- Pezula Racing
Infobox Cycling team
teamname = Pezula Racing
code = PZR
base = IRL
founded = 2008
disbanded =
manager = Brian O'Loughlin
teammanager =
discipline = Road, track
status = Continental
season = Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
oldname = Pezula RacingPezula Racing ("UCI Team Code": PZR) is a
UCI Continental cycling team registered inIreland that participates predominantly in races on theUCI Europe Tour . The team is managed by Brian O'Loughlin with assistance fromdirecteur sportif David McQuaid.Their biggest wins to date were 2 stages in the 2008 Rás Tailteann
It was announced in July 2008 that due to economic pressures in Ireland and the downturn in the construction industry, Pezula Construction would stop the sponsorship of the team. However, the directeur sportif David McQuaid has stepped in and his company DMC Sports Ireland will take over the sponsorship of the team.. [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/jul08/jul20news |title=Pezula Racing re-structures under DMC Sports Ireland |accessdate=2008-07-19 |publisher=Cyclingnews] . This was announced while the team were racing in Quinghai Lake, China.
Major results
2008
*1st, Stage 6 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):
Ciaran Power
*1st, Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):David O'Loughlin
*1st,East Midlands International Cicle Classic (1.2) :Ciaran Power
*2nd, Stage 5Tour of Ireland (2.1): Fredrik Ericsson
*2nd, Stage 5 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):David O'Loughlin
*2nd, Stage 2Giro Del Capo :David O'Loughlin
*2nd, Stage 2Tour de Beauce :Ciaran Power
*2nd, Stage 5Tour Of Ireland (2.1):Frederik Ericsson
*2nd,Univest Grand Prix :Frederik Ericsson
*4th, Stage 3 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):Ciaran Power
*4th, Stage 5 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):Ciaran Power
*4th, Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):Cameron Jennings
*4th, Stage 6Tour de Beauce :Ciaran Power
*5th, Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):Ciaran Power
*5th, Stage 5Tour de Beauce :Cameron Jennings
*5th, Race 2World View Challenge :Kieran Page
*6th,East Midlands International Cicle Classic :David O'Loughlin
*7th, Stage 3Tour of Ireland (2.1):Ciaran Power
*7th,Omloop der Kempen :Ciaran Power
*7th, IRL National Championships Road Race (CN):Ciaran Power
*8th, Stage 2Tour of Ireland (2.1):Ciaran Power
*8th, Overall FBD Insurance Ras (2.2):Kieran Page
*8th, Race 1 & 3World View Challenge :David O'Loughlin
*8th,Ronde van Overijssel :Ciaran Power
*10th,Philadelphia International Championship :Ciaran Power
*18th, Stage 4Tour of Ireland : Fredrik Ericsson
*27th, OverallTour of Ireland : Cameron Jennings2008 squad
As of 2008 season. [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2008/teams2008/PZR.shtml |title=Pezula Racing riders |accessdate=2008-04-12 |publisher=Cyclingnews]
References
External links
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