2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season

2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season
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 Belkin Pro 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.

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 2+1⁄2-year deal.[1]

2013 roster

As of 9 September 2013.[2]
Rider Date of birth
 Jack Bobridge (AUS) (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 35)
 Jetse Bol (NED) (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35)
 Lars Boom (NED) (1985-12-30) 30 December 1985 (age 39)
 Theo Bos (NED) (1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 41)
 Graeme Brown (AUS) (1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 45)
 Stef Clement (NED) (1982-09-24) 24 September 1982 (age 42)
 Rick Flens (NED) (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 41)
 Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)
 Robert Gesink (NED) (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38)
 Marc Goos (NED) (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 34)
 Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33)
 Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33)
 Steven Kruijswijk (NED) (1987-06-07) 7 June 1987 (age 37)
 Tom Leezer (NED) (1985-12-26) 26 December 1985 (age 39)
 Paul Martens (GER) (1983-10-26) 26 October 1983 (age 41)
Rider Date of birth
 Bauke Mollema (NED) (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38)
 Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 40)
 Mark Renshaw (AUS) (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24) 24 November 1983 (age 41)
 Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 35)
 Ivar Slik[N 1] (NED) (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31)
 Bram Tankink (NED) (1978-12-03) 3 December 1978 (age 46)
 David Tanner (AUS) (1984-09-30) 30 September 1984 (age 40)
 Laurens ten Dam (NED) (1980-11-13) 13 November 1980 (age 44)
 Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (1977-11-05) 5 November 1977 (age 47)
 Jos van Emden (NED) (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37)
 Dennis van Winden (NED) (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 37)
 Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988 (age 36)
 Robert Wagner (GER) (1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 (age 41)
 Maarten Wynants (BEL) (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
24 January Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)  Australia Stirling
27 January Tour Down Under, Overall UCI World Tour  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)  Australia
27 January Tour Down Under, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)  Australia
7 February Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Lars Boom (NED)  France Sète
14 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Paul Martens (GER)  Portugal Albufeira
15 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  Portugal Lagoa
17 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Lars Boom (NED)  France Draguignan
21 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  Malaysia Kulim
22 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  Malaysia Kuala Kangsar
24 February Clásica de Almería UCI Europe Tour  Mark Renshaw (AUS)  Spain Almería
26 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour  Tom Leezer (NED)  Malaysia Kuantan
23 March Critérium International, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  France Porto-Vecchio
28 April Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Switzerland
17 May Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  Norway Drammen
26 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Belgium Banneux
2 June Grote Prijs Wase Polders National event  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  Belgium Verrebroek
9 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Switzerland Crans-Montana
12 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Robert Wagner (GER)  Netherlands Goes
13 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  Netherlands Breda
15 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Lars Boom (NED)  Belgium La Gileppe-Jalhay
16 June Ster ZLM Toer, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Lars Boom (NED)  Netherlands
16 June Tour de Luxembourg, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Paul Martens (GER)  Luxembourg
16 June Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Luxembourg
3 August Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Denmark Holbæk
4 August Danmark Rundt, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Denmark
4 August Danmark Rundt, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Denmark
4 August Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Denmark
11 August Arctic Race of Norway, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)  Norway
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  France Lélex–Monts Jura
12 August Eneco Tour, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Mark Renshaw (AUS)  Belgium Ardooie
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]  France
18 August Eneco Tour, Points classification UCI World Tour  Lars Boom (NED) [N 4]
31 August World Ports Classic, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Maarten Tjallingii (NED)  Belgium Antwerp
8 September Tour of Alberta, Mountains classification UCI America Tour  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)  Canada
11 September Vuelta a España, Stage 17 UCI World Tour  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Spain Burgos
13 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec UCI World Tour  Robert Gesink (NED)  Canada Quebec City
21 September GP Impanis-Van Petegem UCI Europe Tour  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  Belgium Haacht
3 October Münsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour  Jos van Emden (NED)  Germany Münster
20 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Moreno Hofland (NED)  China Chengmai
21 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Haikou
22 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Qionghai
23 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Xinglong–Wanning
24 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Sanya
25 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour  Moreno Hofland (NED)  China Wuzhishan
26 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Dongfang
27 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 8 UCI Asia Tour  Moreno Hofland (NED)  China Danzhou
28 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 UCI Asia Tour  Theo Bos (NED)  China Chengmai
28 October Tour of Hainan, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Moreno Hofland (NED)  China
28 October Tour of Hainan, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Moreno Hofland (NED)  China
28 October Tour of Hainan, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 5]  China

Footnotes

  1. ^ Slik joined the team on 15 August as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Development Team.[3]
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were Paul Martens, Robert Gesink, Dennis van Winden, Moreno Hofland, Maarten Wynants, Laurens ten Dam and Maarten Tjallingii
  3. ^ The riders on the squad were Stef Clement, Juan Manuel Gárate, Marc Goos, Steven Kruijswijk, Luis León Sánchez and Tom-Jelte Slagter
  4. ^ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  5. ^ The riders on the squad were Lars Boom, Theo Bos, Jos van Emden, Moreno Hofland, Tom Leezer, Dennis van Winden and Marc Goos

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Bill (24 June 2013). "Blanco Pro Cycling team to be sponsored by Belkin". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Scheldeprijs podium finisher Markus inks two year deal with Belkin Pro Cycling team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013. Meanwhile the Belkin Pro Cycling team has taken on Ivar Slik as a stagiaire, although it states that he will only come on board in October.
  4. ^ "Bobridge to Rabobank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Two year Rabobank contract will see Lars Petter Nordhaug leave Team Sky". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Tanner and Wagner make the move to Rabobank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Vanmarcke to 'White Label' former Rabobank team for two years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Barredo retires in light of biological passport violations case". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Breschel confirmed at Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  10. ^ Benson, Daniel (15 August 2012). "Michael Matthews signs for Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Niermann to retire after Vuelta and become team coach". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Nieuwe ploeg voor Vermeltfoort" [New team for Vermeltfoort]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.