UCI code CRE Disbanded 2013 (2013) Bicycles Colnago Base Belgium | Registered Belgium Discipline Road Founded 1989 Bicycle Colnago | |
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Status UCI Professional Continental | ||
Crelan-Euphony (UCI team code: CRE) was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Belgium that participated in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was managed by Gérard Bulens, with assistance from directeur sportifs Jef De Bilde, Claude Criquielion, Marco Saligari and Claude Van Collie.
Despite the fact that it was never a top team, they had a 3rd place in the GC of the 2003 Giro d'Italia, thanks to later Discovery Channel and Astana rider Yaroslav Popovych.
The team was sponsored by the Belgian companies Crelan, a bank, and Euphony, a telecommunications company.
The team folded at the end of the 2013 season, for financial reasons.
Final team roster
As of 1 January 2013.References
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