2021 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux season

The 2021 season for Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux was the 14th 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 joined 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
World Tour Rank14th
Manager Jean-François Bourlart (BEL)
Main sponsor(s)
Based Belgium
BicyclesCube
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race stages4
National Championships1
Most wins Taco van der Hoorn (NED) (4)
Best ranked rider Danny van Poppel (NED) (30th)
Jersey
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Team roster

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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)
  Stijn Daemen[a] (NED) (1999-07-25)25 July 1999 (aged 21)
  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 26)
  Jasper De Plus (BEL) (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 23)
  Dries De Pooter[a] (BEL) (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 18)
  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 Girmay[b] (ERI) (2000-04-02)2 April 2000 (aged 20)
  Quinten Hermans (BEL) (1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 25)
  Maxime Jarnet[a] (FRA) (1998-09-06)6 September 1998 (aged 22)
  Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 29)
  Jonas Koch (GER) (1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 27)
  Wesley Kreder (NED) (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
  Maurits Lammertink (NED) (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 30)
  Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 28)
  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 27)
  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)
  1. ^ a b c Daemen, De Pooter, and Jarnet joined as stagiaires on 1 August from Abloc CT, SEG Racing Academy, and EC Saint-Étienne Loire, respectively.[8]
  2. ^ Girmay joined the team on 6 August, after having previously raced for Delko earlier in the year.[9]

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
10 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Taco van der Hoorn (NED)   Italy Canale [24][25]
30 July Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Georg Zimmermann (GER)   France Saint-Vulbas [26]
15 August Tour de Pologne, Active rider classification UCI World Tour   Taco van der Hoorn (NED)   Poland [27]
16 August Vuelta a España, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Rein Taaramäe (EST)   Spain Espinosa de los MonterosPicón Blanco [28][29]
17 August Egmont Cycling Race UCI Europe Tour   Danny van Poppel (NED)   Belgium Zottegem [30]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Georg Zimmermann (GER)   Germany [31]
1 September Benelux Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Taco van der Hoorn (NED)   Netherlands Hoogerheide [32]
3 September Classic Grand Besançon Doubs UCI Europe Tour   Biniam Girmay (ERI)   France Marchaux [33]
5 September Benelux Tour, Points classification UCI World Tour   Danny van Poppel (NED)   Belgium [34]
23 September Omloop van het Houtland UCI Europe Tour   Taco van der Hoorn (NED)   Belgium Lichtervelde [35]
5 October Binche–Chimay–Binche UCI Europe Tour   Danny van Poppel (NED)   Belgium Binche [36]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
18 June Estonian National Time Trial Championships     Rein Taaramäe (EST)   Estonia Lüllemäe [37]

Notes

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References

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