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| Team information | |
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| UCI code |
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| Registered | Czech Republic |
| Founded | 2000 (2000) |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Div. III: 2000–2004 Cont: 2005–2007 ProCont: 2008–2009 Cont: 2010– |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Vladimir Vavra |
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| Team name history | |
| 2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008–2011 2012 2013–2014 2015–2016 2017–2019 2020– | PSK–Unit Expert (PSK) PSK–Remerx (PSK) PSK Whirlpool (PSK) PSK Whirlpool Hradec Králové (PSK) PSK Whirlpool–Author (PSK) Whirlpool–Author (WHI) Bauknecht–Author (BAU) Whirlpool Author (WHI) Elkov–Author (ELA) Elkov–Kasper |
Elkov–Kasper (UCI team code: EKA) is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team based in Czech Republic and participates on the UCI Europe Tour. The sponsors of the team are Elkov, an electrical company, and Kasper, a steel 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 were 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, a former World Hour Record holder, joined the team.
Team roster
- As of 27 May 2023.
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Major wins
- 2000
- Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, Lubomír Kejval
- Stage 13 Vuelta a Cuba, Petr Herman
- Stage 10 Course de la Paix, Ondřej Sosenka
- GP ZTS Dubnica, Petr Herman
- Stage 1 Tour de Serbie, Petr Herman
- Stage 4 & 5 Tour de Serbie, Lubor Tesař
Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Lubomír Kejval- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- Overall Bohemia Tour, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 3, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stages 1 & 2 Okolo Slovenska, Lubomír Kejval
- 2001
- Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno, Petr Herman
- Overall Okolo Slovenska, František Trkal
- Stage 2, František Trkal
- Stage 3, Lubomír Kejval
- 2003
- Stage 5 Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour, František Raboň
- 2004
- Stage 9 Tour du Maroc, František Raboň
Slovakia Road Race Championship, Martin Riška- Overall Tour of Małopolska, Ondřej Fadrny
- Stage 1, Ondřej Fadrny
- Stage 2 Okolo Slovenska, Martin Riška
- Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir, Martin Mareš
- 2005
- Stage 3 The Paths of King Nikola, František Raboň
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, František Raboň
- Grand Prix Bradlo, Martin Riška
- Stage 1 Dookoła Mazowsza, Jan Faltýnek
- Stage 1 Tour of Małopolska, František Raboň
- Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska, Martin Riška
- Stage 4a Okolo Slovenska, František Raboň
- Stage 5 Okolo Slovenska, Radek Blahut
- 2006
- Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Jan Faltýnek
- Stage 2 Istrian Spring Trophy, Martin Riška
- Stage 1 Tour of Greece, Martin Riška
- Stage 4 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Giorgios Tentsos
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
- Stage 6 Dookoła Mazowsza, René Andrle
- Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Petr Benčík
- Stage 5 Okolo Slovenska, Stanislav Kozubek
- Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria, Radek Blahut
- Stage 9 Tour of Bulgaria, Tomáš Bucháček
- 2007
- Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes, Tomáš Bucháček
- Stage 2 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Tomáš Bucháček
- GP Palma, Petr Benčík
Greece Time Trial Championship, Giorgios Tentsos- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Tomáš Bucháček
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
- Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Martin Mareš
- Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha, Stanislav Kozubek
- 2008
- Stage 2 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, André Schulze
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Petr Benčík
- Stages 1 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
- 2009
- Stage 3 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, André Schulze
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Martin Mareš
- Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Matthias Friedemann
- Stage 5 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Danilo Hondo
- Overall Sachsen Tour, Patrik Sinkewitz
- Stage 3, Patrik Sinkewitz
- Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Patrik Sinkewitz
- Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, Danilo Hondo
- Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha, Danilo Hondo
- 2010
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, André Schulze
- Stage 4 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, André Schulze
- Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Leopold König
- Stage 1, Leopold König
- Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčík
- Stage 2, 3 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
- Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria, Leopold König
- 2011
- Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Tomáš Bucháček
- Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Petr Benčík
- Stage 1, Petr Benčík
- Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčík
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jiří Hudeček
- Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Tomáš Bucháček
- Overall Czech Cycling Tour, Stanislav Kozubek
- 2012
- Overall Czech Cycling Tour, František Paďour
- Stage 1, Team time trial
- Stage 4, Matej Jurčo
- 2014
- Stage 1 Course de la Paix U23, Przemysław Kasperkiewicz
- Stage 2 Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Paweł Cieślik
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, David Dvorský
- Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, Paweł Cieślik
- 2015
- Memoriał Romana Siemińskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Hungary, Alois Kaňkovský
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 3 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 1 East Bohemia Tour, Alois Kaňkovský
- 2016
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 2 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego, Vojtěch Hačecký
- Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej, Alois Kaňkovský
- 2017
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memorial Romana Sieminskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 3 Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques, Alois Kaňkovský
- Overall Dookoła Mazowsza, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stages 1 & 4, Alois Kaňkovský
Overall Czech Cycling Tour, Josef Černý
- Stage 1 (TTT)
- Stage 3, Josef Černý
- 2018
- Stage 2 Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost, Alois Kaňkovský
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race–GP Czech Republic, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memorial Romana Sieminskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 2 CCC Tour - Grody Piastowskie, Alois Kaňkovský
- Prologue Gemenc Grand Prix, Michael Kukrle
- Stage 2 Gemenc Grand Prix, Alois Kaňkovský
- Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Josef Černý
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Josef Černý
- Czech Republic U23 Time Trial Championship, Jakub Otruba
- Stage 3 Dookoła Mazowsza, Alois Kaňkovský
- Overall Okolo Jižních Čech, Michael Kukrle
- Stage 2, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 4, Josef Černý
- 2019
- Trofej Umag, Alois Kaňkovský
- Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost, Jan Bárta
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race Grand Prix Poland, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Memoria Romana Sieminskiego, Alois Kaňkovský
- Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race- GP Slovakia, Alois Kaňkovský
- Stage 3 Cycling Tour of Bihor, Alois Kaňkovský
- Prologue Tour de Hongrie, Jan Bárta
- Stage 3b Tour de Hongrie, Alois Kaňkovský
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Jan Bárta
- Czech Republic U23 Time Trial Championship, Jakub Otruba
- Stage 3 Tour Alsace, Michal Schlegel
- 2020
- Czech Republic U23 Time Trial Championship, Jakub Otruba
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Adam Ťoupalík
- 2021
- Overall Tour of Małopolska, Michal Schlegel
- Stage 1, Michal Schlegel
- Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Michal Schlegel
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Michael Kukrle
- Stage 4 Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques, Jan Bárta
- GP Hungary, Michal Schlegel
- GP Czech Republic, Adam Ťoupalík
- Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Michael Kukrle
- 2022
- Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes, Michael Kukrle
- Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Michael Kukrle
- Stage 1, Daniel Babor
- Overall Tour du Pays de Montbéliard, Michael Kukrle
- Prologue, Michael Kukrle
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Jan Bárta
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Matěj Zahálka
- GP Czech Republic, Adam Ťoupalík
- GP Hungary, Adam Ťoupalík
- Memoriał Jana Magiery, Michael Boroš
- Stages 2 & 5 Tour of Romania, Daniel Babor
- Stage 4 Tour of Romania, Jakub Otruba
- 2023
- Trofej Umag, Adam Ťoupalík
- GP Goriška & Vipava Valley, Adam Ťoupalík
- GP Vorarlberg, Michael Boroš
- Czech Republic U23 Road Race Championship, Daniel Mráz
- GP Hungary, Adam Ťoupalík
Overall Gemenc Grand Prix, Filip Řeha
- Prologue, Filip Řeha
- GP Czech Republic, Adam Ťoupalík
- Stage 4 Czech Tour, Adam Ťoupalík
- 2024
- Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy, Matěj Zahálka
- Int. Raiffeisenbank Kirschblütenrennen, Lukáš Kubiš
- Czech Republic U23 Time Trial Championship, Daniel Rubeš
- Slovakia Time Trial Championship, Lukáš Kubiš
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Tomáš Přidal
- Slovakia Road Race Championship, Lukáš Kubiš
National Champions
- 2000
Czech Road Race, Lubomír Kejval- Czech Time Trial, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2004
Slovak Road Race, Martin Riška
- 2006
- Czech Road Race Stanislav Kozubek
- 2007
Greek Time Trial, Giorgios Tentsos- Czech Road Race, Tomáš Bucháček
- Czech Time Trial, Stanislav Kozubek
- 2008
- Czech Road Race, Petr Benčík
- 2009
- Czech Road Race, Martin Mareš
- 2010
- Czech Road Race, Petr Benčík
- 2011
- Czech Road Race, Petr Benčík
- Czech Time Trial, Jiří Hudeček
- 2014
- Czech U23 Time Trial, David Dvorský
- 2018
- Czech Road Race, Josef Černý
- Czech Time Trial, Josef Černý
- Czech U23 Time Trial, Jakub Otruba
- 2019
- Czech Time Trial, Jan Bárta
- Czech U23 Time Trial, Jakub Otruba
- 2020
- Czech U23 Time Trial, Jakub Otruba
- Czech Road Race, Adam Ťoupalík
- 2021
- Czech Road Race, Michael Kukrle
- 2022
- Czech Time Trial, Jan Bárta
- Czech Road Race, Matěj Zahálka
References
- "Elkov – Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
