2013 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step season explained

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One-day victories4
Stage race overall victories7
Stage race stage victories39
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The 2013 season for began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2013 roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
Rider2012 team
Pieter Serry[3]
Gianluca Brambilla[4]
Mark Cavendish[5]
Carlos Verona[6]
Gianni Meersman[7]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Rider2013 team
Francesco Chicchi[8]
Dario Cataldo[9]
Gerald Ciolek[10]
Levi Leipheimer[11] Suspended
Matt Brammeier[12]
Marco Bandiera[13]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 Villa Mercedes
Tour of Qatar, Stage 3 Mesaieed
Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 Al Khor Corniche
Tour of Qatar, Stage 5 Madinat ash Shamal
Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 Doha Corniche
Tour of Qatar, Overall
Tour of Qatar, Points classification
Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 Tavira
Volta ao Algarve, Overall
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue Middelkerke
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Teams classification [14]
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 Team time trial[15] Donoratico
Paris–Nice, Stage 6 Nice
Paris–Nice, Points classification
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7 San Benedetto del Tronto
Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification
Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1 Calella
Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2 Banyoles
Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 Koksijde
Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b De Panne
Three Days of De Panne, Overall
Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification [16]
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 Beasain
Tour de Romandie, Stage 1 Renens
Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 Payerne
Tour de Romandie, Stage 5 Geneva
Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 Naples
Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 Margherita di Savoia
Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 Treviso
Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 Cherasco
Tour of Belgium, Stage 3 Beveren
Tour of Belgium, Overall
Tour of Belgium, Teams classification [17]
Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 Brescia
Giro d'Italia, Points classification
Giro d'Italia, Azzurri d'Italia classification
Giro d'Italia, Combative classification
National event Gullegem
National event Heist-op-den-Berg
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 Parc des Oiseaux
Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification
Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification [18]
Tour de France, Stage 5 Marseille
Tour de France, Stage 11 Mont Saint-Michel
Tour de France, Stage 13 Saint-Amand-Montrond
Tour de France, Stage 14 Lyon
Tour de Wallonie, Stage 2 Engis
Danmark Rundt, Stage 6 Frederiksberg
Tour de l'Ain, Prologue Trévoux
Eneco Tour, Stage 3 Brouwersdam
Eneco Tour, Stage 5 Sittard-Geleen
Eneco Tour, Stage 7 Geraardsbergen
Eneco Tour, Overall [19]
Eneco Tour, Teams classification [20]
Vuelta a España, Stage 7 Mairena del Aljarafe
World Ports Classic, Overall
World Ports Classic, Points classification
Tour of Britain, Stage 4 Llanberis
Tour of Britain, Stage 7 Guildford
Tour of Britain, Stage 8 London
[21] Florence
Les Herbiers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) – BEL. 2 August 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  2. News: Petacchi to start with Omega Pharma-Quickstep August 1. Cyclingnews.com. 13 July 2013. 2 August 2013.
  3. News: Transfers: Serry, Nieve and Ignazio Moser sign for 2013. Cycling News. 23 August 2012. 16 March 2013.
  4. News: New Arrival at OPQS. Omega Pharma-Quick Step. 24 August 2012. 16 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120826181938/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/new-arrival-at-opqs/831. 26 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish to join Omega Pharma-Quick Step. BBC Sport. 18 October 2012. 16 March 2013.
  6. News: Omega Pharma — QuickStep add Verona to 2013 roster. Cycling News. 29 October 2012. 16 March 2013.
  7. News: Gianni Meersman confirmed with Omega Pharma-Quick Step on a two-year deal. VeloNation. 19 November 2012. 16 March 2013.
  8. News: Petacchi to replace Guardini at Farnese Vini?. Cycling News. 30 August 2012. 16 March 2013.
  9. News: Cataldo leaving Omega Pharma-QuickStep for Sky. Cycling News. 5 September 2012. 16 March 2013.
  10. News: Ciolek adds firepower to MTN-Qhubeka lineup for next season. VeloNation. 14 September 2012. 16 March 2013. Shane. Stokes.
  11. News: Lance Armstrong: Ex-doper Levi Leipheimer sacked by Quick-Step. BBC Sport. 16 October 2012. 16 March 2013.
  12. News: Brammeier signs with Champion System. Cycling News. 11 December 2012. 16 March 2013.
  13. News: IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster. 24 September 2012. Cycling News. 20 September 2012.
  14. The riders on the squad were Kristof Vandewalle, Niki Terpstra, Mark Cavendish, František Raboň, Dries Devenyns, Julien Vermote, Iljo Keisse and Gert Steegmans
  15. The riders on the squad were Mark Cavendish, Tony Martin, Michał Kwiatkowski, Zdeněk Štybar, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Gert Steegmans and Martin Velits
  16. The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Mark Cavendish, Nikolas Maes, Iljo Keisse, Gert Steegmans and Tom Boonen
  17. The riders on the squad were Tony Martin, Kristof Vandewalle, Niki Terpstra, Tom Boonen, Martin Velits, Andrew Fenn, Nikolas Maes and František Raboň
  18. The riders on the squad were Mark Cavendish, Dries Devenyns, Andrew Fenn, Michał Gołaś, Jérôme Pineau, Gert Steegmans, Matteo Trentin and František Raboň
  19. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  20. The riders on the squad were Gert Steegmans, Sylvain Chavanel, Kevin De Weert, Stijn Vandenbergh, Alessandro Petacchi, Zdeněk Štybar, Niki Terpstra and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
  21. The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Michał Kwiatkowski, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits