Saunier Duval–Prodir

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Spanish cycling team

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::summary Spanish cycling team ::

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Field	Value
name	Geox-TMC
image	[[File:geoxlogo.jpg
code	GEO
registered	Spain
founded
disbanded	2011
bicycles	Fuji
generalmanager	Mauro Gianetti
discipline	Road
status	UCI Professional Continental
season	2004–2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
oldname	Saunier Duval–Prodir
Saunier Duval–Scott
Scott–American Beef
Fuji–Servetto
Footon–Servetto–Fuji
Geox-TMC
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Geox-TMC was a Spanish-based road bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as a UCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as Clásica de San Sebastián.

The team's final title sponsors were Geox, an Italian shoe company, and TMC, a multinational company that develops electric transformers with cast resin windings.

History

Mauro Gianetti, current Team Principal and CEO of UAE Team Emirates XRG, and Joxean Fernández Matxín, current Team Manager of UAE Team Emirates XRG founded the team in 2004. Gianetti managed the team throughout its existence, whereas Matxín was directeur sportif of Saunier Duval between 2004-2008, and Saunier Duval amateurs 1998-2000. Following the team's implication in doping in the 2008 Tour de France, Gianetti denied any knowledge of doping in the team. Both Gianetti and Matxín have enjoyed continued professional success on the UCI World Tour with UAE Team Emirates XRG, most notably with "generational talent" Tadej Pogačar.

After team cyclist Riccardo Riccò was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the 2008 Tour de France, the team left the 2008 Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. Both Riccò and Leonardo Piepoli were fired from the team, but the team was still denied a place in the 2008 Vuelta a España and other UCI ProTour races. The team's sponsors withdrew their support, but new sponsors were found to retain the team's participation at the top level of the sport. The team continued through the 2009 and 2010 season sponsored by Fuji–Servetto and then later as Footon–Servetto–Fuji.

For 2011 the team secured new sponsors Geox and TMC. They entered the 2011 season as a pro continental team after failing to secure a World Tour Licence. They received a wild card invite to the Vuelta a España which they won with Juan José Cobo, although this result has been reversed by the UCI due to violation of anti-doping rules. On October 20 it was announced that Geox were withdrawing their sponsorship. It was later announced by the UCI that riders were free to move to other teams. On December 7, it was announced that management had failed to find a new sponsor, and would now turn their focus to helping riders find new teams, indicating that the team would not continue.

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Major wins

Tour de France: :Stage 6: Riccardo Riccò :Stage 9: Riccardo Riccò :Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli *Tested Positive For MIRCERA – Stripped of stage wins *

2009

:Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Juan José Cobo :GP Miguel Induráin, David de la Fuente :Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Ricardo Serrano

2010

:Stage 2 Tour de San Luis, Rafael Valls :Stage 3 Tour Down Under, Manuel Cardoso :Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Fabio Felline ::Stages 2 & 3, Fabio Felline

2011

:Clásica de Almería, Matteo Pelucchi :Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Fabio Duarte :Stage 2a Brixia Tour, Fabio Felline

National champions

;2005 : [[File:Jersey italianflag.svg|20px]] Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti : [[Image:MaillotEspaña.PNG|20px]] Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate ;2006 : [[File:MaillotPolonia.PNG|20px]] Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur ;2007 : [[File:MaillotLetonia.PNG|20px]] Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks : [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] Road Race Championships, David Millar : [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] Time Trial Championships, David Millar ;2008 : [[File:MaillotLetonia.PNG|20px]] Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks

Supplementary statistics

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Race	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Giro d'Italia	16	5	3	4	2	38	22	7
Tour de France	–	23	40	19	–	–	52	–
Vuelta a España	27	29	5	34	–	10	74	4
Monument races by highest finishing position
Milan–San Remo	9	10	54	18	27	36	–	68
Tour of Flanders	–	30	–	11	66	57	–	–
Paris–Roubaix	–	42	76	54	64	–	–	–
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	36	25	22	8	15	–	–	–
Giro di Lombardia	11	60	28	2	25	9	–	22
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References

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"2008 Tout".
"Opinion: Is Tadej Pogačar the Goat?".
"Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval sack Ricco".
"Scott–American Beef excluded from Spain's Vuelta". International Herald Tribune.
Lynch, Robin. (2008-07-23). "Saunier Duval to withdraw from cycling sponsorship". The Guardian.
"Scott Bicycles Discontinues Sponsorship". scottusa.com.
"Geox pulls sponsorship from cycling". cyclingnews.com.
"Geox riders free to leave". cyclingnews.com.
"Geox gives up hope of new sponsor".
"Historique du Tour de France".
Both Ricco and Piepoli subsequently tested positive for EPO Cera

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