Parkhotel Valkenburg CT explained

Parkhotel Valkenburg CT
Founded:2014
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Continental
Bicycles:Ridley
Website:https://www.ridetowin.nl
Generalmanager:Paul Tabak
Season:2014–2016
2017–2018
2019
2020
2021–2023
2024–
Oldname:Parkhotel Valkenburg CT
Monkey Town Continental Team
Monkey Town–à Bloc'
à Bloc CT
Abloc CT
Parkhotel Valkenburg CT

Parkhotel Valkenburg CT is a Dutch UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2014. After 3 years of Parkhotel Valkenburg as the name-sponsor, the men's team switched to Monkey Town as their name-sponsor, while the women's team continued under the old name. In 2019, the men's team switched to the name Monkey Town - à Bloc and a year later the team became ABLOC CT. In 2024 the team again returned to being named Parkhotel Valkenburg.

Team history

2014

The team started under the name Parkhotel Valkenburg CT in 2014. At the Dutch National Road Race Championships team was very prominent in chasing down the breakaway but the team was no match for the break who made itto the line. Best placed finisher was Jasper Ockeloen in 56th.[1] The Team's best result for the 2014 season was third overall at the Tour de Taiwan with Marco Zanotti.[2] The team achieved no victories this season.[3]

2022

ABLOC Continental Team, Streetjump Development Team, and Wielerclub North-Holland got together to build a new development team for junior riders: the Streetjump-ABLOC Development Team. Juniors that reach the semi-pro level when they enter the Under 23 category, can join the ABLOC team, while the others may enter the regional North-Holland team.[4]

2024

The ABLOC cycling team will be renamed to Parkhotel Valkenburg. Both ABLOC and Parkhotel Valkenburg are owned by businessman Jos van de Mortel.[5] The Parkhotel Valkenburg women's team will be taken over by the VolkerWessels Cycling Team.[6] [7]

Doping

During the 2017 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Antonio Santoro tested positive for Acetazolamide and was banned for six months.[8]

Major wins

2014
  • Stage 3b Sibiu Cycling Tour, Marco Zanotti
    2015
  • Himmerland Rundt, Wim Stroetinga
  • Olympia's Tour
  • Stages 1b, 3 & 5b, Wim Stroetinga
  • Stage 5a (ITT), Dion Beukeboom
  • Stage 6, Joris Blokker
  • De Kustpijl, Marco Zanotti
  • Stage 5 Tour of Taihu Lake, Marco Zanotti
    2016
  • Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Peter Schulting
  • Stage 3 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), Derk Abel Beckeringh
  • Prologue Okolo Slovenska, Dennis Bakker
  • Stage 5 Ster ZLM Toer, Wim Stroetinga
  • Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Peter Schulting
    2017
  • Stage 8 Tour of Hainan, Marco Zanotti
    2018
  • Stage 2 Tour of Antalya, Wim Kleiman
  • Himmerland Rundt, André Looij
  • Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré, André Looij
  • Turul Romaniei
  • Stages 1 & 4, Peter Schulting
  • Stage 3, Jeen de Jong
  • Tacx Pro Classic, Peter Schulting
  • Stage 3 Tour of Fuzhou, Ivar Slik
    2019
  • Stage 2 Tour of Antalya, Bas van der Kooij
  • Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alex Molenaar
  • Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour, Ivar Slik
  • Stage 8 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Alex Molenaar
  • Overall Tour of Romania, Alex Molenaar
  • Stage 1, Ivar Slik
  • De Kustpijl, Bas van der Kooij
  • Stage 3 Tour of Fuzhou, Ivar Slik
    2020
  • National Road Race Championships, Stijn Daemen
    2021No recorded victories
  • 2022
  • Wim Hendriks Trofee, Tomáš Kopecký
  • Midden–Brabant Poort Omloop, Mārtiņš Pluto
  • Stage 4 Dookoła Mazowsza, Jesper Rasch
  • Puchar MON, Jesper Rasch
    2023
  • Stage 3 Tour of Poyang Lake, Jesper Rasch
  • Stage 5 Tour of Poyang Lake, Stijn Appel

    National and continental champions

    2014
  • Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
    2016
  • UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
  • Dutch National Mountain Bike Championships Marathon, Jasper Ockeloen
    2017
  • UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
    2018
  • Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
  • Latvian National Road Race Championships U23, Martin Pluto
    2019
  • UEC European Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik
    2020
  • Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik
  • Dutch National Road Race Championships U23, Stijn Daemen

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Been . José . Netherlands Road Championships 2014: Road race - Men Results . cyclingnews.com . 22 December 2022 . en . 29 June 2014.
    2. Web site: Quénet . Jean-François . Tour de Taiwan 2014: Stage 5 Results . cyclingnews.com . 22 December 2022 . en . 13 March 2014.
    3. Web site: Parkhotel Valkenburg CT 2014 . www.procyclingstats.com . 22 December 2022.
    4. Web site: A Bloc en Streetjump bundelen krachten (A Bloc and Streetjump join forces) . Cycling Online . 2021-11-23 . Dutch .
    5. Web site: Parkhotel Valkenburg blijft als naamsponsor actief in het wielrennen . Wielerflits . 2023-10-10 . Dutch .
    6. Web site: Parkhotel Valkenburg look set to become VolkerWessels from 2024 season . Mathew Mitchell . ProcyclingUK.com . 2023-05-24 .
    7. Web site: Parkhotel Valkenburg (soon to be Volkerwessels) announce 2024 line-up . Mathew Mitchell . ProcyclingUK.com . 2023-09-09 .
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