ABOUT US
Team Manager&Marketing-ROBERT BELLSOLÀ, a degree in Economics and Law, owns 7 artisan bakeries with his wife Mireia Oliveras in Girona city. But he’s also producer and film director of several documentaries for TV and films released in cinemas. Bio on IMDb.
Team General Sports Director-JOHNNY WELTZ, former professional cyclist winner of Tour and Vuelta stages and Sports Director of World Tour teams such as US Postal, Motorola and Garmin-Cannondale among others. He won the Giro as Sports Director with Ryder Hesjedal in 2012 . Bio on Wikipedia.
Team Sports Director&Administration-PIUS DÒNIGA, a life devoted to cyclists development and education.
Team's Main Patron- ANTIGA CASA BELLSOLÀ, the leading bakeries in Girona, with origins in 1892, lead the Elite/U23 project to continue supporting sport, young people and healthy living. Bakeries Website.
WHAT WE DO
After having created a Junior Team during 2019, we currently MANAGE an Elite/U23 Team based in Girona, with national and international calendar and 15 riders (Catalan, Japanese, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark and Mexico).
At the same time, we generate quality content on the activities of the Team for social media:
Team Youtube Channel @ ACBellsolàGIRONATeam (more than 20 thousand views)
Team Instagram @antigacasabellsola_gironateam + riders & Staff Instagram's accounts (we reached 20 thousand potential followers)
Team Facebook (more than 5.660 followers)
In total, we estimate we can reach almost 30 thousand people through social media and only in 2 years of existence. Our contents are sometimes serious, others aesthetic, many have humour, but above all, they are human and explain our history. This has allowed us to attract an audience not explicitly linked to cycling
Our content is remarkable because we have invented, with a humorous tone, funny names for the Technical/Management Staff of the Team. So, Robert Bellsolà stands out as The Marquis, Johnny Weltz as The Prince of Denmark and Pius Dòniga The Marshal among many others.
2020 year summary-COVID year
OUR GOALS
We want to support young cyclists and we want CATALONIA to have a Team riding TOUR, VUELTA GIRO !!!! And sadly, in this land of cyclists, it has never happened.
FIRST GOAL: Maintain an Elite/U23 Team as a youth academy team (Masía del Barça style for 15-18 cyclists).
SECOND GOAL: Seduce brands and companies in the future (2/3 years) to manage the first Professional Team in Catalonia.
And all this, based in the Province of Girona, that has become the Mecca of Cycling in Europe.
SECOND GOAL: Seduce brands and companies in the future (2/3 years) to manage the first Professional Team in Catalonia.
And all this, based in the Province of Girona, that has become the Mecca of Cycling in Europe.
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