Oktos–Saint-Quentin was a French professional road cycling team that existed from 1999 until 2004.[1]
Team information | |
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UCI code | OKT |
Registered | France |
Founded | 1999 |
Disbanded | 2004 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Pascal Cordier |
Team manager(s) | Martial Gayant Jean-François Bernard Pascal Pfinder |
Team name history | |
1999 2000–2002 2003 2004 | Saint-Quentin–Oktos–MBK Saint-Quentin–Oktos MBK–Oktos–Saint-Quentin Oktos–Saint-Quentin |
The team was founded in 1999 as Saint-Quentin–Oktos–MBK, and competed in the third division of professional teams. They had a fairly successful season, with well known riders including Saulius Ruškys and Eddy Seigneur, and upgraded to the second level the following year. The team faced two poor seasons, but were able to remain in the 2nd division. However, they downgraded back to the third for their final season in 2004, despite placing 12th in the ranking the previous season.[2]
UCI rankings
editYear | Team classification | Highest ranked rider |
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1999 | 2nd (GSIII) | Saulius Ruškys (208th) |
2000 | 36th (GSII) | Saulius Ruškys (236th) |
2001 | 39th (GSII) | Arturas Trumpauskas (749th) |
2002 | 14th (GSII) | Pierre Bourquenoud (235th) |
2003 | 12th (GSII) | Jeremy Hunt (222nd) |
2004 | 4th (GSIII) | Andrey Mizurov (250th) |
References
edit- ^ "Oktos–Saint-Quentin". Memoire-du-cyclisme. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Oktos-Saint-Quentin". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 April 2020.