2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season

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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The 2013 season for the Belkin Pro Cycling team began 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.

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 ¹⁄₂-year deal.^[1]

2013 roster

As of 9 September 2013.^[2]

Rider Date of birth  Jack Bobridge (AUS) 13 July 1989  Jetse Bol (NED) 8 September 1989  Lars Boom (NED) 30 December 1985  Theo Bos (NED) 22 August 1983  Graeme Brown (AUS) 9 April 1979  Stef Clement (NED) 24 September 1982  Rick Flens (NED) 11 April 1983  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) 24 April 1976  Robert Gesink (NED) 31 May 1986  Marc Goos (NED) 30 November 1990  Moreno Hofland (NED) 31 August 1991  Wilco Kelderman (NED) 25 March 1991  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) 7 June 1987  Tom Leezer (NED) 26 December 1985  Paul Martens (GER) 26 October 1983

Rider Date of birth  Bauke Mollema (NED) 26 November 1986  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) 14 May 1984  Mark Renshaw (AUS) 22 October 1982  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) 24 November 1983  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) 1 July 1989  Ivar Slik[N 1] (NED) 27 May 1993  Bram Tankink (NED) 3 December 1978  David Tanner (AUS) 30 September 1984  Laurens ten Dam (NED) 13 November 1980  Maarten Tjallingii (NED) 5 November 1977  Jos van Emden (NED) 27 June 1987  Dennis van Winden (NED) 2 December 1987  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) 28 July 1988  Robert Wagner (GER) 17 April 1983  Maarten Wynants (BEL) 13 May 1982

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season Rider 2012 team Jack Bobridge[4] Orica–GreenEDGE Marc Goos Rabobank Continental Team Moreno Hofland Rabobank Continental Team Lars Petter Nordhaug[5] Team Sky David Tanner[6] Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank Sep Vanmarcke[7] Garmin–Sharp Robert Wagner[6] RadioShack–Nissan

Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season Rider 2013 team Carlos Barredo[8] Retired Matti Breschel[9] Saxo–Tinkoff Michael Matthews[10] Orica–GreenEDGE Grischa Niermann[11] Retired Coen Vermeltfoort[12] Cycling Team De Rijke–Shanks

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
24 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Australia	Stirling
27 January	Tour Down Under, Overall	UCI World Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Australia
27 January	Tour Down Under, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Australia
7 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	France	Sète
14 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Martens, PaulPaul Martens (GER)	Portugal	Albufeira
15 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Portugal	Lagoa
17 February	Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	France	Draguignan
21 February	Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Malaysia	Kulim
22 February	Tour de Langkawi, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Malaysia	Kuala Kangsar
24 February	Clásica de Almería	UCI Europe Tour	Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS)	Spain	Almería
26 February	Tour de Langkawi, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Leezer, TomTom Leezer (NED)	Malaysia	Kuantan
23 March	Critérium International, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	France	Porto-Vecchio
28 April	Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Switzerland
17 May	Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Norway	Drammen
26 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Belgium	Banneux
2 June	Grote Prijs Wase Polders	National event	Vanmarcke, SepSep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belgium	Verrebroek
9 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Mollema, BaukeBauke Mollema (NED)	Switzerland	Crans-Montana
12 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Wagner, RobertRobert Wagner (GER)	Netherlands	Goes
13 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	Netherlands	Breda
15 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	Belgium	La Gileppe-Jalhay
16 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	Netherlands
16 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Martens, PaulPaul Martens (GER)	Luxembourg
16 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Luxembourg
3 August	Danmark Rundt, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Denmark	Holbæk
4 August	Danmark Rundt, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Denmark
4 August	Danmark Rundt, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Denmark
4 August	Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Kelderman, WilcoWilco Kelderman (NED)	Denmark
11 August	Arctic Race of Norway, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Nordhaug, Lars PetterLars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)	Norway
12 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	France	Lélex–Monts Jura
12 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS)	Belgium	Ardooie
13 August	Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 3]	France
18 August	Eneco Tour, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	[N 4]
31 August	World Ports Classic, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Tjallingii, MaartenMaarten Tjallingii (NED)	Belgium	Antwerp
8 September	Tour of Alberta, Mountains classification	UCI America Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Canada
11 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Mollema, BaukeBauke Mollema (NED)	Spain	Burgos
13 September	Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	UCI World Tour	Gesink, RobertRobert Gesink (NED)	Canada	Quebec City
21 September	GP Impanis-Van Petegem	UCI Europe Tour	Vanmarcke, SepSep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belgium	Haacht
3 October	Münsterland Giro	UCI Europe Tour	van Emden, JosJos van Emden (NED)	Germany	Münster
20 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 1	UCI Asia Tour	Hofland, MorenoMoreno Hofland (NED)	China	Chengmai
21 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Haikou
22 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Qionghai
23 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Xinglong–Wanning
24 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 5	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Sanya
25 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Hofland, MorenoMoreno Hofland (NED)	China	Wuzhishan
26 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Dongfang
27 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 8	UCI Asia Tour	Hofland, MorenoMoreno Hofland (NED)	China	Danzhou
28 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 9	UCI Asia Tour	Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED)	China	Chengmai
28 October	Tour of Hainan, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Hofland, MorenoMoreno Hofland (NED)	China
28 October	Tour of Hainan, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Hofland, MorenoMoreno Hofland (NED)	China
28 October	Tour of Hainan, Teams classification	UCI 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.