2014 Garmin–Sharp season explained

Team:Garmin–Sharp
Season:2014
Men:yes
Ucicode:GRS
Status:UCI ProTeam
Wtrank:11th (807 points)
Manager:Jonathan Vaughters
Sponsor:Garmin & Sharp
Base:Boulder, Colorado, USA
Bikes:Cervélo
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:4
Stageraceoverall:4
Stageracestages:15
Natcwins:3
Bestrider:Dan Martin (9th)
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Rider2013 team
Janier Acevedo[2] neo-pro
Nate Brown[3] neo-pro
André Cardoso[4]
Phil Gaimon[5] neo-pro
Lasse Norman Hansen[6] neo-pro (Blue Water Cycling)
Ben King[7]
Sebastian Langeveld[8]
Tom-Jelte Slagter[9]
Dylan van Baarle
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Rider2014 team
Robert Hunter[10] Retired
Andreas Klier[11] Retired
Michel Kreder[12]
Martijn Maaskant[13]
Alex Rasmussen[14]
Jacob Rathe[15]
Sébastien Rosseler[16] Veranclassic-Doltcini
Peter Stetina[17]
Christian Vande Velde[18] Retired
David Zabriskie[19] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour de Vineyards, Stage 5 National event Richmond
National event Egmond aan Zee
Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 Villa Mercedes
Herald Sun Tour, Prologue Melbourne
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 Ballarat
Paris–Nice, Stage 4 Belleville
Paris–Nice, Stage 7 BiotSophia Antipolis
Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification [20]
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 Pré-en-Pail
Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall
Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification
Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification [21]
Tour of California, Stage 3 Mount Diablo
Tour of California, Teams classification [22]
Berlin
Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall
Ster ZLM Toer, Points classification
Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification [23]
Tour de France, Stage 19 Bergerac
Tour of Utah, Stage 4 Powder Mountain
Tour of Utah, Overall
Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1 Montrevel-en-Bresse
Eneco Tour, Teams classification [24]
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 7 Denver
Vuelta a España, Stage 14 La Camperona, Valle de Sábero
Tour of Alberta, Points classification
Tour of Alberta, Teams classification [25]
Tour of Britain, Overall
Bergamo
Tour of Beijing, Stage 3Yanqing Temple
Tour of Beijing, Stage 4Mount Miaofeng
Tour of Beijing, Points classification
Japan CupUtsunomiya

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garmin–Sharp (GRS) – USA. https://archive.today/20140102043422/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(w5xmkdwzp1ikhgqxfrrp2qvv))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3011. dead. January 2, 2014. January 2, 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  2. News: Report: Acevedo to Garmin. Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. October 2, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  3. News: US U23 TT champion Nathan Brown signs contract with Garmin–Sharp. VeloNation. August 15, 2013. January 22, 2014. Shane. Stokes.
  4. News: Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014. Matthew. Beaudin. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. San Diego, California. September 24, 2013. January 22, 2014. New additions for next year include Nathan Brown (Bontrager), Phil Gaimon (Bissell), Ben King (RadioShack–Leopard), Sebastian Langeveld (Orica–GreenEdge), Dylan van Baarle (Rabobank Continental), Tom-Jelte Slagter (Belkin), Lasse Norman Hanson [sic] (Blue Water Cycling), and Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA).. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170435/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/09/news/garmin-set-for-dramatic-overhaul-in-2014_303875. dead.
  5. News: Team Garmin-Sharp signs Phil Gaimon for 2014. June 5, 2013. January 22, 2014. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. https://archive.today/20130727160539/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2013/06/05/team-garmin-sharp-signs-phil-gaimon-for-2014. July 27, 2013. dead.
  6. News: Olympic omnium champion Hansen signs with Garmin Sharp. Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. May 29, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  7. News: Ben King signs to Garmin for 2014. Cycling Weekly. September 13, 2013. January 22, 2014. Nigel. Wynn.
  8. News: Langeveld signs with Garmin–Sharp. Cyclingnews.com. September 20, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  9. News: Garmin signs Dutch rider and Tour Down Under champ Slagter. VeloNews. August 8, 2013. January 22, 2014. December 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215013032/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/08/news/garmin-signs-dutch-rider-and-tour-down-under-champ-slagter_298341. dead.
  10. News: Hunter to retire after 16-year career. Cyclingnews.com. September 16, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  11. News: Andreas Klier retires to become a team director at Garmin Sharp. Cyclingnews.com. May 13, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  12. News: Michel Kreder leaves Garmin Sharp for Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert. Cyclingnews.com. October 17, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  13. News: Maaskant naar UnitedHealthcare. Dutch. Maaskant to UnitedHealthcare. RTV Rijnmond. September 10, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  14. News: Alex Rasmussen cykler for Riwal. Danish. Alex Rasmussen cycles for Riwal. DR. Søren K.. Nielsen. November 5, 2013. January 22, 2014.
  15. News: Jelly Belly reveals 2014 line-up. Cyclingnews.com. December 4, 2013. January 22, 2014. Pat. Malach.
  16. News: Sébastien Rosseler chez Veranclassic-Doltcini. French. Sébastien Rosseler with Veranclassic-Doltcini. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Renaud. Collette. January 22, 2014. January 17, 2014.
  17. News: Stetina, Garmin's longest-tenured rider, heads for BMC Racing. VeloNews. August 14, 2013. January 22, 2014. October 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003317/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/08/news/stetina-garmins-longest-tenured-rider-heads-for-bmc-racing_299184. dead.
  18. News: TTT world championships marks the end for Christian Vande Velde. Cyclingnews.com. September 23, 2013. January 22, 2014. Stephen. Farrand.
  19. News: Zabriskie: "The time for me to stop has come". Cyclingnews.com. October 6, 2013. January 22, 2014. Stephen. Farrand.
  20. The riders on the squad were Janier Acevedo, Nate Brown, Tom Danielson, Dan Martin, Koldo Fernández, Phil Gaimon, Ryder Hesjedal and Andrew Talansky.
  21. The riders on the squad were Nate Brown, Thomas Dekker, Rohan Dennis, Phil Gaimon, Nathan Haas, Ramūnas Navardauskas.
  22. The riders on the squad were Janier Acevedo, Nate Brown, Tom Danielson, Rohan Dennis, Caleb Fairly, Phil Gaimon, Alex Howes and Ben King.
  23. The riders on the squad were Thomas Dekker, Tyler Farrar, Lasse Norman Hansen, Raymond Kreder, Nick Nuyens, Dylan van Baarle and Steele Von Hoff.
  24. The riders on the squad were Jack Bauer, Tyler Farrar, Nathan Haas, Sebastian Langeveld, David Millar, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Nick Nuyens and Dylan van Baarle.
  25. The riders on the squad were Tom Danielson, Caleb Fairly, Phil Gaimon, Gavin Mannion, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Ben King, Steele Von Hoff and Fabian Wegmann.