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2012 Vacansoleil–DCM season

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2012 Vacansoleil–DCM season
Manager Daan Luijkx
One-day victories 6
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 8
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The 2012 season for Vacansoleil–DCM 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.

2012 roster

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Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 24)
 Matteo Carrara (ITA) (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 32)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Stefan Denifl (AUT) (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 24)
 Stijn Devolder (BEL) (1979-08-29)29 August 1979 (aged 32)
 Romain Feillu (FRA) (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 27)
 Jasper Hamelink[N 1] (NED) (1990-01-12)12 January 1990 (aged 21)
 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 28)
 Martijn Keizer (NED) (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 23)
 Wesley Kreder[N 2] (NED) (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 21)
 Sergey Lagutin (UZB) (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 30)
 Maurits Lammertink[N 3] (NED) (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 21)
 Gustav Larsson (SWE) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 31)
 Björn Leukemans (BEL) (1977-07-01)1 July 1977 (aged 34)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 23)
 Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 27)
 Tomasz Marczyński (POL) (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 27)
 Barry Markus (NED) (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 20)
 Wouter Mol (NED) (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Jacek Morajko (POL) (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 30)
 Martin Mortensen (DEN) (1984-11-05)5 November 1984 (aged 27)
 Nikita Novikov (RUS) (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22)
 Marcello Pavarin (ITA) (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 25)
 Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 24)
 Rob Ruijgh (NED) (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) (1985-02-11)11 February 1985 (aged 26)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 (aged 24)
 Kenny van Hummel (NED) (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 29)
 Kevin van Impe[N 4] (BEL) (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 30)
 Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 33)
 Willem Wauters[N 5] (BEL) (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22)
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 29)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Marco Marcato (ITA)  France Bagnols-sur-Cèze
5 February Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED)  France
4 March Paris–Nice, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Gustav Larsson (SWE)  France Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
4 March Vuelta a Murcia, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Tomasz Marczyński (POL)  Spain
8 March Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  France Mende
10 March Ronde van Drenthe UCI Europe Tour  Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED)  Netherlands Coevorden
10 March Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)  France Nice
11 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Frederik Veuchelen (BEL)  France
11 March Paris–Nice, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6]  France
13 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  Italy
25 March Volta a Catalunya, Sprints classification UCI World Tour  Tomasz Marczyński (POL)  Spain
12 May Tour de Picardie, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Kenny van Hummel (NED)  France Villers-Bocage
26 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)  Italy Passo dello Stelvio
27 May Giro d'Italia, TV classification UCI World Tour  Martijn Keizer (NED)  Italy
2 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  Luxembourg Differdange
3 June Tour de Luxembourg, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  Luxembourg
7 June Grand Prix of Aargau Canton UCI Europe Tour  Sergey Lagutin (UZB)  Switzerland Gippingen
16 July Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tomasz Marczyński (POL)  Poland
22 August Druivenkoers Overijse UCI Europe Tour  Björn Leukemans (BEL)  Belgium Overijse
25 August Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  Denmark Kerteminde
26 August Danmark Rundt, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  Denmark
29 August Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen National event  Björn Leukemans (BEL)  Belgium Geraardsbergen
7 October Paris–Tours UCI Europe Tour  Marco Marcato (ITA)  France Tours
14 October Tour de Vendée UCI Europe Tour  Wesley Kreder (NED)[N 7]  France La Roche-sur-Yon

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hamelink joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Cycling Team Jo Piels.[2]
  2. ^ Kreder joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.[2]
  3. ^ Lammertink joined the team on 25 June.[3]
  4. ^ Van Impe announced his retirement from the sport on 23 March.[4]
  5. ^ Wauters joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.[2]
  6. ^ The riders on the squad were Romain Feillu, Kris Boeckmans, Thomas De Gendt, Sergey Lagutin, Gustav Larsson, Björn Leukemans, Frederik Veuchelen and Lieuwe Westra
  7. ^ Kreder won the race as a stagiaire.

References

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  1. ^ "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) - NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Drie stagiaires aan de slag bij Vacansoleil-DCM" [Three interns to work with Vacansoleil-DCM]. Vacansoleil–DCM (in Dutch). Vacansoleil Eindhoven. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Maurits Lammertink makes transition to Vacansoleil – DCM". Vacansoleil–DCM. Vacansoleil Eindhoven. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. ^ Stokes, Shane (23 March 2012). "Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. ^ Benson, Daniel (1 August 2011). "Kenny Van Hummel signs for Vacansoleil". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. ^ Haake, Bjorn (18 August 2011). "Vacansoleil hires Kris Boeckmans". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b Haake, Bjorn (14 September 2011). "Vacansoleil-DCM signs Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Vacansoleil snap up Larsson". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Denifl and Mortensen to Vacansoleil". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. ^ a b c Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Vacansoleil announce Valls deal". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  12. ^ van Eyck, Xylon (17 September 2011). "Vacansoleil-DCM swoops in on young Russian climber Nikita Novikov". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. ^ Philippon, Alexandre (5 August 2011). "Omega Pharma – Quick Step recrute Golas" [Omega Pharma - Quick Step recruits Golas]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 17 January 2012. Ce vendredi, la future équipe Omega Pharma – Quick Step a officialisé la venue de Michal Kwiatkowski pour 2012, mais aussi celle d'un autre Polonais, Michal Golas. [This Friday, the future Omega Pharma - Quick Step has formalized the arrival of Michal Kwiatkowski for 2012, but also that of another Pole, Michal Golas]
  14. ^ Aubrey, Jane (22 August 2011). "GreenEdge engine room gets a boost with Mouris". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Astana signs Borut Božič and Kevin Seeldraeyers". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  16. ^ Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Gardeyn signs with Champion System". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  19. ^ Westemeyer, Susan (5 January 2012). "Vacansoleil confirm that they fired Mosquera". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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