Team Milram
Team information
UCI code	MRM
Based	Germany
Founded	2006
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	ProTour
Key personnel
General manager	Gerry van Gerwen
Previous team name(s)
2006–	Team Milram

Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2006) 4. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Rund um den Henninger-Turm (sometimes called the Frankfurt Grand Prix in English is a semi classic cycling race which is based around the German city of left: Alessandro Petacchi, right: Erik Zabel

Team car Team Milram Deutschlandtour 2006

Team Milram is a German (formerly Italian) pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour. The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union ( UCI)

The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI-ProTour-license of Team Domina Vacanze. Main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch company. Sprinters Alessandro Petacchi and Erik Zabel initially were the top riders and captains. Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. The squad is completed by 25 mainly German and Italian riders.

Among Team Milram’s most important successes in 2006 and 2007 Christian Knees’s win at the German classic race „Rund um Köln“, Alessandro Petacchi winning the Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt in2006 and 2007, Erik Zabel’s title as vice World Champion 2006, his win of the best sprinter’s jersey at the Deutschland-Tour 2006 and 2007 his three stage wins at the Vuelta a España. Christian Knees (born March 5 1981 in Bonn) is a German Cyclist who rides for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour The Rund um Köln is a classic Cycling race which is based around the German city of Cologne. Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. The Deutschland Tour ( English: Tour of Germany and sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt in German) is the most important multi-stage The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours Further important ranks are Alessandro Petacchi’s five stage wins at the Giro d’Italia 2007, his win at the classic race Paris-Tours and Niki Terpstras win of the best climber’s jersay at the Deutschland-Tour 2007. The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Paris-Tours is a French single-day classic Cycling race which takes place every October towards the end of the European season Niki Terpstra (born 18 May 1984 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch Racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Team Milram.

Since 2008, Team Milram is a German team. New General Manager is Gerry van Gerwen. His operating company VeloCity GmbH, which was founded in 2007, took over the previous Italian operating company Ciclosport with all components including the ProTour license for the beginning of the 2008 season. The new team basis is Dortmund’s Club Olympia. With a new organisation structure, a much younger squad, clear objectives and an enhanced anti-doping-programme the team has changed extensively.

The special focus in 2008 is on the promotion of young talents. With Martin and Peter Velits, Dominik Roels, Christian Kux, Artur Gajek, Markus Eichler and Luca Barla, seven promising young riders have joined the team. Peter Velits (born February 21, 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional Road racing cyclist for Team Milram. For their support, Jochen Hahn comes as a trainer and sport director. He already has long-term experience in the work with young riders. A new scouting system is to continue bringing young talents into the team. With an extended co-operation with the Continental Team Milram, more riders are to follow the way of Christian Kux, who was the first rider who made it from the Continental Team Milram to the ProTour team.

Furthermore, the already existing anti-doping-programme was enhanced. Now it is based on five pillars: official rules, additional voluntary agreements, increased prevention, increased transparency and clear consequences.

In 2008, Team Milram will concentrate on the Tour de France, German races and all ProTour races. The goal is to be established as a German team. The combination of experienced riders like Erik Zabel on the one hand and young talents on the other hand is the basis for the coming season.

Petacchi 's doping case

At 23 May 2007, during the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Alessandro Petacchi was found guilty of using salbutamol after a doping control. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Giro d'Italia Cycle race took place from May 12 until June 3 2007 Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. Salbutamol ( INN) or albuterol ( USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of Bronchospasm Petacchi had a certificate to use salbutamol in the treatment of asthma, but his level of salbutamol was extremely high. Petacchi was placed on non-active status and missed the 2007 Tour de France. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France ^[1] In July 2007, Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) ruled that Petacchi gave good reasons for this high level. The Italian Cycling Federation or FCI (in Italian: Federazione Ciclistica Italiana) is the national governing body of cycle racing Petacchi was then absolved by the FCI when they deemed any overuse of Salbutamol as simple human error. ^[2] The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) argued that Petacchi should be suspended for the high level of salbutamol, and send the case to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, the sporting world's highest court. The Italian Olympic Committee (Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano CONI founded in 1914 is the national Olympic committee in Italy for the Olympic Games movement Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva

On May 6, 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Petacchi until the end of August, applied retroactively from last November. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes CAS also announced that all competitive results obtained during the 2007 Giro d'Italia shall be disqualified with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. The 2007 Giro d'Italia Cycle race took place from May 12 until June 3 2007 Results obtained after 31 October 2007 and during the period of ineligibility will be disqualified. ^[3][4]

As a result of this, on May 16, 2008, Petacchi was fired by Team Milram. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[5]

Results

Successes in the 2007 ProTour

Date	Race	Rider
14 May	3rd stage Giro d'Italia	Alessandro Petacchi1
19 May	7th stage Giro d'Italia	Alessandro Petacchi1
23 May	11th stage Giro d'Italia	Alessandro Petacchi1
31 May	18th stage Giro d'Italia	Alessandro Petacchi1
3 June	21st stage Giro d'Italia	Alessandro Petacchi1
17 June	1st stage Tour de Suisse	Erik Zabel
12 August	3rd stage Deutschland Tour	Erik Zabel
7 September	7th stage Vuelta a España	Erik Zabel
12 September	11th stage Vuelta a España	Alessandro Petacchi
13 September	12th stage Vuelta a España	Alessandro Petacchi
14 October	Paris-Tours	Alessandro Petacchi

Notes

1. All competitive results obtained for Allessandro Petacchi during the 2007 Giro d'Italia or between 31 October 2007 and September 1 2008 are disqualified. The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system The 2007 Giro d'Italia Cycle race took place from May 12 until June 3 2007 Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. The Tour de Suisse ( English: Tour of Switzerland) is a UCI ProTour stage race held annually in June Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. The Deutschland Tour ( English: Tour of Germany and sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt in German) is the most important multi-stage The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours Paris-Tours is a French single-day classic Cycling race which takes place every October towards the end of the European season The 2007 Giro d'Italia Cycle race took place from May 12 until June 3 2007 Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. ^[3]

Victories in the 2007 Continental Tour

Datum	Rennen	Fahrer
10 February	Grand Prix Costa degli Etruschi	Alessandro Petacchi
18 February	6th stage Tour Méditerranéen	Mirco Lorenzetto
23 February	3rd stage Volta ao Algarve	Alessandro Petacchi
24 February	4th stage Volta ao Algarve	Alessandro Petacchi
25 February	5th stage Volta ao Algarve	Alessandro Petacchi
21-25 February	General Classification Volta ao Algarve	Alessandro Petacchi
28 February	2nd stage Volta Valenciana	Alessandro Petacchi
25 April	1st stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt	Alessandro Petacchi
26 April	2nd stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt	Alessandro Petacchi
28 April	4th stage Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt	Alessandro Petacchi
25-29 April	General Classification Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt	Alessandro Petacchi
31 May	2nd stage Bayern-Rundfahrt	Erik Zabel
1 Juny	3rd stage Bayern-Rundfahrt	Erik Zabel
3 Juny	5th stage Bayern-Rundfahrt	Sebastian Siedler
29 Juny	Ukrainian Championships ITT	Volodymyr Dyudya
22 August	1st stage Rothaus Regio-Tour	Alessandro Petacchi

Team 2008

Riders Leaving–New Riders

2008 ProTeam

As of May 16, 2008. Tour Méditerranéen is a professional Road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. Mirco Lorenzetto (born 19 June 1981 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian Racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Lampre The Volta ao Algarve ( Portuguese; English: Tour of the Algarve) is a Road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, The Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( English: Tour of Bavaria) is a Stage race Cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. Sebastian Siedler (born January 18, 1978 in Leipzig) is a Racing cyclist from Germany, currently riding for UCI Professional Volodymyr Dyudya (Володимир Дюдя (born January 6 1983) is a Ukrainian professional Racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Markus Eichler (born 18 February 1982 in Varel) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Milram Cycle Collstrop ( UCI Team Code COS) is a Swedish UCI Professional Continental Cycling team. Mirco Lorenzetto (born 19 June 1981 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian Racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Lampre Lampre ( is an Italian Road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour. Artur Gajek (born April 18 1985 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram Team Wiesenhof-Felt ( UCI Team Code: WIE) was a professional continental Cycling team based in Germany that participated in UCI Continental Marcel Sieberg (born April 30 1982 in Castrop-Rauxel) is a German Road racing cyclist who rides for Team Columbia. Martin Velits (born February 21 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram Team Wiesenhof-Felt ( UCI Team Code: WIE) was a professional continental Cycling team based in Germany that participated in UCI Continental Sebastian Siedler (born January 18, 1978 in Leipzig) is a Racing cyclist from Germany, currently riding for UCI Professional Skil-Shimano ( UCI Team Code: SKS) is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits Peter Velits (born February 21, 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional Road racing cyclist for Team Milram. Team Wiesenhof-Felt ( UCI Team Code: WIE) was a professional continental Cycling team based in Germany that participated in UCI Continental Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born November 27, 1944 in Varese) is a former Italian politician Dominik Roels (born January 21 1987 in Köln) is a German Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram. Fabio Sacchi (born May 23 1974 in Milano) is a Italian professional Road bicycle racer for professional continental team Christian Kux (born March 3 1985) is a German Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram. Team Milram is a German (formerly Italian pro cycling team participating at the UCI ProTour. Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist, specializing in the Classic Luca Barla (born September 29 1987) is an Italian Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Milram. Alessandro Cortinovis (born October 11 1977 in Seriate) is an Italian Road racing cyclist who rides for Team Milram Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[6]

Rider Date of Birth  Igor Astarloa (ESP) March 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 32)  Luca Barla (ITA) September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29) (age 20)  Volodymyr Dyudya (UKR) January 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) (age 25)  Markus Eichler (GER) February 18, 1982 (1982-02-18) (age 26)  Artur Gajek (GER) April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18) (age 23)  Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10) (age 28)  Ralf Grabsch (GER) April 7, 1973 (1973-04-07) (age 35)  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) August 7, 1983 (1983-08-07) (age 24)  Denis Haueisen (GER) September 13, 1978 (1978-09-13) (age 29)  Matej Jurčo (SVK) August 8, 1984 (1984-08-08) (age 23)  Christian Knees (GER) March 5, 1981 (1981-03-05) (age 27)  Christian Kux (GER) May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03) (age 23)  Brett Lancaster (AUS) November 15, 1979 (1979-11-15) (age 28)  Martin Müller (GER) April 5, 1974 (1974-04-05) (age 34)

Rider Date of Birth  Alberto Ongarato (ITA) July 24, 1975 (1975-07-24) (age 32)  Enrico Poitschke (GER) August 25, 1969 (1969-08-25) (age 38)  Elia Rigotto (ITA) March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) (age 26)  Dominik Roels (GER) January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21) (age 21)  Fabio Sabatini (ITA) February 18, 1985 (1985-02-18) (age 23)  Björn Schröder (GER) October 27, 1980 (1980-10-27) (age 27)  Sebastian Schwager (GER) January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04) (age 24)  Niki Terpstra (NED) May 18, 1984 (1984-05-18) (age 24)  Martin Velits (SVK) February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21) (age 23)  Peter Velits (SVK) February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21) (age 23)  Marco Velo (ITA) March 9, 1974 (1974-03-09) (age 34)  Erik Zabel (GER) July 7, 1970 (1970-07-07) (age 37)

References

External links

• Official page