UCI code | ELA |
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Registered | Czech Republic |
Founded | 2000 |
Discipline | Road |
Status |
Div. III: 2000–2004 Cont: 2005–2007 ProCont: 2008–2009 Cont: 2010– |
General manager | Vladimir Vavra |
2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008–2011 2012 2013–2014 2015–2016 2017– |
PSK–Unit Expert PSK–Remerx PSK Whirlpool PSK Whirlpool Hradec Králové PSK Whirlpool–Author Whirlpool–Author Bauknecht–Author Whirlpool Author Elkov–Author |
Elkov–Author (UCI Code: ELA) is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team based in Czech Republic and participates in UCI Europe Tour. The sponsors of the team are Elkov, an electrical company, and Author, a bicycle 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.