Team DSM–Firmenich (UCI team code:DSM[2]) is a Dutch professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is managed by Iwan Spekenbrink. The team is sponsored by the health, nutrition, and fragrances company DSM-Firmenich.[3]
The team was founded in 2005 under the name "Shimano-Memory Corp", sponsored by Skil and Shimano, and was based in the Netherlands.[4] Thanks to aggressive strategies during Paris–Nice in 2008 and 2009, the team was awarded a wildcard for the 2009 Tour de France, making it their first appearance in a Grand Tour.
After losing its sponsors at the end of 2011, the team adopted the name "Project 1T4i", standing for "team spirit, inspiration, integrity, improvement and innovation",[5] until a new sponsor was secured. Ahead of the Tour of Flanders on 1 April 2012, the team became Argos-Shimano following the announcement of a three-year naming rights contract with the Argos North Sea Group, an oil company based in the Netherlands.[6][7]
In December 2012 it was announced that the team would compete at the World Tour level for the 2013 season.[9]
In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season.[10] In December 2014 Sunweb (a Dutch-owned international tour operator) was announced as a new major sponsor of the team, signing a 2-year deal.[11]
On 23 January 2016 during training in Spain, six members of the team (John Degenkolb, Warren Barguil, Max Walscheid, Chad Haga, Fredrik Ludvigsson and Ramon Sinkeldam) were hit by a car that was driven by an English tourist, who turned the wrong way into on-coming traffic.[12] For a time there was serious concern about some of them not only returning to ride in the 2016 season, but whether or not the accident might end their careers. Fortunately everyone recovered.[13]
On the first rest day of the 2016 Tour de France, the team announced that Sunweb would become a named sponsor of the team for the 2017 season, and the team would move their registration from the Netherlands to Germany.[4][14] In 2017, Team Sunweb won its first Grand Tour: the 2017 Giro d'Italia with Tom Dumoulin. At the 2017 Tour de France, the team won four stages and two major jerseys: Warren Barguil won the Mountains classification and Combativity Award while reaching 10th overall, and Michael Matthews won the Points classification. In 2018 the team rode in support of Tom Dumoulin, who finished second in both the 2018 Giro d'Italia and the 2018 Tour de France.
From the 2021 season, DSM took over title sponsorship of the team,[15] with the name changing to DSM-firmenich in response to a company merger shortly before the 2023 Tour de France.
^"Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^emily (13 June 2023). "New name, same team, same values: Team dsm-firmenich". Team DSM. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ ab"Profil of TEAM SUNWEB – Tour de France 2018". www.letour.fr. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^Sam Dansie. "1T4I unveils young squad with big ambition". Cyclingnews.com.
^ [1T4i-team is called Argos-Shimano from next Sunday on]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^Benson, Daniel (30 March 2012). "Argos-Shimano cycling team presented in Rotterdam". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^"Argos-Shimano receives Tour de France wildcard invitation". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^"Argos-Shimano Team celebrates its new WorldTour license". CyclingNews. Future Publishing Limited. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^"German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^Cycling News. "Sunweb signs two-year deal with Giant-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com.
^"John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. 23 January 2016.
^Editorial Staff (27 October 2016). "Mixed fortunes in 2016 for the six Giant-Alpecin riders involved in Calpe crash". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^"Giant-Alpecin confirm Sunweb as new title sponsor".
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For the women s team see Team DSM Firmenich women s team Team DSM Firmenich UCI team code DSM 2 is a Dutch professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level The team is managed by Iwan Spekenbrink The team is sponsored by the health nutrition and fragrances company DSM Firmenich 3 Team DSM FirmenichThe team at the 2023 Paris NiceTeam informationUCI codeDSMRegisteredNetherlands 2005 2014 Germany 2015 2021 Netherlands 2022 Founded2005 2005 Discipline s RoadStatusUCI Professional Continental 2005 2012 UCI WorldTeam 2013 BicyclesColnago 2005 Koga 2006 2011 Felt 2012 Giant 2013 2018 Cervelo 2019 2020 Scott 2021 ComponentsShimanoWebsiteTeam home pageKey personnelGeneral managerIwan SpekenbrinkTeam name history2005Shimano Memory Corp2006 2011Skil Shimano2012Project 1t4i2012 2013Argos Shimano2014Giant Shimano2015 2016Team Giant Alpecin 1 2017 2020Team Sunweb2021 2023Team DSM2023 Team DSM FirmenichCurrent season A team car at the 2023 Tour de FranceThe team in 2005Contents 1 History 2 Team roster 3 Major wins 4 National and world champions 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe team was founded in 2005 under the name Shimano Memory Corp sponsored by Skil and Shimano and was based in the Netherlands 4 Thanks to aggressive strategies during Paris Nice in 2008 and 2009 the team was awarded a wildcard for the 2009 Tour de France making it their first appearance in a Grand Tour After losing its sponsors at the end of 2011 the team adopted the name Project 1T4i standing for team spirit inspiration integrity improvement and innovation 5 until a new sponsor was secured Ahead of the Tour of Flanders on 1 April 2012 the team became Argos Shimano following the announcement of a three year naming rights contract with the Argos North Sea Group an oil company based in the Netherlands 6 7 In 2012 the team received their second wildcard invitation to the 2012 Tour de France along with three French registered teams Cofidis Team Europcar and Saur Sojasun 8 In December 2012 it was announced that the team would compete at the World Tour level for the 2013 season 9 In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season 10 In December 2014 Sunweb a Dutch owned international tour operator was announced as a new major sponsor of the team signing a 2 year deal 11 On 23 January 2016 during training in Spain six members of the team John Degenkolb Warren Barguil Max Walscheid Chad Haga Fredrik Ludvigsson and Ramon Sinkeldam were hit by a car that was driven by an English tourist who turned the wrong way into on coming traffic 12 For a time there was serious concern about some of them not only returning to ride in the 2016 season but whether or not the accident might end their careers Fortunately everyone recovered 13 On the first rest day of the 2016 Tour de France the team announced that Sunweb would become a named sponsor of the team for the 2017 season and the team would move their registration from the Netherlands to Germany 4 14 In 2017 Team Sunweb won its first Grand Tour the 2017 Giro d Italia with Tom Dumoulin At the 2017 Tour de France the team won four stages and two major jerseys Warren Barguil won the Mountains classification and Combativity Award while reaching 10th overall and Michael Matthews won the Points classification In 2018 the team rode in support of Tom Dumoulin who finished second in both the 2018 Giro d Italia and the 2018 Tour de France From the 2021 season DSM took over title sponsorship of the team 15 with the name changing to DSM firmenich in response to a company merger shortly before the 2023 Tour de France Team roster editAs of 13 January 2023 16 17 Rider Date of birth nbsp Tobias Lund Andresen DEN 2002 08 20 20 August 2002 age 21 nbsp Romain Bardet FRA 1990 11 09 9 November 1990 age 32 nbsp Patrick Bevin NZL 1991 02 15 15 February 1991 age 32 nbsp Pavel Bittner CZE 2002 10 29 29 October 2002 age 20 nbsp Marco Brenner GER 2002 08 27 27 August 2002 age 21 nbsp Romain Combaud FRA 1991 04 01 1 April 1991 age 32 nbsp Alberto Dainese ITA 1998 03 25 25 March 1998 age 25 nbsp John Degenkolb GER 1989 01 07 7 January 1989 age 34 nbsp Matthew Dinham AUS 2000 04 09 9 April 2000 age 23 nbsp Alex Edmondson AUS 1993 12 22 22 December 1993 age 29 nbsp Nils Eekhoff NED 1998 01 23 23 January 1998 age 25 nbsp Sean Flynn GBR 2000 03 02 2 March 2000 age 23 nbsp Chris Hamilton AUS 1995 05 18 18 May 1995 age 28 nbsp Leon Heinschke GER 1999 11 08 8 November 1999 age 23 nbsp Jonas Iversby Hvideberg NOR 1999 02 09 9 February 1999 age 24 Rider Date of birth nbsp Andreas Leknessund NOR 1999 05 21 21 May 1999 age 24 nbsp Niklas Markl GER 1999 03 03 3 March 1999 age 24 nbsp Marius Mayrhofer GER 2000 09 18 18 September 2000 age 23 nbsp Lorenzo Milesi ITA 2002 03 19 19 March 2002 age 21 nbsp Tim Naberman NED 1999 05 11 11 May 1999 age 24 nbsp Oscar Onley GBR 2002 10 13 13 October 2002 age 21 nbsp Max Poole GBR 2003 03 01 1 March 2003 age 20 nbsp Frederik Rodenberg DEN 1998 01 22 22 January 1998 age 25 nbsp Florian Stork GER 1997 04 27 27 April 1997 age 26 nbsp Martijn Tusveld NED 1993 09 09 9 September 1993 age 30 nbsp Henri Vandenabeele BEL 2000 04 15 15 April 2000 age 23 nbsp Harm Vanhoucke BEL 1997 06 17 17 June 1997 age 26 nbsp Casper van Uden NED 2001 07 22 22 July 2001 age 22 nbsp Kevin Vermaerke USA 2000 10 16 16 October 2000 age 23 nbsp Sam Welsford AUS 1996 01 19 19 January 1996 age 27 Major wins editMain article List of wins by Shimano Memory Corp and its successorsNational and world champions edit2005 nbsp Japan Road Race Hidenori Nodera 2008 nbsp Japan Road Race Hidenori Nodera 2012 nbsp Japan Road Race Yukihiro Doi 2014 nbsp Dutch Time Trial Tom Dumoulin 2015 nbsp Austria Time Trial Georg Preidler 2016 nbsp Dutch Time Trial Tom Dumoulin 2017 nbsp Dutch Time Trial Tom Dumoulin nbsp Austria Time Trial Georg Preidler nbsp Dutch Road Race Ramon Sinkeldam nbsp World Team Time Trial nbsp World Time Trial Tom DumoulinReferences edit ProCyclingStats Team Giant Alpecin 2015 procyclingstats com Team DSM UCI org Union Cycliste Internationale Archived from the original on 2 January 2021 Retrieved 2 January 2021 emily 13 June 2023 New name same team same values Team dsm firmenich Team DSM Retrieved 24 June 2023 a b Profil of TEAM SUNWEB Tour de France 2018 www letour fr Retrieved 30 July 2018 Sam Dansie 1T4I unveils young squad with big ambition Cyclingnews com 1t4i ploeg heet vanaf zondag Argos Shimano 1T4i team is called Argos Shimano from next Sunday on Sporza in Dutch Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie 30 March 2012 Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Benson Daniel 30 March 2012 Argos Shimano cycling team presented in Rotterdam Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Retrieved 30 March 2012 Argos Shimano receives Tour de France wildcard invitation Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 6 April 2012 Retrieved 5 July 2012 Argos Shimano Team celebrates its new WorldTour license CyclingNews Future Publishing Limited 10 December 2012 Retrieved 13 February 2013 German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant VeloNews 24 September 2014 Retrieved 24 September 2014 Cycling News Sunweb signs two year deal with Giant Alpecin Cyclingnews com John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car Irish Independent 23 January 2016 Editorial Staff 27 October 2016 Mixed fortunes in 2016 for the six Giant Alpecin riders involved in Calpe crash Cycling News Retrieved 11 July 2022 Giant Alpecin confirm Sunweb as new title sponsor Home Team DSM UCI Retrieved 13 January 2023 Team DSM Team DSM Firmenich Retrieved 13 January 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Team Sunweb Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Team DSM Firmenich men 27s team amp oldid 1175712266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
