UCI code MPC Status Continental Founded 2003 | Discipline Road Team manager(s) Remko Kramer | |
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Registered Hong Kong: 2003–2004
China: 2005–2011
Ethiopia: 2012 2003–2006
2007
2008–2009
2010–2011
2012 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) is 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.
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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 and from 2005 the team was registered in China becoming the first professional cycling team from China.
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.
National champions
2012 team
As of 23 February 2012.