2021 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux season

The 2021 season for Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux was the 14th season in the team's existence. After starting out as a UCI Continental team and spending most of its existence as a UCI Professional Continental team/UCI ProTeam, the team was promoted to a UCI WorldTeam, taking over the WorldTeam license of the disbanded CCC Team.[1] In addition, French supermarket brand Intermarché joined Belgian engineering companies Wanty and Groupe Gobert as co-title sponsors.[2][3][4][5]

Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2021 season
UCI codeIWG
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank14th
Manager Jean-François Bourlart (BEL)
Main sponsor(s)
Based Belgium
BicyclesCube
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race stages4
National Championships1
Most Wins Taco van der Hoorn (NED) (4)
Best ranked rider Danny van Poppel (NED) (30th)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 9 August 2021.[6][7]
Rider Date of birth
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 34)
 Jérémy Bellicaud (FRA) (1998-06-08)8 June 1998 (aged 22)
 Stijn Daemen[lower-alpha 1] (NED) (1999-07-25)25 July 1999 (aged 21)
 Aimé De Gendt (BEL) (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 26)
 Jasper De Plus (BEL) (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 23)
 Dries De Pooter[lower-alpha 1] (BEL) (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 18)
 Ludwig De Winter (BEL) (1992-12-31)31 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Théo Delacroix (FRA) (1999-02-21)21 February 1999 (aged 21)
 Tom Devriendt (BEL) (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 29)
 Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 26)
 Alex Evans (AUS) (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 23)
 Biniam Girmay[lower-alpha 2] (ERI) (2000-04-02)2 April 2000 (aged 20)
 Quinten Hermans (BEL) (1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 25)
 Maxime Jarnet[lower-alpha 1] (FRA) (1998-09-06)6 September 1998 (aged 22)
 Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 29)
 Jonas Koch (GER) (1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Wesley Kreder (NED) (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Maurits Lammertink (NED) (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 30)
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 28)
 Riccardo Minali (ITA) (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 25)
 Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 (aged 32)
 Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 27)
 Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 32)
 Lorenzo Rota (ITA) (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Rein Taaramäe (EST) (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 33)
 Taco van der Hoorn (NED) (1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 27)
 Corné van Kessel (NED) (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 29)
 Kevin Van Melsen (BEL) (1987-04-01)1 April 1987 (aged 33)
 Boy van Poppel (NED) (1988-01-18)18 January 1988 (aged 32)
 Danny van Poppel (NED) (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 27)
 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 (aged 33)
 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 27)
 Georg Zimmermann (GER) (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 23)
  1. Daemen, De Pooter, and Jarnet joined as stagiaires on 1 August from Abloc CT, SEG Racing Academy, and EC Saint-Étienne Loire, respectively.[8]
  2. Girmay joined the team on 6 August, after having previously raced for Delko earlier in the year.[9]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
10 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 3UCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) ItalyCanale[24][25]
30 JulyTour de l'Ain, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Georg Zimmermann (GER) FranceSaint-Vulbas[26]
15 AugustTour de Pologne, Active rider classificationUCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) Poland[27]
16 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 3UCI World Tour Rein Taaramäe (EST) SpainEspinosa de los Monteros – Picón Blanco[28][29]
17 AugustEgmont Cycling RaceUCI Europe Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) BelgiumZottegem[30]
29 AugustDeutschland Tour, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Georg Zimmermann (GER) Germany[31]
1 SeptemberBenelux Tour, Stage 3UCI World Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) NetherlandsHoogerheide[32]
3 SeptemberClassic Grand Besançon DoubsUCI Europe Tour Biniam Girmay (ERI) FranceMarchaux[33]
5 SeptemberBenelux Tour, Points classificationUCI World Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) Belgium[34]
23 SeptemberOmloop van het HoutlandUCI Europe Tour Taco van der Hoorn (NED) BelgiumLichtervelde[35]
5 OctoberBinche–Chimay–BincheUCI Europe Tour Danny van Poppel (NED) BelgiumBinche[36]

National, Continental, and World Champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
18 JuneEstonian National Time Trial Championships Rein Taaramäe (EST) EstoniaLüllemäe[37]

Notes

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