| Wins | Team |
| 19 | Omega Pharma – Quickstep |
| 12 | Liquigas – Cannondale |
| 12 | Team Sky |
| 7 | Lotto – Belisol |
| 6 | FDJ – BigMat |
| 6 | Garmin – Barracuda |
| 6 | Movistar |
| 5 | Greenedge |
| 5 | Vacansoleil – DCM |
| 4 | Katusha |
| 3 | Rabobank |
| 2 | Radioshack – Nissan |
| 2 | Saxo Bank |
| 0 | Ag2r – La Mondiale, Astana, BMC Racing, Euskaltel – Euskadi, Lampre – ISD |
Statistics
2012 UCI Pro Teams
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.
You’ll find the top-18 teams below, their sponsors explained plus riders and staff listed.
Confusion over Contador’s CAS case
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has been hearing the double appeal brought by the UCI, cycling’s governing body and WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, against the verdict reached by the Spanish cycling authorities just under a year ago.
To recap, Contador tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour de France this started a saga of delay and appeal. He is currently cleared to ride but the CAS has been hearing an appeal and the verdict is expected shortly. However, things have taken a twist in the last two days and as I set out below, it is possible that many will find any verdict unsatisfactory.
The 2012 peloton in numbers
There are 18 UCI Pro Tour teams for 2012 comprising 505 riders. Here you can see the oldest and youngest riders, the average age in the bunch and which nation sends the most riders into the top flight of men’s road cycling.
Miles and Miles
The hardest working man in cycling Cycling Quotient’s a handy database of results, archives and statistics. One thing to note is the rankings of riders with the most race kilometres in their legs this year. Here’s the top-10 as of today. 1. Thomas Voeckler, 14,243km2. Jens Voigt, 13,802km3. Danilo Hondo, 12,911km4. Andrei Grivko, 12,716km5. Luca … Read more
A Champion Almost Never Wins
Bike racing is a hard sport. A normal season will include its share of crashes, weather conditions that go from snow to sidewinds to searing heat, on road surfaces that include everything from cobbles to melting tarmac. All this whilst you gasp for air and your legs can burn with pain or are stunned numb … Read more