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Parkhotel Valkenburg CT is a Dutch UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2014. After 3 years of Parkhotel Valkenburg as the name-sponsor, the men's team switched to Monkey Town as their name-sponsor, while the women's team continued under the old name. In 2019, the men's team switched to the name Monkey Town - à Bloc and a year later the team became ABLOC CT. In 2024 the team again returned to being named Parkhotel Valkenburg.
2022 VLC Men Start Team A Bloc | |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Bicycles | Ridley |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Paul Tabak |
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| Team name history | |
2014–2016 2017–2018 2019 2020 2021–2023 2024– | Parkhotel Valkenburg CT Monkey Town Continental Team Monkey Town–à Bloc' à Bloc CT Abloc CT Parkhotel Valkenburg CT |
The team started under the name Parkhotel Valkenburg CT in 2014. At the Dutch National Road Race Championships team was very prominent in chasing down the breakaway but the team was no match for the break who made itto the line. Best placed finisher was Jasper Ockeloen in 56th.[1] The Team's best result for the 2014 season was third overall at the Tour de Taiwan with Marco Zanotti.[2] The team achieved no victories this season.[3]
ABLOC Continental Team, Streetjump Development Team, and Wielerclub North-Holland got together to build a new development team for junior riders: the Streetjump-ABLOC Development Team. Juniors that reach the semi-pro level when they enter the Under 23 category, can join the ABLOC team, while the others may enter the regional North-Holland team.[4]
The ABLOC cycling team will be renamed to Parkhotel Valkenburg. Both ABLOC and Parkhotel Valkenburg are owned by businessman Jos van de Mortel.[5] The Parkhotel Valkenburg women's team will be taken over by the VolkerWessels Cycling Team.[6][7]
During the 2017 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Antonio Santoro tested positive for Acetazolamide and was banned for six months.[8]
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Overall Tour of Romania, Alex Molenaar
Netherlands National Road Race Championships, Stijn DaemenNo recorded victories
Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen Dutch National Mountain Bike Championships Marathon, Jasper Ockeloen UEC European Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Jasper Ockeloen
Latvian National Road Race Championships U23, Martin Pluto UEC European Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik Dutch National Beach Race Championships, Ivar Slik Dutch National Road Race Championships U23, Stijn Daemen
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