# Unibet Tietema Rockets

The Unibet Tietema Rockets are a Dutch UCI ProTeam status cycling team on a French license focusing on road bicycle racing. Bas Tietema created the team in 2023. The team upgraded from UCI Continental to UCI ProTeam status in 2024.

## History

The main sponsor of the team is Unibet who sponsored a team back in 2006/2007 (Unibet.com) but because of a dispute with major race organizers 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, although from 2028 teams sponsored by gambling companies will not be able to race in Belgium.
Hugo Haak joined as Team Manager in 2023 after coaching on the Track for the past few years.
The team's calendar for 2023 consisted of mostly Belgian and Dutch races. The team's biggest victory was stage 1 of the ZLM Tour by Yentl Vandevelde. Despite this success, Vandevelde was let go by the team for 2024.
On 17 October 2024 the team announced that it would be renamed to Unibet Tietema Rockets and would ride on a French license from 2025 on.

## Equipment

The team uses Cannondale bicycles in a bright yellow-pink colour scheme. The bike has Shimano Ultegra Di2 12 speed gearing with Scope wheels and Pirelli tires.

## Team roster

    As of 11 January 2025.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Joren Bloem (NED) | Joren Bloem (NED) | (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25) |
| Davide Bomboi (BEL) | Davide Bomboi (BEL) | (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24) |
| Martijn Budding (NED) | Martijn Budding (NED) | (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29) |
| Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29) |
| Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 23) |
| Hartthijs de Vries (NED) | Hartthijs de Vries (NED) | (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) |
| Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30) |
| Owen Geleijn (NED) | Owen Geleijn (NED) | (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24) |
| Axel Huens (FRA) | Axel Huens (FRA) | (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) |
| Baptiste Huyet (FRA) | Baptiste Huyet (FRA) | (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 24) |
| Kevin Inkelaar (NED) | Kevin Inkelaar (NED) | (1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 27) |
| Jelle Johannink (NED) | Jelle Johannink (NED) | (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28) |
| Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) | Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) | (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 25) |
| Zeb Kyffin (GBR) | Zeb Kyffin (GBR) | (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) |
| Lander Loockx (BEL) | Lander Loockx (BEL) | (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) |
| Adrien Maire (FRA) | Adrien Maire (FRA) | (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24) |
| Sergio Meris (ITA) | Sergio Meris (ITA) | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) |
| Wessel Mouris (NED) | Wessel Mouris (NED) | (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 22) |
| Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | Sebastian Nielsen (DEN) | (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24) |
| Charles Paige (GBR) | Charles Paige (GBR) | (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23) |
| Abram Stockman (BEL) | Abram Stockman (BEL) | (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 (age 28) |
| Andreas Stokbro (DEN) | Andreas Stokbro (DEN) | (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) |
| Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) |
| Killian Verschuren (FRA) | Killian Verschuren (FRA) | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22) |

## Major wins
### 2023

    Stage 1 ZLM Tour, Yentl Vandevelde
    Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Hartthijs de Vries
       Stage 3, Tomáš Kopecký

### 2024

    Stage 4 Tour of Antalya, Hartthijs de Vries
    Ster van Zwolle, Nicklas Amdi Pedersen
    Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Adrien Maire
       Stage 3, Adrien Maire