B&B Hotels–KTM
{{Short description|French cycling team}}
{{Distinguish|Fortuneo–Vital Concept}}
{{Infobox cycling team
| name = B&B Hotels–KTM
| image = B&B Hotels pb KTM logo.png
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| caption =
| current =
| code = {{ubl|VCC (2018)|VCB (2019)|BVC (2020)|BBK (2021–2022)}}
| registered = France
| founded = 2018
| disbanded = 2022
| discipline = Road
| status = UCI ProTeam
| bicycles = Orbea (until 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.endurancebusiness.com/2017/industry-news/orbea-rides-vital-concept-cycling-club-sets-sights-set-tdf/|title=Orbea rides with Vital Concept and sets sights set on TdF |work= endurancebusiness.com|date=7 December 2017}}
KTM (2020-2022)
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| website =
| generalmanager = Jérôme Pineau
| teammanager = Didier Rous
Gilles Pauchard
Jimmy Engoulvent
Yvonnick Bolgiani
| season = 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
| oldname = Vital Concept
Vital Concept–B&B Hotels{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alaphilippe-scores-quick-steps-63rd-victory-of-the-season-news-shorts/ | title=Alaphilippe scores Quick-Step's 63rd victory of the season – News Shorts}}
B&B Hotels–Vital Concept
B&B Hotels p/b KTM
B&B Hotels–KTM
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B&B Hotels–KTM was a French UCI ProSeries road cycling team that formed for the 2018 season as Vital Concept Cycling Team. It was first presented at a press conference on 17 August 2017, with an initial budget of €6 million, by its manager Jérôme Pineau. At this press conference fifteen riders were presented, with Bryan Coquard{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coquard-confirmed-as-leader-of-new-vital-concept-team/|title=Coquard confirmed as leader of new Vital Concept team |work= Cycling News|date=17 August 2017}} as leader, with another five riders were announced at a later date. The team sponsors the Vélo Club Pays de Loudéac and their headquarters are based in Theix. On 6 January 2018 the team missed out on a wildcard to that year's Tour de France, but were awarded a place in the Critérium du Dauphiné.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/direct-energie-cofidis-fortuneo-and-wanty-secure-2018-tour-de-france-wild-cards/|title=Direct Energie, Cofidis, Fortuneo and Wanty secure 2018 Tour de France wild cards |work= Cycling News|date= 8 January 2018 }}
The team secured further sponsorship from the Brittany-based hotel chain B&B Hotels and re-branded as Vital Concept–B&B Hotels for the 2019 season. In 2020, the team became B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, as B&B Hotels became the principal sponsor of the team.{{cite news|url=https://www.bb-hotels-vital-concept.bzh/changement-de-braquet-en-2020-ce-sera-bb-hotels-vital-concept.php|title=Changement de braquet : en 2020, ce sera B&B Hotels-Vital Concept|language=fr|date=29 August 2019|access-date=4 January 2020|work={{UCI team code|VCB|2019|nolink=yes}}|publisher=Vital Concept Cycling Club|trans-title=Change of gear: in 2020, it will be B&B Hotels-Vital Concept}} The team would change identity again in 2021, becoming B&B Hotels p/b (powered by) KTM, and restyled this as B&B Hotels–KTM for 2022.
The team had big plans for 2023, with the expectation of an invitation to the Tour de France and the announcement that Mark Cavendish would join in search of his record-breaking 35th stage victory with support from fellow new signings Cees Bol and Stephen Williams.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-mark-cavendish-as-israel-premier-tech-pick-up-stevie-williams-to-complete-squad/|title=No Mark Cavendish as Israel-Premier Tech pick up Stevie Williams to complete squad|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 December 2022|accessdate=9 July 2023}} However, the team ran into financial difficulty due to a shortfall in sponsorship revenue and collapsed in December 2022.{{cite news |last1=Fletcher |first1=Patrick |last2=Farr |first2=Stephen |title=B&B Hotels team in total collapse |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bandb-hotels-team-in-total-collapse/ |work=cyclingnews.com |date=7 December 2022 |language=en}}
Final team roster
{{Updated|6 February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17203|title=B&B Hotels p/b KTM|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=6 February 2022}}}}
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Pierre Barbier|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1997|9|25|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Cyril Barthe|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1996|2|14|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Alan Boileau|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1999|6|25|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Franck Bonnamour|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1995|6|20|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Maxime Chevalier|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1999|5|16|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jens Debusschere|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age|1989|8|28|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Thibault Ferasse|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1994|9|12|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Cyril Gautier|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1987|9|26|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Alexis Gougeard|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1993|3|5|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Miguel Heidemann|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age|1998|1|27|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jonathan Hivert|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1985|3|23|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Quentin Jaurégui|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1994|4|22|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Victor Koretzky|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1994|8|26|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Adrien Lagrée|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1997|4|25|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Axel Laurance|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|2001|4|13|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jérémy Lecroq|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1995|4|7|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Cyril Lemoine|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1983|3|3|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Eliot Lietaer|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age|1990|8|15|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Julien Morice|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1991|7|20|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Luca Mozzato|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1998|2|15|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Raphaël Parisella|nat=CAN|birthdate={{birth date and age|2002|10|23|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Pierre Rolland|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age|1986|10|10|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Sebastian Schönberger|nat=AUT|birthdate={{birth date and age|1994|5|14|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jordi Warlop|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}
Major results
{{Main|List of wins by Vital Concept and its successors}}
Continental Championships
;2019
:20px European Track (Individual pursuit), Corentin Ermenault
:20px European Track (Points race), Bryan Coquard
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bb-hotels-vital-concept.bzh/}}
{{B&B Hotels p/b KTM riders}}
{{UCI Professional Continental teams}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:UCI Professional Continental teams
Category:Cycling teams based in France
Category:Cycling teams established in 2018
Category:2018 establishments in France
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