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[CT] SPVGG Billstedt-Horn von 1891 e.V.
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| delet0r |
Posted on 18-07-2026 23:49
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 Introducing: SPVGG Billstedt-Horn von 1891 e.V.
Founded in 1891, Spielvereinigung Billstedt-Horn e.V. is a registered sports club based in Billstedt, Hamburg, Germany. Since its foundation, the club's guiding principle and primary objective have been to promote and spread grassroots sport among the general public.
A registered association (eingetragener Verein, or e.V.) is a common legal form in Germany that is not permitted to operate for profit. Instead, its purpose is to pursue and promote the objectives set out in its statutes.
Billstedt is a working-class district of Hamburg, known for below-average incomes, relatively high unemployment, and an elevated crime rate. A book published in Germany once described it as the toughest neighbourhood in the country.
Alongside Germany's traditional grassroots sports, cycling has experienced growing popularity in recent years. More and more working people are becoming interested in pursuing high-level performance in cycling. However, many lack the financial means to afford suitable equipment, training in demanding terrain, and participation in amateur races.
At a general meeting of the club, the members therefore resolved to close this gap. Using the club's own resources, a Continental-level cycling team is to be established in order to bring the sport closer to the local community while at the same time giving club members the opportunity to compete in amateur-cycling at a high level.
The team's primary objective is not sporting success alone. Rather, it is intended to advance the club's mission of making cycling accessible to workers and their children. In doing so, the team aims to embody values of solidarity within a commercial sporting environment. This inevitably places certain limits on sporting ambitions. Prospective riders must therefore accept that the club cannot offer the salaries commonly paid by other teams. Instead, the club hopes to attract riders who choose to join out of conviction and enthusiasm for the project.
This should not be understood to mean that sporting success is not an objective. On the contrary, the club aims to build a strong and competitive team. Sporting performance should be rewarded fairly, and this principle will also apply to the club's riders.
Time will tell whether a non-profit project can establish itself within the increasingly commercialised world of professional cycling. |
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| delet0r |
Posted on 18-07-2026 23:49
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Posted on 18-07-2026 23:49
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 19-07-2026 00:43
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Welcome! 
I like the sound of your project very much, will definitely be following. A good year to come in as a German team too with the former quintessential German team Puma folding last season. Good luck with everything and hope that you have a exciting transfer period
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 19-07-2026 02:21
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Welcome on board, good to have a new German team.
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| Heine |
Posted on 19-07-2026 06:55
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Welcome on board! As I had a german team for many years extremely happy to see one, even though the name is a mouthfull!
Wish you all the best!
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Posted on 19-07-2026 07:57
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Welcome to the game!
I just released Nikias Arndt who was born only half an hour away. Would be a fitting end of the career if he found his way towards your team
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Posted on 20-07-2026 15:28
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 19-07-2026 08:30
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Welcome to the game! Hope you have a great time
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 19-07-2026 08:58
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Herzlich Willkommen!
It's cool to see the German market won't be deserted, and what better way to represent Germany than with an e.V., probably the most German thing there is! And I don't see any problems with the name, SpVgg is a rather common abbreviation for German sport clubs come to think of it ...
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| SotD |
Posted on 19-07-2026 09:19
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Big welcome to the game. Very fitting to have a new German team just after the biggest one Ever folded this off season.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 19-07-2026 13:06
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Welcome! Enjoyed the intro the sports club and i hope it finds success.
There is a crossover between our teams so we may well cross paths in transfers
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-07-2026 14:49
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Congrats and welcome to the game. Hope you have a great time with us and find a way to thrive on CT. Good luck!
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| Booker |
Posted on 19-07-2026 14:53
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Welcome to the game, great to see another German team picking up the mantle as Puma (and Kraftwerk) are no more. Once the transfer season comes, we may be in touch as a certain German on our roster is on the block. 
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-07-2026 20:29
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As said in the new managers thread, welcome to the show 
It's great to see a new German team after the loss of Puma and Zappes, plus the relocation/rebrand of Kraftwerk
Obviously I was hoping to get some Germans for cheaper than usual now, which likely won't happen  But I definitely love to see another new team accepting the challenge, and I think it's indeed a great moment to found a German team
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