Ville de Charleroi | |
Code: | CHO |
Registered: | Belgium |
Founded: | 1995 |
Disbanded: | 2004 |
Discipline: | Road |
Status: | Trade Team II (1996–2003) Trade Team I (2004) |
Generalmanager: | Didier Paindavaine Joseph Braeckevelt |
Teammanager: | Denis Gonzalez Alain De Roo Johan Capiot |
Season: | 1995 1996–1997 1998–1999 2000–2001 2002 2003 2004 |
Oldname: | Cédico–Sunjets–Ville de Charleroi Cédico–Ville de Charleroi Home Market–Ville de Charleroi Ville de Charleroi–New Systems Marlux–Ville de Charleroi Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf |
Ville de Charleroi was a Belgian professional road cycling team that existed from 1995 until 2004 under several different names.[1]
The team was selected to compete in the 2004 Giro d'Italia.
The team folded in 2004 after competing in the first division for its final season.[2] Chocolade Jacques, one of the primary sponsors at the time, sponsored the following year.
width=80 | Season | width=120 | Team rank[3] | width=220 | Top ranked rider |
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1995 | 46th | Mika Hietanen (354) | |||
1996 | 48th | Frank Van Den Abeele (295) | |||
1997 | 50th | Mika Hietanen (334) | |||
1998 | 60th | Sébastien Demarbaix (413) | |||
1999 | 15th (GSII) | Ludovic Capelle (228) | |||
2000 | 22nd (GSII) | Ludovic Capelle (198) | |||
2001 | 38th (GSII) | Bart Heirewegh (597) | |||
2002 | 26th (GSII) | Christian Poos (584) | |||
2003 | 4th (GSII) | Dave Bruylandts (35) | |||
2004 | 25th (GSI) | Gerben Löwik (75) |