Alpecin–Deceuninck Explained

Alpecin–Deceuninck
Code:ADC
Registered:Belgium
Generalmanager:Philip Roodhooft
Teammanager:Christoph Roodhooft
Discipline:Road, Cyclo-cross, Mountain biking
Season:2009–2015
2016
2016–2017
2018–2019
2020–2022
2022–
Oldname:BKCP–Powerplus
BKCP–Corendon
Beobank–Corendon
Corendon–Circus
Alpecin–Fenix
Alpecin–Deceuninck
Current:2024 Alpecin-Deceuninck season
Website:https://www.alpecin-deceuninck.com/
Bicycles:Canyon Bicycles
Components:Shimano

Alpecin–Deceuninck is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team that is based in Belgium. It competes both in the road and cyclo-cross seasons. The leaders of the team have in the past been cyclo-cross world champion Niels Albert, Philipp Walsleben and Radomír Šimůnek. The team's current lead rider is the cyclocross and road world champion and multiple monuments winner Mathieu van der Poel.

History

In December 2017, the team announced that Corendon Airlines, a Turkish-Dutch airline company, and Circus, a Belgian betting company had signed three-year sponsorship deals. Circus, who also sponsor the UCI Continental team, ERA–Circus announced they would continue to do so until the end of the cyclo-cross season in March.[1]

For the 2020 season the team rebranded itself as Alpecin–Fenix with German shampoo brand Alpecin and Italian interior design materials company Fenix becoming major sponsors for the team.[2]

On May 16, 2022, the team announced that it would become Alpecin–Deceuninck for the start of the 2022 Tour de France on a 5-year deal bringing them in line with Alpecin and Canyon. This allowed the team to apply for a 2023–25 World Tour licence. The Fenix logo moved to the back of the shorts where Deceuninck used to be.[3]

Major wins

See main article: List of wins by BKCP–Powerplus and its successors.

National, continental and world champions

2015
  • Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
    2016
  • Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
    2017
  • Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
    2018
  • Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
  • Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
    2019
  • Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
  • Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier
  • European Track Championships (Madison), Lasse Norman Hansen
    2020
  • German Road Race Championships, Marcel Meisen
  • Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
  • Belgium Road Race Championships, Dries De Bondt
    2021
  • Switzerland Road Race Championships, Silvan Dillier
    2022
  • Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier
  • UCI Esports World Championships, Jay Vine
    2023
  • World Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
  • World Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Van der Poel extends as Corendon team gets new name and Canyon bikes. 27 December 2017.
    2. Web site: Corendon-Circus team become Alpecin-Fenix. Cyclingnews 2020-01-01T11:37:49Z. cyclingnews.com. January 2020. 1 January 2020.
    3. Web site: News Alpecin-Deceunink Cycling Team 2022 . 2022-06-29 . www.alpecin-deceuninck.com.