Ville de Charleroi
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | CHO | |
| Registered | Belgium | |
| Founded | 1995 | |
| Disbanded | 2004 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | Trade Team II (1996–2003) Trade Team I (2004) | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Didier Paindavaine Joseph Braeckevelt | |
| Team manager(s) | Denis Gonzalez Alain De Roo Johan Capiot | |
| Team name history | ||
1995 1996–1997 1998–1999 2000–2001 2002 2003 2004 | Cédico–Sunjets–Ville de Charleroi Cédico–Ville de Charleroi Home Market–Ville de Charleroi Ville de Charleroi–New Systems Marlux–Ville de Charleroi Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf | |
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Ville de Charleroi was a Belgian professional road cycling team that existed from 1995 until 2004 under several different names.[1]
The team was selected to compete in the 2004 Giro d'Italia.
The team folded in 2004 after competing in the first division for its final season.[2] Chocolade Jacques, one of the primary sponsors at the time, sponsored Chocolade Jacques–T Interim the following year.
UCI ranking history
| Season | Team rank[3] | Top ranked rider |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 46th |  Mika Hietanen (354) |
| 1996 | 48th | .svg.png){kind=small} Frank Van Den Abeele (295) |
| 1997 | 50th | Mika Hietanen (334) |
| 1998 | 60th | Sébastien Demarbaix (413) |
| 1999 | 15th (GSII) | Ludovic Capelle (228) |
| 2000 | 22nd (GSII) | Ludovic Capelle (198) |
| 2001 | 38th (GSII) | Bart Heirewegh (597) |
| 2002 | 26th (GSII) |  Christian Poos (584) |
| 2003 | 4th (GSII) | Dave Bruylandts (35) |
| 2004 | 25th (GSI) |  Gerben Löwik (75) |
References
- ^ "Cedico - Sunjets - Ville de Charleroi". Memoire-du-cyclisme. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Chocolade Jacques - Wincor Nixdorf (TT1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ UCI Classifications.