2014 Cannondale season

The 2014 season for Cannondale began in January with the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, Cannondale were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Cannondale
2014 season
The team at the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné
UCI code	CAN
Status	UCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank	17th (456 points)
Manager	Roberto Amadio
Main sponsor(s)	Cannondale
Bicycles	Cannondale
Groupset	SRAM
Season victories
One-day races	2
Stage race overall	-
Stage race stages	14
National Championships	1
Most wins	Peter Sagan (6 wins)
Best ranked rider	Peter Sagan (15th)
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Team roster

As of 1 January 2014.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Ivan Basso (ITA) (1977-11-26)26 November 1977 (aged 36)  George Bennett (NZL) (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 23)  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 20)  Maciej Bodnar (POL) (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 28)  Guillaume Boivin (CAN) (1989-09-25)25 September 1989 (aged 24)  Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 26)  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 27)  Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 21)  Oscar Gatto (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 29)  Ted King (USA) (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 30)  Michel Koch (GER) (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 22)  Kristijan Koren (SLO) (1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 27)  Matthias Krizek (AUT) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 25)  Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) (1980-12-10)10 December 1980 (aged 33)

Rider Date of birth  Alan Marangoni (ITA) (1984-07-16)16 July 1984 (aged 29)  Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 29)  Jean-Marc Marino (FRA) (1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 30)  Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 19)  Moreno Moser (ITA) (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 23)  Daniele Ratto (ITA) (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 24)  Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 28)  Juraj Sagan (SVK) (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 25)  Peter Sagan (SVK) (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23)  Cristiano Salerno (ITA) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 28)  Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) (1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 26)  Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 22)  Elia Viviani (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 24)  Cameron Wurf (AUS) (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 30)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Rider 2013 team George Bennett[2] RadioShack–Leopard Alberto Bettiol neo-pro (Mastromarco-Chianti Sensi) Davide Formolo neo-pro (Petroli Firenze-Wega) Oscar Gatto[3] Vini Fantini–Selle Italia Marco Marcato[3] Vacansoleil–DCM Jean-Marc Marino[4] Sojasun Matej Mohorič Sava Davide Villella neo-pro (Team Colpack)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season Rider 2013 team Stefano Agostini[5] Provisionally suspended Federico Canuti Mauro Da Dalto Tiziano Dall'Antonia Lucas Sebastián Haedo[6] Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Nariyuki Masuda Utsunomiya Blitzen Maciej Paterski[7] CCC–Polsat–Polkowice Brian Vandborg[8] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
21 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Oman	Ministry of Housing
14 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Italy	Arezzo
18 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Italy
28 March	E3 Harelbeke	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Belgium	Harelbeke
29 March	Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Italy	Crevalcore
30 March	Volta a Catalunya, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Michel Koch (GER)	Spain
30 March	Volta a Catalunya, Special sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Michel Koch (GER)	Spain
1 April	Three Days of De Panne, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Belgium	Zottegem
3 April	Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b	UCI Europe Tour	Maciej Bodnar (POL)	Belgium	De Panne
12 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Davide Villella (ITA)	Spain
1 May	Tour of Turkey, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Turkey	Turgutreis
3 May	Tour of Turkey, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Turkey	İzmir
17 May	Tour of California, Stage 7	UCI America Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	United States	Pasadena
18 May	Tour of California, Sprints classification	UCI America Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	United States
1 June	Tour des Fjords, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 1]	Norway
1 June	Giro d'Italia, Premio Fair Play classification	UCI World Tour	[N 2]	Italy
15 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)	France
16 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Switzerland	Heiden
22 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Slovenia	Novo Mesto
22 June	Tour de Suisse, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Switzerland
7 July	Tour of Austria, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Austria	Bad Ischl
9 July	Tour of Austria, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Oscar Gatto (ITA)	Austria	Matrei in Osttirol
27 July	Tour de France, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Peter Sagan (SVK)	France
27 July	Tour de France, Super-combativity award	UCI World Tour	Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)	France
9 August	Tour de Pologne, Most active rider classification	UCI World Tour	Matthias Krizek (AUT)	Poland
17 August	Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Davide Villella (ITA)	Norway
21 August	USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	United States	Colorado Springs
29 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)	Spain	Alcaudete
16 September	Coppa Bernocchi	UCI Europe Tour	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Italy	Legnano

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Alberto Bettiol, Alessandro De Marchi, Davide Formolo, Matthias Krizek, Marco Marcato and Jean-Marc Marino
2. The riders on the squad were Ivan Basso, Oscar Gatto, Michel Koch, Paolo Longo Borghini, Alan Marangoni, Moreno Moser, Daniele Ratto, Davide Villella and Elia Viviani

References

1. "Cannondale (CAN) - ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
2. Brian Holcombe (19 November 2013). "Bennett survives tough job market with Cannondale deal". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
3. "Cannondale to sign Marcato and Gatto for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
4. Rose, Alexis (6 December 2013). "J-M Marino: "J'étais loin d'imaginer cela"" [J-M Marino: "I had no idea of it"]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency SPRLS. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
5. "Press release: Stefano Agostini provisionally suspended". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
6. De Pasquale, Mattia (19 November 2013). "Skydive Dubai, preso anche Lucas Haedo" [Skydive Dubai, also took Lucas Haedo]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
7. Axelgaard, Emil (16 November 2013). "CCC renews Rebellin's contract, signs Paterski and Samoilau". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
8. "Danish time trial champion Vandborg announces retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.