Kelme was a professional cycling team based in Spain.

History

In 1979, Kelme sponsored the

mountains classification in the Vuelta a España The mountains classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España. For this classification, points are given to the cyclists who cross the mountain peaks first. The classification was established in 1935, ...

. The owners of Kelme were not satisfied with the publicity that this produced, so they decided to sponsor a cycling team instead. The Kelme team was formed from another Spanish cycling team, Transmallorca, in 1980. From the 2004 cycling season, the Valencian government took the main sponsorship, Kelme becoming co-sponsor, finally dropping from the team at the end of the year. Despite this, the team kept on running, but its days were numbered when on 20 August 2006, because of doping allegations on Operación Puerto, the Valencian government dropped its sponsorship. This was to become the last year for the oldest team in the peloton. The last couple of years, it was managed by

Vicente Belda Vicente Belda Vicedo (born 12 September 1954) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, born in Alfafara. He is now the manager of Spanish UCI Professional Continental outfit Fuerteventura–Canarias. Until 2006 he was the directeur s ...

, a former

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

who rode for the team from 1980 to 1988. Famous former riders included

Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009, ...

Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Hernández (born 1 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a España a record four times. Between 1997 Vuelta a España, 1997 and 2005 Vuelta a España, 2005 he finished in the top 5 of ...

Aitor González Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, Gonzá ...

Oscar Sevilla Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

Ángel Casero Ángel Luis Casero Moreno (born 27 September 1972 in Albalat dels Tarongers, Province of Valencia) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005. His first win was at the 1995 Clásica a los Puertos de ...

, and

Fernando Escartín Fernando Escartín Coti (born 24 January 1968) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. Between 1995 and 2000 he came in the top 10 of the Tour de France five times and in that same time period finished on the podium in 2nd place at the Vuelta a ...

. The team's major results include two wins in the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

: by Roberto Heras in 2000 and Aitor González in 2002.

Doping controversy

In March 2004, in an interview with the Spanish newspaper '' AS'', the former Kelme cyclist

Jesús Manzano Jesús María Manzano Ruano (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 12 May 1978) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He is famous as the whistleblower of systematic doping within his cycling team and his statements led the Guardia Civil t ...

exposed the systematic doping in the team. During the interview he detailed

blood doping Blood doping is a form of doping in which the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream is boosted in order to enhance athletic performance. Because such blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, a higher concentration in the bl ...

as well as the various performance-enhancing drugs he used while on the team. Immediately the Kelme team denied the allegations, and

Jean-Marie Leblanc Jean-Marie Leblanc (born 27 July 1944, in Nueil-sur-Argent, now Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres) is a French retired professional road bicycle racer who was general director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2007, when he reached pensionable ...

, the director of the Tour de France, was also sceptical about the allegations. After more detailed revelations, the Kelme team who had been invited to the 2004 Tour de France had their invitation withdrawn. The subsequent investigation into Manzano's doping activities and the allegations he made led to the questioning of several members of the Kelme team in April 2004. These included

Eufemiano Fuentes Eufemiano Fuentes (born 1955) is a Spanish sports doctor who was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. Biography Fuentes was once an athlete. He then became the team doctor of Team ONCE, Amaya and Kelme. The former Kelme rider Jes� ...

, who was at that time the Kelme team doctor; Walter Virú, the previous team doctor; and Alfredo Córdova, who was working for

Liberty Seguros Liberty Seguros is an international subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group, a Boston-based insurance company. Sponsorships Liberty Seguros sponsored the UCI ProTour cycling team, Liberty Seguros – Würth, but dropped the sponsorship on 25 May 20 ...

but had been involved with Kelme in 2003. An investigation began into the practises of Fuentes in early 2006 by Central Operating Unit, the anti-drug trafficking arm of the Spanish

Guardia Civil The Civil Guard ( es, Guardia Civil, link=no; ) is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain and is one of two national police forces. As a national gendarmerie force, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the a ...

. In May 2006, several arrests were made. Manzano's statements had led directly to the development of this investigation. In June 2007 Manzano claimed that

doped with testosterone during the

2002 Vuelta a España The 57th edition of the ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 September to 29 September 2002. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Aito ...

Major wins

;1980 :

Circuito de Getxo The Circuito de Getxo ( en, Getxo Circuit) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

Felipe Yanez de la Torre Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy pe ...

GP Llodio Gran Premio Internacional de Llodio (also known as Clásica de Álava) is a Spanish professional cycle road race that was held in Llodio, Basque Country, between 1949 and 2011. From 2005 to 2011, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI ...

, Felipe Yanez de la Torre :Stage 6,

Vuelta a Cantabria The Vuelta a Cantabria is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the region of Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad ...

Francisco Ramon Albelda Francisco Ramon Albelda Tormo (born 11 October 1955) is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France and one edition of the Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an ann ...

;1981 :Stage 11 Vuelta a España, Jésus Suarez :

Memorial Manuel Galera Memorial Manuel Galera was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in the Province of Granada, Spain from 1972 until 2004. From 1972 to 1979, the race was reserved for amateurs. The race was named in honor of Manuel Galera, a Spanish cyclis ...

, Juan Fernandez : Memoria Santi Andia, Jésus Suarez :2 stages

Vuelta a Aragón Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an ...

:Stage 2,

Vuelta Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...

, Jésus Suarez :Stage 5,

, Jésus Suarez :Stage 1,

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved t ...

, Juan Fernandez ;1982 :Stage 7, Vuelta a España, Enrique Martinez :Memorial Manuel Galera, Jesus Delgado :

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama is a professional cycle road race held in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain in late August each year. The event was first run in 1978 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour T ...

:Overall and 1 stage, Vuelta Asturias :Overall and prologue,

Costa del Azahar Costa del Azahar (, literally in English "Orange Blossom Coast") or Costa dels Tarongers (, literally in English: Orange Tree Coast) is the name for the coast of the province of Castellón in Spain, from Vinaròs to Almenara. Towns on the Costa ...

:Madrid six days :Stage 4,

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races ...

;1983 :Memorial Manuel Galera, Jesus Delgado :

Subida al Naranco Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...

, Vicente Belda : Alqueiras, Francisco Ramon Albelda :

Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

José Recio José Recio Ariza (born January 24, 1957, in Fernán Núñez) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won five stages at Vuelta a España and several Spanish stage races like Volta a Catalunya, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme and ...

:Stage 3,

Vuelta a La Rioja The Vuelta a La Rioja ( en, Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road ...

, Miguel Guerrero ;1984 :

Subida a Urkiola Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The route starts in Durango and ends at the Sanctuary of Urkiola. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not ...

, Vicente Belda :Subida al Naranco, Vicente Belda :Stage 6b, Vuelta Asturias, Miguel Angel Guerrero ;1985 :Overall,

Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia ( en, Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, d ...

, José Recio :Subida al Naranco, José-Alirio Chizabas :Circuito de Getxo, Antonio Esparza :

Bages Bages () is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a ''subcomarca'', Lluçanès. Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Carden ...

, Miguel Angel Guerrero :

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau (''Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of th ...

, Miguel Angel Guerrero ;1986 :Subida a Urkiola, Oscar J. Vargas ;1987 :Memorial Manuel Galera, Juan Martinéz ;1988 :Stage 4,

Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March. ...

, Jaime Vilamajo ;1989 :Stage 3, Vuelta a Murcia, Juan Martinéz ;1990 :Mountains classification, 1990 Vuelta a España ;1991 :Stage 2,

Vuelta a los valles Mineros The Vuelta a los Valles Mineros was a road bicycle race held annually in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Engli ...

;1992 :Memorial Manuel Galera, Francisco Cabello :

, Ángel Edo :Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, Oswaldo Mora : Road Race championship :Stage 6, Criterium du Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1993 : Road Race championship :

Trofeo Mallorca The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...

, Asiat Saitov ;1994 :Overall, Challenge Mallorca, Francisco Cabello :

Trofeo Masferrer Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...

, Ángel Edo :

Trofeo Soller The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or ear ...

, Ángel Edo :GP Llodio, Asiat Saitov :Stage 1,

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ...

, Ángel Edo :Stage 4,

Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...

, Asiat Saitov ;1995 :Memorial Manuel Galera, Ignacio Garcia Camacho :Overall and 3 stages,

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

:Stage 3, Vuelta an Andalucía, Ruta del Sol, Francisco Cabello ;1996 :Overall, Challenge Mallorca, Francisco Cabello :Trofeo Soller, Francisco Cabello :Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, Fernando Escartín :Stage 13, Vuelta a Colombia, Julio Cabrera :Stage 3,

Vuelta a Castilla y León The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bi ...

, Mariano Moreda :Stage 2, Vuelta Asturias, Mariano Moreda ;1997 :Stage 12, Vuelta a España, Roberto Heras :Overall and 1 stage, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme :Overall,

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is ofte ...

, Juan Carlos Domínguez :Overall and 2 stages, Vuelta a Murcia :Overall and 1 stage,

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...

:Subida al Naranco, Roberto Heras :Stage 2, Vuelta Asturias, Fernando Escartín ;1998 :

Klasika Primavera The Klasika Primavera ( en, Spring classic) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Amorebieta, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

, Roberto Heras :Subida al Naranco, José-Luis Rubiera :Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama,

Marcos Serrano Marcos-Antonio Serrano Rodríguez (born 8 September 1972 in Redondela, Province of Pontevedra) is a professional cyclist from Galicia, Spain. Turning professional in 1993, he joined the Kelme team and then in 1999 the lottery-sponsored '' Organi ...

:Stage 8, Volta a Catalunya, Fernando Escartín :Stage 1,

, Fernando Escartín ;1999 :Overall and 1 stage, Vuelta an Andalucía, Ruta del Sol :Klasika Primavera, Roberto Heras :

Trofeo Calvia The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or ear ...

, Francisco Cabello : Castillon-la-Bataille, Fernando Escartín :Stage 5,

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

, Santiago Botero :Stage 4,

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...

, Oscar Sevilla :2 stages

Euskal Bizikleta Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...

:2 stages, Vuelta a Murcia :2 stages, Vuelta Asturias :Stage 4, Vuelta a Aragón,

Eduardo Hernandez The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) are a ska punk band from Solvang, California, United States. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. To date, Mad Caddies have sold over 500,000 albums worl ...

:Stage 6, Volta a Catalunya, Roberto Heras ;2000 :Overall and 2 stages,

2000 Vuelta a España The 55th edition of the ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 August to 17 September 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Robe ...

:2 stages and Mountains Classification 2000 Tour de France :Stage 13, Giro d'Italia, José-Luis Rubiera :Overall, Challenge Mallorca, Francisco Cabello : Trofeo Antratx, Francisco Cabello :

Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in i ...

Isaac Gálvez Isaac Gálvez López (20 May 1975 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – 26 November 2006 in Ghent) was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the Six Days of Ghent cy ...

: Six Jours de Grenoble, Isaac Gálvez : Critérium Foral de Navarra, Roberto Heras :

, Javier Otxoa :Subida al Naranco, José-Luis Rubiera :Memorial Manuel Galera, Oscar Sevilla : Trofeo Luis Ocana, Oscar Sevilla :Stage 2, Vuelta a Murcia, Francisco Cabello :Stage 3,

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...

, Aitor Gonzalez :Stage 4, Tour du Limousin,

Félix Cárdenas Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973 in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continen ...

:Stage 2, Volta ao Algarve, Aitor Gonzalez :2 stages, Vuelta a la Communidad Valenciana ;2001 :1 stage and Young rider classification Tour de France :Overall and 2 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia :Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, Santiago Botero Echeverry :Clasica de Sabiñanigo , Angel Vicioso Arcos :GP Miguel Indurain , Angel Vicioso Arcos :GP Llodio, Juan José De Los Angeles Segui :2 stages

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independen ...

:Stage 2 GP Mosqueteiros - Rota do Marquês, Marina Grande, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Grandola, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Alandroal, Angel Vicioso Arcos :Stage 1b Vuelta a Castilla y León, El Espinar, Javier Pascual Llorente :Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Alto del Redondal, Javier Pascual Llorente :Stage 1 Volta a Portugal, Odivelas, Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez :Stage 6 Circuito Montañés, Torrelavega, Eligio Requeio Dominguez ;2002 :2 stages 2002 Tour de France,

Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a Españ ...

:2 stages Giro d'Italia :1st overall

, Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez : World Time Trial championships, Botero :1st overall Challenge Mallorca, Francisco Cabello :Trofeo Mallorca, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :Valencia, Oscar Sevilla Ribera :GP Miguel Indurain, Angel Vicioso Arcos :Klasika Primavera, Angel Vicioso Arcos :Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Pierrelatte, Santiago Botero Echeverry :Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Genève, José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluña :Trofeo de Palma, Palma, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :Classique des Alpes, Santiago Botero Echeverry :Profronde van Pijnacker, Santiago Botero Echeverry :Profronde van Surhuisterveen, Santiago Botero Echeverry :Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, Alcobaça, David Muñoz Bañón :Stage 8 Volta a Portugal, Castelo Branco, Alexis Rodriguez Hernandez ;2003 :1st 2 stages, Combination classification

2003 Vuelta a España The 58th edition of the ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 2003. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Rob ...

:1st overall Challenge Mallorca, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Trofeo Mallorca, Palma, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :1st overall and 2 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, Javier Pascual Llorente :Criterium Valencia, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Circuito de Getxo, Roberto Lozano Montero :Trofeo Alcudia, Porto Cristo, Isaac Gálvez Lopez :Stage 4a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Ribemar, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Stage 5a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Ribemar, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Stage 3 Vuelta an Andalucía, Ruta del Sol, Altro Ntra. Sra.de Araceli, Lucena, Javier Pascual Llorente :Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya, Llívia, Jesus Maria Manzano Ruano :Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista an Aragón, Illueca, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte :Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte ;2004 :4 stages 2004 Vuelta a España :1st overall and 2 stages, Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana :1st overall

Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia ( en, Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due ...

:1st overall and 3 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos :1st overall and 2 stages GP Estremadura - RTP :

Trofeo Manacor The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...

:2 stages

:3 stages

:Stage 5

Troféu Joaquim Agostinho The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras – Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Con ...

:Stage 4a Vuelta de la Paz :Stage 4 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Circuit Fusagasuga, Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto :2 stages

Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week s ...

;2005 :3 stages 2005 Vuelta a España :1st overall and 1 stage

:1st overall

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

:1st overall and 2 stages

:1st overall and 1 stage Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja :1st overall and 1 stage

:Mountains classification

GP Miguel Indurain Gp or GP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * Gameplanet (New Zealand), a New Zealand video game community * GamePolitics.com, a blog about the politics of computer and video games * ''GamePro'', a monthly video game magazine * ...

:1st overall and 1 stage GP Internacional Costa Azul :1st overall and 1 stage

:Stage 8

:Stage 2

;2006 :1st overall Challenge Mallorca :1st overall and 2 stages,

:2 stages

:Stage 2

:Stage 3

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

:Stage 5

Trofeo Pollença The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...

References

External links

Official Site

Cycling Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelme (Cycling Team) Defunct cycling teams based in Spain Cycling teams established in 1980 Cycling teams disestablished in 2006