Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie Explained

Marco Polo Cycling-Donckers Koffie
Code:	MPC
Registered:	Hong Kong: 2003–2004 China: 2005–2011 Ethiopia: 2012
Teammanager:	Remko Kramer
Discipline:	Road
Status:	Continental
Season:	2003–2006 2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012
Oldname:	Marco Polo Cycling Team Discovery Channel-Marco Polo Team Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team Marco Polo Cycling Team Marco Polo Cycling-Donckers Koffie

Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie (UCI Code: MPC) was a UCI Continental cycling team, registered in Ethiopia. The team is named after traveller Marco Polo, and has title sponsorship from Belgian coffee company Donckers Koffie.^[1]

History

The idea of the team came in 1998 and in 2001 the team was registered in Hong Kong. In 2003 it became a UCI Continental team^[2] and from 2005 the team was registered in China becoming the first professional cycling team from China.^[3]

Li Fuyu rode with the team for two years from 2005 before joining the Discovery Channel team. This led to a partnership between the teams, resulting in the 2007 Discovery Channel Marco Polo team. In 2008, Trek became the sponsor and the name became Trek-Marco Polo. The team has a house in the Netherlands for riders.

After a ten-year run the team did not have a sponsor for 2013 season.

Major wins

2003

Stage 1 & 5, Tour de Korea, Wong Kam-po

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Stage 1 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Wong Kam-po

Overall Tour du Faso, Maarten Tjallingii

Stage 1, Maarten Tjallingii

Stage 2 & 10, Kay Kermer

Stage 6a Tour of Southland, Robin Reid

2004

Stage 5 UAE Emirates Post Tour, Robin Reid

Overall Tour de Korea, Cory Lange

Stage 7 Tour of Southland, Robin Reid

2005

Stage 5 Tour of Siam, Edmunds Hollands

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

New Zealand, Time Trial Championship, Robin Reid

2006

Overall Tour of Siam, Thomas Rabou

Stage 5, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Overall Tour of Thailand, Li Fuyu

Stage 3, Li Fuyu

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Stage 2 & 8 Tour d'Indonesia, Serguei Kudentsov

Stage 6 Tour d'Indonesia, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh 2007

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Stage 6 Tour de Korea, Serguei Kudentsov

Stage 1 & 4 Tour of Hainan, Serguei Kudentsov

2008

Stage 1 Jelajah Malaysia, Li Fuyu

Stage 3 Tour de Kumano, Léon van Bon

Stage 3 Tour of Thailand, Loh Sea Keong

Stage 6 Tour of Thailand, Léon van Bon

Stage 5 & 6 Tour of South China Sea, Serguei Kudentsov

2009

South Africa, Time Trial Championship, Jaco Venter

Stage 5 Tour of Thailand, James Spragg

Stage 8 Tour de Korea, Léon van Bon

, Time Trial Championship, Li Fuyu

National champions

2003

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

2005

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

New Zealand, Time Trial Championship, Robin Reid

2006

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

Mongolia, Time Trial Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

2007

Mongolia, Road Race Championship, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh

2009

South Africa, Time Trial Championship, Jaco Venter

, Time Trial Championship, Li Fuyu

2012 team

As of 23 February 2012.^[1] ^[4]

External links

Notes and References

News: New sponsor, new direction for 2012 Marco Polo Cycling Team. 23 February 2012. 23 February 2012. Cycling News.
Web site: The journey of Marco Polo: Part one – the early years. Cyclingnews.com. 2008-02-28.
Web site: Tales from the travellers — the diary of Team Marco Polo. Cyclingnews.com. 2008-02-28.
Web site: Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie (MPC) – ETH. 23 February 2012. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale.