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founded in 2017 by sports director Tim Elverson. The team folded on 17 March 2023.


Team History

The team formed as Bike Channel–Canyon in 2017. The team recorded three wins during its inaugural season, all at the Tour of Quanzhou Bay. Stage 1 was won by
Harry Tanfield Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career From Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England, Tanfield rode for in 2015 and in 2016, before joining for the 2017 season. At the Br ...
, with
Rory Townsend Rory Patrick Townsend (born 30 June 1995) is an Irish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Almaty : 1st Points classification, Tour of Quanzhou Bay : 2nd Midden–Brabant P ...
taking the lead in the minor classifications. Max Stedman won stage 2 of the race taking the lead on the Queen stage, he held the lead at the end of the following stage to win the race overall. On 1 January 2018, the team announced that
Eisberg Eisberg may refer to: * Eisberg (Lusatian Highlands), a mountain of Saxony, Germany * Eisberg (Moosbach), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Reiter Alpe), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Stölzinger Hills), a hill in Hesse, Germany ...
had stepped up its sponsorship to allow the team to function after Bike Channel went into administration. The team has enjoyed two hugely successful seasons. Some of the highlights of their 2018 campaign include
Harry Tanfield Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career From Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England, Tanfield rode for in 2015 and in 2016, before joining for the 2017 season. At the Br ...
winning stage one of the
Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...
, which led to him being signed by World Tour team . The team won the overall title in the
Tour Series The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important. The races are held over 1 ...
, the UK's premier circuit racing championship.
Charlie Tanfield Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British Track & Road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran (cycling team). He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Mens Team Pursuit. He rode in the men's ...
became a world champion in the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
team pursuit and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit at the
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...
. He was also crowned British under-23-time trial champion on the road.
Ryan Christensen Ryan Christensen (born 12 September 1996) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2015 : 10th The REV Classic ;2016 : 1st Points classification New Zealand Cycle Classic ;2018 : 5th Overa ...
, Max Stedman, and
Charlie Tanfield Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British Track & Road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran (cycling team). He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Mens Team Pursuit. He rode in the men's ...
were selected to race at the under-23
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
in Austria, the latter in the time trial. At the
Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
, the team recorded three top-10 stage finishes, Max Stedman was 20th in the general classification, and Alex Paton won the
Eisberg Eisberg may refer to: * Eisberg (Lusatian Highlands), a mountain of Saxony, Germany * Eisberg (Moosbach), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Reiter Alpe), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Stölzinger Hills), a hill in Hesse, Germany ...
sprints jersey. 2019 was another successful year for the team with multiple UK and European podiums. Some highlights included winning the Tour Series overall title for a second year running, a top 10 in the
Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...
and the
Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
, as well as the Eisberg sprints jersey at the Tour of Britain for the second time. In December 2020, Elverson announced that the team had acquired sponsorship from British sunglasses maker SunGod and that the team's name for the 2021 racing season would become Canyon dhb SunGod.


Team roster


Major results

;2017 : Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay, Max Stedman ::Stage 1,
Harry Tanfield Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career From Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England, Tanfield rode for in 2015 and in 2016, before joining for the 2017 season. At the Br ...
::Stage 2, Max Stedman ;2018 :Stage 1
Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...
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Harry Tanfield Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career From Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England, Tanfield rode for in 2015 and in 2016, before joining for the 2017 season. At the Br ...
:Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay, Max Stedman ::Stage 2, Max Stedman :
Eisberg Eisberg may refer to: * Eisberg (Lusatian Highlands), a mountain of Saxony, Germany * Eisberg (Moosbach), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Reiter Alpe), a mountain of Bavaria, Germany * Eisberg (Stölzinger Hills), a hill in Hesse, Germany ...
Sprints Jersey Winner
Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
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Alex Paton Alexander Paton (13 August 1869 – 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers in the 1890s as a right half; he featured for the club over 200 times in the league, as well as on the losing side in the ...
;2019 :
Arno Wallaard Memorial Arno Wallaard Memorial is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in the Dutch region of Alblasserwaard: prior to 2007, the race was called "Omloop Alblasserwaard". Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI ...
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Alexandar Richardson Alexandar John Richardson (born 30 April 1990) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . A former shipbroker, Richardson began cycling during mid-2015, and took a surprise solo win in the 2018 Lincoln Grand Prix, a c ...
: Stage 3
Tour de la Mirabelle The Tour de la Mirabelle is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in Lorraine, France since 2002. It has been part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2 since 2019. Winners ''Since 2010:'' References Cycle races in Fra ...
, Daniel Pearson : Stage 4
Tour de la Mirabelle The Tour de la Mirabelle is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in Lorraine, France since 2002. It has been part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2 since 2019. Winners ''Since 2010:'' References Cycle races in Fra ...
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Alexandar Richardson Alexandar John Richardson (born 30 April 1990) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . A former shipbroker, Richardson began cycling during mid-2015, and took a surprise solo win in the 2018 Lincoln Grand Prix, a c ...
: Sprints classification
Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
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Rory Townsend Rory Patrick Townsend (born 30 June 1995) is an Irish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Almaty : 1st Points classification, Tour of Quanzhou Bay : 2nd Midden–Brabant P ...
: Stages 2 & 4
Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Ro ...
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Rory Townsend Rory Patrick Townsend (born 30 June 1995) is an Irish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Almaty : 1st Points classification, Tour of Quanzhou Bay : 2nd Midden–Brabant P ...
;2020 :
Tour of Antalya The Tour of Antalya is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Turkey. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.1. The first two editions were category 2.2, before upgrading in 2020.. Winners References Cycle races ...
, Max Stedman ;2021 : Stage 1
Tour de la Mirabelle The Tour de la Mirabelle is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in Lorraine, France since 2002. It has been part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2 since 2019. Winners ''Since 2010:'' References Cycle races in Fra ...
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Rory Townsend Rory Patrick Townsend (born 30 June 1995) is an Irish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Almaty : 1st Points classification, Tour of Quanzhou Bay : 2nd Midden–Brabant P ...
;2022 : Stage 1b
Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands. History A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, wi ...
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Matthew Gibson Matthew Gibson (1734–1790) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1780 to 1790. Biography Born in Stonecroft, near Hexham, Northumberland on 23 March 1734, the son of Jasper Gi ...
: Stage 4
Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands. History A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, wi ...
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Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be o ...
: Overall
Tour de la Mirabelle The Tour de la Mirabelle is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in Lorraine, France since 2002. It has been part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2 since 2019. Winners ''Since 2010:'' References Cycle races in Fra ...
, Robert Scott :: Stage 3, Robert Scott :: Stage 4,
Matthew Bostock Matthew John Bostock (born 16 July 1997) is a Manx road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He won a bronze medal riding for Great Britain, at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships, in the team pursuit. At the 2022 Commonwealt ...
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Paris–Troyes Paris–Troyes is an annual single-day road bicycle race in France between Paris and Troyes. First held in 1959, since 2005 it has been a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitio ...
, Robert Scott : National Road Race Championships,
Rory Townsend Rory Patrick Townsend (born 30 June 1995) is an Irish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Almaty : 1st Points classification, Tour of Quanzhou Bay : 2nd Midden–Brabant P ...


National, continental, world, and Olympic champions

;2018 : British U23 Time Trial,
Charlie Tanfield Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British Track & Road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran (cycling team). He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Mens Team Pursuit. He rode in the men's ...
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Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
Charlie Tanfield Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British Track & Road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran (cycling team). He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Mens Team Pursuit. He rode in the men's ...
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Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...
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Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
Charlie Tanfield


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canyon dhb Sungod Cycling teams based in the United Kingdom UCI Continental Teams (Europe) Cycling teams established in 2017 2017 establishments in the United Kingdom