2012_Rabobank_season References

2012 Rabobank season

Manager

Erik Breukink

One-day victories

5

Stage race overall victories

2

Stage race stage victories

15

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The 2012 season for the Rabobank 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.

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Carlos Barredo ( ESP)		(1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 30)
Jetse Bol ( NED)		(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 22)
Lars Boom ( NED)		(1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 26)
Theo Bos ( NED)		(1983-08-22)22 August 1983 (aged 28)
Matti Breschel ( DEN)		(1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (aged 27)
Graeme Brown ( AUS)		(1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 32)
Stef Clement ( NED)		(1982-09-24)24 September 1982 (aged 29)
Rick Flens ( NED)		(1983-04-11)11 April 1983 (aged 28)
Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)		(1976-04-24)24 April 1976 (aged 35)
Robert Gesink ( NED)		(1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 25)
Marc Goos^{[N 1]} ( NED)		(1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 21)
Wilco Kelderman ( NED)		(1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 20)
Steven Kruijswijk ( NED)		(1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 24)
Tom Leezer ( NED)		(1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 26)

	Rider	Date of birth
Paul Martens ( GER)		(1983-10-26)26 October 1983 (aged 28)
Michael Matthews ( AUS)		(1990-09-26)26 September 1990 (aged 21)
Bauke Mollema ( NED)		(1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 25)
Grischa Niermann ( GER)		(1975-11-03)3 November 1975 (aged 36)
Mark Renshaw ( AUS)		(1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 29)
Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)		(1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 28)
Tom-Jelte Slagter ( NED)		(1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 22)
Bram Tankink ( NED)		(1978-12-03)3 December 1978 (aged 33)
Laurens ten Dam ( NED)		(1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 31)
Maarten Tjallingii ( NED)		(1977-11-05)5 November 1977 (aged 34)
Jos van Emden ( NED)		(1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 24)
Dennis van Winden ( NED)		(1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (aged 24)
Coen Vermeltfoort ( NED)		(1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 23)
Maarten Wynants ( BEL)		(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 29)

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season

Rider	2011 team
Jetse Bol	stagiaire ( Rabobank)^[3]
Wilco Kelderman	Rabobank continental team^[4]
Mark Renshaw	HTC–Highroad^[5]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season

Rider	2012 team
Pieter Weening	GreenEDGE^[6]
Sebastian Langeveld	GreenEDGE^[7]
Óscar Freire	Team Katusha^[8]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
26 February	Clásica de Almería	UCI Europe Tour	Michael Matthews ( AUS)	Spain	Almería
9 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	France	Sisteron
9 March	Dwars door Drenthe	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Netherlands	Hoogeveen
14 April	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Spain	Ávila
22 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Turkey	Alanya
25 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Renshaw ( AUS)	Turkey	Marmaris
27 April	Tour de Romandie, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Switzerland	Charmey
28 April	Tour de Romandie, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Switzerland	Sion
29 April	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Turkey	Istanbul
19 May	Tour of California, Stage 7	UCI America Tour	Robert Gesink ( NED)	United States	Mount Baldy
20 May	Tour of California, Overall	UCI America Tour	Robert Gesink ( NED)	United States
20 May	Tour of California, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Wilco Kelderman ( NED)	United States
10 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Wilco Kelderman ( NED)	France
16 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Lars Boom ( NED)	Belgium	La Gileppe- Jalhay
15 July	Tour de France, Stage 14	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	France	Foix
3 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Matti Breschel ( DEN)	Spain	Lerma
4 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Paul Martens ( GER)	Spain	Clunia
8 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Belgium	Genk
9 August	Tour of Utah, Stage 3	UCI America Tour	Michael Matthews ( AUS)	United States	Salt Lake City
12 August	Eneco Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Lars Boom ( NED)	^{[N 2]}
12 August	Tour of Utah, Sprints classification	UCI America Tour	Michael Matthews ( AUS)	United States
14 August	Clásica de San Sebastián	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Spain	San Sebastián
17 August	Dutch Food Valley Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Netherlands	Veenendaal
26 August	Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Wilco Kelderman ( NED)	Denmark
1 September	World Ports Classic, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Netherlands	Rotterdam
5 September	Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen	UCI Europe Tour	Theo Bos ( NED)	Belgium	Aartselaar

Footnotes

^ Goos joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.^[2]
^ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

^ "Rabobank Cycling Team (RAB) - NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.^{[
permanent dead link]}
^ "Marc Goos als stagiair met profs naar Tour of Utah" [Marc Goos as an apprentice with the pros at Tour of Utah]. Rabobank (in Dutch). Rabosport. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ Bol, Jetse (3 January 2012). "A Look Back at 2011 and Towards my 2012 Season". Podium Cafe. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Dutch talent Wilco Kelderman signed to professional ranks for 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank following HTC-Highroad collapse; Thor Hushovd joins BMC Racing". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ Aubrey, Jane (10 August 2011). "Weening joins GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Langeveld joins GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[3] Goos joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.^[2]

[10] Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

[1] "Rabobank Cycling Team (RAB) - NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[2] "Marc Goos als stagiair met profs naar Tour of Utah" [Marc Goos as an apprentice with the pros at Tour of Utah]. Rabobank (in Dutch). Rabosport. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[4] Bol, Jetse (3 January 2012). "A Look Back at 2011 and Towards my 2012 Season". Podium Cafe. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[5] "Dutch talent Wilco Kelderman signed to professional ranks for 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[6] "Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank following HTC-Highroad collapse; Thor Hushovd joins BMC Racing". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[7] Aubrey, Jane (10 August 2011). "Weening joins GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[8] "Langeveld joins GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[9] Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

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