Klein Constantia (cycling team)

Klein Constantia () was a UCI Continental cycling team based in the Czech Republic and a development squad for UCI World Tour team Etixx–Quick-Step. It was set up by Patrick Lefevere in 2013.

The team was initially sponsored by Etixx, Belgian producer of supplements and nutrition products, owned by Omega Pharma, and iHNed.cz, Czech news portal, operated by Economia, Czech media company owned by Zdeněk Bakala, who owns Etixx–Quick-Step team. In 2014 Etixx became only sponsor. Since season 2015 , Czech transport company, owned by Bakala, and Slovakian electric vehicle charging company, took over as title sponsors. The squad has been rebuilt with only two riders staying on board and 10 new young joining the team. In 2016, the South African wine making company Klein Constantia, owned by Zdeněk Bakala, became title sponsor.

Team roster

Major wins

2013

U23 National Cyclo-cross Championships, Julian Alaphilippe

Stage 1 Boucle de l'Artois, Louis Verhelst

Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes, Louis Verhelst

Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne, Louis Verhelst

Stage 4 Tour de Bretagne, Julian Alaphilippe

Grand Prix Südkärnten, Julian Alaphilippe

Overall Okolo Slovenska, Petr Vakoč

Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23, Julian Alaphilippe

U23 National Road Race Championships, Łukasz Wiśniowski

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Sub 23, Petr Vakoč

:Stage 1, Petr Vakoč

Stage 4 Czech Cycling Tour, Petr Vakoč

Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Florian Sénéchal

Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, Petr Vakoč

Overall Okolo Jižních Čech, Florian Sénéchal

:Stage 2, Florian Sénéchal

2014

Kattekoers, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Stage 4 Tour de Normandie, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Karel Hník

Overall Circuit des Ardennes, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne, Daniel Hoelgaard

Overall Course de la Paix U23, Samuel Spokes

:Stages 2 & 3, Samuel Spokes

Stage 2 Ronde de l'Oise, Daniel Hoelgaard

U23 National Road Race Championships, Tim Kerkhof

Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Karel Hník

Stage 3 Czech Cycling Tour, Jan Hirt

Overall Tour Alsace, Karel Hník

:Stage 4, Karel Hník

Stages 1 & 4 Okolo Jižních Čech, Daniel Hoelgaard

2015

Prologue Carpathian Couriers Race, Jan Brockhoff

Stage 4 Carpathian Couriers Race, Erik Baška

Stage 3 Tour de Berlin, Erik Baška

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Erik Baška

U23 National Road Race Championships, Erik Baška

Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej, Erik Baška

2016

U23 National Road Race Championships, Hamish Schreurs

Trofej Umag, Jonas Bokeloh

Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Enric Mas

:Stage 2, Enric Mas

:Stage 5, Rémi Cavagna

Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes, Rémi Cavagna

Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne, František Sisr

Overall Carpathian Couriers Race, Hamish Schreurs

:Prologue & Stage 3, Hamish Schreurs

Overall Tour de Berlin, Rémi Cavagna

:Stage 3a (ITT), Rémi Cavagna

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Jhonatan Narváez

Stage 3 Paris–Arras Tour, Rémi Cavagna

Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Enric Mas

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Michal Schlegel

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Max Schachmann

Stage 4 Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques, Iván García Cortina

Stage 3 Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Max Schachmann

Overall Tour Alsace, Max Schachmann

:Stage 3, Max Schachmann

U23 National Time Trial Championships, Rémi Cavagna

Stage 1 East Bohemia Tour, František Sisr

National champions

2013

France U23 Cyclo-cross, Julian Alaphilippe

Poland U23 Road Race, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Poland U23 Time Trial, Łukasz Wiśniowski

2014

Netherlands U23 Road Race, Tim Kerkhof

2015

Slovakia U23 Time Trial, Erik Baška

Slovakia U23 Road Race, Erik Baška

2016

New Zealand U23 Road Race, Hamish Schreurs

Ecuador U23 Time Trial, Jhonatan Narváez

Czech U23 Time Trial, Michal Schlegel

Germany U23 Time Trial, Maximilian Schachmann

France U23 Time Trial, Rémi Cavagna

References