# 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.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jan Bárta (CZE) | Jan Bárta (CZE) | (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39) |
| Michael Boroš (CZE) | Michael Boroš (CZE) | (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 32) |
| Jan Lukeš (CZE) | Jan Lukeš (CZE) | (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20) |
| Daniel Mráz (CZE) | Daniel Mráz (CZE) | (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) |
| Dominik Neuman (CZE) | Dominik Neuman (CZE) | (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 28) |
| Tomáš Obdržálek (CZE) | Tomáš Obdržálek (CZE) | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Tomáš Přidal (CZE) | Tomáš Přidal (CZE) | (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) |
| Filip Řeha (CZE) | Filip Řeha (CZE) | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) |
| Štěpán Telecký (CZE) | Štěpán Telecký (CZE) | (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20) |
| Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) |
| Matěj Zahálka (CZE) | 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