2014 Belkin Pro Cycling season

The 2014 season for the Belkin Pro 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.

Belkin Pro Cycling
2014 season
ManagerRichard Plugge
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages19
Jersey

Team roster

As of 4 March 2014.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Jack Bobridge (AUS) (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 24)
 Jetse Bol (NED) (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 24)
 Lars Boom (NED) (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Theo Bos (NED) (1983-08-22)22 August 1983 (aged 30)
 Graeme Brown (AUS) (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 34)
 Stef Clement (NED) (1982-09-24)24 September 1982 (aged 31)
 Rick Flens (NED) (1983-04-11)11 April 1983 (aged 30)
 Juan Manuel Gárate[N 1] (ESP) (1976-04-24)24 April 1976 (aged 37)
 Robert Gesink (NED) (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 27)
 Marc Goos (NED) (1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 23)
 Jonathan Hivert (FRA) (1985-03-23)23 March 1985 (aged 28)
 Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 22)
 Martijn Keizer[N 2] (NED) (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 25)
 Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 22)
 Steven Kruijswijk (NED) (1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Tom Leezer (NED) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Barry Markus (NED) (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 22)
 Paul Martens (GER) (1983-10-26)26 October 1983 (aged 30)
 Bauke Mollema (NED) (1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 27)
 Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) (1984-05-14)14 May 1984 (aged 29)
 Bram Tankink (NED) (1978-12-03)3 December 1978 (aged 35)
 David Tanner (AUS) (1984-09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 29)
 Laurens ten Dam (NED) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 33)
 Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (1977-11-05)5 November 1977 (aged 36)
 Nick van der Lijke (NED) (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 22)
 Jos van Emden (NED) (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 26)
 Dennis van Winden (NED) (1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (aged 26)
 Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28)28 July 1988 (aged 25)
 Robert Wagner (GER) (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 30)
 Maarten Wynants (BEL) (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 31)
  1. Gárate left the team on 25 February.[2]
  2. Keizer joined the team on 25 February, after leaving VeranClassic-Doltcini.[3]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) SpainFuengirola
28 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaTaiping
5 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaPekan
6 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaMarang
7 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 9UCI Asia Tour Theo Bos (NED) MalaysiaKuala Terengganu
10 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 2UCI World Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) FranceSaint-Georges-sur-Baulche
29 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 6UCI World Tour Stef Clement (NED) SpainVilanova i la Geltrú
30 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Stef Clement (NED) Spain
5 AprilVolta Limburg ClassicUCI Europe Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) NetherlandsEijsden
23 MayTour of Norway, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) NorwayBudor
24 MayTour of Norway, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Bauke Mollema (NED) NorwayLillehammer
25 MayWorld Ports Classic, OverallUCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED)[N 1]
25 MayWorld Ports Classic, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED)[N 1]
1 JuneTour of Belgium, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Paul Martens (GER) BelgiumOreye
7 JuneRonde van Zeeland SeaportsUCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) NetherlandsGoes
15 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Wilco Kelderman (NED) France
22 JuneTour de Suisse, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2]  Switzerland
9 JulyTour de France, Stage 5UCI World Tour Lars Boom (NED) FranceArenberg Porte du Hainaut
4 AugustTour of Utah, Stage 1UCI America Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) United StatesCedar City
5 AugustTour de Pologne, Stage 3UCI World Tour Theo Bos (NED) PolandRzeszów
6 AugustTour of Utah, Stage 3UCI America Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) United StatesMiller Motorsports Park
14 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) NorwayNordkapp
17 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Norway
17 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] Norway
5 SeptemberTour of Alberta, Stage 3UCI America Tour Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) CanadaEdmonton
6 SeptemberTour of Alberta, Stage 4UCI America Tour Theo Bos (NED) CanadaStrathcona County
4 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Theo Bos (NED) BelgiumMiddelkerke
20 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Moreno Hofland (NED) ChinaChengmai

Footnotes

  1. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  2. The riders on the squad were Bauke Mollema, Stef Clement, Marc Goos, Steven Kruijswijk, Tom Leezer, Laurens ten Dam, Sep Vanmarcke and Maarten Wynants
  3. The riders on the squad were Lars Petter Nordhaug, Stef Clement, Jonathan Hivert, Steven Kruijswijk, David Tanner and Nick van der Lijke

References

  1. "Belkin Pro-Cycling Team (BEL) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. "Garate backed out of Belkin offer". Cyclingnews.com. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. "Belkin finds opportunity in Martijn Keizer". Belkin Pro Cycling. Rabo Wielerploegen. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. Atkins, Ben (9 October 2013). "Jonathan Hivert to Belkin for 2014 on one-year contract". VeloNation. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. "Barry Markus ruilt Vacansoleil–DCM voor Belkin" [Barry Markus swapping Vacansoleil–DCM for Belkin]. De Morgen (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. "Renshaw to ride for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. "Luis Léon Sánchez signs with Caja Rural". Cyclingnews.com. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. "Garmin signs Dutch rider and Tour Down Under champ Slagter". VeloNews. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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