2015 Team Roompot season

The 2015 season for Team Roompot began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos. Team Roompot is a Dutch-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.

Team Roompot
2015 season
UCI codeROO
StatusUCI Professional Continental
ManagerErik Breukink
Main sponsor(s)Roompot Vakanties & Orange Peloton
BasedNetherlands
BicyclesIsaac
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall-
Stage race stages1

Team Roompot's beginnings came in the spring of 2014, when Erik Breukink, who was formerly the manager of the Dutch team Rabobank, announced that he was seeking to create a new Dutch squad to ride at the UCI Professional Continental level.[1] There were Dutch teams riding at UCI World Tour and UCI Continental levels, but none in the middle tier of professional cycling. Breukink announced his hope that the team would support the development of young Dutch riders. Other people involved in the development of the team included Michael Boogerd, Jean-Paul van Poppel and Michael Zijlaard.[2]

While the team was under development, it was known as Orange Cycling in reference to the national colour of the Netherlands. The team sought sponsorship from several companies, but most prominently from Roompot Vakanties. Another Dutch team, WorldTour team Belkin Pro Cycling, were also seeking a new title sponsor and were seen as in direct competition with Orange Cycling for the Roompot sponsorship.[3]

On 13 August 2014, it was announced that Roompot had decided to sponsor the Orange Cycling project, apparently in part because the intention only to sign Dutch riders matched Roompot's marketing strategy.[1] The following day, the team announced its first rider, Johnny Hoogerland, who had previously ridden for another Dutch team, Vacansoleil–DCM.[4]

Roster
As of 19 February 2015.[5]
Rider Date of birth
 Jesper Asselman (NED) (1990-03-12) March 12, 1990
 Marc de Maar (NED) (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984
 Berden de Vries (NED) (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989
 Huub Duyn (NED) (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984
 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) (1993-06-21) June 21, 1993
 Reinier Honig (NED) (1983-10-28) October 28, 1983
 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) (1983-05-13) May 13, 1983
 Tim Kerkhof (NED) (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993
 Michel Kreder (NED) (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987
Rider Date of birth
 Raymond Kreder (NED) (1989-11-26) November 26, 1989
 Wesley Kreder (NED) (1990-11-04) November 4, 1990
 Maurits Lammertink (NED) (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990
 André Looij (NED) (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995
 Ivar Slik (NED) (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993
 Mike Terpstra (NED) (1987-04-24) April 24, 1987
 Etienne van Empel (NED) (1994-04-14) April 14, 1994
 Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) (1992-11-06) November 6, 1992
 Brian van Goethem (NED) (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
21 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Maurits Lammertink (NED) FranceLimoges
21 AugustArnhem-Veenendaal ClassicUCI Europe Tour Dylan Groenewegen (NED) NetherlandsVeenendaal
5 SeptemberBrussels Cycling ClassicUCI Europe Tour Dylan Groenewegen (NED) BelgiumBrussels

References
  1. Vergouwen, Thomas (13 August 2014). "The Continental Pro cycling team Orange Cycling will be sponsored by Roompot Vakanties". Velowire. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. Cossins, Peter (11 June 2014). "Breukink "hopeful" about new Dutch team". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. "Belkin and Orange Cycling await Roompot Vakanties' sponsorship decision". Cyclingnews.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. "Hoogerland becomes first rider to sign for Roompot Orange". Cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. "Team Roompot 2015". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. "Roompot hengelt De Maar binnen" [Roompot angling to bring in De Maar]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. "Roompot contracteert De Maar en Duyn" [Roompot will contract De Maar and Duyn]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. "Hoogerland becomes first rider to sign for Roompot Orange". 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. "Vier Kreders naar wielerploeg Roompot Orange Cycling" [Four Kreders to Roompot Orange Cycling cycling team]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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