Delko

Delko
Team information
UCI code	DKO
Registered	France (1974–2010; 2012–2021); Latvia (2011)
Founded	1974
Disbanded	2021
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	National (1974–2010); UCI Continental (2011–2015); UCI Professional Continental (2016–2019); UCI ProTeam (2020–2021)
Bicycles	Look
Website	Team home page
Team name history
1974–1999; 2000–2011; 2012–2014; 2015; 2016–2018; 2019; 2020; 2021	VC La Pomme; VC La Pomme Marseille; La Pomme Marseille; Marseille 13–KTM; Delko–Marseille Provence KTM; Delko–Marseille Provence; Nippo–Delko–One Provence; Delko
	Delko jerseyJersey
	Delko jerseyJersey

Delko (UCI team code: DKO) was a French UCI ProTeam that was founded in 1974.^[3] They became a Continental team in 2011 allowing them to ride UCI Europe Tour races.^[4] After financial difficulties, the team's operations were brought to a halt shortly before the end of the 2021 season.^[5]

Doping

In April 2018, news broke that Rémy Di Gregorio had failed an in-competition doping test for darbepoetin (EPO) during the 2018 edition of Paris–Nice.^[6]^[7]

Team roster

As of 5 January 2021.^[8]^[9]^[10]

	Rider	Date of birth
Pierre Barbier (FRA)		(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)
Clément Berthet (FRA)		(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27)
Clément Carisey (FRA)		(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)
Lucas De Rossi (FRA)		(1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 29)
Yakob Debesay (ERI)		(1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 25)
Alexandre Delettre (FRA)		(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 27)
José Manuel Díaz (ESP)		(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)
Alessandro Fedeli (ITA)		(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28)
Delio Fernández (ESP)		(1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 38)
Mauro Finetto (ITA)		(1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 39)
Biniam Girmay (ERI)		(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)
José Gonçalves (POR)		(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)

	Rider	Date of birth
Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)		(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32)
Mulu Hailemichael (ETH)		(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
Masahiro Ishigami (JPN)		(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)
August Jensen (NOR)		(1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33)
Justin Jules (FRA)		(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 38)
Mathias Le Turnier (FRA)		(1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
Atsushi Oka (JPN)		(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29)
Eduard Prades (ESP)		(1987-08-09) 9 August 1987 (age 37)
Dušan Rajović (SRB)		(1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 (age 27)
Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU)		(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
Julien Trarieux (FRA)		(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32)

Major wins

National champions

2013: France U23 Time Trial, Yoann Paillot
2018: Rwanda Time Trial, Joseph Areruya; Bulgaria Road Race, Nikolay Mihaylov
2019: Australia Criterium, Brenton Jones; Rwanda Time Trial, Joseph Areruya; Lithuania Road Race, Ramūnas Navardauskas
2020: Lithuania Time Trial, Evaldas Šiškevičius
2021: Lithuania Time Trial, Evaldas Šiškevičius; Serbia Road Race Dušan Rajović

References

^ Evans, Josh (30 November 2018). "Team Delko-Marseille Provence partner with Look for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Team". Team La Pomme Marseille 13. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "LA POMME MARSEILLE – 2012 – LPM Team Information – By". CyclingFever.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ Hedwig Kröner (24 December 2010). "La Pomme Marseille Turns Continental". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ Mabyle, Nicolas. "L'équipe Delko arrête avec effet immédiat". directvelo.com (in French). Direct Velo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ Wynn, Nigel (11 April 2018). "Rémy Di Gregorio fails anti-doping test for EPO during Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly.
^ "Home". UCI.
^ "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "August Jensen verlaat Riwal voor Delko One Provence" [August Jensen leaves Riwal for Delko One Provence]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits B.V. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ Derenne, Jules (20 December 2020). "Transfert - Mathias Le Turnier signe avec NIPPO DELKO One Provence" [Transfer - Mathias Le Turnier signs with NIPPO DELKO One Provence]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] Evans, Josh (30 November 2018). "Team Delko-Marseille Provence partner with Look for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[lpmteam-2] "Team". Team La Pomme Marseille 13. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[3] "LA POMME MARSEILLE – 2012 – LPM Team Information – By". CyclingFever.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[4] Hedwig Kröner (24 December 2010). "La Pomme Marseille Turns Continental". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

[5] Mabyle, Nicolas. "L'équipe Delko arrête avec effet immédiat". directvelo.com (in French). Direct Velo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[6] Wynn, Nigel (11 April 2018). "Rémy Di Gregorio fails anti-doping test for EPO during Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly.

[7] "Home". UCI.

[8] "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[9] "August Jensen verlaat Riwal voor Delko One Provence" [August Jensen leaves Riwal for Delko One Provence]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits B.V. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[10] Derenne, Jules (20 December 2020). "Transfert - Mathias Le Turnier signe avec NIPPO DELKO One Provence" [Transfer - Mathias Le Turnier signs with NIPPO DELKO One Provence]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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