2012 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step season explained

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One-day victories14
Stage race overall victories8
Stage race stage victories21[1]
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The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

At the end of the 2011 season, Omega Pharma parted company with co-sponsors Lotto after seven seasons together, and later rejoined the former Quick Step team; announcing a deal prior to their split with Lotto, in August.[2]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[3]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Rider2011 team
Martin Velits[4]
Peter Velits
Stijn Vandenbergh
Matteo Trentinstagiaire [5]
Andrew Fenn[6]
Michał Gołaś[7]
Michał Kwiatkowski
Levi Leipheimer[8]
Tony Martin[9]
František Raboň[10]
Bert Grabsch
Matt Brammeier[11]
Serge Pauwels[12]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Rider2012 team
Marc de Maar[13]
Kevin Seeldraeyers[14]
Davide Malacarne[15]
Addy EngelsRetired to become
sports director[16]
Fréderique Robert[17]
Jan TratnikRadenska[18]
Kevin van Impe[19]
Francesco Reda[20]
Andy Cappelle[21]
Andreas Stauff[22]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 Villa Mercedes
Tour de San Luis, Stage 2 Juana Koslay
Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 Mirador del Portero
Tour de San Luis, Stage 4 San Luis
Tour de San Luis, Stage 7 San Luis
Tour de San Luis, Overall
Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 Doha
Palma
Campos
Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 Madinat ash Shamal
Tour of Qatar, Overall
Tour of Qatar, Points classification
Tour of Qatar, Teams classification [23]
Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 Tavira
Tour of Oman, Overall
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue Middelkerke
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 Bellegem
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification
Paris–Nice, Stage 2 Orléans
Nokere
Handzame
Waregem
Harelbeke
Wevelgem
Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b De Panne
Three Days of De Panne, Overall
Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification [24]
Oudenaarde
Roubaix
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 İzmir
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification
Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 4 Cassel
Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 Arendonk
Giro d'Italia, Fair Play Teams classification [25]
Tour of Belgium, Overall
National event Gullegem
Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 Cieszyn
Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2b Team time trial[26] Saint-Vulbas
Eneco Tour, Teams classification [27] [28]
Tour of Utah, Stage 6 Park City
World Ports Classic, Stage 1 Antwerp
World Ports Classic, Overall
World Ports Classic, Points classification
Vuelta a España, Stage 16 Valgrande-Pajares–Cuitu Negru
Brussels
UCI Road World Championships, Team time trial [29] Valkenburg
Tour de l'Eurometropole, Young rider classification
Tour of Beijing, Stage 2 MenTouGou
Tour of Beijing, Overall
Les Herbiers
National event Willemstad

Notes and References

  1. Levi Leipheimer gained a stage victory from the disqualification of Alberto Contador's results from the Tour de San Luis.
  2. News: Quick Step and Omega Pharma set to join forces for 2012. Cycling News. 1 August 2011. 17 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Omega Pharma-Quick Step (OPQ) – BEL. 13 February 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131225135335/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=Mg&RefDate=13.02.2012&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1. dead.
  4. News: Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step. 2 August 2011. 17 January 2012. French. The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step. rtbf.be. RTBF.
  5. News: Italian U23 champion Matteo Trentin gets stagiaire contract with Quick Step. VeloNation. 25 June 2011. 17 January 2012. Bjorn. Haake.
  6. News: Andy Fenn Interview: Big opportunity beckons with Omega Pharma – Quick Step. Ed. Hood. VeloNation. 13 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  7. News: Omega Pharma – Quick Step recrute Golas. 5 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Velochrono.fr. Velochrono. French. Omega Pharma – Quick Step recruits Golas. Ce vendredi, la future équipe Omega Pharma – Quick Step a officialisé la venue de Michal Kwiatkowski pour 2012, mais aussi celle d’un autre Polonais, Michal Golas. [This Friday, the future Omega Pharma - Quick Step has formalized the arrival of Michal Kwiatkowski for 2012, but also that of another Pole, Michal Golas]. Alexandre. Philippon.
  8. News: Daniel. Benson. Lefevere confirms that Leipheimer will ride for Omega Pharma-Quickstep. Cycling News. 21 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  9. News: Fabian Cancellara tips Tony Martin and Bert Grabsch for time trial gold. Ben. Atkins. 19 September 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. Among his challengers, Cancellara himself has picked out two Germans as the main competition, according to Sporza; both of whom currently ride for HTC–Highroad, and both of whom will be transferring to Omega Pharma-Quick Step in 2012..
  10. News: Rabon signs for Omega Pharma-Quick Step. 6 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News.
  11. News: Brammeier joins Omega Pharma-Quickstep for 2012, Seeldraeyers to Astana. Cycling News. 19 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  12. News: Serge Pauwels back to Belgium with Omega Pharma-Quick Step. Daniel. Benson. Cycling News. 20 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
  13. News: De Maar returns to UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling. Cycling News. 6 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  14. News: Astana signs Borut Božič and Kevin Seeldraeyers. 19 September 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
  15. News: Malacarne leaves Quick Step for Europcar. Cycling News. 4 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
  16. News: Engels and Reef to Project 1T4i as sport directors. Cycling News. 9 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
  17. News: Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit. Cycling News. 22 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
  18. News: Se Jan Tratnik vrača v Radensko?. Slovenian. Siol. TSmedia. 4 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Jan Tratnik is back in Radensko?.
  19. News: Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012. VeloNation. 3 January 2012. 17 January 2012. Ben. Atkins.
  20. News: Di Luca in talks with Acqua & Sapone. Cycling News. 31 October 2011. 17 January 2012. While Di Luca is yet to sign on the dotted line, Acqua & Sapone have confirmed the signings of Francesco Ginanni and Francesco Reda, from Androni Giocattoli and Quick Step, respectively..
  21. News: Cappelle and Ista join Accent.jobs-Verandas Willems. Cycling News. 24 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
  22. News: Andreas Stauff back with Team Eddy Merckx Indeland . EddyMerckx.com . 30 March 2012 . 31 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20130121230937/http://www.eddymerckx.com/news/read/article/272 . 21 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  23. The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Matt Brammeier, Francesco Chicchi, Nikolas Maes, František Raboň, Gert Steegmans, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh
  24. The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Francesco Chicchi, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Michał Kwiatkowski, Dries Devenyns, Andrew Fenn and Iljo Keisse
  25. The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Marco Bandiera, Francesco Chicchi, Michał Gołaś, Nikolas Maes, Serge Pauwels, Michał Kwiatkowski, Martin Velits and Julien Vermote
  26. The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Gerald Ciolek, Andrew Fenn, Serge Pauwels, František Raboň, Kristof Vandewalle, and Nikolas Maes
  27. The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Michał Kwiatkowski, Sylvain Chavanel, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Stijn Vandenbergh and Dries Devenyns
  28. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  29. The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits

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