2021 Delko season

The 2021 season for Delko was the 47th season in the team's existence, the sixth as a UCI ProTeam, and the first under the current name.[1] Japanese construction company Nippo Corporation, which had been a co-title sponsor last season, left the team to sponsor UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo instead.[2]

Delko
2021 season
The Delko team bus near Chalet Reynard on Stage 3 of the 2021 Tour de la Provence
UCI codeDKO
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank28th
Manager Frédéric Rostaing (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)Delko
BasedFrance
BicyclesLook
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages2
National Championships2
Most Wins José Manuel Díaz (ESP) (2)
Best ranked rider José Manuel Díaz (ESP) (181st)
Jersey

On 11 October, the team ceased operations with immediate effect due to financial difficulties.[3]

Team roster
As of 9 August 2021.[1][4][5]
Rider Date of birth
 Pierre Barbier (FRA) (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 23)
 Clément Berthet[lower-alpha 1] (FRA) (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 23)
 Clément Carisey (FRA) (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Lucas De Rossi (FRA) (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (aged 25)
 Yakob Debesay (ERI) (1999-06-28)28 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Alexandre Delettre (FRA) (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 23)
 José Manuel Díaz (ESP) (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 25)
 Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 24)
 Delio Fernández (ESP) (1986-02-17)17 February 1986 (aged 34)
 Mauro Finetto (ITA) (1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 35)
 Biniam Girmay[lower-alpha 2] (ERI) (2000-04-02)2 April 2000 (aged 20)
Rider Date of birth
 José Gonçalves (POR) (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) (1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Mulu Hailemichael (ETH) (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 21)
 August Jensen (NOR) (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 29)
 Justin Jules (FRA) (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 34)
 Mathias Le Turnier (FRA) (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 25)
 Atsushi Oka[lower-alpha 3] (JPN) (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 25)
 Eduard Prades (ESP) (1987-08-09)9 August 1987 (aged 33)
 Dušan Rajović (SRB) (1997-11-19)19 November 1997 (aged 23)
 Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 32)
 Julien Trarieux (FRA) (1992-08-19)19 August 1992 (aged 28)
  1. Berthet joined AG2R Citroën Team on 1 August.[6]
  2. Girmay was let go by the team and subsequently joined Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux on 6 August.[7]
  3. Oka was let go by the team on 28 April and subsequently joined their UCI Continental development side Nippo–Provence–PTS Conti two months later.[8]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
7 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexandre Delettre (FRA) France[31][32]
15 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 José Manuel Díaz (ESP) TurkeyElmalı[33]
18 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, OverallUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Turkey[34][35]
18 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		[lower-alpha 1] Turkey[34][35]
30 MayBoucles de la Mayenne, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		[lower-alpha 2] France[36]
27 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Clément Carisey (FRA) FrancePoitiers[37]

National, Continental, and World Champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
18 JuneLithuanian National Time Trial Championships
 Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) LithuaniaUtena[38]
20 JuneSerbian National Road Race Championships
 Dušan Rajović (SRB) SerbiaKraljevo[39]

Notes
  1. The riders in the squad were Pierre Barbier, Clément Berthet, José Manuel Díaz, Delio Fernández, Mauro Finetto, Eduard-Michael Grosu, and Mathias Le Turnier
  2. The riders in the squad were Pierre Barbier, Alexandre Delettre, Alessandro Fedeli, Eduard Prades, Dušan Rajović, and Julien Trarieux.

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