2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season explained
| 2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season | padding=15px | | |
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| Manager | Richard Plugge |
| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 5 |
| Stage race stage victories | 29 |
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The 2013 season for the 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.
Having lost the sponsorship of Rabobank after seventeen years in the sport, the team were able to compete during the 2013 season due to Rabobank funding. As a result, the team ran as the Blanco Pro Cycling team for the first half of the season. Prior to the Tour de France, it was announced that Belkin, an American manufacturer of consumer electronics, acquired title sponsorship of the team in a -year deal.[1]
2013 roster
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- Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
- Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
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| Tour Down Under, Stage 3 | | | | Stirling |
| Tour Down Under, Overall | | | | |
| Tour Down Under, Young rider classification | | | | |
| Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2 | | | | Sète |
| Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 | | | | Albufeira |
| Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 | | | | Lagoa |
| Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 | | | | Draguignan |
| Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 | | | | Kulim |
| Tour de Langkawi, Stage 2 | | | | Kuala Kangsar |
| Clásica de Almería | | | | Almería |
| Tour de Langkawi, Stage 6 | | | | Kuantan |
| Critérium International, Stage 1 | | | | Porto-Vecchio |
| Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification | | | | |
| Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 3 | | | | Drammen |
| Tour of Belgium, Stage 5 | | | | Banneux |
| | National event | | | Verrebroek |
| Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 | | | | Crans-Montana |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 | | | | Goes |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 | | | | Breda |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4 | | | | La Gileppe-Jalhay |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Overall | | | | |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Overall | | | | |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification | | [12] | | |
| Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 | | | | Holbæk |
| Danmark Rundt, Overall | | | | |
| Danmark Rundt, Points classification | | | | |
| Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification | | | | |
| Arctic Race of Norway, Mountains classification | | | | |
| Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | | | | Lélex–Monts Jura |
| Eneco Tour, Stage 1 | | | | Ardooie |
| Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification | | [13] | | |
| Eneco Tour, Points classification | | | [14] | |
| World Ports Classic, Stage 2 | | | | Antwerp |
| Tour of Alberta, Mountains classification | | | | |
| Vuelta a España, Stage 17 | | | | Burgos |
| | | | | Quebec City |
| | | | | Haacht |
| | | | | Münster |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 1 | | | | Chengmai |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 2 | | | | Haikou |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 | | | | Qionghai |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 | | | | Xinglong–Wanning |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 | | | | Sanya |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 6 | | | | Wuzhishan |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 | | | | Dongfang |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 8 | | | | Danzhou |
| Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 | | | | Chengmai |
| Tour of Hainan, Overall | | | | |
| Tour of Hainan, Points classification | | | | |
| Tour of Hainan, Teams classification | | [15] | | | |
Notes and References
- News: Blanco Pro Cycling team to be sponsored by Belkin. Bill. Wilson. BBC News. BBC. 24 June 2013. 24 June 2013.
- Web site: Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED. 1 January 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194349/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTg&RefDate=01.01.2013&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1. dead.
- News: Bobridge to Rabobank. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 September 2012. 18 September 2012.
- News: Two year Rabobank contract will see Lars Petter Nordhaug leave Team Sky. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 6 August 2012. 13 August 2012.
- News: Tanner and Wagner make the move to Rabobank. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. 3 January 2013.
- News: Vanmarcke to 'White Label' former Rabobank team for two years. 25 October 2012. 3 January 2013. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- News: Barredo retires in light of biological passport violations case. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 December 2012. 25 December 2012.
- News: Breschel confirmed at Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 September 2012. 17 September 2012.
- News: Michael Matthews signs for Orica-GreenEdge. Cycling News. Future Publishing. Daniel. Benson. 15 August 2012. 15 August 2012.
- News: Niermann to retire after Vuelta and become team coach. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 September 2012. 3 January 2013.
- News: Nieuwe ploeg voor Vermeltfoort. Dutch. New team for Vermeltfoort. 15 September 2012. 3 January 2013. Algemeen Dagblad. De Persgroep Nederland.
- The riders on the squad were Paul Martens, Robert Gesink, Dennis van Winden, Moreno Hofland, Maarten Wynants, Laurens ten Dam and Maarten Tjallingii
- The riders on the squad were Stef Clement, Juan Manuel Gárate, Marc Goos, Steven Kruijswijk, Luis León Sánchez and Tom-Jelte Slagter
- Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- The riders on the squad were Lars Boom, Theo Bos, Jos van Emden, Moreno Hofland, Tom Leezer, Dennis van Winden and Marc Goos
