2012 Liquigas–Cannondale season
The 2012 season for Liquigas–Cannondale began in January with 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 .
Team roster
Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories
Date
Race
Competition
Rider
Country
Location
28 January
Tour de San Luis , Stage 6
UCI America Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Argentina
Quines
4 February
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
Donoratico
11 February
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
Chiaravalle Centrale
12 February
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
Reggio Calabria
12 February
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria , Overall
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
12 February
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria , Young rider classification
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
15 February
Tour of Oman , Stage 2
UCI Asia Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Oman
Wadi Dhaiqah
18 February
Tour of Oman , Stage 5
UCI Asia Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Oman
Jabal al Akhdar
18 February
Trofeo Laigueglia
UCI Europe Tour
Moreno Moser (ITA )
Italy
Laigueglia
19 February
Tour of Oman , Points classification
UCI Asia Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Oman
26 February
Gran Premio di Lugano
UCI Europe Tour
Eros Capecchi (ITA )
Switzerland
Lugano
10 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 4
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Italy
Chieti
11 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 5
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
Prati di Tivo
13 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Overall
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
13 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
21 March
Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali , Stage 2a
UCI Europe Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
Italy
Gatteo
27 March
Three Days of De Panne , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Belgium
Oudenaarde
1 May
Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
UCI Europe Tour
Moreno Moser (ITA )
Germany
Frankfurt
13 May
Tour of California , Stage 1
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
Santa Rosa
14 May
Tour of California , Stage 2
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
Santa Cruz County
15 May
Tour of California , Stage 3
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
Livermore
16 May
Tour of California , Stage 4
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
Clovis
20 May
Tour of California , Stage 8
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
Los Angeles
20 May
Tour of California , Sprints classification
UCI America Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
United States
9 June
Tour de Suisse , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Switzerland
Lugano
10 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Mountains classification
UCI World Tour
Cayetano Sarmiento (COL )
France
11 June
Tour de Suisse , Stage 3
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Switzerland
Aarberg
12 June
Tour de Suisse , Stage 4
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Switzerland
Trimbach -Olten
14 June
Tour de Suisse , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Switzerland
Bischofszell
17 June
Tour de Suisse , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Switzerland
17 June
Tour of Slovenia , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Kristijan Koren (SLO )
Slovenia
Ljubljana
17 June
Tour of Slovenia , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Kristijan Koren (SLO )
Slovenia
17 June
Tour of Slovenia , Teams classification
UCI Europe Tour
[N 4]
Slovenia
1 July
Tour de France , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
Belgium
Seraing
3 July
Tour de France , Stage 3
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
France
Boulogne-sur-Mer
6 July
Tour de France , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
France
Metz
10 July
Tour de Pologne , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Moreno Moser (ITA )
Poland
Jelenia Góra
15 July
Tour de Pologne , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Moreno Moser (ITA )
Poland
Bukowina Tatrzańska
16 July
Tour de Pologne , Overall
UCI World Tour
Moreno Moser (ITA )
Poland
22 July
Tour de France , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan (SVK )
France
6 September
Giro di Padania , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
Passo della Bocchetta
7 September
Giro di Padania , Overall
UCI Europe Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
7 September
Giro di Padania , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
7 September
Giro di Padania , Mountains classification
UCI Europe Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
Italy
9 October
Tour of Beijing , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Elia Viviani (ITA )
China
Bird's Nest
13 October
Tour of Beijing , Teams classification
UCI World Tour
[N 5]
China
21 October
Japan Cup
UCI Asia Tour
Ivan Basso (ITA )
Japan
Utsunomiya
^ Aldegheri joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli .[2]
^ Benfatto joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Team Idea.[2]
^ Krizek joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Team Marchiol-Emisfero-Site.[2]
^ The riders on the squad were Valerio Agnoli , Maciej Bodnar , Damiano Caruso , Kristijan Koren , Alan Marangoni , Dominik Nerz , Daniele Ratto and Juraj Sagan
^ The riders on the squad were Moreno Moser , Eros Capecchi , Mauro Da Dalto , Tiziano Dall'Antonia , Maciej Paterski , Daniele Ratto , Cristiano Salerno and Elia Viviani
References
^ "Liquigas-Cannondale (LIQ) - ITA". UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ a b c "Aldegheri, Benfatto e Krizek: tre stagisti per la Liquigas-Cannondale" [Aldegheri, Benfatto and Krizek: three interns for Liquigas-Cannondale]. Liquigas–Cannondale (in Italian). Brixia Sport. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012 .
^ a b c Atkins, Ben (12 January 2012). "Liquigas-Cannondale presents 2012 team with ambition for continued success". VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Americans Timmy Duggan, Ted King stick with Liquigas-Cannondale for 2012". VeloNews . Competitor Group, Inc. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Six new faces at Liquigas-Cannondale". Yahoo! Eurosport . TF1 Group . 23 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons". astana.lu . Astana . 22 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . [permanent dead link ]
^ van Eyck, Xylon (5 November 2011). "Davide Cimolai bolsters Lampre-ISD sprint train". VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Transferts 2011-2012" [Transfers 2011-2012]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Aubrey, Jane (14 February 2012). "New role for Wurf at Champion System". Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 February 2012 .
List of 2012 UCI ProTeams and riders
Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's
Acqua & Sapone
Andalucía
Androni Giocattoli
Bretagne–Schuller
Caja Rural
Champion System
Cofidis
Colnago–CSF Inox
Colombia–Coldeportes
Team Europcar
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
Team NetApp
Project 1t4i
RusVelo
Saur–Sojasun
SpiderTech–C10
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
Team Type 1–Sanofi
UnitedHealthcare
Utensilnord–Named
Rabobank Women Cycling Team
Team Specialized–lululemon
AA Drink–leontien.nl
GreenEDGE–AIS
Hitec Products–Mistral Home
Diadora–Pasta Zara
Be Pink
Faren Honda Team
RusVelo
Lotto Belisol Ladies
Dolmans–Boels Cycling Team
MCipollini–Giambenini
Team Skil–Argos
Vaiano Tepso
Kleo Ladies Team
TIBCO–To the Top
S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
Team GSD gestion
Exergy TWENTY12
Vienne Futuroscope
ABUS Nutrixxion
Bizkaia–Durango
Fassa Bortolo–Servetto
Axman Team Taiwan
Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley
Forno d'Asolo Colavita
Lointek
Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
Team Ibis Cycles
Team Bizhub–FCF
ASPTT Dijon–Bourgogne
China Chongming–Giant Pro Cycling
Alriksson Go:Green
Scappa Speed Queens
Verinlegno–Fabiani