2013 IAM Cycling season

IAM Cycling
2013 season

The team at the 2013 Four Days of Dunkirk
UCI code IAM
Status UCI Professional Continental
Europe Tour ranking 2nd (1334.34 points)[1]
Owner Michel Thétaz[2]
Manager Serge Beucherie[2][3]
Main sponsor(s) IAM Independent Asset Management
Based Switzerland
Bicycles Scott[4]
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall 2
Stage race stages 3
National Championships 3
Most Wins Martin Elmiger (2 wins)

The 2013 IAM Cycling season was the first season of the IAM Cycling team, which was founded in 2012. The team competed on the UCI Professional Continental level. They began the season on 27 January at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, and finished in October at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

New team

The paperwork for the foundation of the IAM Cycling SA company was filed in Geneva on 19 April 2012.[5] The team was founded by Swiss businessman Michel Thiétaz and sponsored by his company IAM Independent Asset Management for three seasons.[6] The team budget for their premiere season was 7 million euros.[7] In August 2012 the team announced a high profile signing, with 2010 Giro d'Italia stage winner and 2012 Tour of Utah winner Johann Tschopp of BMC Racing Team joining the team.[6] Cofidis rider Mickaël Buffaz was rumoured to sign with the team, but did not receive a contract.[6] IAM Cycling joined the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible in October 2012.[8]

The team was officially launched 14 January 2013 in Geneva, with the goal for the season being invitations to Paris–Nice, Paris–Roubaix, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Ardennes classics.[2] The following week IAM Cycling was selected as a wild-card entry by race organisers Amaury Sport Organisation for the 2013 Paris–Nice race, but not for the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné.[9]

Team roster

Ages as of January 1, 2013[3]

Rider Date of birth
 Marcel Aregger (SUI) August 26, 1990 (aged 22)
 Marco Bandiera (ITA) June 12, 1984 (aged 28)
 Matthias Brändle (AUT) December 7, 1989 (aged 23)
 Rémi Cusin (FRA) February 3, 1986 (aged 26)
 Stefan Denifl (AUT) September 22, 1987 (aged 25)
 Martin Elmiger (SUI) September 23, 1978 (aged 34)
 Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) March 7, 1988 (aged 24)
 Kristof Goddaert (BEL) November 21, 1986 (aged 26)
 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) February 25, 1984 (aged 28)
 Sébastien Hinault (FRA) February 11, 1974 (aged 38)
 Reto Hollenstein (SUI) August 22, 1985 (aged 27)
 Kevyn Ista (BEL) November 22, 1984 (aged 28)
Rider Date of birth
 Dominic Klemme (GER) October 31, 1986 (aged 26)
 Pirmin Lang (SUI) November 25, 1984 (aged 28)
 Gustav Larsson (SWE) September 20, 1980 (aged 32)
 Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) April 4, 1984 (aged 28)
 Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) January 21, 1989 (aged 23)
 Alexandre Pliușchin (MDA) January 13, 1987 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) May 28, 1989 (aged 23)
 Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) April 8, 1982 (aged 30)
 Patrick Schelling (SUI) May 1, 1990 (aged 22)
 Johann Tschopp (SUI) July 1, 1982 (aged 30)
 Marcel Wyss (SUI) June 25, 1986 (aged 26)

Riders' 2012 teams

Rider 2012 team
Marcel AreggerAtlas Personal-Jakroo[3]
Marco BandieraOmega Pharma-Quick Step
Matthias BrändleTeam NetApp
Rémi CusinTeam Type 1-Sanofi[3]
Stefan DeniflVacansoleil-DCM[10]
Martin ElmigerAg2r-La Mondiale[3]
Jonathan FumeauxAtlas Personal-Jakroo[3]
Kristof GoddaertAg2r-La Mondiale
Heinrich HausslerGarmin-Sharp[3]
Sébastien HinaultAg2r-La Mondiale[3]
Reto HollensteinTeam NetApp[3]
Kevyn IstaAccent.jobs-Willems Veranda's
Rider 2012 team
Dominic KlemmeArgos-Shimano
Pirmin LangAtlas Personal-Jakroo
Gustav LarssonVacansoleil-DCM[3]
Thomas LöfkvistTeam Sky[3]
Matteo PelucchiTeam Europcar
Alexandre PliușchinLeopard-Trek Continental Team
Sébastien ReichenbachMaca-Loca-Scott
Aleksejs SaramotinsCofidis
Patrick SchellingAtlas Personal-Jakroo[3]
Johann TschoppBMC Racing Team[3]
Marcel WyssTeam NetApp[3]

Staff

Former French champion and Crédit Agricole directeur sportif Serge Beucherie was hired as team manager.[2][6][7] Former Swiss rider Marcello Albasini, former French rider Eddy Seigneur and former Finnish rider Kjell Carlström were hired as directeur sportifs along with former Swiss rider Rubens Bertogliati.[2]

One-day races

The teams first ever race was the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise on 27 January, where Wyss and Brändle both finished with the bunch.[11] At the 1.2 race Tour de Berne IAM had five people in the top ten, with Marcel Wyss winning the race 13 seconds ahead of Sébastien Reichenbach and 15 seconds ahead of Rémi Cusin and Matthias Brändle.[12] Reto Hollenstein finished sixth.[12]

Stage races

The 2013 Tour of Qatar was the teams' first ever stage race. Martin Elmiger finished second on the first stage, but lost his place in the general classification the next day. Heinrich Haussler finished fifth on stage three and ninth on stage five. The team did well at the Tour Méditerranéen in February, with Matteo Pelucchi finishing second on the first stage, letting him ride in the white jersey on stage two as the leader of the young rider classification.[13] Thomas Löfkvist finished fourth on the second stage,[14] and sixth on stage four which placed him in the green points jersey and only two seconds behind leader Maxime Monfort of RadioShack-Leopard.[15] On the final stage Löfkvist lost the points jersey to Jürgen Roelandts of Lotto-Belisol but took over the lead and won the overall classification. Gustav Larsson finished eight and Stefan Denifl eleventh overall, and IAM won the teams classification ahead of Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela.[16]

At the 2013 Tour of Oman Kristof Goddaert finished eight on the stage one bunch sprint, but was only 11th overall due to intermediate sprints.[17] On stage two Goddaert finished in 63rd place and lost his position in the general classification.[18] Martin Elmiger took part in a late breakaway which led to him finishing third, helping him into third place overall and seventh in the points classification.[18] Marco Bandiera finished seventh, which placed him in ninth place overall.[18] After stage two Jonathan Fumeaux was eighth in the young rider classification, and IAM was second in the team classification.[18] Elmiger finished 16th on stage three, dropping to fourth overall while IAM fell to third place in the teams classification and Fumeaux climbed to sixth in the young rider classification.[19] On stage four Johann Tschopp crossed the finish line in Jebel Akhdar in seventh place, which led to an eighth place in the overall standings and four points in the points classification.[20] Fumeaux dropped one position in the young rider classification and IAM dropped to fourth place in the teams competition.[20] On stage five Tschopp again finished seventh, elevating him into sixth position overall six seconds in front of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).[21] Fumeaux finished 76th on the stage and dropped to ninth place in the youth classification.[21] On the sixth and final stage Tschopp finished with the bunch, thus retaining his sixth place in the general classification.[22] Elmiger was 15th overall.[22] Fumeaux finished ninth overall in the young riders classification, over a minute behind eighth placed Jens Keukeleire of Orica-GreenEDGE, and IAM finished fourth in the teams classification only twelve second behind third placed FDJ.[22] Elmiger and´Tschopp finished 17th and 20th respectively in the overall points classification, with Marco Bandiera and Goddaert also scoring some points.[22]

Grand Tours

As an UCI Professional Continental team IAM Cycling was not automatically granted the right to participate in any of the three Grand Tours. The team was considered by race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation for a Tour de France invitation, but ultimately was not invited.[23][24] They did not receive an invitation to the Giro d'Italia or the Vuelta a España either,[25][26] but were invited to Milan – San Remo and Il Lombardia by Giro race organizer RCS Sport instead.[26]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rank Rider Country Location Ref
10 February Tour Méditerranéen, Overall UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Thomas Löfkvist (SWE)  France [27]
10 February Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour 2.1 [N 1]  France
10 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour WT  Johann Tschopp (SUI)  France [29]
2 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)  France [30]
5 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Points classification UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)  France [31]
28 April Tour de Romandie, Sprints classification UCI World Tour WT  Matthias Brändle (AUT)  France
4 May Tour de Berne UCI Europe Tour 1.2  Marcel Wyss (SUI)   Switzerland Lyss [12]
26 May Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour 2.HC  Heinrich Haussler (AUS)  Germany Nuremberg
26 May Bayern-Rundfahrt, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour 2.HC  Stefan Denifl (AUT)  Germany
28 July Trofeo Matteotti UCI Europe Tour 1.1  Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)  Italy
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Matthias Brändle (AUT)  France
20 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Martin Elmiger (SUI)  France
23 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Martin Elmiger (SUI)  France
14 September Tour du Jura UCI Europe Tour 1.2  Matthias Brändle (AUT)   Switzerland
15 September Tour du Doubs UCI Europe Tour 1.1  Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)  France
22 September Tour of Britain, Points classification UCI Europe Tour 2.1  Martin Elmiger (SUI)  United Kingdom
  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Thomas Löfkvist, Stefan Denifl, Kevyn Ista, Dominic Klemme, Gustav Larsson, Matteo Pelucchi, Matthias Brändle and Aleksejs Saramotins[28]

National championships

1st National Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
1st National Time Trial Championships, Gustav Larsson
1st National Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins

References

  1. ↑ "UCI Europe Tour Ranking – 2013: Team". UCI Europe Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "IAM Cycling Team Presented to the Public". SCOTT Sports. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAM Cycling Team will be equipped by SCOTT bikes in the 2013 season". iamcycling.ch. IAM Cycling. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statuts et acte de fondation de la société IAM Cycling SA" (PDF). ge.ch. Canton of Geneva. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Swiss IAM Project takes shape with Tour of Utah winner Tschopp". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "L’équipe IAM, une chance unique pour le cyclisme suisse". Tribune de Genève (in French). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "IAM Cycling member of the MPCC". iamcycling.ch. IAM Cycling. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "ASO announces wildcards for Paris-Nice, Dauphine". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Denifl and Mortensen to Vacansoleil". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Justin Jules fastest in first Euro sprint finish". Immediate Media Company. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "2013 » Berner Rundfahrt / Tour de Berne (1.2)". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mditerranen-cycliste-professionnel-2013/stage-1/results
  14. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mditerranen-cycliste-professionnel-2013/stage-2/results
  15. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mditerranen-cycliste-professionnel-2013/stage-4/results
  16. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mditerranen-cycliste-professionnel-2013/stage-5/results
  17. ↑ "Kittel wins opening stage". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Farrand, Stephen (13 February 2013). "Sagan takes second stage". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (13 February 2013). "Sagan doubles up at Tour of Oman". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Farrand, Stephen (14 February 2013). "Rodriguez wins mountain stage". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Farrand, Stephen (15 February 2013). "Froome takes stage five". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Farrand, Stephen (18 February 2013). "Bouhanni wins final stage of Tour of Oman". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Tour de France: Six teams to fill three wildcard slots". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Teams selection of the 100th edition of Tour de France". letour.fr (Amaury Sport Organisation). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  25. ↑ Atkins, Ben (3 May 2013). "Caja Rural, Cofidis and NetApp-Endura awarded Vuelta a España wildcards". velonation.com (VeloNation). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Farrand, Stephen (8 January 2013). "Bardiani, Colombia and Fantini Vini secure Giro d'Italia wild card invitations". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Roelandts wins final Tour Med stage". cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "40ème Tour Mediterraneen Cycliste" (PDF). letourmed.fr. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  29. ↑ Gallagher, Brendan (10 March 2013). "Richie Porte triumphs in Col d'Eze time-trial as Team Sky retain 'race to the sun' title". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  30. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-pays-de-la-loire-2013/stage-1/results
  31. ↑ Quénet, Jean-François (5 April 2013). "Rolland wins Circuit Cycliste Sarthe". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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