The 2012 season for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour Down Under . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour .
At the end of the 2011 season, Omega Pharma parted company with co-sponsors Lotto after seven seasons together, and later rejoined the former Quick Step team; announcing a deal prior to their split with Lotto, in August.[1]
2012 roster [ edit ] Niki Terpstra (with Ellen van Dijk ), after winning the world title in the team time trial Ages as of 1 January 2012.[2]
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories [ edit ] Date Race Competition Rider Country Location 23 January Tour de San Luis , Stage 1 UCI America Tour Francesco Chicchi (ITA ) Argentina Villa Mercedes 24 January Tour de San Luis , Stage 2 UCI America Tour Francesco Chicchi (ITA ) Argentina Juana Koslay 25 January Tour de San Luis , Stage 3[N 1] UCI America Tour Levi Leipheimer (USA ) Argentina Mirador del Portero 26 January Tour de San Luis , Stage 4 UCI America Tour Levi Leipheimer (USA ) Argentina San Luis 29 January Tour de San Luis , Stage 7 UCI America Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Argentina San Luis 29 January Tour de San Luis , Overall UCI America Tour Levi Leipheimer (USA ) Argentina 5 February Tour of Qatar , Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Qatar Doha 5 February Trofeo Palma UCI Europe Tour Andrew Fenn (GBR ) Spain Palma 6 February Trofeo Migjorn UCI Europe Tour Andrew Fenn (GBR ) Spain Campos 8 February Tour of Qatar , Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Qatar Madinat ash Shamal 10 February Tour of Qatar , Overall UCI Asia Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Qatar 10 February Tour of Qatar , Points classification UCI Asia Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Qatar 10 February Tour of Qatar , Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 4] Qatar 18 February Volta ao Algarve , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Gerald Ciolek (GER ) Portugal Tavira 19 February Tour of Oman , Overall UCI Asia Tour Peter Velits (SVK ) Oman 2 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Prologue UCI Europe Tour Michał Kwiatkowski (POL ) Belgium Middelkerke 3 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi (ITA ) Belgium Bellegem 4 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Overall UCI Europe Tour Julien Vermote (BEL ) Belgium 4 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Julien Vermote (BEL ) Belgium 5 March Paris–Nice , Stage 2 UCI World Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) France Orléans 14 March Nokere Koerse UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi (ITA ) Belgium Nokere 16 March Handzame Classic UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi (ITA ) Belgium Handzame 21 March Dwars door Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour Niki Terpstra (NED ) Belgium Waregem 23 March E3 Harelbeke UCI World Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Belgium Harelbeke 25 March Gent–Wevelgem UCI World Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Belgium Wevelgem 29 March Three Days of De Panne , Stage 3b UCI Europe Tour Sylvain Chavanel (FRA ) Belgium De Panne 29 March Three Days of De Panne , Overall UCI Europe Tour Sylvain Chavanel (FRA ) Belgium 29 March Three Days of De Panne , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 5] Belgium 1 April Tour of Flanders UCI World Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Belgium Oudenaarde 8 April Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) France Roubaix 28 April Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey , Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour Iljo Keisse (BEL ) Turkey İzmir 29 April Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey , Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Marco Bandiera (ITA ) Turkey 7 May Four Days of Dunkirk , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Zdeněk Štybar (CZE ) France Cassel 26 May Tour of Belgium , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Tony Martin (GER ) Belgium Arendonk 27 May Giro d'Italia , Fair Play Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6] Italy 27 May Tour of Belgium , Overall UCI Europe Tour Tony Martin (GER ) Belgium 29 May Gullegem Koerse National event Matteo Trentin (ITA ) Belgium Gullegem 12 July Tour de Pologne , Stage 3 UCI World Tour Zdeněk Štybar (CZE ) Poland Cieszyn 8 August Tour de l'Ain , Stage 2b UCI Europe Tour Team time trial[N 7] France Saint-Vulbas 12 August Eneco Tour , Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 8] [N 9] 12 August Tour of Utah , Stage 6 UCI America Tour Levi Leipheimer (USA ) United States Park City 31 August World Ports Classic , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Belgium Antwerp 1 September World Ports Classic , Overall UCI Europe Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) [N 9] 1 September World Ports Classic , Points classification UCI Europe Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) [N 9] 3 September Vuelta a España , Stage 16 UCI World Tour Dario Cataldo (ITA ) Spain Valgrande-Pajares–Cuitu Negru 8 September Paris–Brussels UCI Europe Tour Tom Boonen (BEL ) Belgium Brussels 16 September UCI Road World Championships , Team time trial UCI World Tour [N 10] Netherlands Valkenburg 30 September Tour de l'Eurometropole , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL ) Belgium 10 October Tour of Beijing , Stage 2 UCI World Tour Tony Martin (GER ) China MenTouGou 13 October Tour of Beijing , Overall UCI World Tour Tony Martin (GER ) China 21 October Chrono des Nations UCI Europe Tour Tony Martin (GER ) France Les Herbiers 3 November Amstel Curaçao Race National event Niki Terpstra (NED ) Curaçao Willemstad
^ a b Levi Leipheimer gained a stage victory from the disqualification of Alberto Contador 's results from the Tour de San Luis . ^ Hoorne joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the EFC-Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.[3] ^ Sénéchal joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the EFC-Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.[4] ^ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen , Matt Brammeier , Francesco Chicchi , Nikolas Maes , František Raboň , Gert Steegmans , Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh ^ The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel , Francesco Chicchi , Niki Terpstra , Guillaume Van Keirsbulck , Michał Kwiatkowski , Dries Devenyns , Andrew Fenn and Iljo Keisse ^ The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo , Marco Bandiera , Francesco Chicchi , Michał Gołaś , Nikolas Maes , Serge Pauwels , Michał Kwiatkowski , Martin Velits and Julien Vermote ^ The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo , Gerald Ciolek , Andrew Fenn , Serge Pauwels , František Raboň , Kristof Vandewalle , and Nikolas Maes ^ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen , Michał Kwiatkowski , Sylvain Chavanel , Gert Steegmans , Niki Terpstra , Guillaume Van Keirsbulck , Stijn Vandenbergh and Dries Devenyns ^ a b c Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. ^ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen , Sylvain Chavanel , Tony Martin , Niki Terpstra , Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits References [ edit ] ^ "Quick Step and Omega Pharma set to join forces for 2012" . 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Retrieved 17 January 2012 . Among his challengers, Cancellara himself has picked out two Germans as the main competition, according to Sporza; both of whom currently ride for HTC–Highroad, and both of whom will be transferring to Omega Pharma-Quick Step in 2012. ^ "Rabon signs for Omega Pharma-Quick Step" . Cycling News . 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Brammeier joins Omega Pharma-Quickstep for 2012, Seeldraeyers to Astana" . Cycling News . 19 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ Benson, Daniel (20 November 2011). "Serge Pauwels back to Belgium with Omega Pharma-Quick Step" . Cycling News . Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "De Maar returns to UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling" . Cycling News . 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Astana signs Borut Božič and Kevin Seeldraeyers" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Malacarne leaves Quick Step for Europcar" . Cycling News . 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Engels and Reef to Project 1T4i as sport directors" . Cycling News . 9 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit" . Cycling News . 22 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Se Jan Tratnik vrača v Radensko?" [Jan Tratnik is back in Radensko?]. Siol (in Slovenian). TSmedia. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012" . VeloNation . Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Di Luca in talks with Acqua & Sapone" . Cycling News . 31 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . While Di Luca is yet to sign on the dotted line, Acqua & Sapone have confirmed the signings of Francesco Ginanni and Francesco Reda, from Androni Giocattoli and Quick Step, respectively. ^ "Cappelle and Ista join Accent.jobs-Verandas Willems" . Cycling News . 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 . ^ "Andreas Stauff back with Team Eddy Merckx Indeland" . 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