The 2012 season for the RadioShack–Nissan 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 .
For the 2012 season, the team was renamed from Leopard Trek to RadioShack–Nissan; in effect merging with the American Team RadioShack ,[1] which ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg-based squad. Johan Bruyneel along with twelve riders from the 2011 Team RadioShack squad moved to the team, joining eighteen riders from the Leopard Trek squad.[2] [3]
Ages as of 1 January 2012.[4]
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Date Race Competition Rider Country Location 22 January Tour Down Under , Teams classificationUCI World Tour [N 1] Australia 19 February Tour of Oman , Young rider classificationUCI Asia Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) Oman 19 February Tour of Oman , Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour [N 2] Oman 23 February Vuelta a Andalucía , Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour [N 3] Spain 3 March Strade Bianche UCI Europe Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Italy Siena 13 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 7UCI World Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Italy San Benedetto del Tronto 6 April Circuit de la Sarthe , Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour [N 4] France 20 May Tour of California , Teams classificationUCI America Tour [N 5] United States 27 May Bayern-Rundfahrt , Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) Germany 3 June Tour de Luxembourg , OverallUCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Luxembourg 3 June Tour de Luxembourg , Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour [N 6] Luxembourg 30 June Tour de France , PrologueUCI World Tour Fabian Cancellara (SUI ) Belgium Liège 4 July Tour of Austria , Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Austria Sankt Johann im Pongau 8 July Tour of Austria , OverallUCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN ) Austria 8 July Tour of Austria , Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour [N 7] Austria 22 July Tour de France , Teams classificationUCI World Tour [N 8] France 23 July Tour de Wallonie , Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium Beaufays 25 July Tour de Wallonie , OverallUCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium 25 July Tour de Wallonie , Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium 25 July Tour de Wallonie , Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Laurent Didier (LUX ) Belgium 10 August Eneco Tour , Stage 5UCI World Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) Belgium Aalter 12 August Eneco Tour , Points classificationUCI World Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) [N 9] 12 August Tour of Utah , Teams classificationUCI America Tour [N 10] United States 23 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes , Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA ) France La Roche-Posay 23 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Stage 4UCI America Tour Jens Voigt (GER ) United States Beaver Creek 26 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Mountains classificationUCI America Tour Jens Voigt (GER ) United States 26 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Teams classificationUCI America Tour [N 11] United States 6 September Vuelta a España , Stage 18UCI World Tour Daniele Bennati (ITA ) Spain Valladolid
^ The riders on the squad were Daniele Bennati , Linus Gerdemann , Jan Bakelants , Tiago Machado , Hayden Roulston , Jesse Sergent and Jens Voigt ^ The riders on the squad were Andy Schleck , Fabian Cancellara , Joost Posthuma , Jakob Fuglsang , Tony Gallopin , Yaroslav Popovych , Grégory Rast and Robert Wagner ^ The riders on the squad were Markel Irizar , Fränk Schleck , Jens Voigt , Haimar Zubeldia , Daniele Bennati , Linus Gerdemann and Maxime Monfort ^ The riders on the squad were George Bennett , Laurent Didier , Nelson Oliveira , Ben Hermans , Andy Schleck and Jan Bakelants ^ The riders on the squad were Ben King , Chris Horner , George Bennett , Grégory Rast , Jens Voigt , Markel Irizar , Matthew Busche and Tiago Machado ^ The riders on the squad were Linus Gerdemann , Laurent Didier , Jakob Fuglsang , Fränk Schleck , Andreas Klöden , Maxime Monfort , Grégory Rast and Jens Voigt ^ The riders on the squad were George Bennett , Matthew Busche , Markel Irizar , Ben King , Laurent Didier , Jakob Fuglsang , Thomas Rohregger and Oliver Zaugg ^ The riders on the squad were Fränk Schleck , Fabian Cancellara , Tony Gallopin , Chris Horner , Andreas Klöden , Maxime Monfort , Yaroslav Popovych , Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia ^ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. ^ The riders on the squad were Chris Horner , George Bennett , Matthew Busche , Ben King , Joost Posthuma , Thomas Rohregger , Jens Voigt and Oliver Zaugg ^ The riders on the squad were Andreas Klöden , Ben King , Chris Horner , George Bennett , Jakob Fuglsang , Jens Voigt , Matthew Busche , Oliver Zaugg and Thomas Rohregger