Giordana Racing Team Explained

Velosure Giordana Procycling Team
Code:VGR
Registered:United Kingdom
Bicycles:Pinarello
Website:http://www.node4procycling.com/
Teammanager:Phil Griffiths
Malcolm Elliott
Bill Nickson
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Continental
Season:2009
2010
2011
2012–2013
2014-
Oldname:CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint Pro-Cycling Team
Node4 Giordana Pro Cycling Team
Giordana Racing Team
Kitimage:Node4 Pro Cycling Teamkit.jpg

The Velosure Giordana Pro Cycling Team are a British UCI Continental cycling team.[1] [2]

Profile

The Velosure Giordana cycling team are sponsored by Node4, a Data Centre Services provider. The team rides senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. They also ride track events such as the Revolution.

In 2012 the team changed its name from Motorpoint to Node4-Giordana.[3] In 2014 It became Velosure Giordana [4]

Major wins

2008
  • Stage 2, 3 & 4 Cinturón a Mallorca, Russell Downing
  • Abergavenny Criterium, Russell Downing
  • GP of Wales, Russell Downing
  • Stage 4 Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing
    2009
  • Stage 3 Cinturón a Mallorca, Russell Downing
  • Overall Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing
  • Stage 1, Russell Downing
    2010
  • Stage 1 Cinturón a Mallorca, Ian Bibby
    2011
  • Stage 3 Cinturón a Mallorca, Ian Bibby
  • Stage 6 An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki
    2012
  • Overall BDO Tour of Northland, Michael Northey
  • Stages 1, 3 & 4, Michael Northey
  • Overall Irish Sea Tour of the North, James Moss
  • Stage 1 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Michael Northey
  • Shay Elliott Memorial Race, Philip Lavery
  • Stage 1 An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki
  • Stage 3 Tour of Ulster, Matthew Higgins
  • Torquay Critrerium, Marcin Białobłocki
  • Guildford Criterium, James Moss
  • GP Ville de Pérenchies, Rico Rogers
  • Newport Criterium, Rico Dene Rogers
  • Ottershaw Series, David Clarke
  • Overall Tour of Southland, Michael Northey
  • Stage 2, Michael Northey
  • Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Michael Northey
  • Waipara Festival of Cycling, Matt Cronshaw
    2013
  • Rev Classic Cambridge, Shem Rodger
  • Overall BDO Tour of Northland, Michael Northey
  • Stages 2 & 4, Michael Northey
  • Stage 3 Totnes–Vire Stage Race, James Williamson
  • Wales Open Criterium, Michael James Northey
  • Grand Prix of Wales, Michael Northey[5]
  • Sefton Classic, Daniel Barry
  • National Criterium Championship, Michael Northey
    2014
  • Jock Wadley Memorial RR, Robert Partridge
  • Coalville Wheelers, Steven Lampier
  • Overall Irish Sea Tour of the North, James Gullen
  • Wiltshire GP, Marcin Białobłocki
  • Stage 5 An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki

    2013 team

    As of 15 January 2013.[6]

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU4MTU&LangId=1 UCI
    2. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/438767/motorpoint-marshalls-pasta-2010-team-launched.html Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta 2010 team launched
    3. Web site: Nick Bull. Photos by Andy Jones. . CW launches Node4-Giordana racing team | Latest News . Cycling Weekly . 2010-11-17 . 2011-12-16.
    4. Web site: Velosure-Giordana racing team for 2014. 9 December 2013.
    5. Web site: Road: First Premier Calendar win for Northey.
    6. Web site: Node4-Giordana Racing (NGR) – GBR. 15 January 2013. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040630/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=CTM&teamstype=CTM&year=2013&teamnameid=3823&npage=1&search=&l=ENG. dead.