2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season

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.

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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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 12-year deal.[1]

2013 roster

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

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 3UCI World Tour Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) AustraliaStirling
27 JanuaryTour Down Under, OverallUCI World Tour Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Australia
27 JanuaryTour Down Under, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Australia
7 FebruaryTour Méditerranéen, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Lars Boom (NED) FranceSète
14 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Paul Martens (GER) PortugalAlbufeira
15 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) PortugalLagoa
17 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Lars Boom (NED) FranceDraguignan
21 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaKulim
22 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaKuala Kangsar
24 FebruaryClásica de AlmeríaUCI Europe Tour Mark Renshaw (AUS) SpainAlmería
26 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Tom Leezer (NED) MalaysiaKuantan
23 MarchCritérium International, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) FrancePorto-Vecchio
28 AprilTour de Romandie, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Switzerland
17 MayGlava Tour of Norway, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) NorwayDrammen
26 MayTour of Belgium, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) BelgiumBanneux
2 JuneGrote Prijs Wase PoldersNational event Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) BelgiumVerrebroek
9 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 2UCI World Tour Bauke Mollema (NED)  SwitzerlandCrans-Montana
12 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Robert Wagner (GER) NetherlandsGoes
13 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) NetherlandsBreda
15 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Lars Boom (NED) BelgiumLa Gileppe-Jalhay
16 JuneSter ZLM Toer, OverallUCI Europe Tour Lars Boom (NED) Netherlands
16 JuneTour de Luxembourg, OverallUCI Europe Tour Paul Martens (GER) Luxembourg
16 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Luxembourg
3 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED) DenmarkHolbæk
4 AugustDanmark Rundt, OverallUCI Europe Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED) Denmark
4 AugustDanmark Rundt, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED) Denmark
4 AugustDanmark Rundt, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED) Denmark
11 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) Norway
12 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) FranceLélexMonts Jura
12 AugustEneco Tour, Stage 1UCI World Tour Mark Renshaw (AUS) BelgiumArdooie
13 AugustTour de l'Ain, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] France
18 AugustEneco Tour, Points classificationUCI World Tour Lars Boom (NED)[N 4]
31 AugustWorld Ports Classic, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Maarten Tjallingii (NED) BelgiumAntwerp
8 SeptemberTour of Alberta, Mountains classificationUCI America Tour Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Canada
11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 17UCI World Tour Bauke Mollema (NED) SpainBurgos
13 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de QuébecUCI World Tour Robert Gesink (NED) CanadaQuebec City
21 SeptemberGP Impanis-Van PetegemUCI Europe Tour Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) BelgiumHaacht
3 OctoberMünsterland GiroUCI Europe Tour Jos van Emden (NED) GermanyMünster
20 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) ChinaChengmai
21 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaHaikou
22 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaQionghai
23 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaXinglong–Wanning
24 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaSanya
25 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) ChinaWuzhishan
26 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaDongfang
27 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) ChinaDanzhou
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 9UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) ChinaChengmai
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, OverallUCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) China
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) China
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Teams classificationUCI 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. 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. "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.
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