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Wahoo Fitness
Wahoo Fitness is a fitness technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its CEO is Mike Saturnia. Founded in 2009 by Chip Hawkins, Wahoo Fitness has offices in London, Berlin, Tokyo, Reno, Boulder and Brisbane. Wahoo's portfolio of cycling industry products includes the KICKR family of Indoor Cycling Trainers and Accessories, the ELEMNT family of GPS Cycling Computers and sport watches, the TICKR family of Heart Rate Monitors, Speedplay (bicycle pedal), SPEEDPLAY Advanced Road Pedal systems and the Wahoo SYSTM Training App. Main Products Indoor Trainers & Smart Bikes * KICKR Direct Drive Smart Trainer * KICKR CORE Direct Drive Smart Trainer * KICKR SNAP Wheel-On Smart Trainer * KICKR BIKE Indoor Smart Bike * KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer GPS Cycling Computers & Smart Watches * ELEMNT ROAM GPS Bike Computer * ELEMNT BOLT GPS Bike Computer * ELEMNT RIVAL GPS Multisport Watch Heart Rate Monitors * TICKR Heart Rate Monitor * TICKR FIT Heart Rate Armband * TICKR X Heart Rate Monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Novo Nordisk
With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), Team Novo Nordisk () is the world’s first all -diabetes professional cycling team founded by CEO Phil Southerland and led by general manager Vassili Davidenko. The team's principal sponsor is the Danish global healthcare company, Novo Nordisk. The team is also sponsored by the Canadian bicycle manufacturer Argon18. Pro Cycling Team Team Novo Nordisk is the first professional cycling team to be comprised completely of riders who have type 1 diabetes. All riders and several of the team's staff, including CEO and Co-founder Phil Southerland, are living with diabetes. Team Novo Nordisk is home to a Development Team racing as a UCI Continental team and an Ambassador program formed by elite and former professional athletes living with diabetes. Team Novo Nordisk sponsors professional track cyclists Mandy Marquardt, Mateusz Rudyk, and Daan Kool. History 2005 In 2005, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge founded the team, then know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofidis (cycling Team)
Cofidis Solutions Crédits () is a French professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by a money-lending company, Cofidis. It was started in 1996 by Cyrille Guimard, the former manager of Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon of the Renault-Elf-Gitane team of the 1980s. The team's sponsor has supported the team despite repeated problems such as doping scandals. After it was part of the UCI ProTour for the ProTour's first five seasons, from 2010 the team competed as a UCI Professional Continental team. The team joined the UCI World Tour for the 2020 season. History Cyrille Guimard started the team in 1996 with backing from François Migraine, the chief executive of Cofidis. An early acquisition was Lance Armstrong, formerly of Motorola Cycling Team. Armstrong was dropped because of his cancer and another American, Bobby Julich, became leader for stage races. Julich's place in the top three of the 1998 Tour de France brought the team to the spotlight, and Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team DSM (men's Team)
Team DSM () is a Dutch professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is managed by Iwan Spekenbrink. History The team was founded in 2005 under the name "Shimano-Memory Corp", sponsored by Skil and Shimano, and was based in the Netherlands. Thanks to aggressive strategies during Paris–Nice in 2008 and 2009, the team was awarded a wildcard for the 2009 Tour de France, making it their first appearance in a Grand Tour. After losing its sponsors at the end of 2011, the team adopted the name "Project 1T4i", standing for "team spirit, inspiration, integrity, improvement and innovation", until a new sponsor was secured. Ahead of the Tour of Flanders on 1 April 2012, the team became Argos-Shimano following the announcement of a three-year naming rights contract with the Argos North Sea Group, an oil company based in the Netherlands. In 2012, the team received their second wildcard invitation to the 2012 Tour de France, along with three French-registered teams: , and . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AG2R Citroën Team
AG2R Citroën Team () is a French cycling team with UCI WorldTeam status. Its title sponsors are French insurance firm AG2R La Mondiale and French automobile manufacturer Citroën. The team is predominantly French. History In 1992 Vincent Lavenu, who had just retired from professional cycling, started a professional cycling team with Chazal as the main sponsor. Lavenu had previously organised sponsorship from Chazal of his last professional team. This sponsor stayed from 1992 to 1995. In 1996 Petit Casino, a chain of coffee shops in supermarkets, took over the sponsorship of the team. At this time the team was a second division team that relied on the public to sponsor the team. The team had the saying "''Petit Casino- c’est votre equipe''" – "it's your team", which signified this involvement of the public. In 1997 Casino, the supermarket chain that contained the Petit Casino coffee shops, took over the sponsorship of the team and the budget increased substantially. Lav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deceuninck–Quick-Step
Soudal–Quick-Step () is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefevere. The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse, Klaas Lodewyck, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels and Geert Van Bondt. The team is nicknamed 'The Wolfpack' and has used the term in its branding since 2017. History The team was created as Quick-Step–Davitamon in 2003 from staff and riders of Domo–Farm Frites and Mapei–Quick-Step when the latter disbanded after nine years in the sport. Paolo Bettini won the UCI Road World Cup in 2003 and 2004 as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics road title in 2004. In the 2005 UCI ProTour season, renamed Quick-Step–Innergetic, the team won a large number of classics: Tom Boonen won Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, Filippo Pozzato the HEW Cyclassics, and Paolo Bettini the Züri-Metzgete and the Giro di Lombardia. In late 2005 Tom Boonen won the 2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagens Berman Axeon
Hagens Berman Axeon is a UCI Continental cycling team based in the United States. It was founded in 2009, originally as a feeder team for . The team has produced several North American, European and Antipodean riders who have gone on to compete professionally at a higher level: former members of the team include Ben King, Taylor Phinney, Jesse Sergent, Alex Dowsett, Lawson Craddock, George Bennett, Ian Boswell, Nate Brown, Joe Dombrowski, Carter Jones, Jasper Stuyven, Antoine Duchesne, Clément Chevrier, Ruben Zepuntke, Jasper Philipsen, Jhonatan Narváez, João Almeida and Tao Geoghegan Hart. In April 2017 rider Chad Young died from injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour of the Gila. In 2018 the team stepped up to UCI Professional Continental level before dropping back down to UCI Continental level in 2020. Team roster Major wins ;2009 :Individual Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Beijing, Taylor Phinney :UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Købe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bora–Hansgrohe
Bora–Hansgrohe (''UCI Code'': BOH) is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team established in 2010 with a German license, founded and managed by Ralph Denk. It is sponsored by BORA, a German manufacturer of extractor hoods and cooktops, and Hansgrohe, a bathroom fittings manufacturer. Its aim is "improving the image of road cycling in Germany". History The team was formed in 2010 as Team NetApp, a UCI Continental Team with 14 riders. It was promoted to ProContinental Team status after the first season. For the 2013 season, Team NetApp and British based merged to form NetApp-Endura. The team's 2013 roster consisted of eight riders from Endura, and 12 riders from Team NetApp, as well as NetApp bringing the Pro Continental licence. The eight Endura riders joining were Alexander Wetterhall, Erick Rowsell, Iker Camaño, Jonathan McEvoy, Paul Voß, Russell Downing, Scott Thwaites, Zak Dempster. The nine NetApp riders retained were Jan Barta, Cesare Benedetti, Markus Eichler, Bartosz Huzar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
