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Dutch cycling team

Cycling team

Unibet Rose Rockets The team at the 2023 Fyen Rundt Team information UCI code URR Registered France Founded 2023 (2023) Discipline Road Status UCI Continental (2023) UCI ProTeam (2024–) Bicycles Rose Bikes Website Team home page Key personnel General manager Julia Soek and Josse Wester Team managers Rob Harmeling Bas Tietema Sverre Vik Gaëtan Pons Team name history 2023–2024 2025 2026– TDT–Unibet Cycling Team Unibet Tietema Rockets Unibet Rose Rockets Current season

The **Unibet Rose Rockets** are a Dutch [UCI ProTeam](/source/UCI_ProSeries) status [cycling team](/source/Cycling_team) on a French license focusing on [road bicycle racing](/source/Road_bicycle_racing).[1] [Bas Tietema](/source/Bas_Tietema) created the team in 2023. The team upgraded from [UCI Continental](/source/UCI_Continental) to [UCI ProTeam](/source/UCI_ProSeries) status in 2024.[2][3]

## History

The main sponsor of the team is [Unibet](/source/Unibet). They previously sponsored a different team in 2006/2007 ([Unibet.com](/source/Cycle_Collstrop)). However, owing to a [dispute with major race organizers](/source/Cycle_Collstrop#Dispute_with_race_organisers) over gambling companies being sponsors they pulled out. Now with other teams having sponsors which are lotteries, Unibet decided to come back to professional cycling,[4] although from 2028 teams sponsored by gambling companies will not be able to race in Belgium.[5]

### 2023

[Hugo Haak](/source/Hugo_Haak) joined as Team Manager in 2023 after coaching on the Track for the past few years.[6]

The team's calendar for 2023 consisted of mostly Belgian and Dutch races.[7] The team's biggest victory was stage 1 of the [ZLM Tour](/source/2023_ZLM_Tour) by [Yentl Vandevelde](/source/Yentl_Vandevelde). Despite this success, Vandevelde was let go by the team for 2024.[8]

### 2024

They started their season with 12 new riders, and started their first race in Turkey at the [Tour of Antalya](/source/Tour_of_Antalya) where they won stage 1 with the rider [Hartthijs de Vries](/source/Hartthijs_de_Vries). They then participated in their first [UCI WorldTour](/source/UCI_WorldTour) race, the [Amstel Gold Race](/source/Amstel_Gold_Race_(men's_race)). The team went on to win the general classification and a stage in the [Oberösterreich Rundfahrt](/source/Ober%C3%B6sterreich_Rundfahrt). In the summer of 2024, they rode their second [UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour) race the [Renewi Tour](/source/Renewi_Tour), [Davide Bomboi](/source/Davide_Bomboi) took a top 10 result. By the end of the year, the team announced that it would be renamed to Unibet Tietema Rockets and would ride on a French license from 2025 on.[9]

### 2025

Results included a victory at the [Cholet-Pays de la Loire](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire) by new rider [Lukáš Kubiš](/source/Luk%C3%A1%C5%A1_Kubi%C5%A1) and a victory in [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert) by [Lander Lookx](/source/Lander_Loockx). The team also gained entry to larger races more frequently: their participation in [cycling monument](/source/Cycling_monument) [Paris-Roubaix](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix) through a wildcard was a key milestone. At the same time, the season was not without setbacks: new rider [Giovanni Carboni](/source/Giovanni_Carboni) became involved in a doping case and ultimately left the team. The team ended the year with the signings of experienced riders such as [Dylan Groenewegen](/source/Dylan_Groenewegen), [Wout Poels](/source/Wout_Poels) and [Victor Lafay](/source/Victor_Lafay). A partnership with [Rose Bikes](/source/Rose_Bikes) lead to a change in team name: from 2026, the team is named Unibet Rose Rockets.[10]

### 2026

In March 2026, the team won their first [UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour) race, with Groenewegen winning the [Tour of Bruges](/source/2026_Tour_of_Bruges). The team was invited to the [Giro d'Italia](/source/2026_Giro_d'Italia),[11] but missed out on an invite to the [Tour de France](/source/2026_Tour_de_France), despite media expectations.[12]

## Equipment

The team will be using [Rose Bikes](/source/Rose_Bikes) in the 2026 Season.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Team roster

- *As of 16 March 2026.[13]*

Rider Date of birth Ronan Augé (FRA) (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 22) Joren Bloem (NED) (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 26) Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 24) Hartthijs de Vries (NED) (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 29) Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 31) Karsten Larsen Feldmann (NOR) (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 23) Eivind Broholt Fougner (NOR) (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 23) Owen Geleijn (NED) (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 25) Dylan Groenewegen (NED) (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 (age 33) Jelle Johannink (NED) (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29) Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 26) Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 23) Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 26) Victor Lafay (FRA) (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 30) Niklas Larsen (DNK) (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 29) Rider Date of birth Lander Loockx (BEL) (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 29) Adrien Maire (FRA) (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 25) Sergio Meris (ITA) (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 25) Wessel Mouris (NED) (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 23) Tobias Müller (GER) (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 22) Jannis Peter (GER) (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 25) Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 38) Elmar Reinders (NED) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 34) Martijn Rasenberg (NED) (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 24) Colin Savioz (FRA) (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 22) Abram Stockman (BEL) (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 (age 29) Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 30) Rory Townsend (IRL) (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 31) Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 32) Killian Verschuren (FRA) (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 23)

## Major wins

**2023**
- Stage 1 [ZLM Tour](/source/2023_ZLM_Tour), [Yentl Vandevelde](/source/Yentl_Vandevelde)

- Overall [Kreiz Breizh Elites](/source/Kreiz_Breizh_Elites), [Hartthijs de Vries](/source/Hartthijs_de_Vries) - Stage 3, [Tomáš Kopecký](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Kopeck%C3%BD_(cyclist))

**2024**
- Stage 4 [Tour of Antalya](/source/Tour_of_Antalya), [Hartthijs de Vries](/source/Hartthijs_de_Vries)

- [Ster van Zwolle](/source/Ster_van_Zwolle), [Nicklas Amdi Pedersen](/source/Nicklas_Amdi_Pedersen)

- Overall [Oberösterreich Rundfahrt](/source/Ober%C3%B6sterreich_Rundfahrt), [Adrien Maire](/source/Adrien_Maire) - Stage 3, [Adrien Maire](/source/Adrien_Maire)

**2025**
- [Cholet Agglo Tour](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire), [Lukáš Kubiš](/source/Luk%C3%A1%C5%A1_Kubi%C5%A1)

- [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert), [Lander Loockx](/source/Lander_Loockx)

- Stage 4 [International Tour of Hellas](/source/Tour_of_Greece), [Adrien Maire](/source/Adrien_Maire)

- [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) Road Race Championships, [Lukáš Kubiš](/source/Luk%C3%A1%C5%A1_Kubi%C5%A1)

- Stage 7 [Tour de Langkawi](/source/2025_Tour_de_Langkawi), [Zeb Kyffin](/source/Zeb_Kyffin)

**2026**
- [Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana](/source/Cl%C3%A0ssica_Comunitat_Valenciana), [Dylan Groenewegen](/source/Dylan_Groenewegen)

- [Bredene Koksijde Classic](/source/2026_Bredene_Koksijde_Classic), [Dylan Groenewegen](/source/Dylan_Groenewegen)

- [Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré](/source/Grote_Prijs_Jean-Pierre_Monser%C3%A9), [Dylan Groenewegen](/source/Dylan_Groenewegen)

- [Tour of Bruges](/source/2026_Tour_of_Bruges), [Dylan Groenewegen](/source/Dylan_Groenewegen)

- [La Roue Tourangelle](/source/La_Roue_Tourangelle), [Clément Venturini](/source/Cl%C3%A9ment_Venturini)

### Supplementary statistics

Sources:[14]

Grand Tours by highest finishing position Race 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia – – 22 Tour de France – – – Vuelta a España – – – Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position Race 2024 2025 2026 Tour Down Under – – – Paris–Nice – – – Tirreno–Adriatico – – – Volta a Catalunya – – – Tour of the Basque Country – – – Tour de Romandie – – Critérium du Dauphiné – – – Tour de Suisse – – Tour de Pologne – – Renewi Tour 30 23 Tour of Guangxi - - Monuments by highest finishing position Monument 2024 2025 2026 Milan–San Remo – – 50 Tour of Flanders – – 25 Paris–Roubaix – 27 30[15] Liège–Bastogne–Liège – – – Il Lombardia – – Classics (1.UWT) by highest finishing position Classic 2024 2025 2026 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race – – – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – 6 12 Strade Bianche – – 22 Tour de Bruges – 13[16] 1[17] E3 Saxo Classic – – 28 Gent–Wevelgem – – 19 Dwars door Vlaanderen – – 11[18] Amstel Gold Race 55 47 34[19] La Flèche Wallonne – – 17[20] Eschborn–Frankfurt – – 31[21] Copenhagen Sprint DNE 21[22] Clásica de San Sebastián – – Hamburg Cyclassics – – Bretagne Classic – – Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec – – Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal – –

Legend — Did not compete DNS Did not start DNF Did not finish DNE Did not exist NH Not held

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## External links

- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/tourdetietema)

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