2021 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux season

The 2021 season for Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux is the fourteenth season in the team's existence. After starting out as a UCI Continental team and spending most of its existence as a UCI Professional Continental team/UCI ProTeam, the team was promoted to a UCI WorldTeam, taking over the WorldTeam license of the disbanded CCC Team.[1] In addition, French supermarket brand Intermarché joins Belgian engineering companies Wanty and Groupe Gobert as co-title sponsors.[2][3][4][5]

Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2021 season
UCI codeIWG
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerJean-François Bourlaert
Main sponsor(s)Intermarché, Wanty, Groupe Gobert
Based Belgium
BicyclesCube
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race stages4
National Championships1
Jersey

Team roster
As of 9 August 2021.[6][7]
Rider Date of birth
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 34)
 Jérémy Bellicaud (FRA) (1998-06-08)8 June 1998 (aged 22)
 Aimé De Gendt (BEL) (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 26)
 Jasper De Plus (BEL) (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 23)
 Ludwig De Winter (BEL) (1992-12-31)31 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Théo Delacroix (FRA) (1999-02-21)21 February 1999 (aged 21)
 Tom Devriendt (BEL) (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 29)
 Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 26)
 Alex Evans (AUS) (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 23)
 Biniam Ghirmay[lower-alpha 1] (ERI) (2000-04-02)2 April 2000 (aged 20)
 Quinten Hermans (BEL) (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995
 Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
 Jonas Koch (GER) (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993
 Wesley Kreder (NED) (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990
 Maurits Lammertink (NED) (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990
Rider Date of birth
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
 Riccardo Minali (ITA) (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 25)
 Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 (aged 32)
 Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 27)
 Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 32)
 Lorenzo Rota (ITA) (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Rein Taaramäe (EST) (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 33)
 Taco van der Hoorn (NED) (1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 26)
 Corné van Kessel (NED) (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 29)
 Kevin Van Melsen (BEL) (1987-04-01)1 April 1987 (aged 33)
 Boy van Poppel (NED) (1988-01-18)18 January 1988 (aged 32)
 Danny van Poppel (NED) (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 27)
 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 (aged 33)
 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 27)
 Georg Zimmermann (GER) (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 23)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
10 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 3UCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) ItalyCanale
30 JulyTour de l'Ain, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Georg Zimmermann (GER) FranceSaint-Vulbas
15 AugustTour de Pologne, Active rider classificationUCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) Poland
16 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 3UCI World Tour Rein Taaramäe (EST) SpainEspinosa de los Monteros – Picón Blanco
17 AugustEgmont Cycling RaceUCI Europe Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) BelgiumZottegem
29 AugustDeutschland Tour, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Georg Zimmermann (GER) Germany
1 SeptemberBenelux Tour, Stage 3UCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) NetherlandsHoogerheide
3 SeptemberClassic Grand Besançon DoubsUCI Europe Tour Biniam Ghirmay (ERI) FranceMarchaux
5 SeptemberBenelux Tour, Points classificationUCI World Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) Belgium
23 SeptemberOmloop van het HoutlandUCI Europe Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) BelgiumLichtervelde
5 OctoberBinche–Chimay–BincheUCI Europe Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) BelgiumBinche

National, Continental and World champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
June 18Estonian National Time Trial Championships
 Rein Taaramäe (EST) EstoniaLüllemäe

Notes
  1. Ghirmay joined the team on 6 August, after having previously raced for Delko earlier in the year.[8]

References
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