B&B Hotels–KTM

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[3] 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.[4]

Not to be confused with Fortuneo–Vital Concept.
B&B Hotels–KTM
Team information
UCI code
  • VCC (2018)
  • VCB (2019)
  • BVC (2020)
  • BBK (2021–2022)
RegisteredFrance
Founded2018
Disbanded2022
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI ProTeam
BicyclesOrbea (until 2019)[1]
KTM (2020-2022)
Key personnel
General managerJérôme Pineau
Team manager(s)Didier Rous
Gilles Pauchard
Jimmy Engoulvent
Yvonnick Bolgiani
Team name history
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Vital Concept
Vital Concept–B&B Hotels[2]
B&B Hotels–Vital Concept
B&B Hotels p/b KTM
B&B Hotels–KTM

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.[2] In 2020, the team became B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, as B&B Hotels became the principal sponsor of the team.[5] 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.[6] However, the team ran into financial difficulty due to a shortfall in sponsorship revenue and collapsed in December 2022.[7]

Final team roster
As of 6 February 2022.[8]
Rider Date of birth
 Pierre Barbier (FRA) (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997
 Cyril Barthe (FRA) (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996
 Alan Boileau (FRA) (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999
 Franck Bonnamour (FRA) (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995
 Maxime Chevalier (FRA) (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989
 Thibault Ferasse (FRA) (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994
 Cyril Gautier (FRA) (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
 Miguel Heidemann (GER) (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998
 Jonathan Hivert (FRA) (1985-03-23) 23 March 1985
 Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994
Rider Date of birth
 Victor Koretzky (FRA) (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
 Adrien Lagrée (FRA) (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997
 Axel Laurance (FRA) (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001
 Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995
 Cyril Lemoine (FRA) (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983
 Eliot Lietaer (BEL) (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990
 Julien Morice (FRA) (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991
 Luca Mozzato (ITA) (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998
 Raphaël Parisella (CAN) (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002
 Pierre Rolland (FRA) (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986
 Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994
 Jordi Warlop (BEL) (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996

Major results
Main article: List of wins by Vital Concept and its successors

Continental Championships
2019
European Track (Individual pursuit), Corentin Ermenault
European Track (Points race), Bryan Coquard

References
  1. "Orbea rides with Vital Concept and sets sights set on TdF". endurancebusiness.com. 7 December 2017.
  2. "Alaphilippe scores Quick-Step's 63rd victory of the season – News Shorts".
  3. "Coquard confirmed as leader of new Vital Concept team". Cycling News. 17 August 2017.
  4. "Direct Energie, Cofidis, Fortuneo and Wanty secure 2018 Tour de France wild cards". Cycling News. 8 January 2018.
  5. "Changement de braquet : en 2020, ce sera B&B Hotels-Vital Concept" [Change of gear: in 2020, it will be B&B Hotels-Vital Concept]. Vital Concept–B&B Hotels (in French). Vital Concept Cycling Club. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. Fletcher, Patrick (9 December 2022). "No Mark Cavendish as Israel-Premier Tech pick up Stevie Williams to complete squad". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. Fletcher, Patrick; Farr, Stephen (7 December 2022). "B&B Hotels team in total collapse". cyclingnews.com.
  8. "B&B Hotels p/b KTM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 February 2022.


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