TDT–Unibet Cycling Team

TDT–Unibet Cycling Team is a Dutch UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing.[1] Bas Tietema created the team in 2023. The team goal is to become a UCI ProTeam by 2024.[2]

TDT–Unibet Cycling Team
Team information
UCI codeTDT
RegisteredNetherlands
Founded2023 (2023)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerBas Tietema
Team manager(s)Hugo Haak
Team name history
  • 2023–
  • TDT–Unibet Cycling Team

History

The main sponsor of the team is Unibet who sponsored a team back in 2006/2007 (Unibet.com) but because of a dispute with the UCI over gambling companies being sponsors they pulled out. Now with other teams having sponsors which are lottery's, Unibet decided to comeback to Professional cycling.[3] Although from 2025 teams sponsored by gambling companies cannot race in Belgium.[4]

Hugo Haak joined as Team Manager in 2023 after coaching on the Track for the past few years.[5]

The team's calendar for 2023 consisted of mostly Belgian and Dutch races.[6]

Equipment

The team uses Cannondale bicycles in a bright yellow-pink colour scheme.[7] The bike has Shimano Ultegra Di2 12 speed gearing with Scope wheels[8] and Pirelli tires.[9]

Team roster
As of 11 April 2022.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Joren Bloem (NED) (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999
 Davide Bomboi (BEL) (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000
 Jordy Bouts (BEL) (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996
 Martijn Budding (NED) (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995
 Hartthijs de Vries (NED) (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996
 Kevin Inkelaar (NED) (1997-07-08) 8 July 1997
Rider Date of birth
 Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000
 Abram Stockman (BEL) (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996
 Harry Tanfield (GBR) (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994
 Bas Tietema (NED) (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995
 Wouter Toussaint (NED) (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004
 Yentl Vandevelde (BEL) (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000

References
  1. "TDT-UNIBET". UCI. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. Hood, Ed (3 January 2023). "Harry Tanfield - with Tour de Tietema-Unibet for 2023". VeloVeritas. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. "Unibet signs partnership with Dutch cycling team Tour de Tietema". www.prnewswire.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. Long, Jonny (9 November 2022). "With gambling sponsorship, Bas Tietema's professional team takes shape". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. "Succescoach Haak aan de slag bij nieuwe Nederlandse wegploeg". nos.nl (in Dutch). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. McGrath, Andy (12 November 2022). "Unibet returns to pro cycling with Dutch YouTuber's new Continental team". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. Smythe, Simon (5 January 2023). "New Dutch team TDT-Unibet unveils a Cannondale even louder than EF's". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. "Tour de Tietema Unibet ‐ Scope Cycling". Scope Cycling. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. Hood, Edmond (9 January 2023). "Tour de Tietema Unibet's Bas Tietema Gets PEZ'd!". PezCycling News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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