2014 Omega Pharma-Quick Step season

2014 Omega Pharma-Quick Step season
Manager Patrick Lefevere
One-day victories 9
Stage race overall victories 5
Stage race stage victories 42
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The 2014 season for Omega Pharma-Quick Step began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2014 roster

As of 1 September 2014.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) 11 June 1992 (aged 22)
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) 14 February 1986 (aged 28)
 Tom Boonen (BEL) 15 October 1980 (aged 33)
 Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) 22 August 1987 (aged 27)
 Mark Cavendish (GBR) 21 May 1985 (aged 29)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) 6 November 1986 (aged 27)
 Kevin De Weert (BEL) 27 May 1982 (aged 32)
 Andrew Fenn (GBR) 1 July 1990 (aged 24)
 Michał Gołaś (POL) 29 September 1984 (aged 29)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL) 21 December 1982 (aged 31)
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) 2 June 1990 (aged 24)
 Nikolas Maes (BEL) 9 April 1986 (aged 28)
 Tony Martin (GER) 23 April 1985 (aged 29)
 Gianni Meersman (BEL) 5 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Serge Pauwels (BEL) 23 November 1983 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 3 January 1974 (aged 40)
 Wout Poels (NED) 1 October 1987 (aged 26)
 Mark Renshaw (AUS) 22 October 1982 (aged 31)
 Pieter Serry (BEL) 21 November 1988 (aged 25)
 Gert Steegmans (BEL) 30 September 1980 (aged 33)
 Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 11 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Niki Terpstra (NED) 18 May 1984 (aged 30)
 Matteo Trentin (ITA) 2 August 1989 (aged 25)
 Rigoberto Urán (COL) 26 January 1987 (aged 27)
 Petr Vakoč (CZE) 11 July 1992 (aged 22)
 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) 14 February 1991 (aged 23)
 Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) 25 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Martin Velits (SVK) 21 February 1985 (aged 29)
 Julien Vermote (BEL) 26 July 1989 (aged 25)
 Carlos Verona (ESP) 4 November 1992 (aged 21)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
    Rider 2013 team
    Julian Alaphilippeneo-pro (Etixx-IHNed)
    Jan Bakelants[2]RadioShack-Leopard
    Thomas De Gendt[3]Vacansoleil-DCM
    Wout Poels[4]Vacansoleil-DCM
    Mark Renshaw[5]Belkin Pro Cycling
    Rigoberto Urán[6]Team Sky
    Petr Vakočneo-pro (Etixx-IHNed)
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Sylvain Chavanel[7]IAM Cycling
    Dries Devenyns[8]Giant-Shimano
    Bert Grabsch[9]Retired
    Jérôme Pineau[7]IAM Cycling
    František Raboň[10]

    Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team

    Kristof Vandewalle[11]Trek Factory Racing
    Peter Velits[12]BMC Racing Team

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    9 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Qatar Dukhan Beach
    10 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Qatar Al Khor Corniche
    11 February Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Spain Santuari de Lluc
    12 February Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Spain Alcúdia
    12 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Qatar Mesaieed
    14 February Tour of Qatar, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Qatar
    14 February Tour of Qatar, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Qatar
    14 February Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour  Van Keirsbulck, GuillaumeGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)  Qatar
    14 February Tour of Qatar, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 1]  Qatar
    20 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal Monchique
    21 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal Sagres
    23 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Portugal Vilamoura
    23 February Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal
    2 March Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium Kuurne
    8 March Strade Bianche UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Italy Siena
    9 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Van Keirsbulck, GuillaumeGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)  Belgium Ichtegem
    9 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Van Keirsbulck, GuillaumeGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)  Belgium
    12 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 2]  Italy San Vincenzo
    17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Italy Porto Sant'Elpidio
    26 March Dwars door Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Belgium Waregem
    3 April Three Days of De Panne, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Van Keirsbulck, GuillaumeGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)  Belgium
    3 April Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]  Belgium
    8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Spain Urdazubi
    10 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)  Spain Eibar
    12 April Grand Prix Pino Cerami UCI Europe Tour  Petacchi, AlessandroAlessandro Petacchi (ITA)  Belgium Frameries
    12 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Spain Markina-Xemein
    12 April Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Spain
    13 April Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  France Roubaix
    27 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Alanya
    28 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Kemer
    29 April Tour de Romandie, Prologue UCI World Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Switzerland Ascona
    30 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Marmaris
    4 May Tour of Turkey, Stage 8 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Istanbul
    4 May Tour of Turkey, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey
    11 May Tour of California, Stage 1 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Sacramento
    18 May Tour of California, Stage 8 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Thousand Oaks
    22 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Urán, RigobertoRigoberto Urán (COL)  Italy Barolo
    28 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium Buggenhout
    29 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium Knokke-Heist
    30 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Belgium Diksmuide
    1 June Tour of Belgium, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Belgium
    1 June Tour of Belgium, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Belgium
    1 June Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Super Team classification UCI World Tour [N 5]  Italy
    13 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Bakelants, JanJan Bakelants (BEL)  France Poisy
    14 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)   Switzerland Bellinzona
    17 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)   Switzerland Ossingen
    19 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)   Switzerland Delémont
    20 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)   Switzerland Worb
    11 July Tour de France, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  France Nancy
    13 July Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  France Mulhouse
    26 July Tour de France, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  France Périgueux
    30 July Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Belgium Ans
    30 July Tour de Wallonie, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Belgium
    30 July Tour de Wallonie, Points Classification UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Belgium
    4 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE)  Poland Warsaw
    12 August Eneco Tour, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Netherlands Nieuwkuijk
    12 August Tour de l'Ain, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  France Saint-Amour
    14 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  France Saint-Vulbas
    16 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Alaphilippe, JulianJulian Alaphilippe (FRA)  France Arbent
    16 August Tour de l'Ain, Points Classification UCI Europe Tour  Alaphilippe, JulianJulian Alaphilippe (FRA)  France
    16 August Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Alaphilippe, JulianJulian Alaphilippe (FRA)  France
    17 August Eneco Tour, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Van Keirsbulck, GuillaumeGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)  Netherlands Sittard-Geleen
    24 August Châteauroux Classic UCI Europe Tour  Keisse, IljoIljo Keisse (BEL)  France Châteauroux
    26 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  France La Ronde
    27 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  France Niort
    29 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points Classification UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  France
    2 September Vuelta a España, Stage 10 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Spain Borja
    8 September Tour of Britain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS)  United Kingdom Llandudno
    10 September Tour of Britain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  United Kingdom Bristol
    13 September Tour of Britain, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour  Vermote, JulienJulien Vermote (BEL)  United Kingdom Brighton
    14 September Tour of Britain, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  United Kingdom
    7 October Binche–Chimay–Binche UCI Europe Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Belgium Binche
    14 October Tour of Beijing, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Gołaś, MichałMichał Gołaś (POL)  China

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Andrew Fenn, Iljo Keisse, Nikolas Maes, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh
    2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Mark Cavendish, Michał Kwiatkowski, Tony Martin, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Mark Renshaw and Matteo Trentin
    3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Andrew Fenn, Martin Velits, Mark Renshaw, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Julien Vermote
    4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tony Martin, Gianni Meersman, Tom Boonen, Niki Terpstra, Jan Bakelants, Gert Steegmans, Stijn Vandenbergh and Andrew Fenn
    5. ↑ The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Gianluca Brambilla, Thomas De Gendt, Iljo Keisse, Serge Pauwels, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Pieter Serry and Julien Vermote

    References

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    2. ↑ "OPQS Signs Bakelants for 2014". Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Decolef). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    3. ↑ "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    4. ↑ "OPQS Signs Wout Poels and Janier Acevedo". Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Decolef). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    5. ↑ "Renshaw to ride for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2014". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    6. ↑ "OPQS signs Renshaw and Urán Urán". Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Decolef). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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    9. ↑ Westemeyer, Susan (28 October 2013). "Grabsch retires after 15 year-career". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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