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Alpecin–Deceuninck () is a UCI WorldTeam
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that is based in Belgium. It competes both in the
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and cyclo-cross seasons. The leaders of the team have in the past been cyclo-cross world champion
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,
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and Radomír Šimůnek. The team's current lead rider is the cyclocross and road world champion and multiple monuments winner Mathieu van der Poel.


History

In December 2017, the team announced that Corendon Airlines, a Turkish-Dutch airline company, and Circus, a Belgian betting company had signed three-year sponsorship deals. Circus, who also sponsor the UCI Continental team, ERA–Circus announced they would continue to do so until the end of the cyclo-cross season in March. For the 2020 season the team rebranded itself as Alpecin–Fenix with German shampoo brand Alpecin and Italian interior design materials company Fenix becoming major sponsors for the team. On May 16, 2022, the team announced that it would become Alpecin–Deceuninck for the start of the
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on a 5-year deal bringing them in line with Alpecin and
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. This allowed the team to apply for a 2023–25 World Tour licence. The Fenix logo moved to the back of the shorts where
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used to be.


Team roster


Major wins


National, continental and world champions

;2015 : Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel ;2016 : Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel ;2017 : Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel ;2018 : Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel : Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel ;2019 : Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel : Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier :
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(Madison), Lasse Norman Hansen ;2020 : German Road Race Championships, Marcel Meisen : Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel : Belgium Road Race Championships, Dries De Bondt ;2021 : Switzerland Road Race Championships, Silvan Dillier ;2022 : Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier : UCI Esports World Championships, Jay Vine ;2023 :World Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel : World Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpecin-Fenix UCI Professional Continental teams Cycling teams based in Belgium Cycling teams established in 2008 *