ELKOV �KASPER

Elkov–Kasper
Team information
UCI code	PSK (2000–2011); WHI (2012, 2015–2016); BAU (2013–2014); ELA (2017–2019); ELK (2020); EKA (2021–);
Registered	Czech Republic
Founded	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
Team manager(s)	Otakar Fiala; Tomáš Ondráček; Michal Rejholec; František Sisr;
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.^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Jan Bárta ( CZE)		(1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39)
Michael Boroš ( CZE)		(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 31)
Jan Lukeš ( CZE)		(2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20)
Daniel Mráz ( CZE)		(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20)
Dominik Neuman ( CZE)		(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 28)
Tomáš Obdržálek ( CZE)		(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21)

	Rider	Date of birth
Tomáš Přidal ( CZE)		(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)
Filip Řeha ( CZE)		(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
Štěpán Telecký ( CZE)		(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19)
Adam Ťoupalík ( CZE)		(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)
Matěj Zahálka ( CZE)		(1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30)

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.

External links

[1] "Elkov – Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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Team roster

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Team information

UCI code	PSK (2000–2011) WHI (2012, 2015–2016) BAU (2013–2014) ELA (2017–2019) ELK (2020) EKA (2021–)
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
Team manager(s)	Otakar Fiala Tomáš Ondráček Michal Rejholec František Sisr
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