# Saunier Duval–Prodir

Geox-TMC was a Spanish-based road bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as a UCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as Clásica de San Sebastián.
The team's final title sponsors were Geox, an Italian shoe company, and TMC, a multinational company that develops electric transformers with cast resin windings.

## History

After team cyclist Riccardo Riccò was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the 2008 Tour de France, the team left the 2008 Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. Both Riccò and Leonardo Piepoli were fired from the team, but the team was still denied a place in the 2008 Vuelta a España and other UCI ProTour races. The team's sponsors withdrew their support, but new sponsors were found to retain the team's participation at the top level of the sport. The team continued through the 2009 and 2010 season sponsored by Fuji–Servetto and then later as Footon–Servetto–Fuji.
For 2011 the team secured new sponsors Geox and TMC. They entered the 2011 season as a pro continental team after failing to secure a World Tour Licence. They received a wild card invite to the Vuelta a España which they won with Juan José Cobo, although this result has been reversed by the UCI due to violation of anti-doping rules. On October 20 it was announced that Geox were withdrawing their sponsorship. It was later announced by the UCI that riders were free to move to other teams. On December 7, it was announced that management had failed to find a new sponsor, and would now turn their focus to helping riders find new teams, indicating that the team would not continue.

## Major wins
### 2004

    Stage 1 Tour of Qatar, Francisco Ventoso
    Overall Vuelta a Andalucía, Juan Carlos Domínguez
       Stage 3, Juan Carlos Domínguez
    Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Joaquim Rodríguez
    Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón, Constantino Zaballa
    Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Fabian Jeker
    Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
    Stages 1 & 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
    Wachovia USPRO Championships, Francisco Ventoso
    Overall Volta a Catalunya, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
       Stages 2, 3 & 4, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
    Clásica San Sebastián, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
    Subida a Urkiola, Leonardo Piepoli
    Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
    Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Constantino Zaballa

### 2005

    Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya, Leonardo Piepoli
    Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Íñigo Cuesta
    Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Chris Horner
    Italy Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
    Spain Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate
    Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Juan Carlos Domínguez
       Stage 4, Juan Carlos Domínguez
    Clásica de San Sebastián, Constantino Zaballa
    Subida a Urkiola, Joaquim Rodríguez
    Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez

### 2006

    Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
    Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
       Stage 6, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
    Overall Volta a Catalunya, David Cañada
    Stages 13 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
    Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Koldo Gil
       Stages 1 & 4b, Koldo Gil
       Stage 4a, Francisco Ventoso
    Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Koldo Gil
    Poland Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur
    Stage 3 Vuelta a España, Francisco Ventoso
    Stage 14 Vuelta a España, David Millar
    Japan Cup, Riccardo Riccò

### 2007

    Stage 4 Tour de San Luis, Riccardo Riccò
    Prologue Paris–Nice, David Millar
    Stages 3 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Riccardo Riccò
    Stages 2, 3 & 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Francisco Ventoso
    Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
    Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Juan José Cobo
       Stages 1 & 5, Juan José Cobo
    Subida al Naranco, Koldo Gil
    Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Koldo Gil
       Stage 3, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
    Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
    Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
    Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Gilberto Simoni
    Stage 19 Giro d'Italia, Iban Mayo
    Mountains classification Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
    GP Llodio, David de la Fuente
    Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
    Latvia Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
    United Kingdom Road Race Championships, David Millar
    United Kingdom Time Trial Championships, David Millar
    Subida a Urkiola, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
    Stage 5 Eneco Tour, Luciano Pagliarini
    Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
    Stage 4 Tour of Missouri, Luciano Pagliarini
    Stage 1 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Javier Mejías
    Japan Cup, Manuele Mori

### 2008

    Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía, Denis Flahaut
    Stage 6 Tour of California, Luciano Pagliarini
    Stages 2 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
    Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Eros Capecchi
       Stage 3, Eros Capecchi
    Latvia Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
    Stage 10 Tour de France, Juan José Cobo
    Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Juan José Cobo
    Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Juan José Cobo
    Stage 7 Eneco Tour, Raivis Belohvoščiks
    Stage 2 Deutschland Tour, David de la Fuente
    Stages 4 & 5 Vuelta Mexico, José Alberto Benítez
    Stage 4 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Iker Camaño
    Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
* Tour de France:
    Stage 6: Riccardo Riccò
    Stage 9: Riccardo Riccò
    Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli
Tested Positive For MIRCERA – Stripped of stage wins

### 2009

    Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Juan José Cobo
    GP Miguel Induráin, David de la Fuente
    Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Ricardo Serrano

### 2010

    Stage 2 Tour de San Luis, Rafael Valls
    Stage 3 Tour Down Under, Manuel Cardoso
    Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Fabio Felline
       Stages 2 & 3, Fabio Felline

### 2011

    Clásica de Almería, Matteo Pelucchi
    Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Fabio Duarte
    Stage 2a Brixia Tour, Fabio Felline

## National champions
### 2005

    Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
    Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate

### 2006

    Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur

### 2007

    Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
    Road Race Championships, David Millar
    Time Trial Championships, David Millar

### 2008

    Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks

## Supplementary statistics

Grand Tours by highest finishing position :
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Giro d'Italia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 7 |
| Tour de France | – | 23 | 40 | 19 | – | – | 52 | – |
| Vuelta a España | 27 | 29 | 5 | 34 | – | 10 | 74 | 4 |
| Monument races by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Milan–San Remo | 9 | 10 | 54 | 18 | 27 | 36 | – | 68 |
| Tour of Flanders | – | 30 | – | 11 | 66 | 57 | – | – |
| Paris–Roubaix | – | 42 | 76 | 54 | 64 | – | – | – |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 36 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Giro di Lombardia | 11 | 60 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 9 | – | 22 |