Team introduction Monkey Town Continental Team:

For the first time we will participate in Tour of Hainan.

The last few years we participate as Parkhotel Valkenburg in many Asian races and for this season our team changed the name to Monkey Town CT.

The last race we ride was Tour of Qinghai lake, our best rider in GC was 5th place, team 7th place and 3 podium places. Our team is known for a team how will always attack and going for the best result we can.

In the past our team made these results in tour of Taihu Lake (second in GC 2016), Fuzhou (3RD in GC  2016) and Shanghai (winner of GC 2016).

So our team takes Tour of Hainan serious and hope for some good results this year.

We are looking forward to meet you and have a good Tour of Hainan 2017.

Paul Tabak

Team manager

Beijing XDS-Innova Cycling Team was established in 2010, the team's predecessor is China 361 ° Intercontinental team. The team consists of 16 riders, mainly composed of domestic and foreign outstanding athletes. Over the past eight years the team has got impressive record, such as the Blue Jersey and the first place of GC ofAsian total result in “Tour of Qinghai, the second place of Asian group total result in“Tour of Hainan”, blue jersey and the third place of youth individual total result , and so on.

In order to improve the team's athletic performance, support the team with the best mental outlook and competitive level to participate in international competitions. With the support of domestic independent brand XDS Bicycle Co. Ltd and professional production of bicycle tires Innova Rubber (Pinghu) Co. Ltd, the team has a new look, and get ready for another success.

Heng Xiang Cycling Team was established in 2010, and now mainly focus on Asian Tour and domestic league. Team has got some good achievements in recent years, and becomes the best Chinese cycling team in the Tour of Hainan, for example, Wang Meiyin and Ma Guangtong have got “King of KOM”, and have wore the Yellow Jersey. With the join of Marc who comes from Holland,  Heng Xiang has become an international cycling team.

The team’s sponsors: Beijing Holy Brother Corporation, Adidas Glasses ,Specialized China.

KEYI-LOOK established in 2016. This team consists of 16 top cyclists come from China and Iran. The team is a young team with full campaigning, passion and ambition to make achievements. In China, the team got team 6th place in the 11th Tour of Hainan, the championship of China cycling League, and had good performance in the National Championship. In the international race, we got good results in Tour of Filipinas in February and Tour of Iran. At the same time our Iran cyclist achieved the top three results in the recent Asian Championships, our France rider ever get the champion in the league leveled at class 2. In 2017, we have 5 former ASTANA’s riders join, and we committed to get better achievements!

Mitchelton-SCOTT is a Chinese registered UCI Continental Team, supported by GreenEDGE Cycling which also operates UCI WorldTour and Women’s teams ORICA-SCOTT. In 2017, Mitchelton-SCOTT comprises China and Australia’s most talented up and coming riders. As a vision, Mitchelton-SCOTT is a unique team, providing the infrastructure and platform for Chinese cyclists, in particular, to step up to the WorldTour and well as building the profile and exposure of cycling in the region.

H&R Block is Canada’s premier development team focusing on providing an opportunity for talented Canadian cyclists who have and will continue to represent Canada at International events such as World Championships and Games.  

Adam de Vos wins the KOM competition at the UCI 1.2 Philadelphia Cycling Classic

Travis Samuel leads the Sprint Competition at the Redlands Cycling Classic

MISSION

● To develop cycling champions

● To provide marketing partners with a premium sponsorship platform

● To be a leader in sports environmental sustainability

VISION

● To be recognized as Canada’s leading cycling platform 

● To establish a men’s and women’s U19 amateur team, Men’s UCI Continental team, Men’s UCI Pro Continental Team and Women’s UCI Team

● To communicate and work with all clubs, Provincial Associations and Cycling Canada to accomplish project goals

VALUES

● To create an environment that promotes honesty among staff, athletes and sponsors

● To promote and support ethical sport practices

● To create a sustainable sports strategy

Team Introduction

IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness is the number one Continental Team in Australia. The team began in the year 2000 and has been responsible for developing 11 riders to World Tour level including Richie Porte (BMC), Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) and Patrick Bevin Cannondale).

The team has won the Australian National Road Series 7 years in a row and has many national championships and one world championship victory in it's palmares. 

The team has wanted to ride the Tour of Hainan for a long time and is keen to show that they can compete and win against the strong competition here.

2017 Jelly Belly Cycling Team presented by MAXXIS

Our riders eat their share of Jelly Belly jelly beans and give away lots of samples to the fans they meet at races and on their training rides. Their favorite Jelly Belly flavors span the range of Official Flavors from Watermelon to Very Cherry to Blueberry, but most agree their favorite Sport Beans flavors are Green Apple and Berry.

Jelly Belly, the longest-running pro cycling team in North America, will return for its 18th season, having re-signed with its title sponsor for 2017.

Returning riders include powerhouses Jacob Rathe, Taylor Shelden, Angus Morton, Ben Wolfe, climbers Jordan Cheyne and Josh Berry and sprinters Ulises Castillo and Michael Sheehan. Returning stateside this year after several successful international racing seasons is Serghei Tvetcov, former Romanian Road and reigning Time Trial National Champion. Sean Bennett, a promising U-23 all-rounder, will also join Jelly Belly this year.  

Jelly Belly plans to race numerous NRC events in the U.S. including The Redlands Bicycle Classic and hopes to earn invitations to the Amgen Tour of California, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, the Tours of Colorado and the Commonwealth (in Virginia) and the Tour of Alberta.Cycling Team

This is a international team including 1 team manager,3 sports director,3 team mechanic, 3 team physiotherapists, 3 team stuff, 1 secretary and 16 racers who are from 9 different countries.

In 2015, they achieved great results.

General classification Tour of Austria.(2.HC)

2 stage win Tour of Austria.(2.HC)

Stage win Oberoesterreich Rundfahrt.(2.2)

Winner Mountain classification Boucles de Mayenne.(2.1)

Winner Mountain classification Paris-Camembert.(2.1)