Dimension Data (cycling team)

Team Dimension Data for Qhubekajklj
Team information
UCI code DDD
Registered South Africano
Founded 2007 (2007)
Discipline Road cycling
Status UCI Continental (2007–2012)
UCI Professional Continental (2013–2015)
UCI WorldTeam (2016– )
Bicycles Trek (2007–2014)
Cervélo (2015–)[1]
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Brian Smith
Team manager(s) Douglas Ryder
Rolf Aldag
Roger Hammond
Team name history
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011–2015
2016–
MTN
Team MTN
MTN Cycling
MTN–Energade
MTN–Qhubeka
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka (Zulu pronunciation: [ǃʰuˈɓɛːɠa]) (UCI Team Code: DDD) is a World Tour cycling team based in South Africa. Until 2016 it was known as MTN–Qhubeka. The team's name reflects that whilst it is sponsored by Dimension Data Holdings it is organised by the Qhubeka Foundation, the World Bicycle Relief’s charity programme in South Africa.[2]

History

Foundation

The team was founded in 2007, becoming a Continental Team in 2008. The team remained as a UCI Continental Team until the end of the 2012 season, with the team registering its interest for a Professional Continental licence for 2013.[3] In November 2012, the team were registered as a Professional Continental team – Africa's first[4] – by the Union Cycliste Internationale, for the 2013 season.[5][6]

The team achieved their first major win in 2013 when Gerald Ciolek won Milan-San Remo, one of the 5 Monuments of cycling. The team received their first Grand Tour wildcard for the 2014 Vuelta a España.

In July 2014, the team announced that for the 2015 season they would be using Cervélo bikes[7] with Brian Smith being appointed interim general manager.[8] In August 2014, the team confirmed the signing of Edvald Boasson Hagen on a 2-year contract.[9][10] In September 2014 the team announced they had signed Tyler Farrar[11] and Matthew Goss[12] for the 2015 season.

1st African Team in Tour de France

On January 14 the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) announced the 22 teams that would participate in the 2015 Tour de France, with MTN-Qhubeka making history as the first African registered team to take part.[13] Steve Cummings brought the team their first stage win of the Tour, stage 14 on Mandela Day. The team's second Grand Tour stage victory came the following month at the 2015 Vuelta a España, where Kristian Sbaragli won a reduced bunch sprint on stage 10.[14]

Daniel Teklehaimanot made history in the 2015 Tour de France when he spent four days in the race’s polka-dot jersey, becoming not only the first Eritrean but the first African to wear that jersey. The success brought him to the attention of the wider cycling world and now the 27-year-old has set his sights on another first for 2016. Teklehaimanot is now looking for his debut Grand Tour victory.

Dimension Data as new sponsor

In July 2015, MTN announced they would end their sponsorship of the team.[15] Two months later, Dimension Data was announced as the team's new primary sponsor. The new team name would be "Team Dimension Data for Quebeka"; the change in name was intended to demonstrate that the team supported the Qhubeka charity rather than receiving sponsorship for them. The change came at the same time as rumours were circulating that Mark Cavendish and his lead-out man Mark Renshaw were about to sign with the team for the 2016 season.[16] Days later the team announced Deloitte had agreed to become a major sponsor of the team;[17] the very next day the signing of Cavendish and Renshaw – along with their former teammate Bernhard Eisel – was confirmed.[18] In November 2015 the team announced that Rolf Aldag had been appointed as the team's Performance Manager with immediate effect, following Cavendish and Renshaw from Etixx–Quick-Step.[19] Later that month Roger Hammond announced that he would join the team as a sports director for 2016, combining the role with his current position as manager of the Madison Genesis squad,[20] and it was confirmed that the team had been granted a UCI World Tour licence for the 2016 season, becoming the first African team to enter cycling's top division.[21]

Team roster

   RiderDate of birth Previous team 
Igor AntónMarch 02, 1983Movistar (2015)
Natnael BerhaneJanuary 05, 1991Europcar (2014)
Edvald Boasson HagenMay 17, 1987Sky (2014)
Theo BosAugust 22, 1983Belkin (2014)
Matt BrammeierJune 07, 1985Synergy Baku Project (2014)
Mark CavendishMay 21, 1985Etixx-Quick Step (2015)
Steve CummingsMarch 19, 1981BMC Racing (2014)
Mekseb DebesayJune 15, 1991Bike Aid (2015)
Nicolas DougallNovember 21, 1992
Bernhard EiselFebruary 17, 1981Sky (2015)
Tyler FarrarJune 02, 1984Garmin-Sharp (2014)
Omar FraileJuly 17, 1990Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (2015)
Nathan HaasMarch 12, 1989Cannondale-Garmin (2015)
Jacques Janse van RensburgSeptember 06, 1987Burgos 2016-Castilla y León (2011)
Reinardt Janse van RensburgFebruary 03, 1989Giant-Shimano (2014)
Songezo JimSeptember 17, 1990Bonitas (2011)
Merhawi KudusJanuary 23, 1994
Cameron MeyerJanuary 11, 1988Orica-GreenEDGE (2015)
Adrien NiyonshutiJanuary 02, 1987
Serge PauwelsNovember 21, 1983Omega Pharma-Quick Step (2014)
Youcef ReguiguiJanuary 09, 1990Groupement Sportif Pétrolier Algérie (2012)
Mark RenshawOctober 22, 1982Etixx-Quick Step (2015)
Kristian SbaragliMay 08, 1990
Kanstantsin SivtsovAugust 09, 1982Sky (2015)
Daniel TeklehaimanotNovember 10, 1988Orica-GreenEDGE (2013)
Jay ThomsonApril 12, 1986UnitedHealthcare (2012)
Johann van ZylFebruary 02, 1991
Jaco VenterFebruary 13, 1987Differdange-Magic-SportFood.de (2012)
Metkel Eyob (Aug 01–Dec 31, trainee)September 04, 1993
Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (Aug 01–Dec 31, trainee)August 17, 1994
Ryan Gibbons (Aug 01–Dec 31, trainee)August 13, 1994

Major results

2008
1st Overall Tour d'Egypte, Jay Robert Thomson
1st Stage 1 & 2, Jay Robert Thomson
1st Stage 5 Giro del Capo, David George
1st South Africa South Africa, Road Race Championships, Ian McLeod
1st Stage 3, 5 & 8 Tour du Maroc, Malcolm Lange
1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc, Nicholas White
1st Amashovashova Classic, Malcolm Lange
2010
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Christoff Van Heerden
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Kevin Evans
1st  Rwanda Road Race Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
2011
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Daryl Impey
1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 3 & 9 Tour du Maroc, Arran Brown
1st Stage 7 Tour du Maroc, Daryl Impey
1st  Namibia Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Namibia Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Rwanda Road Race Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
2012
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st  Namibia Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Namibia Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st Overall Tour du Maroc, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 1, 5, 6 & 8, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 3, 4, 9 & 10, Arran Brown
1st Overall Tour de Bretagne, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg[22]
1st Stage 4, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Overall Ronde van Overijssel, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Prologue, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Circuit de Wallonie, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Overall Tour of Eritrea, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 1 & 4, Jani Tewelde
1st Stage 2, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Ronde van Zeeland Seaports, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Prologue & Stage 10 Volta a Portugal, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
2013
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Jay Thomson
1st  Lithuania Time Trial Championships, Ignatas Konovalovas
1st  South Africa U23 Road Race Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st  South Africa U23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Gerald Ciolek
1st Milan – San Remo, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Tsgabu Grmay
1st Stage 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 1 Tour de Korea, Kristian Sbaragli
1st Stage 5 Tour de Korea, Team time trial
1st Stage 6 Tour of Austria, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal, Sergio Pardilla
1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain, Gerald Ciolek
1st Teams classification UCI Africa Tour
1st Stage 1 Tour of Rwanda, Jay Thomson
1st Stage 3 Tour of Rwanda, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 4 Tour of Rwanda, Johann Van Zyl
2014
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st  South Africa U23 Road Race Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st  South Africa U23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Ferekalsi Debesay
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía, Gerald Ciolek
1st Overall Tour Alsace, Karel Hník
1st Overall Mzansi Tour, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Stage 1, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Stage 2, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 3 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Youcef Reguigui
1st Stage 4 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Linus Gerdemann
1st  Ethiopia Time Trial Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
1st  Ethiopia Road Race Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
2015
1st Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer, Steve Cummings
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st African Continental Championships (TTT), Natnael Berhane, Daniel Teklehaimanot & Merhawi Kudus
1st African Continental Championships (Road Race), Louis Meintjes
1st Overall, Tour de Langkawi, Youcef Reguigui
1st Stage 7, Youcef Reguigui
1st Overall, Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 4, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 5 Tour des Fjords, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 4 Ster ZLM Toer, Matthew Brammeier
1st  Norway Time Trial Championships, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st  Eritrea Time Trial Championships, Daniel Teklehaimanot
1st  Eritrea Road Race Championships, Natnael Berhane
1st  Norway Road Race Championships, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Johann Van Zyl
1st Stage 14 Tour de France, Steve Cummings
1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España, Kristian Sbaragli
1st Overall, Tour of Britain, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 1 Tour de Chlef, Youcef Reguigui
2016
1st Overall Tour of Qatar, Mark Cavendish
1st Stage 1, Mark Cavendish
1st Stage 3, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Jaco Venter
1st Stages 2 & 5 Tour of Oman, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Overall Tour de Langkawi, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Steve Cummings
1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country, Steve Cummings
1st Stage 2 Tour of Croatia, Mark Cavendish
1st Stages 4 & 5 Tour of Norway, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 8 Tour of California, Mark Cavendish
1st Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Steve Cummings
1st  Belarus Time Trial Championships, Kanstantsin Siutsou
1st  Norway Time Trial Championships, Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st  Eritrea Time Trial Championships, Daniel Teklehaimanot
1st  Rwanda Time Trial Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
1st  Eritrea Road Race Championships, Daniel Teklehaimanot
1st  Belarus Road Race Championships, Kanstantsin Siutsou
1st  Norway Road Race Championships, Edvald Boasson Hagen
Tour de France
1st Stages 1, 3, 6 & 14, Mark Cavendish
1st Stage 7, Steve Cummings
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos, Nathan Haas
1st Mountains Classification Vuelta a España, Omar Fraile
1st Overall Tour of Britain, Steve Cummings
1st Stage 7 Eneco Tour, Edvald Boasson Hagen

National champions

2010
South Africa Road Race Christoff Van Heerden
South Africa Time Trial Kevin Evans
Rwanda Road Race Adrien Niyonshuti
2011
South Africa Time Trial, Daryl Impey
Namibia Road Race, Lotto Petrus
Namibia Time Trial, Lotto Petrus
Rwanda Road Race, Adrien Niyonshuti
2012
South Africa Time Trial, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Rwanda Road Race Adrien Niyonshuti
Namibia Road Race, Lotto Petrus
Namibia Time Trial, Lotto Petrus
2013
South Africa Road Race, Jay Thomson
Lithuania Time Trial, Ignatas Konovalovas
South Africa U23 Road Race, Louis Meintjes
South Africa U23 Time Trial, Louis Meintjes
2014
South Africa Road Race, Louis Meintjes
South Africa U23 Road Race, Louis Meintjes
South Africa U23 Time Trial, Louis Meintjes
Ethiopia Road Race, Tsgabu Grmay
Ethiopia Time Trial, Tsgabu Grmay
2015
South Africa Road Race, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
Norway Time Trial, Edvald Boasson Hagen
Eritrea Time Trial, Daniel Teklehaimanot
Eritrea Road Race, Natnael Berhane
Norway Road Race, Edvald Boasson Hagen
Netherlands Track Championships (Kilo), Theo Bos
Netherlands Track Championships (Individual sprint), Theo Bos
2016
South Africa Road Race, Jaco Venter
World Track Championships (Madison), Mark Cavendish
Belarus Time Trial, Kanstantsin Siutsou
Norway Time Trial, Edvald Bassoon Hagen
Eritrea Time Trial, Daniel Teklehaimanot
Rwanda Time Trial, Adrien Niyonshuti
Eritrea Road Race, Daniel Teklehaimanot
Belarus Road Race, Kanstantsin Siutsou
Norway Road Race, Edvald Boasson Hagen

References

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