Cycling team season
The 2014 season for Tinkoff–Saxo began in January with 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 .
Oleg Tinkov bought Saxo–Tinkoff from Bjarne Riis and will be the main sponsor for the squad for the next three years. The team will be known as Tinkoff–Saxo in 2014 with Danish Saxo Bank becoming the second sponsor.[1]
2014 roster [ edit ] Members of the team at the Four Days of Dunkirk . As of 11 March 2014 [2] Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Season victories [ edit ] Date Race Competition Rider Country Location 22 February Volta ao Algarve , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Portugal Loulé–Alto do Malhão 15 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 4 UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Italy Cittareale 16 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 5 UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Italy Guardiagrele 18 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Overall UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Italy 30 March Critérium International , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) France 7 April Tour of the Basque Country , Stage 1 UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain Ordizia 12 April Tour of the Basque Country , Overall UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain 21 May Giro d'Italia , Stage 11 UCI World Tour Michael Rogers (AUS ) Italy Savona 25 May Tour of Norway , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Jesper Hansen (DEN ) Norway 31 May Giro d'Italia , Stage 20 UCI World Tour Michael Rogers (AUS ) Italy Monte Zoncolan 6 June Tour de Luxembourg , Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Matti Breschel (DEN ) Luxembourg Schifflange 7 June Tour de Luxembourg , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Matti Breschel (DEN ) Luxembourg Differdange 8 June Tour de Luxembourg , Overall UCI Europe Tour Matti Breschel (DEN ) Luxembourg 8 June Tour de Luxembourg , Points classification UCI Europe Tour Matti Breschel (DEN ) Luxembourg 8 June Tour de Luxembourg , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Luxembourg 21 June Route du Sud , Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Nicolas Roche (IRL ) France Val-Louron 22 June Route du Sud , Overall UCI Europe Tour Nicolas Roche (IRL ) France 22 June Route du Sud , Points classification UCI Europe Tour Nicolas Roche (IRL ) France 22 June Route du Sud , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2] France 11 July Tour of Austria , Stage 6 UCI Europe Tour Evgeni Petrov (RUS ) Austria Villach 19 July Tour de France , Stage 14 UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) France Risoul 22 July Tour de France , Stage 16 UCI World Tour Michael Rogers (AUS ) France Bagnères-de-Luchon 23 July Tour de France , Stage 17 UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) France Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet 27 July Tour de France , Mountains classification UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) France 7 August Tour de Pologne , Stage 5 UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) Slovakia Štrbské Pleso 8 August Danmark Rundt , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Manuele Boaro (ITA ) Denmark Vejle 8 August Tour de Pologne , Stage 6 UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) Poland Bukowina Tatrzańska 9 August Tour de Pologne , Overall UCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL ) Poland 10 August Danmark Rundt , Overall UCI Europe Tour Michael Valgren (DEN ) Denmark 10 August Danmark Rundt , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Michael Valgren (DEN ) Denmark 10 August Danmark Rundt , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] Denmark 8 September Vuelta a España , Stage 16 UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo 13 September Vuelta a España , Stage 20 UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain Puerto de Ancares 14 September Vuelta a España , Overall UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain 14 September Vuelta a España , Combination classification UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP ) Spain
^ The riders on the squad were Manuele Boaro , Matti Breschel , Michael Kolář , Marko Kump , Michael Mørkøv , Ivan Rovny , Nikolay Trusov and Oliver Zaugg ^ The riders on the squad were Christopher Juul-Jensen , Evgeni Petrov , Jay McCarthy , Jesper Hansen , Michael Rogers , Nicolas Roche , Edward Beltrán and Bruno Pires ^ The riders on the squad were Matti Breschel , Chris Anker Sørensen , Christopher Juul-Jensen , Jesper Hansen , Michael Valgren , Manuele Boaro , Michael Mørkøv and Marko Kump References [ edit ] ^ "Tinkov buys Saxo–Tinkoff team from Riis" . CyclingNews . 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ "Tinkoff–Saxo (TCS) – RUS" . UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014 . ^ "Beltran signs for Tinkoff–Saxo" . Cyclingnews.com . 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014 . ^ a b "Russians Rovny, Trusov sign with Tinkoff–Saxo" . VeloNews . 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ "Drapac Cycling announce new signings for 2014" . Cyclingnews.com . 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ "Mads Christensen skifter til Team Cult Energy" [Mads Christensen switches to Team Cult Energy]. Cykling Danmark (in Danish). Danmarks Cykle Union. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ Been, José (3 December 2013). "Timmy Duggan retires from pro cycling" . Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ Axelgaard, Emil (5 November 2013). "Rasmussen and Aaen step down to continental level" . CyclingQuotes . JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ "Riis hopeful of announcing new sponsor soon" . Cyclingnews.com . 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . The team has announced only one new signing, Michael Valgren Andersen, and confirmed only one rider leaving, Anders Lund, who is retiring. ^ De Pasquale, Mattia (22 November 2013). "Fantini-Nippo-DeRosa, preso Miyazawa" [Fantini-Nippo-DeRosa took Miyazawa]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014 . ^ Hood, Andrew (15 October 2013). "Benjamin Noval, Contador's longtime lieutenant, retires from the peloton" . VeloNews . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2014 .