2012 RadioShack–Nissan season explained

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Manager Johan Bruyneel
One-day victories1
Stage race overall victories3
Stage race stage victories8
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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.

For the 2012 season, the team was renamed from to ; in effect merging with the American,[1] which ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg-based squad. Johan Bruyneel along with twelve riders from the 2011 squad moved to the team, joining eighteen riders from the squad.[2] [3]

Team roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[4]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Rider2011 team
Jan Bakelants[5]
George Bennettstagiaire [6]
Matthew Busche[7]
Laurent Didier[8]
Tony Gallopin[9]
Ben Hermans[10]
Chris Horner[11]
Markel Irizar
Ben King[12]
Andreas Klöden
Tiago Machado[13]
Nelson Oliveira
Yaroslav Popovych[14]
Grégory Rast[15]
Hayden Roulston[16]
Jesse Sergent
Haimar Zubeldia
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Rider2011 team
Will Clarke[17]
Stefan Denifl[18]
Brice Feillu[19]
Dominic Klemme[20]
Anders Lund[21]
Martin Mortensen
Stuart O'Grady[22]
Martin Pedersen[23]
Bruno Pires[24]
Tom Stamsnijder[25]
Davide Viganò[26]
Fabian Wegmann[27]
Wouter WeylandtDeceased[28]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Teams classification [29]
Tour of Oman, Young rider classification
Tour of Oman, Teams classification [30]
Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification [31]
Siena
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7 San Benedetto del Tronto
Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification [32]
Tour of California, Teams classification [33]
Bayern-Rundfahrt, Young rider classification
Tour de Luxembourg, Overall
Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification [34]
Tour de France, Prologue Liège
Tour of Austria, Stage 4 Sankt Johann im Pongau
Tour of Austria, Overall
Tour of Austria, Teams classification [35]
Tour de France, Teams classification [36]
Tour de Wallonie, Stage 3 Beaufays
Tour de Wallonie, Overall
Tour de Wallonie, Young rider classification
Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification
Eneco Tour, Stage 5 Aalter
Eneco Tour, Points classification [37]
Tour of Utah, Teams classification [38]
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3 La Roche-Posay
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4 Beaver Creek
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Mountains classification
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Teams classification [39]
Vuelta a España, Stage 18 Valladolid

Notes and References

  1. News: Leopard-Trek confirm RadioShack merger. Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 5 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Reuters.
  2. News: Becca Confirms Nygaard's Departure From Leopard Trek. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  3. News: Leopard Trek confirms merger with RadioShack. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  4. Web site: RadioShack-Nissan (RNT) – LUX. 17 January 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  5. News: RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012. 5 December 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc..
  6. News: George Bennett relishing RadioShack Nissan opportunity. Xylon. van Eyck. 18 November 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
  7. News: Busche staying with RadioShack-Leopard-Trek merger. Andrew. Hood. 7 November 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc..
  8. News: Laurent Didier to ride for Radioshack-Nissan-Trek in 2012. 16 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  9. News: Gallopin looks ahead to Cancellara classics apprenticeship. 5 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  10. News: Leopard Trek signs Hermans to its 2012 roster. 11 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  11. News: Chris Horner confirms he will be staying with RadioShack-Nissan-Trek in 2012. 8 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  12. News: Barry. Ryan. King looking to continue progress with RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. 9 December 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  13. News: Machado to ride with Radioshack-Nissan-Trek. 30 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  14. News: Popovych to help Cancellara at Flanders and Roubaix. 21 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  15. News: Rast to ride for Leopard Trek in 2012. 23 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Stephen. Farrand. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  16. News: Roulston confirms with Radioshack for 2012. 28 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  17. News: Will Clarke leaves Leopard Trek for Champion System. Xylon. van Eyck. 22 October 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
  18. News: Denifl and Mortensen to Vacansoleil. 14 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  19. News: Feillu finds saviour in Saur Sojasun. 23 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  20. News: Klemme joins Project 1t4i. 21 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  21. News: Lund returning to Saxo Bank. 17 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  22. News: GreenEDGE confirms O'Grady recruitment. 8 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Jane. Aubrey.
  23. News: Pedersen signs with Christina Watches Onfone. 23 December 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  24. News: Pires from Leopard Trek to SaxoBank Sungard. 14 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  25. News: Stamsnijder signs for Project 1t4i. 24 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  26. News: Viganò joins Lampre-ISD for 2012. 31 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  27. News: Wegmann to Garmin-Cervelo. 25 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Susan. Westemeyer. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  28. News: Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt killed in Giro d'Italia crash. William. Fotheringham. 9 May 2011. 17 January 2012. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group.
  29. The riders on the squad were Daniele Bennati, Linus Gerdemann, Jan Bakelants, Tiago Machado, Hayden Roulston, Jesse Sergent and Jens Voigt
  30. The riders on the squad were Andy Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Joost Posthuma, Jakob Fuglsang, Tony Gallopin, Yaroslav Popovych, Grégory Rast and Robert Wagner
  31. The riders on the squad were Markel Irizar, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Haimar Zubeldia, Daniele Bennati, Linus Gerdemann and Maxime Monfort
  32. The riders on the squad were George Bennett, Laurent Didier, Nelson Oliveira, Ben Hermans, Andy Schleck and Jan Bakelants
  33. The riders on the squad were Ben King, Chris Horner, George Bennett, Grégory Rast, Jens Voigt, Markel Irizar, Matthew Busche and Tiago Machado
  34. The riders on the squad were Linus Gerdemann, Laurent Didier, Jakob Fuglsang, Fränk Schleck, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Grégory Rast and Jens Voigt
  35. The riders on the squad were George Bennett, Matthew Busche, Markel Irizar, Ben King, Laurent Didier, Jakob Fuglsang, Thomas Rohregger and Oliver Zaugg
  36. The riders on the squad were Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Chris Horner, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia
  37. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  38. The riders on the squad were Chris Horner, George Bennett, Matthew Busche, Ben King, Joost Posthuma, Thomas Rohregger, Jens Voigt and Oliver Zaugg
  39. The riders on the squad were Andreas Klöden, Ben King, Chris Horner, George Bennett, Jakob Fuglsang, Jens Voigt, Matthew Busche, Oliver Zaugg and Thomas Rohregger

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