Domo–Farm Frites was a

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professional road cycling team that existed in the 2001–02 road cycling seasons. It was founded by

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and the bulk of the Belgian riders from the Mapei team, including

Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and No ...

. Sponsor Farm Frites had previously co-sponsored TVM. The team won several notable one-day races in their existence, notably including a podium sweep of

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led by

Servais Knaven Henricus Theodorus Josephus (Servais) Knaven (born 6 March 1971) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently a directeur sportif for Team Ineos. He rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. As a rider, Knaven won ...

, 2002 Paris-Roubaix by

, and

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. At the end of the 2002 season the team merged with the remnants of the disbanded Mapei team and became

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, with Lefevere at the helm. Sponsor Domo joined Lotto to co-sponsor team Lotto-Domo, with

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as team manager and taking several riders with him.

Roster

Through its two years of existence, the team included several notable riders. In its first year former Mapei riders Johan Museeuw, his super-domestique

Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters (born 10 July 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the T ...

, American Freddy Rodriguez, and

Axel Merckx Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team . In his professional career (1 ...

. In addition, they enrolled Road Cycling World Champion

Romāns Vainšteins Romāns Vainšteins (born 3 March 1973, in Talsi) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France. At the end of the race, he won the sprint for the line ahe ...

, sprinter

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, classics specialist

, and Frenchman

who just returned from doping suspension. Rising young riders such as

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, and

Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans (born 30 September 1980 in Hasselt) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was noted for a strong finishing sprint and could compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist, and ...

were also in the squad. The next year brought classics specialist

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, and youngsters

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and

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Notable wins

Their first year brought high-profile wins such as a podium sweep of the

with Servais Knaven, Johan Museeuw and Romāns Vainšteins on the podium. Wilfried Peeters finished fifth. Coming back from suspension, Richard Virenque won the 2001 Paris-Tours from a long two-man breakaway that many thought was hopeless. The next season opened with Johan Museeuw's charismatic win of the 2002 Paris-Roubaix from a solo breakaway of 40 km. Virenque continued his comeback with a stage win on

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at the

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. The season also included Museeuw's win in the

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, although he did not win the UCI World Cup.

References

* http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ploegfiche.php?id=10019 * http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ploegfiche.php?id=10117 {{DEFAULTSORT:Domo-Farm Frites Cycling teams established in 2001 Cycling teams disestablished in 2002 Cycling teams based in Belgium Defunct cycling teams based in Belgium