2012 Euskaltel–Euskadi season Manager Miguel Madariaga One-day victories 1 Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 6 Previous season • Next season
The 2012 season for 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.
The team experiences a managerial change, as Igor González de Galdeano left the post at the end of 2011 season, and was replaced by the man named, Miguel Madariaga. Madariaga has stated that he was taking the position only for 2012 and will leave before 2013, perhaps not coincidentally when the Basque government will remove or at least greatly reduce their financial commitment to the team.
2012 roster Ages as of 1 January 2012.
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Rider2011 teamMikel Astarlozaex-pro (, 2009)Ricardo Garcianeo-pro (Orbea)Victor Cabedoneo-pro (Orbea)Adrián Sáezneo-pro (Orbea)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season Rider2012 teamKoldo FernándezJonathan CastroviejoIñaki IsasiRetiredJavier AramendiaDaniel SesmaRetired Rider who left the team during the 2012 season RiderreasonVictor CabedoDeceased
Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Badalona Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Eibar Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Oñati Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World Tour Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World Tour Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2b UCI Europe Tour Piedras Blancas Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 UCI World Tour Falzes-Pfalzen Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia UCI Europe Tour Ordizia Tour of Britain, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour Dartmouth
Death of Victor Cabedo On September 19, 2012, squad member Victor Cabedo died in a training accident near his home of Onda, following a collision with a vehicle, subsequently falling into a ravine. He was 23.
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