushi Oka (JPN) (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 28)
 Eduard Prades (ESP) (1987-08-09) 9 August 1987 (age 36)
 Dušan Rajović (SRB) (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 (age 26)
 Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
 Julien Trarieux (FRA) (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 31)

Major wins

Main article: List of wins by VC La Pomme and its successors

National Champions

2013
France U23 Time Trial, Yoann Paillot
2018
Rwanda Time Trial, Joseph Areruya
Bulgaria Road Race, Nikolay Mihaylov
2019
Australia Criterium, Brenton Jones
Rwanda Time Trial, Joseph Areruya
Lithuania Road Race, Ramūnas Navardauskas
2020
Lithuania Time Trial, Evaldas Šiškevičius
2021
Lithuania Time Trial, Evaldas Šiškevičius
Serbia Road Race Dušan Rajović

References

  1. ^ Evans, Josh (30 November 2018). "Team Delko-Marseille Provence partner with Look for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Team". Team La Pomme Marseille 13. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "LA POMME MARSEILLE – 2012 – LPM Team Information – By". CyclingFever.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ Hedwig Kröner (24 December 2010). "La Pomme Marseille Turns Continental". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ Mabyle, Nicolas. "L'équipe Delko arrête avec effet immédiat". directvelo.com (in French). Direct Velo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ Wynn, Nigel (11 April 2018). "Rémy Di Gregorio fails anti-doping test for EPO during Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly.
  7. ^ "Home". UCI.
  8. ^ "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "August Jensen verlaat Riwal voor Delko One Provence" [August Jensen leaves Riwal for Delko One Provence]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits B.V. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ Derenne, Jules (20 December 2020). "Transfert - Mathias Le Turnier signe avec NIPPO DELKO One Provence" [Transfer - Mathias Le Turnier signs with NIPPO DELKO One Provence]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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