2012 Team Guide
Professional cycling teams are ranked into three tiers. The top level is UCI Pro Team and the 18 teams here have automatic and obligatory access to the big races on the UCI’s World Tour calendar. In addition, there is a range of rules governing these teams that aim to ensure sporting and financial stability.
The next level down is UCI Pro Continental and, pending confirmation, there are 22 teams. These squads have a lighter regulatory regime but nevertheless must comply with many rules. Finally there is the UCI Continental level which offers professional status and at the time of writing there are 80 teams around the world with this label.
You’ll find the top-18 teams below, their sponsors explained and riders and staff listed. Click on the links to jump to the team.
Ag2r La Mondiale
| Country |
France |
| Sponsor |
Mutual healthcare plans and savings |
| Bikes |
Kuota, SRAM, Reynolds |
| Manager |
Vincent Lavenu |
| Sports Directors |
Laurent Biondi, Julien Jurdie, Arturas Kasputis, Gilles Mas, Didier Jannel |
|
| Manuel Belletti |
ITA |
26 |
| Julien Berard |
FRA |
24 |
| Guillaume Bonnafond |
FRA |
24 |
| Maxime Bouet |
FRA |
25 |
| Jimmy Casper |
FRA |
33 |
| Mikael Cherel |
FRA |
25 |
| Hubert Dupont |
FRA |
31 |
| Martin Elmiger |
SUI |
33 |
| John Gadret |
FRA |
32 |
| Ben Gastauer |
LUX |
24 |
| Gregor Gazvoda |
SLO |
30 |
| Sylvain Georges |
FRA |
27 |
| Kristof Goddaert |
BEL |
25 |
| Sébastien Hinault |
FRA |
37 |
| Steve Houanard |
FRA |
25 |
| Blel Kadri |
FRA |
25 |
| Romain Lemarchand |
FRA |
24 |
| Sébastien Minard |
FRA |
29 |
| Lloyd Mondory |
FRA |
29 |
| Matteo Montaguti |
ITA |
28 |
| Rinaldo Nocentini |
ITA |
34 |
| Jean-Christophe Peraud |
FRA |
34 |
| Mathieu Perget |
FRA |
27 |
| Anthony Ravard |
FRA |
28 |
| Christophe Riblon |
FRA |
30 |
| Nicolas Roche |
IRL |
27 |
| Boris Shpilevsky |
RUS |
29 |
| Amir Zargari |
IRI |
31 |
| Romain Bardet |
FRA |
21 |
Astana
| Country |
Kazakhstan |
| Sponsor |
Kazakhstan national government |
| Bikes |
Specialized, SRAM |
| Manager |
Giuseppe Martinelli |
| Sports Directors |
Guido Bontempi, Dmitri Sedoun, Alexander Shefer |
| Assan Bazayev |
KAZ |
30 |
| Borut Bozic |
SLO |
31 |
| Janez Brajkovic |
SLO |
28 |
| Alexsandr Dyachenko |
KAZ |
28 |
| Dmitriy Fofonov |
KAZ |
35 |
| Enrico Gasparotto |
ITA |
29 |
| Francesco Gavazzi |
ITA |
27 |
| Andriy Grivko |
UKR |
28 |
| Dimitriy Gruzdev |
KAZ |
29 |
| Jacopo Guarnieri |
ITA |
24 |
| Maxim Iglinskiy |
KAZ |
30 |
| Valentin Iglinskiy |
KAZ |
27 |
| Tanel Kangert |
EST |
24 |
| Andrey Kashechkin |
KAZ |
31 |
| Fredrik Kessiakoff |
SWE |
31 |
| Robert Kiserlovski |
CRO |
25 |
| Roman Kreuziger |
CZE |
25 |
| Francesco Masciarelli |
ITA |
25 |
| Dmitriy Muravyev |
KAZ |
32 |
| Yevgeny Nepomnyachsniy |
KAZ |
24 |
| Evgeny Petrov |
RUS |
33 |
| Simone Ponzi |
ITA |
24 |
| Sergey Renev |
KAZ |
27 |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers |
BEL |
25 |
| Egor Silin |
RUS |
23 |
| Paolo Tiralongo |
ITA |
34 |
| Alexandr Vinokourov |
KAZ |
38 |
| Andrey Zeits |
KAZ |
25 |
BMC Racing
| Country |
USA |
| Sponsor |
BMC bicycles |
| Bikes |
BMC, Shimano |
| Managers |
Gavin Chilcott and Jim Ochowicz |
| Sports Directors |
John Lelangue, Rik Verbrugghe, Fabio Baldato, Mike Sayers, Maximilian Sciandri, Noel Dejonckheere |
| Alessandro Ballan |
ITA |
32 |
| Adam Blythe |
GBR |
22 |
| Brent Bookwalter |
USA |
27 |
| Marcus Burghardt |
GER |
28 |
| Stephen Cummings |
GBR |
30 |
| Cadel Evans |
AUS |
34 |
| Mathias Frank |
SUI |
25 |
| Philippe Gilbert |
BEL |
29 |
| George Hincapie |
USA |
38 |
| Thor Hushovd |
NOR |
33 |
| Martin Kohler |
SUI |
26 |
| Klaas Lodewyck |
BEL |
23 |
| Amaël Moinard |
FRA |
29 |
| Steve Morabito |
SUI |
28 |
| Marco Pinotti |
ITA |
35 |
| Manuel Quinziato |
ITA |
32 |
| Mauro Santambrogio |
ITA |
27 |
| Ivan Santaromita |
ITA |
27 |
| Michael Schär |
SUI |
25 |
| Johann Tschopp |
SUI |
29 |
| Greg Van Avermaet |
BEL |
26 |
| Tejay Van Garderen |
USA |
23 |
| Danilo Wyss |
SUI |
26 |
| Yannick Eijssen |
BEL |
22 |
| Taylor Phinney |
USA |
21 |
| Thimothy Roe |
AUS |
22 |
Euskaltel – Euskadi
| Country |
Spain |
| Sponsor |
Basque regional government, local telecoms provider |
| Bikes |
Orbea, Shimano |
| Manager |
Miguel Madariaga Barinaga |
| Sports Directors |
Gorka Gerrikagoitia Arrien, Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano, Inaki Isasi Flores |
| Igor Anton Hernandez |
ESP |
28 |
| Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau |
ESP |
32 |
| Jorge Azanza Soto |
ESP |
29 |
| Victor Cabedo |
ESP |
22 |
| Pierre Cazaux |
FRA |
27 |
| Ricardo Garcia Ambroa |
ESP |
23 |
| Gorka Izagirre Insausti |
ESP |
24 |
| Egoi Martinez De Esteban |
ESP |
33 |
| Miguel Minguez Ayala |
ESP |
23 |
| Mikel Nieve Ituralde |
ESP |
27 |
| Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde |
ESP |
31 |
| Alan Perez Lezaun |
ESP |
29 |
| Ruben Perez Moreno |
ESP |
30 |
| Adrian Saez |
ESP |
25 |
| Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez |
ESP |
33 |
| Romain Sicard |
FRA |
24 |
| Amets Txurruka |
ESP |
29 |
| Pablo Urtasun Perez |
ESP |
31 |
| Ivan Velasco Murillo |
ESP |
31 |
| Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui |
ESP |
33 |
| Peio Bilbao |
ESP |
21 |
| Jon Izaguirre Insausti |
ESP |
22 |
| Mikel Landa Meana |
ESP |
22 |
FDJ – BigMat
| Country |
France |
| Sponsor |
French state lottery, building materials retailer |
| Bikes |
Lapierre, Shimano |
| Manager |
Marc Madiot |
| Sports Directors |
Thierry Bricaud, Martial Gayant, Yvon Madiot, Frank Pineau |
| William Bonnet |
FRA |
29 |
| David Boucher |
FRA |
31 |
| Sandy Casar |
FRA |
32 |
| Steve Chainel |
FRA |
28 |
| Mickael Delage |
FRA |
26 |
| Pierrick Fedrigo |
FRA |
33 |
| Arnaud Gerard |
FRA |
27 |
| Anthony Geslin |
FRA |
31 |
| Frédéric Guesdon |
FRA |
40 |
| Yauheni Hutarovich |
BLR |
28 |
| Arnold Jeannesson |
FRA |
25 |
| Matthieu Ladagnous |
FRA |
27 |
| Francis Mourey |
FRA |
31 |
| Yoann Offredo |
FRA |
25 |
| Rémi Pauriol |
FRA |
29 |
| Cédric Pineau |
FRA |
26 |
| Thibaut Pinot |
FRA |
21 |
| Gabriel Rasch |
NOR |
35 |
| Dominique Rollin |
CAN |
29 |
| Anthony Roux |
FRA |
24 |
| Jérémy Roy |
FRA |
28 |
| Geoffrey Soupe |
FRA |
23 |
| Benoît Vaugrenard |
FRA |
30 |
| Jussi Veikkanen |
FIN |
30 |
| Arthur Vichot |
FRA |
23 |
| Nacer Bouhanni |
FRA |
21 |
| Arnaud Courteille |
FRA |
22 |
| Arnaud Demare |
FRA |
20 |
| Kenny Elissonde |
FRA |
20 |
Garmin – Sharp
| Country |
USA |
| Sponsor |
Satellite navigation and cycle computers; IT security, networking and storage |
| Bikes |
Cervélo, Shimano, Rotor, Mavic |
| Manager |
Jonathan Vaughters |
| Sports Directors |
Alan Peiper, Eric Van Lancker, Chann McRae, Bingen Fernandez, Geert Van Bondt, Charles Wegelius |
| Jack Bauer |
NZL |
26 |
| Tom Danielson |
USA |
33 |
| Thomas Dekker |
NED |
27 |
| Tyler Farrar |
USA |
27 |
| Koldo Fernandez |
ESP |
30 |
| Murilo Fischer |
BRA |
32 |
| Nathan Haas |
AUS |
22 |
| Heinrich Haussler |
AUS |
27 |
| Ryder Hesjedal |
CAN |
31 |
| Alex Howes |
USA |
24 |
| Robbie Hunter |
RSA |
34 |
| Andreas Klier |
GER |
35 |
| Michel Kreder |
NED |
24 |
| Raymond Kreder |
NED |
22 |
| Christophe Le Mevel |
FRA |
31 |
| Martijn Maaskant |
NED |
28 |
| Dan Martin |
IRL |
25 |
| David Millar |
GBR |
35 |
| Ramunas Navardauskas |
LTU |
23 |
| Tom Peterson |
USA |
25 |
| Jacob Rathe |
USA |
20 |
| Alex Rasmussen |
DEN |
27 |
| Sebastien Rosseler |
BEL |
30 |
| Peter Stetina |
USA |
24 |
| Andrew Talansky |
USA |
23 |
| Christian Vande Velde |
USA |
35 |
| Johan Vansummeren |
BEL |
30 |
| Fabian Wegmann |
GER |
31 |
| David Zabriskie |
USA |
32 |
| Sep Vanmarcke |
BEL |
23 |
Orica-Greenedge
| Country |
Australia |
| Sponsor |
Mining services company, provider of explosives and other chemicals |
| Bikes |
Scott, Shimano |
| Manager |
Shayne Bannan |
| Sports Directors |
Matthew White, Laurenzo Lapage, Lionel Marie, Neil Stephens, Daniele Nardello, Vittorio Algeri |
| Michael Albasini |
SUI |
31 |
| Fumiyuki Beppu |
JPN |
28 |
| Sam Bewley |
NZL |
25 |
| Jack Bobridge |
AUS |
22 |
| Simon Clarke |
AUS |
25 |
| Baden Cooke |
AUS |
33 |
| Allan Davis |
AUS |
31 |
| Julian Dean |
NZL |
36 |
| Mitchell Docker |
AUS |
25 |
| Simon Gerrans |
AUS |
31 |
| Matthew Goss |
AUS |
25 |
| Leigh Howard |
AUS |
22 |
| Daryl Impey |
RSA |
27 |
| Jens Keukeleire |
BEL |
23 |
| Aidis Kruopis |
LTU |
25 |
| Brett Lancaster |
AUS |
32 |
| Sebastian Langeveld |
NED |
26 |
| Christian Meier |
CAN |
26 |
| Cameron Meyer |
AUS |
24 |
| Travis Meyer |
AUS |
22 |
| Jens Mouris |
NED |
31 |
| Stuart O’Grady |
AUS |
38 |
| Wesley Sulzberger |
AUS |
25 |
| Daniel Teklehaymanot |
ERI |
23 |
| Svein Tuft |
CAN |
34 |
| Tomas Vaitkus |
LTU |
29 |
| Pieter Weening |
NED |
30 |
| Matthew Wilson |
AUS |
34 |
| Luke Durbridge |
AUS |
20 |
| Michael Hepburn |
AUS |
20 |
Katusha
| Country |
Russia |
| Sponsor |
Various Russian companies linked to the Kremlin |
| Bikes |
Canyon, Shimano, Mavic |
| Managers |
Hans-Michael Holzer, Theo Maucher |
| Sports Directors |
Christian Henn, Valerio Piva, Mario Chiesa, Claudio Cozzi, Dmitri Konychev, Torsten Schmidt, Erik Zabel, Uwe Peschel, Gennady Mikhailov |
| Maxim Belkov |
RUS |
27 |
| Pavel Brutt |
RUS |
29 |
| Giampaolo Caruso |
ITA |
31 |
| Xavier Florencio |
ESP |
32 |
| Oscar Freire |
ESP |
35 |
Denis Galimzyanov |
RUS |
24 |
| Vladimir Gusev |
RUS |
29 |
| Juan Horrach |
ESP |
37 |
| Petr Ignatenko |
RUS |
24 |
| Mikhail Ignatiev |
RUS |
26 |
| Vladimir Isaichev |
RUS |
25 |
| Alexander Kristoff |
NOR |
24 |
| Timofey Kritskiy |
RUS |
24 |
| Aliaksandr Kuschynski |
BLR |
32 |
| Alberto Losada |
ESP |
29 |
| Denis Menchov |
RUS |
33 |
| Daniel Moreno |
ESP |
30 |
| Luca Paolini |
ITA |
34 |
| Alexander Porsev |
RUS |
25 |
| Joaquin Rodriguez |
ESP |
32 |
| Rudiger Selig |
GER |
22 |
| Gatis Smukulis |
LAT |
24 |
| Simon Spilak |
SLO |
25 |
| Yury Trofimov |
RUS |
27 |
| Alexey Tsatevitch |
RUS |
22 |
| Maxime Vantomme |
BEL |
25 |
| Angel Vicioso |
ESP |
34 |
| Eduard Vorganov |
RUS |
29 |
| Marco Haller |
AUT |
20 |
Lampre – ISD
| Country |
Italy |
| Sponsor |
Italian pre-coated steel, Ukrainian steel mills |
| Bikes |
Willier Triestina, Campagnolo |
| Manager |
Antonio Sarroni |
| Sports Directors |
Roberto Damiani, Bruno Vicino |
| Winner Anacona |
COL |
23 |
| Leonardo Bertagnolli |
ITA |
34 |
| Grega Bole |
SLO |
26 |
| Matteo Bono |
ITA |
28 |
| Vitaliy Buts |
UKR |
25 |
| Davide Cimolai |
ITA |
22 |
| Damiano Cunego |
ITA |
30 |
| Massimo Graziato |
ITA |
23 |
| Danilo Hondo |
GER |
38 |
| Matthew Lloyd |
AUS |
28 |
| Adriano Malori |
ITA |
23 |
| Marco Marzano |
ITA |
31 |
| Manuele Mori |
ITA |
31 |
| Przemyslaw Niemiec |
POL |
31 |
| Oleksandr Kvachuk |
UKR |
28 |
| Alessandro Petacchi |
ITA |
38 |
| Daniele Pietropolli |
ITA |
31 |
| Morris Possoni |
ITA |
27 |
| Daniele Righi |
ITA |
35 |
| Michele Scarponi |
ITA |
32 |
| Alessandro Spezialetti |
ITA |
36 |
| Simone Stortoni |
ITA |
26 |
| Diego Ulissi |
ITA |
22 |
| Davide Vigano |
ITA |
27 |
Liquigas – Cannondale
| Country |
Italy |
| Sponsor |
Dutch-owned domestic bottled gas distributor, Canadian-owned bicycle brand |
| Bikes |
Cannondale, SRAM |
| Manager |
Roberto Amadio |
| Sports Directors |
Dario Mariuzzo, Mario Scirea, Alberto Volpi, Stefano Zanatta, Paolo Slongo, Biagio Conte |
| Valerio Agnoli |
ITA |
27 |
| Ivan Basso |
ITA |
34 |
| Maciej Bodnar |
POL |
26 |
| Federico Canuti |
ITA |
26 |
| Eros Capecchi |
ITA |
25 |
| Damiano Caruso |
ITA |
24 |
| Tiziano Dalto Da |
ITA |
30 |
| Mauro Dall’antonia |
ITA |
28 |
| Timothy Duggan |
USA |
29 |
| Edward King |
USA |
28 |
| Kristijan Koren |
SLO |
25 |
| Paolo Longo Borghini |
ITA |
31 |
| Alan Marangoni |
ITA |
27 |
| Dominik Nerz |
GER |
22 |
| Vincenzo Nibali |
ITA |
27 |
| Daniel Oss |
ITA |
24 |
| Maciej Paterski |
POL |
25 |
| Daniele Ratto |
ITA |
22 |
| Fabio Sabatini |
ITA |
26 |
| Peter Sagan |
SVK |
21 |
| Juraj Sagan |
SVK |
23 |
| Cristiano Salerno |
ITA |
26 |
| José Sarmiento |
COL |
24 |
| Sylvester Szmyd |
POL |
33 |
| Alessandro Vanotti |
ITA |
31 |
| Elia Viviani |
ITA |
22 |
| Stefano Agostini |
ITA |
23 |
| Moreno Moser |
ITA |
21 |
Lotto – Belisol
| Country |
Belgium |
| Sponsor |
Belgian state lottery, Aluminium windows and doors |
| Bikes |
Ridley, Campagnolo |
| Manager |
Bill Olivier |
| Sports Directors |
Marc Sergeant, Herman Frison, Jean Pierre Heynderickx, Marc Wauters, Bart Leysen, Michiel Elijzen, Mario Aerts |
| Lars Ytting Bak |
DEN |
31 |
| Gaetan Bille |
BEL |
23 |
| Brian Bulgac |
NED |
23 |
| Sander Cordeel |
BEL |
24 |
| Bart Clercq |
BEL |
25 |
| Francis De Greef |
BEL |
26 |
| Kenny De Haes |
BEL |
27 |
| Gert Dockx |
BEL |
23 |
| André Greipel |
GER |
29 |
| Adam Hansen |
AUS |
30 |
| Greg Henderson |
NZL |
35 |
| Olivier Kaisen |
BEL |
28 |
| Maarten Neyens |
BEL |
26 |
| Gianni Meersman |
BEL |
26 |
| Vicente Mimo Reynes |
ESP |
30 |
| Jurgen Roelandts |
BEL |
26 |
| Fréderique Robert |
BEL |
22 |
| Marcel Sieberg |
GER |
29 |
| Mehdi Sohrabi |
IRI |
30 |
| Jurgen Van De Walle |
BEL |
34 |
| Jurgen Van Den Broeck |
BEL |
28 |
| Joost Van Leijen |
NED |
27 |
| Jelle Vanendert |
BEL |
26 |
| Dennis Vanendert |
BEL |
23 |
| Jonas Vangenechten |
BEL |
25 |
| Frederik Willems |
BEL |
32 |
| Jens Debusschere |
BEL |
22 |
| Tosh Van Der Sande |
BEL |
21 |
Movistar
| Country |
Spain |
| Sponsor |
Spanish mobile telecoms provider |
| Bikes |
Pinarello, Campagnolo |
| Manager |
Eusebio Unzue |
| Sports Directors |
José Luis Jaimerena, Yvon Ledanois, José Luis Arrieta, Alfonso Galilea |
| Andrey Amador Bakkazakova |
CRC |
25 |
| David Arroyo Duran |
ESP |
32 |
| Marzio Bruseghin |
ITA |
37 |
| Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas |
ESP |
24 |
| Juan José Cobo |
ESP |
30 |
| Imanol Erviti Ollo |
ESP |
28 |
| Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa |
POR |
25 |
| José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios |
ESP |
33 |
| José Herrada Lopez |
ESP |
26 |
| Benat Intxausti Elorriaga |
ESP |
25 |
| Javier Iriarte |
ESP |
25 |
| Vladimir Karpets |
RUS |
31 |
| Vasili Kiryienka |
BLR |
30 |
| Ignatas Konovalovas |
LTU |
26 |
| Pablo Lastras Garcia |
ESP |
35 |
| David Lopez Garcia |
ESP |
30 |
| Angel Madrazo Ruiz |
ESP |
23 |
| Javier Moreno Bazan |
ESP |
27 |
| Sergio Pardilla Bellon |
ESP |
27 |
| Ruben Plaza Molina |
ESP |
31 |
| Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil |
ESP |
26 |
| Branislau Samoilau |
BLR |
26 |
| Alejandro Valverde |
ESP |
31 |
| Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi |
ESP |
29 |
| Giovanni Visconti |
ITA |
28 |
| Jesus Herrada Lopez |
ESP |
21 |
| Nairo Quintana Rojas |
COL |
21 |
| Enrique Sanz |
ESP |
22 |
Omega Pharma – Quickstep
| Country |
Belgium |
| Sponsor |
Parapharmaceutical products, flooring materials |
| Bikes |
Specialized, SRAM |
| Managers |
Marc Coucke, Patrick Lefevere |
| Sports Directors |
Davide Bramati, Brian Holm, Wilfried Peeters, Jan Schaffrath, Tom Steels, Rik Van Slycke |
| Marco Bandiera |
ITA |
27 |
| Tom Boonen |
BEL |
31 |
| Matt Brammeier |
IRL |
26 |
| Dario Cataldo |
ITA |
26 |
| Sylvain Chavanel |
FRA |
32 |
| Francesco Chicchi |
ITA |
31 |
| Gerald Ciolek |
GER |
25 |
| Kevin De Weert |
BEL |
29 |
| Dries Devenyns |
BEL |
28 |
| Michał Gołaś |
POL |
27 |
| Bert Grabsch |
GER |
36 |
| Michał Kwiatkowski |
POL |
21 |
| Levi Leipheimer |
USA |
38 |
| Nikolas Maes |
BEL |
25 |
| Tony Martin |
GER |
26 |
| Serge Pauwels |
BEL |
28 |
| Jérôme Pineau |
FRA |
32 |
| František Raboň |
CZE |
28 |
| Gert Steegmans |
BEL |
31 |
| Zdenek Stybar |
CZE |
26 |
| Niki Terpstra |
NED |
27 |
| Stijn Vandenbergh |
BEL |
27 |
| Kristof Vandewalle |
BEL |
26 |
| Martin Velits |
SVK |
26 |
| Peter Velits |
SVK |
26 |
| Andrew Fenn |
GBR |
21 |
| Michal Kwiatkowski |
POL |
21 |
| Matteo Trentin |
ITA |
22 |
| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck |
BEL |
20 |
| Julien Vermote |
BEL |
22 |
Rabobank
| Country |
Netherlands |
| Sponsor |
Retail banking |
| Bikes |
Giant, Shimano |
| Manager |
Harold Knebel |
| Sports Directors |
Frans Maassen, Nico Verhoeven, Erik Dekker, Jan Boven, Adri Van Houwelingen |
| Carlos Barredo |
ESP |
30 |
| Jetse Bol |
NED |
22 |
| Lars Boom |
NED |
26 |
| Theo Bos |
NED |
28 |
| Matti Breschel |
DEN |
27 |
| Graeme Brown |
AUS |
32 |
| Stef Clement |
NED |
29 |
| Rick Flens |
NED |
28 |
| Juan Manuel Garate |
ESP |
35 |
| Robert Gesink |
NED |
25 |
| Steven Kruijswijk |
NED |
24 |
| Thomas Leezer |
NED |
26 |
| Paul Martens |
GER |
28 |
| Bauke Mollema |
NED |
25 |
| Grischa Niermann |
GER |
36 |
| Mark Renshaw |
AUS |
29 |
| Luis Leon Sanchez |
ESP |
28 |
| Bram Tankink |
NED |
33 |
| LaurensDam Ten |
NED |
31 |
| Maarten Tjallingii |
NED |
34 |
| Jos Vam Emden |
NED |
26 |
| Dennis Van Winden |
NED |
24 |
| Coen Vermeltfoort |
NED |
23 |
| Maarten Wynants |
BEL |
29 |
| Wilco Kelderman |
NED |
20 |
| Michael Matthews |
AUS |
21 |
| Tom Jelte Slagter |
NED |
22 |
Radioshack – Nissan
| Country |
Luxembourg |
| Sponsor |
US consumer electronics retail / Japanese auto manufacturer |
| Bikes |
Trek, Shimano |
| Managers |
Ricardo Scheidecker, Johan Bruyneel |
| Sports Directors |
Luca Guercilena, Kim Andersen, Lars Michaelsen, José Azevedo, Dirk Demol |
| Jan Bakelants |
BEL |
25 |
| Daniele Bennati |
ITA |
31 |
| George Bennett |
NZL |
21 |
| Matthew Busche |
USA |
26 |
| Fabian Cancellara |
SUI |
30 |
| Laurent Didier |
LUX |
27 |
| Jakob Fuglsang |
DEN |
26 |
| Tony Gallopin |
FRA |
23 |
| Linus Gerdemann |
GER |
29 |
| Ben Hermans |
BEL |
25 |
| Christopher Horner |
USA |
40 |
| Markel Irizar |
ESP |
31 |
| Benjamin King |
USA |
22 |
| Andreas Klöden |
GER |
36 |
| Tiago Machado |
POR |
26 |
| Maxime Monfort |
BEL |
28 |
| Nelson Oliveira |
POR |
22 |
| Yaroslav Popovych |
UKR |
32 |
| Joost Posthuma |
NED |
30 |
| Grégory Rast |
SUI |
31 |
| Thomas Rohregger |
AUT |
29 |
| Hayden Roulston |
NZL |
31 |
| Andy Schleck |
LUX |
26 |
| Frank Schleck |
LUX |
31 |
| Jesse Sergent |
NZL |
23 |
| Jens Voigt |
GER |
40 |
| Robert Wagner |
GER |
28 |
| Oliver Zaugg |
SUI |
30 |
| Haimar Zubeldia |
ESP |
34 |
| Giacomo Nizzolo |
ITA |
22 |
Sky Pro Cycling
| Country |
Great Britain |
| Sponsor |
Television broadcaster |
| Bikes |
Pinarello, Shimano |
| Manager |
David Brailsford |
| Sports Directors |
Sean Yates, Steven De Jongh, Marcus Ljungqvist, Servais Knaven, Nicolas Portal |
| Davide Appollonio |
ITA |
22 |
| Michael Barry |
CAN |
36 |
| Edvald Boasson Hagen |
NOR |
24 |
| Mark Cavendish |
GBR |
26 |
| Alex Dowsett |
GBR |
23 |
| Bernhard Eisel |
AUT |
30 |
| Juan Antonio Flecha |
ESP |
34 |
| Chris Froome |
GBR |
26 |
| Mathew Hayman |
AUS |
33 |
| Sergio Henao |
COL |
24 |
| Jeremy Hunt |
GBR |
37 |
| Peter Kennaugh |
GBR |
22 |
| Christian Knees |
GER |
30 |
| Thomas Löfkvist |
SWE |
27 |
| Lars Petter Nordhaug |
NOR |
27 |
| Danny Pate |
USA |
32 |
| Richie Porte |
AUS |
26 |
| Salvatore Puccio |
ITA |
22 |
| Michael Rogers |
AUS |
32 |
| Luke Rowe |
GBR |
21 |
| Kanstantin Siutsou |
BLR |
29 |
| Ian Stannard |
GBR |
24 |
| Christopher Sutton |
AUS |
27 |
| Ben Swift |
GBR |
24 |
| Geraint Thomas |
GBR |
25 |
| Rigoberto Uran |
COL |
24 |
| Bradley Wiggins |
GBR |
31 |
| Xabier Zandio |
ESP |
34 |
Team Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank
| Country |
Denmark |
| Sponsor |
Foreign currency broker / Russian bank |
| Bikes |
Specialized, SRAM |
| Manager |
Bjarne Riis |
| Sports Directors |
Dan Frost, Nicolas Gates, Fabrizio Guidi, Tristan Hoffman, Philippe Mauduit, Bradley McGee |
| Manuele Boaro |
ITA |
24 |
| Jonathan Cantwell |
AUS |
30 |
| Mads Christensen |
DEN |
27 |
| Alberto Contador |
ESP |
29 |
| Volodymir Gustov |
UKR |
34 |
| Juan José Haedo |
ARG |
30 |
| Lucas Sebastian Haedo |
ARG |
28 |
| Jesus Hernandez |
ESP |
30 |
| Jonas Jörgensen |
DEN |
25 |
| Christopher Juul Jensen |
DEN |
22 |
| Kasper Klostergaard |
DEN |
28 |
| Karsten Kroon |
NED |
35 |
| Anders Lund |
DEN |
26 |
| Ran Margaliot |
ISR |
23 |
| Jaroslaw Marycz |
POL |
24 |
| Takashi Miyazawa |
JPN |
33 |
| Michael Morkov |
DEN |
26 |
| Daniel Navarro |
ESP |
28 |
| Benjamin Noval |
ESP |
32 |
| Nick Nuyens |
BEL |
31 |
| Sergio Paulinho |
POR |
31 |
| Bruno Pires |
POR |
30 |
| Luke Roberts |
AUS |
34 |
| Nicki Sörensen |
DEN |
36 |
| Chris Anker Sörensen |
DEN |
27 |
| David Tanner |
AUS |
27 |
| Matteo Tosatto |
ITA |
37 |
| Troels Ronning Vinther |
DEN |
24 |
| Rafal Majka |
POL |
22 |
Vacansoleil – DCM
| Country |
Netherlands |
| Sponsor |
Holiday campsites, Gardenening products |
| Bikes |
Bianchi, Shimano, FFWD |
| Manager |
Daan Luijkx |
| Sports Directors |
Hilaire Van Der Schueren, Michel Cornelisse, Charles Palmans, Jean-Paul Van Poppel |
| Kris Boeckmans |
BEL |
24 |
| Matteo Carrara |
ITA |
32 |
| Thomas De Gendt |
BEL |
25 |
| Stefan Denifl |
AUT |
24 |
| Stijn Devolder |
BEL |
32 |
| Romain Feillu |
FRA |
27 |
| Johnny Hoogerland |
NED |
28 |
| Martijn Keizer |
NED |
23 |
| Sergey Lagutin |
UZB |
30 |
| Gustav Larsson |
SWE |
31 |
| Björn Leukemans |
BEL |
34 |
| Pim Ligthart |
NED |
23 |
| Bertjan Lindeman |
NED |
22 |
| Marco Marcato |
ITA |
27 |
| Tomasz Marczynski |
POL |
27 |
| Wouter Mol |
NED |
29 |
| Jacek Morajko |
POL |
30 |
| Martin Mortensen |
DEN |
27 |
| Nikita Novikov |
RUS |
22 |
| Marcello Pavarin |
ITA |
25 |
| Wouter Poels |
NED |
24 |
| Rob Ruijgh |
NED |
25 |
| Mirko Selvaggi |
ITA |
26 |
| Rafael Valls |
ESP |
24 |
| Kenny Van Hummel |
NED |
29 |
| Kevin Van Impe |
BEL |
30 |
| Frederik Veuchelen |
BEL |
33 |
| Lieuwe Westra |
NED |
29 |
| Barry Markus |
NED |
20 |
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“Antonio Sarroni” team manager of Lampre?
Who is he?
(He’s the GREAT GIUSEPPE SARONNI)
Thanks for this useful guide. I see that you have updated team names with the recent sponsor changes, only Garmin is missing Sharp, fyi.
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