The famous World Tour American team agrees to enter the ΔΕΗ Hellenic Cycling Tour in its comeback to the world stage.
FACTBOX
Country: United States of America
Category: UCI World Tour
Abbreviation: TFS
Wins in 2022 (as at 12/04): 5
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Trek Segafredo has been a regular member of the world’s elite Pro Cycling over the past 11 years.
It was founded in 2011 as Leopard Trek and from the very first moment signed top bicycles riders, including the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara.
In all these years Trek Segafredo has managed 200 victories, with the Red Jersey in Vuelta* 2013 won by Chris Horner, being the icing on the cake.
Trek Segafredo other memorable moments are Jasper Steven’s win at the 2021 Milan-San Remo**, as well as two-time Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara’s victory at the Tour de Lombardy (2011, 2019) and Paris Roubaix (2013). In all, Trek Segafredo boasts 19 stage victories in the Grand Tours*.
All these distinctions place Trek Segafredo amongst the leading teams in the world cycling stage, hence the Organising Committee feels honoured to welcome one of the World Tour’s*** top teams at the return of the International Cycling Tour of Hellas.
* Vuelta (Tour of Spain), Tour De France (Tour of France), Giro D’ Italia (Tour of Italy): These three are the Grand Tours, the most important cycling events. Tour de France, broadcast has on many occasions before attracted higher TV ratings than the FIFA World Cup final and the Olympic Games!
** Milan-San Remo, Giro di Lombardia, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and Ronde Van Vlaanderen: These are the most prestigious one-day events commonly known as the Monuments. All have long history in cycling.
*** Professional cycling categories: UCI World Tour (top-tier), UCI Pro Tour (second-tier), UCI Continental (third-tier). Each team’s eligibility to compete in major events is depending on its respective category status.
