Destil–Parkhotel Valkenburg () was a continental cycling team based in the Netherlands that participated in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2003 by Rijk Vink under the name of Apac Cycling Team. From 2006 to 2016 it was known as Cycling Team Jo Piels.
The team was known for developing talent like Bert-Jan Lindeman and Koen Bouwman. CT Jo Piels participated in the men's team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships and qualified for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
After the demise of manager Vink, the team planned to merge with Parkhotel Valkenburg CT. Subsponsor of both teams Destil would step up as main sponsor of the project which would take on the best riders of both teams. But then, Parkhotel Valkenburg CT manager Paul Tabak split off from the project, took along most riders and founded his own men's team Monkey Town.
In 2017 the now weakened project under manager Steven Rooks had a men's team Destil-Jo Piels, a women's team Parkhotel Valkenburg Destil and a cyclocross team Destil ZZPR.nl. Early financial troubles lead to downsizing of the team's international agenda and a major part of the staff left, including sports director Han Vaanhold. This was a sign for sponsor Jo Piels to also leave the project.
In 2018 the men's team went on as Destil-Parkhotel Valkenburg. It was the last year with a UCI Continental Team status. In 2019 the road team merged with the off road team and went on as an under 23 team. Their name changed to ZZPR.nl-HanClean-Orange Babies under the management of Frank Groenendaal. The women's branch continued as a separate team Parkhotel Valkenburg under the foundation Wielertalent in ontwikkeling (cycling talent in development).
Team roster
Major wins
2005 Grand Prix de Beuvry-la-Forêt, Maint Berkenbosch Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Maint Berkenbosch 2006 Stage 3 Olympia's Tour, Marco Bos 2007 Stage 3 Tour de Berlin, Peter Schulting Ronde van Overijssel, Marco Bos 2009 Stage 1 Tour de Berlin, Tom Relou Stage 2 Tour de Berlin, Jelle Posthuma 2010 Overall Tour de Berlin, Marc Goos Stage 3, Marc Goos Stage 3 Tour de Gironde, Bert-Jan Lindeman Overall Mainfranken-Tour, Marc Goos Prologue, Jarno Gmelich Stage 2, Marc Goos Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren, Peter Schulting 2011 Stage 3 Tour de Berlin, Jasper Hamelink Stage 4 Czech Cycling Tour, Maurits Lammertink 2012 Overall Carpathia Couriers Path, Maurits Lammertink Stage 1, Maurits Lammertink Stage 3 Tour de Gironde, Geert van der Weijst 2013 Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Tom Vermeer Ronde van Overijssel, Tom Vermeer Overall Carpathian Couriers Race, Stefan Poutsma Stage 3, Stefan Poutsma Stage 4 Tour de Gironde, Geert van der Weijst Stage 4 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Geert van der Weijst 2014 Stage 1 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Geert van der Weijst Stage 2 Carpathian Couriers Race, Jochem Hoekstra Circuit de Wallonie, Maurits Lammertink Overall Olympia's Tour, Berden de Vries Stage 1, Berden de Vries Stage 2, Team time trial Overall Tour de Berlin, Jochem Hoekstra Stage 1, Elmar Reinders Stage 2 (ITT), Jochem Hoekstra Stage 2 Tour de Gironde, Rens te Stroet Stage 5 Tour de Gironde, Geert van der Weijst National U23 Time Trial Championships, Steven Lammertink Stage 4 Czech Cycling Tour, Maurits Lammertink Stage 5 Dookoła Mazowsza, Maurits Lammertink 2015 Ster van Zwolle, Elmar Reinders Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I, Jeff Vermeulen Overall Carpathian Couriers Race, Tim Ariesen Stage 3, Twan Brusselman Ronde van Overijssel, Jeff Vermeulen Stage 1a Olympia's Tour, Team time trial Stage 4 Olympia's Tour, Jeff Vermeulen Stage 2 Paris–Arras Tour, Jeff Vermeulen Parel van de Veluwe, Jeff Vermeulen Stage 2 Podlasie Tour, Stefan Poutsma Stage 2 Dookoła Mazowsza, Stefan Poutsma 2016 Ster van Zwolle, Jeff Vermeulen Stage 5 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Jeff Vermeulen ZODC Zuidenveld Tour, Elmar Reinders National U23 Time Trial Championships, Tim Rodenburg Paris–Tours Espoirs, Arvid de Kleijn 2017 National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Dion Beukeboom 2018 Stage 5 Carpathian Couriers Race, Timo de Jong Stage 2 Tour de Serbie, Maarten van Trijp
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