Intermarché–Wanty

Intermarché–Wanty (UCI team code: IWA) is a UCI WorldTeam that is title sponsored by French supermarket chain Intermarché and Belgian engineering firm Wanty. It was founded in 2008. It is based in Belgium and participated in races on the UCI Continental Circuits, and some UCI World Tour events before 2021, after the team bought the UCI license from CCC Pro Team in September 2020.^[2][3]

Intermarché–Wanty

The team at the 2023 Paris–Nice
Team information
UCI code	WIL (2008–2010) VWA (2011) ACC (2012) AJW (2013) WGG (2014–2019) CWG (2020) IWG (2021–2022) ICW (2023) IWA (2024–)
Registered	Belgium
Founded	2008 (2008)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Bicycles	Cube
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Jean-François Bourlaert
Team manager(s)	Hilaire Van Der Schueren
Team name history
2008 2009–2010 2011 2012 2013 2014–2018 2019 2020 2021–2022 2023 2024–	Willems Verandas Continental Team Verandas Willems Veranda's Willems–Accent Accent.jobs–Willems Verandas Accent Jobs–Wanty Wanty–Groupe Gobert[1] Wanty–Gobert Circus–Wanty Gobert Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux Intermarché–Circus–Wanty Intermarché–Wanty
Intermarché–Wanty jersey Jersey
Current season

Team roster

As of 14 April 2024.^[4]

Rider Date of birth  Vito Braet (BEL) (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23)  Francesco Busatto (ITA) (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 21)  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31)  Kevin Colleoni (ITA) (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 24)  Dries De Pooter (BEL) (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 21)  Alexy Faure Prost (FRA) (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20)  Biniam Girmay (ERI) (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)  Kobe Goossens (BEL) (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28)  Rune Herregodts (BEL) (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26)  Gerben Kuypers[lower-alpha 1] (BEL) (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)  Arne Marit (BEL) (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)  Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32)  Madis Mihkels (EST) (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)  Hugo Page (FRA) (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)  Tom Paquot (BEL) (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)

Rider Date of birth  Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)  Adrien Petit (FRA) (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36)  Laurenz Rex (BEL) (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 24)  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29)  Dion Smith (NZL) (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31)  Rein Taaramäe (EST) (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)  Mike Teunissen (NED) (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32)  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26)  Taco van der Hoorn (NED) (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30)  Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 32)  Boy van Poppel (NED) (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36)  Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (NED) (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)  Georg Zimmermann (GER) (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)

1. Joined on 4 April.

Major wins

Main article: List of wins by Willems Verandas Continental Team and its successors

National and world champions

2021

Estonia Time Trial, Rein Taaramäe

2022

Estonia Time Trial, Rein Taaramäe

Eritrea Time Trial, Biniam Girmay

2023

Estonia Time Trial, Rein Taaramäe

2024

Estonia Time Trial, Rein Taaramäe^[5]

References

1. Farrand, Stephen (2 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert team hoping to ride a Grand Tour in 2014". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
2. "Who is Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux?". 11 December 2020.
3. "CCC Team sells WorldTour licence to Circus-Wanty Gobert". 29 September 2020.
4. "Intermarché–Wanty". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
5. "National Road Championships - Estonia".

External links

• Official website