2012 Rabobank season explained

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One-day victories5
Stage race overall victories2
Stage race stage victories15
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The 2012 season for the cycling team 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.

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Rider2011 team
Jetse Bolstagiaire [2]
Wilco KeldermanRabobank continental team[3]
Mark Renshaw[4]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Rider2012 team
Pieter Weening[5]
Sebastian Langeveld[6]
Óscar Freire[7]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Almería
Paris–Nice, Stage 6 Sisteron
Hoogeveen
Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 2 Ávila
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 Alanya
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 Marmaris
Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 Charmey
Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 Sion
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 8 Istanbul
Tour of California, Stage 7 Mount Baldy
Tour of California, Overall
Tour of California, Young rider classification
Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification
Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3 La Gileppe-Jalhay
Tour de France, Stage 14 Foix
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 Lerma
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 Clunia
Eneco Tour, Stage 3 Genk
Tour of Utah, Stage 3 Salt Lake City
Eneco Tour, Overall [8]
Tour of Utah, Sprints classification
San Sebastián
Veenendaal
Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification
World Ports Classic, Stage 2 Rotterdam
Aartselaar

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabobank Cycling Team (RAB) - NED. 17 January 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  2. News: A Look Back at 2011 and Towards my 2012 Season. 3 January 2012. 17 January 2012. Podium Cafe. Vox Media, Inc.. Jetse. Bol. Jetse Bol.
  3. News: Dutch talent Wilco Kelderman signed to professional ranks for 2012. 4 May 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  4. News: Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank following HTC-Highroad collapse; Thor Hushovd joins BMC Racing. 10 August 2011. 17 January 2012. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group.
  5. News: Weening joins GreenEdge. Jane. Aubrey. 10 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  6. News: Langeveld joins GreenEdge. 17 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  7. News: Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season. Shane. Stokes. 26 October 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
  8. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.