The 2012 season for the RadioShack–Nissan cycling team 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 .
For the 2012 season, the team was renamed from Leopard Trek to RadioShack–Nissan; in effect merging with the American Team RadioShack ,[1] which ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg-based squad. Johan Bruyneel along with twelve riders from the 2011 Team RadioShack squad moved to the team, joining eighteen riders from the Leopard Trek squad.[2] [3]
Team roster [ edit ] Ages as of 1 January 2012.[4]
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 22 January Tour Down Under , Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 1] Australia 19 February Tour of Oman , Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) Oman 19 February Tour of Oman , Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 2] Oman 23 February Vuelta a Andalucía , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] Spain 3 March Strade Bianche UCI Europe Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Italy Siena 13 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 7 UCI World Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Italy San Benedetto del Tronto 6 April Circuit de la Sarthe , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] France 20 May Tour of California , Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 5] United States 27 May Bayern-Rundfahrt , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) Germany 3 June Tour de Luxembourg , Overall UCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Luxembourg 3 June Tour de Luxembourg , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 6] Luxembourg 30 June Tour de France , Prologue UCI World Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Belgium Liège 4 July Tour of Austria , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Austria Sankt Johann im Pongau 8 July Tour of Austria , Overall UCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Austria 8 July Tour of Austria , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7] Austria 22 July Tour de France , Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 8] France 23 July Tour de Wallonie , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium Beaufays 25 July Tour de Wallonie , Overall UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium 25 July Tour de Wallonie , Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium 25 July Tour de Wallonie , Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Laurent Didier (LUX ) Belgium 10 August Eneco Tour , Stage 5 UCI World Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium Aalter 12 August Eneco Tour , Points classification UCI World Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) [N 9] 12 August Tour of Utah , Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 10] United States 23 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) France La Roche-Posay 23 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Stage 4 UCI America Tour Jens Voigt (GER ) United States Beaver Creek 26 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Mountains classification UCI America Tour Jens Voigt (GER ) United States 26 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 11] United States 6 September Vuelta a España , Stage 18 UCI World Tour Daniele Bennati (ITA ) Spain Valladolid
^ The riders on the squad were Daniele Bennati , Linus Gerdemann , Jan Bakelants , Tiago Machado , Hayden Roulston , Jesse Sergent and Jens Voigt ^ The riders on the squad were Andy Schleck , Fabian Cancellara , Joost Posthuma , Jakob Fuglsang , Tony Gallopin , Yaroslav Popovych , Grégory Rast and Robert Wagner ^ The riders on the squad were Markel Irizar , Fränk Schleck , Jens Voigt , Haimar Zubeldia , Daniele Bennati , Linus Gerdemann and Maxime Monfort ^ The riders on the squad were George Bennett , Laurent Didier , Nelson Oliveira , Ben Hermans , Andy Schleck and Jan Bakelants ^ The riders on the squad were Ben King , Chris Horner , George Bennett , Grégory Rast , Jens Voigt , Markel Irizar , Matthew Busche and Tiago Machado ^ The riders on the squad were Linus Gerdemann , Laurent Didier , Jakob Fuglsang , Fränk Schleck , Andreas Klöden , Maxime Monfort , Grégory Rast and Jens Voigt ^ The riders on the squad were George Bennett , Matthew Busche , Markel Irizar , Ben King , Laurent Didier , Jakob Fuglsang , Thomas Rohregger and Oliver Zaugg ^ The riders on the squad were Fränk Schleck , Fabian Cancellara , Tony Gallopin , Chris Horner , Andreas Klöden , Maxime Monfort , Yaroslav Popovych , Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia ^ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. ^ The riders on the squad were Chris Horner , George Bennett , Matthew Busche , Ben King , Joost Posthuma , Thomas Rohregger , Jens Voigt and Oliver Zaugg ^ The riders on the squad were Andreas Klöden , Ben King , Chris Horner , George Bennett , Jakob Fuglsang , Jens Voigt , Matthew Busche , Oliver Zaugg and Thomas Rohregger References [ edit ] ^ "Leopard-Trek confirm RadioShack merger" . 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