2013 RadioShack–Leopard season

The 2013 season for the RadioShack–Leopard 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.

RadioShack–Leopard
2013 season
Manager	Luca Guercilena
Season victories
One-day races	5
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	11
Jersey
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On 21 December 2012, Nissan announced that they would cease to sponsor the team, with immediate effect.^[1]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2013.^[2]

Rider Date of birth  Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38)  George Bennett (NZL) (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)  Matthew Busche (USA) (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 43)  Stijn Devolder (BEL) (1979-08-29) 29 August 1979 (age 45)  Laurent Didier (LUX) (1984-07-19) 19 July 1984 (age 40)  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 36)  Ben Hermans (BEL) (1986-06-08) 8 June 1986 (age 38)  Danilo Hondo (GER) (1974-01-04) 4 January 1974 (age 50)  Chris Horner (USA) (1971-11-10) 10 November 1971 (age 53)  Markel Irizar (ESP) (1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 (age 44)  Bob Jungels (LUX) (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32)  Ben King (USA) (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)  Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 38)

Rider Date of birth  Andreas Klöden (GER) (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975 (age 49)  Tiago Machado (POR) (1985-10-18) 18 October 1985 (age 39)  Maxime Monfort (BEL) (1983-01-14) 14 January 1983 (age 41)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)  Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) (1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44)  Grégory Rast (SUI) (1980-01-17) 17 January 1980 (age 44)  Thomas Rohregger (AUT) (1982-12-23) 23 December 1982 (age 41)  Hayden Roulston (NZL) (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43)  Andy Schleck (LUX) (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 39)  Jesse Sergent (NZL) (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36)  Jens Voigt (GER) (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 53)  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) (1977-04-01) 1 April 1977 (age 47)

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season Rider 2012 team Stijn Devolder[3] Vacansoleil–DCM Danilo Hondo Lampre–ISD Bob Jungels Leopard Trek Continental Robert Kišerlovski[4] Astana

Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season Rider 2013 team Daniele Bennati[5] Saxo–Tinkoff Jakob Fuglsang[6] Astana Linus Gerdemann Joost Posthuma[7] Retired Fränk Schleck Suspended; later sacked Robert Wagner[8] Blanco Pro Cycling Oliver Zaugg[9] Saxo–Tinkoff

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
27 January	Tour Down Under, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 1]	Australia
17 February	Volta ao Algarve, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Portugal
17 February	Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Portugal
14 March	Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie	UCI Europe Tour	Bob Jungels (LUX)	Italy	Arona
22 March	E3 Harelbeke	UCI World Tour	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Belgium	Harelbeke
31 March	Tour of Flanders	UCI World Tour	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Belgium	Oudenaarde
7 April	Paris–Roubaix	UCI World Tour	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	France	Roubaix
16 May	Tour of California, Stage 5	UCI America Tour	Jens Voigt (GER)	United States	Avila Beach
13 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Grégory Rast (SUI)	Switzerland	Meilen
14 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Luxembourg	Walferdange
15 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Luxembourg	Diekirch
16 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Bob Jungels (LUX)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
16 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Luxembourg
30 June	Tour de France, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Jan Bakelants (BEL)	France	Ajaccio
6 July	Tour of Austria, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Austria	Podersdorf am See
24 July	Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Tiago Machado (POR)	Belgium
27 July	Clásica de San Sebastián	UCI World Tour	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	Spain	San Sebastián
3 August	Tour de Pologne, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 3]	Poland
10 August	Tour of Utah, Stage 5	UCI America Tour	Chris Horner (USA)	United States	Snowbird
11 August	Tour of Utah, Teams classification	UCI America Tour	[N 4]	United States
26 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Chris Horner (USA)	Spain	Mirador de Lobeira–Vilagarcía de Arousa
2 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Chris Horner (USA)	Spain	Güéjar Sierra–Alto Hazallanas
4 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 11	UCI World Tour	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Spain	Tarazona
15 September	Vuelta a España, Overall	UCI World Tour	Chris Horner (USA)	Spain
15 September	Vuelta a España, Combination classification	UCI World Tour	Chris Horner (USA)	Spain

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Andy Schleck, George Bennett, Laurent Didier, Ben Hermans, Tiago Machado, Jesse Sergent and Jens Voigt
2. The riders on the squad were Jan Bakelants, Danilo Hondo, Haimar Zubeldia, Andreas Klöden, Tiago Machado, Giacomo Nizzolo, Nélson Oliveira and Jesse Sergent
3. The riders on the squad were Fabian Cancellara, Ben Hermans, Robert Kišerlovski, Yaroslav Popovych, Thomas Rohregger and Jesse Sergent
4. The riders on the squad were Chris Horner, George Bennett, Matthew Busche, Ben King, Tiago Machado, Nelson Oliveira, Hayden Roulston and Jens Voigt

References

1. "Nissan confirm immediate split with RadioShack". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
2. "RadioShack-Nissan (RNT) – LUX". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
3. "Devolder signs two-year deal with RadioShack-Nissan". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
4. "Kiserlovski signs for RadioShack-Nissan". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
5. "Bennati joins Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
6. "Guardini joins Fuglsang in move to Astana". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
7. "Joost Posthuma can't find team for 2013, announces retirement". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
8. "Tanner and Wagner make the move to Rabobank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
9. "2011 Giro di Lombardia winner Zaugg to Saxo Bank — Tinkoff Bank". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.