Trek Factory Racing

Trek Factory Racing
Team information
UCI code TFR
Registered USA
Founded 2011
Discipline Road
Status UCI WorldTeam
Bicycles Trek
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Luca Guercilena
Team manager(s) Kim Andersen, Adriano Baffi, Dirk Demol, Alain Gallopin, Josu Larrazabal, Luc Meersman, Keith Ho
Team name history
2011
2012
2013
2014–		 Leopard Trek (LEO)
RadioShack-Nissan (RNT)
RadioShack-Leopard (RLT)
Trek Factory Racing (TFR)

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Trek Factory Racing (UCI team code: TFR) is a professional road bicycle racing team licensed in the USA. Formerly Radioshack-Nissan, in 2014, Trek took over the ownership of the team and its ProTeam License.[1]

History

2011

The team was founded in 2011 under the name of Leopard Trek and officially stylized as LEOPARD TREK with Brian Nygaard and Kim Andersen as team managers.[2] The Schleck brothers were under contract with the Danish team Saxo Bank managed by Bjarne Riis through the end of the 2010 season. Several other Team Saxo Bank riders followed the Schleck brothers to the new team, including veterans Jens Voigt,[3] Fabian Cancellara[4] and Stuart O’Grady.[5] Subsequent signings included sprinter Daniele Bennati, Davide Vigano[6] and Joost Posthuma.[7]

The team became active at the start of the 2011 cycling season. On 13 December 2010, Jakob Fuglsang revealed that the team would be called Team Leopard, in reference to the management company run by Nygaard.[8] Trek, the bike supplier, confirmed shortly before the team was officially presented that they would be a co-title sponsor, giving the team a full name of "Leopard Trek."[9]

Team rider Wouter Weylandt died as a result of a high-speed, downhill crash during the 2011 Giro d'Italia. The remaining riders of Leopard Trek left the competition at the completion of the following day's stage.

2012

For the 2012 season, the team was renamed RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. The reason is that the American Team RadioShack ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg Cycling Project. Johan Bruyneel along with several riders from Team RadioShack moved to the new team.[10][11] The lineup for 2012 was officially confirmed on 5 December 2011.[12] The official UCI name for the team is Radioshack Nissan[13] and it is registered in Luxembourg.

While the UCI ProTeam is now named RadioShack-Nissan-Trek, in December 2011 Leopard also launched a UCI Continental Team, consisting mainly of U23 riders, called Leopard-Trek.[14]

On 17 July 2012, Fränk Schleck was removed from the 2012 Tour de France by the team during the second rest day after his A-sample returned traces of Xipamide.[15] Team RadioShack-Nissan won the team classification of the Tour de France.

Johan Bruyneel stood down as General Manager on 12 October in the aftermath of the publication by the US Anti-Doping Agency of its "reasoned decision" on the Lance Armstrong doping case.[16]

On 21 December 2012, Nissan announced that they would cease to sponsor the team, with immediate effect.[17]

2013

During the 2013 Tour de France Team RadioShack-Leopard announced that they would not renew Fränk Schleck's contract, leaving him without a team. It also caused a serious and public rift between his brother Andy Schleck and team management, putting his future with the team into doubt.

In September 2013, Chris Horner beat Vincenzo Nibali to win the 2013 Vuelta a España becoming the oldest grand tour winner in history, winning two stages along the way.

2014

On July 3, the team announced that Samsung would become a new minor sponsor of the team.[18]

Team roster

As of January 1, 2015.[19]
Rider Date of birth
 Eugenio Alafaci (ITA) August 9, 1990 (aged 24)
 Julián Arredondo (COL) July 30, 1988 (aged 26)
 Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) April 10, 1983 (aged 31)
 Matthew Busche (USA) May 9, 1985 (aged 29)
 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) March 18, 1981 (aged 33)
 Stijn Devolder (BEL) August 29, 1979 (aged 35)
 Laurent Didier (LUX) July 19, 1984 (aged 30)
 Fabio Felline (ITA) March 29, 1990 (aged 24)
 Markel Irizar (ESP) February 5, 1980 (aged 34)
 Bob Jungels (LUX) September 22, 1992 (aged 22)
 Bauke Mollema (NED) November 26, 1986 (aged 28)
 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) January 30, 1989 (aged 25)
 Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) January 4, 1980 (aged 34)
Rider Date of birth
 Grégory Rast (SUI) January 17, 1980 (aged 34)
 Hayden Roulston (NZL) January 10, 1981 (aged 33)
 Fränk Schleck (LUX) April 15, 1980 (aged 34)
 Jesse Sergent (NZL) July 8, 1988 (aged 26)
 Fábio Silvestre (POR) January 25, 1990 (aged 24)
 Jasper Stuyven (BEL) April 17, 1992 (aged 22)
 Boy van Poppel (NED) January 18, 1988 (aged 26)
 Danny van Poppel (NED) July 26, 1993 (aged 21)
 Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) April 5, 1985 (aged 29)
 Calvin Watson (AUS) January 6, 1993 (aged 21)
 Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) April 8, 1988 (aged 26)
 Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) April 1, 1977 (aged 37)

Major results

Source:[20]

2011
1st Le Samyn, Dominic Klemme
1st Stage 7 Tirreno-Adriatico, Keith Ho
1st Overall Critérium International, Fränk Schleck
1st Stage 1, Fränk Schleck
1st E3 Harelbeke, Fabian Cancellara
1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 Circuit de la Sarthe, Daniele Bennati
1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Linus Gerdemann
1st Prologue, Fabian Cancellara
1st Stage 2, Linus Gerdemann
1st Stages 1 & 9 Tour de Suisse, Fabian Cancellara
1st  Germany Road Race Championships, Robert Wagner
1st   Switzerland Road Race Championships, Fabian Cancellara
1st  Luxembourg Road Race Championships, Fränk Schleck
1st Stage 8 Tour of Austria, Daniele Bennati
1st Stage 18 Tour de France, Andy Schleck
1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Daniele Bennati
1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Jakob Fuglsang
1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España, Daniele Bennati
1st Binche-Tournai-Binche, Rüdiger Selig
1st Giro di Lombardia, Oliver Zaugg
2012
1st  Luxembourg Road Race Championships, Laurent Didier
1st  Denmark Time Trial Championships, Jakob Fuglsang
1st   Switzerland Time Trial Championships, Fabian Cancellara
1st Strade Bianche, Fabian Cancellara
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico, Fabian Cancellara
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Jakob Fuglsang
1st Team Tour de France
1st Prologue, Fabian Cancellara
1st Overall Tour of Austria, Jakob Fuglsang
1st Stage 4, Jakob Fuglsang
1st Overall Tour de Wallonie, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 3, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 5 Eneco Tour, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 4 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Jens Voigt
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Daniele Bennati
2013
1st  New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Hayden Roulston
1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Bob Jungels
1st E3 Harelbeke, Fabian Cancellara
1st Tour of Flanders, Fabian Cancellara
1st Paris–Roubaix, Fabian Cancellara
1st Stage 5 Tour of California, Jens Voigt
1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Grégory Rast
1st Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Luxembourg, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg, Bob Jungels
1st   Switzerland National Time Trial Championships, Fabian Cancellara
1st  Luxembourg National Time Trial Championships, Bob Jungels
1st  Belgium National Road Race Championships, Stijn Devolder
1st  Croatia National Road Race Championships, Robert Kišerlovski
1st  Luxembourg National Road Race Championships, Bob Jungels
1st Stage 2 Tour de France, Jan Bakelants
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour of Austria, Fabian Cancellara
1st Clásica de San Sebastián, Tony Gallopin
1st Stage 5 Tour of Utah, Chris Horner
1st Overall Vuelta a España, Chris Horner
1st Combination classification, Chris Horner
1st Stages 3 & 10, Chris Horner
1st Stage 11 (ITT), Fabian Cancellara
2014
1st  New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Hayden Roulston
1st Stages 2 & 6 Tour de San Luis, Julián Arredondo
1st Stage 3 Tour de San Luis, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Danny van Poppel
1st Tour of Flanders, Fabian Cancellara
1st  Belgium National Time Trial Championships, Kristof Vandewalle
1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia, Julián Arredondo
1st Stage 18, Julián Arredondo
1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg, Danny van Poppel
1st   Switzerland National Time Trial Championships, Fabian Cancellara
1st  Luxembourg National Time Trial Championships, Laurent Didier
1st  Japan National Time Trial Championships, Fumiyuki Beppu
1st  Austria National Road Race Championships, Riccardo Zoidl
1st  Luxembourg National Road Race Championships, Fränk Schleck
1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Jesse Sergent
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour of Austria, Kristof Vandewalle
1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Pologne, Kristof Vandewalle
1st Stage 5 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Laurent Didier
2015
1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman, Fabian Cancellara
1st Overall Etoile de Bessèges, Bob Jungels
1st Stage 5 (ITT), Bob Jungels
1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Danny van Poppel
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico, Fabian Cancellara
1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Giacomo Nizzolo
1st Stage 2 (ITT) Critérium International, Fabio Felline
1st Stage 2 Tour of the Basque Country, Fabio Felline

National Champions

2011
Luxembourg Road Race, Fränk Schleck
Switzerland Road Race, Fabian Cancellara
Germany Road Race, Robert Wagner
2012
Luxembourg Road Race, Laurent Didier
Denmark Time Trial, Jakob Fuglsang
Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara
2013
New Zealand Road Race, Hayden Roulston
Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara
Luxembourg Time Trial, Bob Jungels
Luxembourg Road Race, Bob Jungels
Belgium Road Race, Stijn Devolder
Croatia Road Race, Robert Kišerlovski
2014
New Zealand Road Race, Hayden Roulston
Belgian Time Trial, Kristof Vandewalle
Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara
Luxembourg Time Trial, Laurent Didier
Japan Time Trial, Fumiyuki Beppu
Austria Road Race, Riccardo Zoidl
Luxembourg Road Race, Fränk Schleck

References

  1. ↑ "Trek to take over WorldTour license from Becca in 2014". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ CS Blog: An open letter to Leopard Trek. Cyclesportmag.com (14 January 2011). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Hood, Andrew. (22 October 2010) Jens Voigt to join Schleck brothers' Luxembourg squad. Velonews.competitor.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Cancellara Joins New Luxembourg-Based Team
  5. ↑ Stuart O’Grady signs with Luxembourg Pro Cycling Projet. Velonews.competitor.com (1 November 2010). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Luxembourg Pro Cycling snaps up Bennati and Vigano. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Joost Posthuma confirms via Twitter joining the Luxembourg Pro Cycling project in 2011. Twitter.com (22 November 2010). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Luxembourg Team To Be Called Team Leopard. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Team Leopard-Trek To Be Presented In Luxembourg. Cyclingnews.com (13 December 2010). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Becca Confirms Nygaard's Departure From Leopard Trek". Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  11. ↑ "Leopard-Trek welcomes RadioShack and Nissan as new main sponsors. | LEOPARD TREK". Leopardtrek.lu. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  12. ↑ "RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK announces 2012 roster". leopardtrek.lu (Leopard Trek). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "UCI to prevent inclusion of Trek name in RadioShack Nissan team title". Velonation.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  14. ↑ Hamilton, Alastair (8 December 2011). "EuroTrash Thursday!". PEZ Cycling News. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  15. ↑ The Guardian (UK),Frank Schleck tests positive for banned diuretic and is out of Tour
  16. ↑ "Leopard SA and Johan Bruyneel end their collaboration". radioshackleopardtrek.com. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Nissan confirm immediate split with RadioShack". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Samsung new sponsor". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Trek Factory Racing (TFR) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  20. ↑ Calendar and Results on. Leopardtrek.lu. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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