2013 Vacansoleil-DCM season

2013 Vacansoleil-DCM season
Manager Daan Luijkx
One-day victories 2
Stage race overall victories  –
Stage race stage victories 6
Previous season

The 2013 season for Vacansoleil-DCM 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.

Team roster

As of 9 September 2013.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) 13 February 1987
 Grega Bole (SLO) 13 August 1985
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) 6 November 1986
 Romain Feillu (FRA) 16 April 1984
 Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) 17 September 1977
 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) 13 May 1983
 Martijn Keizer (NED) 25 March 1988
 Wesley Kreder (NED) 4 November 1990
 Sergey Lagutin (UZB) 14 January 1981
 Maurits Lammertink (NED) 31 August 1990
 Björn Leukemans (BEL) 1 July 1977
 Pim Ligthart (NED) 16 June 1988
 Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) 16 June 1989
 Marco Marcato (ITA) 11 February 1984
 Tomasz Marczyński (POL) 6 March 1984
Rider Date of birth
 Barry Markus (NED) 17 July 1991
 Wouter Mol (NED) 17 April 1982
 Nikita Novikov (RUS) 10 November 1989
 Rob Ruijgh (NED) 12 November 1986
 José Rujano[N 1] (VEN) 18 February 1982
 Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) 11 February 1985
 Rafael Valls (ESP) 25 June 1987
 Kenny van Hummel (NED) 30 September 1982
 Boy van Poppel (NED) 18 January 1988
 Danny van Poppel (NED) 26 July 1993
 Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) 4 September 1978
 Willem Wauters (BEL) 10 November 1989
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) 11 September 1982
  1. ↑ Rujano left the team on 24 June, later announcing his retirement from cycling.[2]

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
Rider 2012 team
Grega Bole[3]Lampre-ISD
Juan Antonio Flecha[4]Team Sky
Wesley Kreder[3]Rabobank Continental Team
José Rujano[5]Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
Boy van Poppel[6]UnitedHealthcare
Danny van PoppelRabobank Continental Team
Willem Wautersneo-pro (Lotto-Belisol U23)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Rider 2013 team
Matteo CarraraRetired
Stefan Denifl[7]IAM Cycling
Stijn Devolder[8]RadioShack-Leopard
Gustav Larsson[9]IAM Cycling
Jacek Morajko[10]CCC-Polsat-Polkowice
Martin MortensenConcordia Forsikring-Riwal
Kevin van Impe[11]Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  De Gendt, ThomasThomas De Gendt (BEL)  Spain Barcelona
12 May Tour of California, Stage 1 UCI America Tour  Westra, LieuweLieuwe Westra (NED)  United States Escondido
16 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Ligthart, PimPim Ligthart (NED)  Netherlands Boxtel
16 June Ster ZLM Toer, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Keizer, MartijnMartijn Keizer (NED)  Netherlands
3 August Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Marczyński, TomaszTomasz Marczyński (POL)  Poland
8 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  van Hummel, KennyKenny van Hummel (NED)  Norway Bodø
11 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Bole, GregaGrega Bole (SLO)  France Oyonnax
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)  France Belley
21 August Druivenkoers Overijse UCI Europe Tour  Leukemans, BjörnBjörn Leukemans (BEL)  Belgium Overijse
2 November Amstel Curaçao Race National event  Hoogerland, JohnnyJohnny Hoogerland (NED)  Curaçao Willemstad

References

  1. ↑ "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) - NED". UCI World Tour (Union Cycliste Internationale). Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rujano retires from pro cycling". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) - NED". UCI World Tour (Union Cycliste Internationale). Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Flecha to leave Sky for Vacansoleil". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 20 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vacansoleil unveils 2013 jersey". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Boy van Poppel joins Vacansoleil-DCM". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Devolder signs two-year deal with RadioShack-Nissan". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 14 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Atkins, Ben (22 November 2012). "Jarosłąw Marycz joins CCC Polsat Polkowice on two year contract". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 16 January 2013. Fellow Pole Jacek Morajko returns to the team he rode for in 2011, after a year at Vacansoleil-DCM; while controversial 41-year-old Italian Davide Rebellin steps back up to the sport’s upper levels, after spending the second half of the last two seasons at Continental Miche-Guerciotti and Meridiana-Kamen.
  11. ↑ Stokes, Shane (23 March 2012). "Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 24 March 2012.