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Voltas–Tartu 2024 by CCN

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Voltas–Tartu 2024 by CCN
Team information
UCI codeCCN
RegisteredEstonia
Founded2018 (2018)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
BicyclesScott
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerJaan Kirsipuu
Team manager(s)Gediminas Bagdonas
Team name history
  • Tartu2024–BalticChainCycling.com (2020)
  • Ampler Development Team (2021)
  • Team Ampler - Tartu 2024 (2022)
  • Tartu2024 Cycling Team (2023)
  • Voltas–Tartu 2024 by CCN (2024)

The Voltas–Tartu 2024 by CCN is an Estonian-registered UCI Continental road cycling team founded in 2018. It was called Cycling Tartu in its first 2 years 2018-2019 (amateur team). In 2019 Norman Vahtra got 8 UCI victories and turned pro in Israel Start Up Nation (WT). Cycling Tartu was founded and managed by the former pro rider Rene Mandri. He registerd the team as UCI continental team from 2020 and left the team at the end of 2022 to become one of the assistant Sports Directors in Israel-Premier Tech. The iconic ex-pro and TDF yello jersey Jaan Kirsipuu became the manager of the team and Lithuanian (ex)road race champion Gediminas Bagdonas joined as Sports Director. Cycling Tartu has formed riders like Markus Pajur, Rait Ärm, Madis Mihkels, Aivaras Mikutis and Antti Jussi Juntunen. Siim Kiskonen has been their longtime road captain.

Team roster

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As of 10 June 2023.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Rokas Adomaitis (LTU) (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 20)
 Aaron Aus (EST) (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)
 Siim Kiskonen (EST) (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)
 Markus Knaapi (FIN) (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)
 Alekss Krasts (LAT) (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23)
Rider Date of birth
 Joonas Kurits (EST) (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)
 Markus Pajur (EST) (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 24)
 Andre Roos (EST) (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 22)
 Lauri Tamm (EST) (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)
 Jomantas Venckus (LTU) (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)

Major results

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2020
Stage 2 Baltic Chain Tour, Rait Ärm
 Estonia National Time Trial Championship, Gleb Karpenko
 Finland National Time Trial Championships, Ukko Peltonen
 Finland National Road Race Championships, Antti-Jussi Juntunen
2021
 Lithuania National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Aivaras Mikutis
 Latvia National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Pauls Rubenis
Stage 4 Dookoła Mazowsza, Antti-Jussi Juntunen

National champions

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2020
Estonian Time Trial, Gleb Karpenko
Finnish Time Trial, Ukko Peltonen
Finnish Road Race Trial, Antti-Jussi Juntunen
2021
Lithuanian U23 Road Race, Aivaras Mikutis
Latvian U23 Road Race, Pauls Rubenis
2022
Finnish Time Trial, Markus Knaapi
Finnish U23 Time Trial, Markus Knaapi
Latvian Road Race, Alekss Krasts
Lithuanian U23 Road Race, Aivaras Mikutis

References

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  1. ^ "Ampler Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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