2014 Giant–Shimano season
The 2014 season for the Giant–Shimano 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.
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| 2014 season | |
| Manager | Iwan Spekenbrink |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 5 |
| Stage race overall | 1 |
| Stage race stages | 34 |
After Argos Oil withdrew sponsorship from the team at the end of the 2013 season,[1] Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles took over main naming rights for the 2014 season.[2]
Team roster
- As of 1 January 2014.[3]
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- Bulgaç joined the team on April 28.[4]
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Season victories
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Footnotes
- The riders on the squad were Tobias Ludvigsson, Jonas Ahlstrand, Roy Curvers, John Degenkolb, Dries Devenyns, Chad Haga, Tom Stamsnijder and Albert Timmer
- Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
References
- Wynn, Nigel (30 October 2013). "Argos-Shimano to have new title sponsor in 2014". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Wynn, Nigel (13 January 2014). "Argos-Shimano becomes Giant-Shimano". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- "Giant-Shimano sign Brian Bulgaç". cyclingnews.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Devenyns to Argos, G. Izagirre and Malori to Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Contract extensions for Degenkolb, Geschke, Dumoulin and Kittel". Argos–Shimano. SMS Cycling BV. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
Yann Huguet has decided to retire from professional cycling at the end of this year.
- "Parisien opts to retire from cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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