2012 Rabobank season

2012 Rabobank season
Manager	Erik Breukink
One-day victories	5
Stage race overall victories	2
Stage race stage victories	15
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The 2012 season for the Rabobank cycling team is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Carlos Barredo (ESP) 5 June 1981 (aged 30)  Jetse Bol (NED) 8 September 1989 (aged 22)  Lars Boom (NED) 30 December 1985 (aged 26)  Theo Bos (NED) 22 August 1983 (aged 28)  Matti Breschel (DEN) 31 August 1984 (aged 27)  Graeme Brown (AUS) 9 April 1979 (aged 32)  Stef Clement (NED) 24 September 1982 (aged 29)  Rick Flens (NED) 11 April 1983 (aged 28)  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) 24 April 1976 (aged 35)  Robert Gesink (NED) 31 May 1986 (aged 25)  Marc Goos[N 1] (NED) 30 November 1990 (aged 21)  Wilco Kelderman (NED) 25 March 1991 (aged 20)  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) 7 June 1987 (aged 24)  Tom Leezer (NED) 26 December 1985 (aged 26)

Rider Date of birth  Paul Martens (GER) 26 October 1983 (aged 28)  Michael Matthews (AUS) 26 September 1990 (aged 21)  Bauke Mollema (NED) 26 November 1986 (aged 25)  Grischa Niermann (GER) 3 November 1975 (aged 36)  Mark Renshaw (AUS) 22 October 1982 (aged 29)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) 24 November 1983 (aged 28)  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) 1 July 1989 (aged 22)  Bram Tankink (NED) 3 December 1978 (aged 33)  Laurens ten Dam (NED) 13 November 1980 (aged 31)  Maarten Tjallingii (NED) 5 November 1977 (aged 34)  Jos van Emden (NED) 27 June 1987 (aged 24)  Dennis van Winden (NED) 2 December 1987 (aged 24)  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) 11 April 1988 (aged 23)  Maarten Wynants (BEL) 13 May 1982 (aged 29)

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Rider 2011 team Jetse Bol stagiaire (Rabobank)[3] Wilco Kelderman Rabobank continental team[4] Mark Renshaw HTC–Highroad[5]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season Rider 2012 team Pieter Weening GreenEDGE[6] Sebastian Langeveld GreenEDGE[7] Óscar Freire Team Katusha[8]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
26 February	Clásica de Almería	UCI Europe Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	Spain	Almería
9 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	France	Sisteron
9 March	Dwars door Drenthe	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Netherlands	Hoogeveen
14 April	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Spain	Ávila
22 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Turkey	Alanya
25 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS)	Turkey	Marmaris
27 April	Tour de Romandie, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Switzerland	Charmey
28 April	Tour de Romandie, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Switzerland	Sion
29 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Turkey	Istanbul
19 May	Tour of California, Stage 7	UCI America Tour	Gesink, RobertRobert Gesink (NED)	United States	Mount Baldy
20 May	Tour of California, Overall	UCI America Tour	Gesink, RobertRobert Gesink (NED)	United States
20 May	Tour of California, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	United States
10 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	France
16 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	Belgium	La Gileppe-Jalhay
15 July	Tour de France, Stage 14	UCI World Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	France	Foix
3 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Breschel, MattiMatti Breschel (DEN)	Spain	Lerma
4 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Martens, PaulPaul Martens (GER)	Spain	Clunia
8 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Belgium	Genk
9 August	Tour of Utah, Stage 3	UCI America Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	United States	Salt Lake City
12 August	Eneco Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	[N 2]
12 August	Tour of Utah, Sprints classification	UCI America Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	United States
14 August	Clásica de San Sebastián	UCI World Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Spain	San Sebastián
17 August	Dutch Food Valley Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Netherlands	Veenendaal
26 August	Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Denmark
1 September	World Ports Classic, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Netherlands	Rotterdam
5 September	Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Belgium	Aartselaar

Footnotes

1. Goos joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.^[2]
2. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

1. "Rabobank Cycling Team (RAB) - NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
2. "Marc Goos als stagiair met profs naar Tour of Utah" [Marc Goos as an apprentice with the pros at Tour of Utah]. Rabobank (in Dutch) (Rabosport). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
3. Bol, Jetse (3 January 2012). "A Look Back at 2011 and Towards my 2012 Season". Podium Cafe (Vox Media, Inc.). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
4. "Dutch talent Wilco Kelderman signed to professional ranks for 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 4 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
5. "Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank following HTC-Highroad collapse; Thor Hushovd joins BMC Racing". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
6. Aubrey, Jane (10 August 2011). "Weening joins GreenEdge". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
7. "Langeveld joins GreenEdge". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
8. Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 17 January 2012.