Whirlpool–Author

Whirlpool Author
Team information
UCI code WHI
Registered Czech Republic
Founded 2000 (2000)
Discipline Road
Status Div. III: 2000–2004
Cont: 2005–2007
ProCont: 2008–2009
Cont: 2010–
Key personnel
General manager Vladimir Vavra
Team name history
2000
2001–2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–2011
2012
2013–2014
2015–
PSK-Unit Expert
PSK-Remerx
PSK Whirlpool
PSK Whirlpool Hradec Králové
PSK Whirlpool-Author
Whirlpool-Author
Bauknecht-Author
Whirlpool Author

Whirlpool Author (UCI Code: WHI) is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team based in Czech Republic and participates in UCI Europe Tour. The sponsors of the team are Whirlpool, a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, and Author, a bicycle manufacturer. The team was one of the best cycling teams before the lifting of the Iron Curtain. The team became professional in 2000. The best known riders for the team are Alois Kaňkovský and Tomáš Bucháček. For the 2008 season the German sprinter André Schulze came from the Wiesenhof team and also Czech cyclist Ondřej Sosenka who is the former World Hour Record holder, joined the team.

Major results

2000
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, Lubomír Kejval
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Cuba, Petr Herman
1st Stage 10 Course de la Paix, Ondřej Sosenka
1st GP ZTS Dubnica, Petr Herman
1st, Stage 1 Tour de Serbie, Petr Herman
1st Stage 4 & 5 Tour de Serbie, Lubor Tesař
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Lubomír Kejval
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
1st Overall Bohemia Tour, Ondřej Sosenka
1st Stage 3, Ondřej Sosenka
1st Stages 1 & 2 Okolo Slovenska, Lubomír Kejval
2001
1st Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno, Petr Herman
1st Overall Okolo Slovenska, František Trkal
1st Stage 2, František Trkal
1st Stage 3, Lubomír Kejval
2003
1st Stage 5 Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour, František Raboň
2004
1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc, František Raboň
1st  Slovakia Road Race Championship, Martin Riška
1st Overall Tour of Małopolska, Ondřej Fadrny
1st Stage 1, Ondřej Fadrny
1st Stage 2 Okolo Slovenska, Martin Riška
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir, Martin Mareš
2005
1st Stage 3 The Paths of King Nikola, František Raboň
1st Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, František Raboň
1st Grand Prix Bradlo, Martin Riška
1st Stage 1 Dookoła Mazowsza, Jan Faltýnek
1st Stage 1 Tour of Małopolska, František Raboň
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska, Martin Riška
1st Stage 4a Okolo Slovenska, František Raboň
1st Stage 5 Okolo Slovenska, Radek Blahut
2006
1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Jan Faltýnek
1st Stage 2 Istrian Spring Trophy, Martin Riška
1st Stage 1 Tour of Greece, Martin Riška
1st Stage 4 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Giorgios Tentsos
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
1st Stage 6 Dookoła Mazowsza, René Andrle
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Petr Benčík
1st Stage 5 Okolo Slovenska, Stanislav Kozubek
1st Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria, Radek Blahut
1st Stage 9 Tour of Bulgaria, Thomas Buchaček
2007
1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes, Thomas Buchaček
1st Stage 2 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Thomas Buchaček
1st GP Palma, Petr Benčík
1st  Greece Time Trial Championship, Giorgios Tentsos
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Thomas Buchaček
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Martin Mareš
1st Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha, Stanislav Kozubek
2008
1st Stage 2 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, André Schulze
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Petr Benčík
1st Stages 1 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
2009
1st Stage 3 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, André Schulze
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Martin Mareš
1st Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Matthias Friedemann
1st Stage 5 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Danilo Hondo
1st Overall Sachsen Tour, Patrik Sinkewitz
1st Stage 3, Patrik Sinkewitz
1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Patrik Sinkewitz
1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, Danilo Hondo
1st Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha, Danilo Hondo
2010
1st Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, André Schulze
1st Stage 4 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, André Schulze
1st Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Leopold König
1st Stage 1, Leopold König
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčík
1st Stage 2, 3 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
1st Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria, Leopold König
2011
1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Thomas Buchaček
1st Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Petr Benčík
1st Stage 1, Petr Benčík
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčík
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jiří Hudeček
1st Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Thomas Buchaček
1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour, Stanislav Kozubek
2012
1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour, František Paďour
1st Stage 1, Team time trial
1st Stage 4, Matej Jurčo
2014
1st Stage 1 Course de la Paix U23, Przemysław Kasperkiewicz
1st Stage 2 Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Paweł Cieślik
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, David Dvorský
2015
1st Memoriał Romana Siemińskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Hungary, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Stage 3 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Stage 1 East Bohemia Tour, Alois Kaňkovský
2016
1st Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Stage 2 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Alois Kaňkovský
1st Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego, Vojtěch Hačecký
1st Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej, Alois Kaňkovský

2016 roster

As of 1 January 2016.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Michal Brázda (CZE) (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997
 Tomáš Bucháček (CZE) (1978-03-07) 7 March 1978
 Pavel Camrda (CZE) (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996
 Vojtěch Hačecký (CZE) (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987
 Martin Hunal (CZE) (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) (1983-07-19) 19 July 1983
 Jan Kovář (CZE) (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996
 Michael Kukrle (CZE) (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994
 Jiří Šorm (CZE) (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997
 Bartosz Warchol (CZE) (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992

References

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