2013 Vacansoleil–DCM season explained

2013 Vacansoleil–DCM seasonpadding=15px
ManagerDaan Luijkx
One-day victories2
Stage race overall victories –
Stage race stage victories6
Previous season

The 2013 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.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
Rider2012 team
Grega Bole[1]
Juan Antonio Flecha[2]
Wesley Kreder
José Rujano[3]
Boy van Poppel[4]
Danny van Poppel
Willem Wautersneo-pro (Lotto-Belisol U23)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Rider2013 team
Matteo CarraraRetired
Stefan Denifl[5]
Stijn Devolder[6]
Gustav Larsson[7]
Jacek Morajko[8]
Martin Mortensen
Kevin van Impe[9] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 Barcelona
Tour of California, Stage 1 Escondido
Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 5 Boxtel
Ster ZLM Toer, Mountains classification
Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification
Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 1 Bodø
Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 Oyonnax
Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 Belley
Overijse
National event Willemstad

Notes and References

  1. News: Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) - NED. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2013.
  2. News: Flecha to leave Sky for Vacansoleil. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2012. 21 August 2012.
  3. News: Vacansoleil unveils 2013 jersey. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 December 2012. 17 December 2012.
  4. News: Boy van Poppel joins Vacansoleil-DCM. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2012. 28 December 2012.
  5. News: IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster. 24 September 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012.
  6. News: Devolder signs two-year deal with RadioShack-Nissan. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. 6 October 2012.
  7. News: IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster. 22 September 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012.
  8. News: Jarosłąw Marycz joins CCC Polsat Polkowice on two year contract. Ben. Atkins. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 22 November 2012. 16 January 2013. Fellow Pole Jacek Morajko returns to the team he rode for in 2011, after a year at Vacansoleil-DCM; while controversial 41-year-old Italian Davide Rebellin steps back up to the sport’s upper levels, after spending the second half of the last two seasons at Continental Miche-Guerciotti and Meridiana-Kamen..
  9. News: Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 23 March 2012. 24 March 2012. Shane. Stokes.