2012 Vacansoleil–DCM season

The 2012 season for Vacansoleil–DCM 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 Vacansoleil–DCM season
Manager Daan Luijkx
One-day victories 6
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 8
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2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 24)
 Matteo Carrara (ITA) (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 32)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Stefan Denifl (AUT) (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 24)
 Stijn Devolder (BEL) (1979-08-29)29 August 1979 (aged 32)
 Romain Feillu (FRA) (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 27)
 Jasper Hamelink[N 1] (NED) (1990-01-12)12 January 1990 (aged 21)
 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 28)
 Martijn Keizer (NED) (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 23)
 Wesley Kreder[N 2] (NED) (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 21)
 Sergey Lagutin (UZB) (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 30)
 Maurits Lammertink[N 3] (NED) (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 21)
 Gustav Larsson (SWE) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 31)
 Björn Leukemans (BEL) (1977-07-01)1 July 1977 (aged 34)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 23)
 Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Marco Marcato (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 27)
 Tomasz Marczyński (POL) (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 27)
 Barry Markus (NED) (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 20)
 Wouter Mol (NED) (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Jacek Morajko (POL) (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 30)
 Martin Mortensen (DEN) (1984-11-05)5 November 1984 (aged 27)
 Nikita Novikov (RUS) (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22)
 Marcello Pavarin (ITA) (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 25)
 Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 24)
 Rob Ruijgh (NED) (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) (1985-02-11)11 February 1985 (aged 26)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 (aged 24)
 Kenny van Hummel (NED) (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 29)
 Kevin van Impe[N 4] (BEL) (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 30)
 Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 33)
 Willem Wauters[N 5] (BEL) (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22)
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 29)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
4 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Marco Marcato (ITA) FranceBagnols-sur-Cèze
5 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) France
4 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 1UCI World Tour Gustav Larsson (SWE) FranceSaint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
4 MarchVuelta a Murcia, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Tomasz Marczyński (POL) Spain
8 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 5UCI World Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED) FranceMende
10 MarchRonde van DrentheUCI Europe Tour Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) NetherlandsCoevorden
10 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 7UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) FranceNice
11 MarchParis–Nice, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) France
11 MarchParis–Nice, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 6] France
13 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Wout Poels (NED) Italy
25 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Sprints classificationUCI World Tour Tomasz Marczyński (POL) Spain
12 MayTour de Picardie, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Kenny van Hummel (NED) FranceVillers-Bocage
26 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 20UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) ItalyPasso dello Stelvio
27 MayGiro d'Italia, TV classificationUCI World Tour Martijn Keizer (NED) Italy
2 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Wout Poels (NED) LuxembourgDifferdange
3 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Wout Poels (NED) Luxembourg
7 JuneGrand Prix of Aargau CantonUCI Europe Tour Sergey Lagutin (UZB)  SwitzerlandGippingen
16 JulyTour de Pologne, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Tomasz Marczyński (POL) Poland
22 AugustDruivenkoers OverijseUCI Europe Tour Björn Leukemans (BEL) BelgiumOverijse
25 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED) DenmarkKerteminde
26 AugustDanmark Rundt, OverallUCI Europe Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED) Denmark
29 AugustStadsprijs GeraardsbergenNational event Björn Leukemans (BEL) BelgiumGeraardsbergen
7 OctoberParis–ToursUCI Europe Tour Marco Marcato (ITA) FranceTours
14 OctoberTour de VendéeUCI Europe Tour Wesley Kreder (NED)[N 7] FranceLa Roche-sur-Yon

Footnotes
  1. Hamelink joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Cycling Team Jo Piels.[2]
  2. Kreder joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.[2]
  3. Lammertink joined the team on 25 June.[3]
  4. Van Impe announced his retirement from the sport on 23 March.[4]
  5. Wauters joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.[2]
  6. The riders on the squad were Romain Feillu, Kris Boeckmans, Thomas De Gendt, Sergey Lagutin, Gustav Larsson, Björn Leukemans, Frederik Veuchelen and Lieuwe Westra
  7. Kreder won the race as a stagiaire.

References
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  4. Stokes, Shane (23 March 2012). "Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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  7. Haake, Bjorn (14 September 2011). "Vacansoleil-DCM signs Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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  13. Philippon, Alexandre (5 August 2011). "Omega Pharma – Quick Step recrute Golas" [Omega Pharma - Quick Step recruits Golas]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 17 January 2012. Ce vendredi, la future équipe Omega Pharma – Quick Step a officialisé la venue de Michal Kwiatkowski pour 2012, mais aussi celle d'un autre Polonais, Michal Golas. [This Friday, the future Omega Pharma - Quick Step has formalized the arrival of Michal Kwiatkowski for 2012, but also that of another Pole, Michal Golas]
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  16. 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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  18. "Gardeyn signs with Champion System". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  19. Westemeyer, Susan (5 January 2012). "Vacansoleil confirm that they fired Mosquera". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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