2013 Belkin Pro Cycling season Manager Richard Plugge One-day victories 5 Stage race overall victories 5 Stage race stage victories 29 Previous season • Next season The 2013 season for the 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.
Having lost the sponsorship of Rabobank after seventeen years in the sport, the team were able to compete during the 2013 season due to Rabobank funding. As a result, the team ran as the Blanco Pro Cycling team for the first half of the season. Prior to the Tour de France, it was announced that Belkin, an American manufacturer of consumer electronics, acquired title sponsorship of the team in a -year deal.
2013 roster
Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season Rider2012 teamJack BobridgeMarc GoosMoreno HoflandLars Petter NordhaugDavid TannerSep VanmarckeRobert Wagner
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season Rider2013 teamCarlos BarredoRetiredMatti BreschelMichael MatthewsGrischa NiermannRetiredCoen Vermeltfoort
Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Stirling Tour Down Under, Overall UCI World Tour Tour Down Under, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Sète Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Albufeira Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Lagoa Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Draguignan Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Kulim Tour de Langkawi, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Kuala Kangsar Clásica de Almería UCI Europe Tour Almería Tour de Langkawi, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour Kuantan Critérium International, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Porto-Vecchio Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Drammen Tour of Belgium, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Banneux Grote Prijs Wase Polders National event Verrebroek Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Crans-Montana Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Goes Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Breda Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour La Gileppe-Jalhay Ster ZLM Toer, Overall UCI Europe Tour Tour de Luxembourg, Overall UCI Europe Tour Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Paul Martens, Robert Gesink, Dennis van Winden, Moreno Hofland, Maarten Wynants, Laurens ten Dam and Maarten Tjallingii Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Holbæk Danmark Rundt, Overall UCI Europe Tour Danmark Rundt, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Arctic Race of Norway, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Lélex–Monts Jura Eneco Tour, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Ardooie Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Stef Clement, Juan Manuel Gárate, Marc Goos, Steven Kruijswijk, Luis León Sánchez and Tom-Jelte Slagter Eneco Tour, Points classification UCI World Tour Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. World Ports Classic, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Antwerp Tour of Alberta, Mountains classification UCI America Tour Vuelta a España, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Burgos Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec UCI World Tour Quebec City GP Impanis-Van Petegem UCI Europe Tour Haacht Münsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour Münster Tour of Hainan, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Chengmai Tour of Hainan, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Haikou Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour Qionghai Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Xinglong–Wanning Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour Sanya Tour of Hainan, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour Wuzhishan Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour Dongfang Tour of Hainan, Stage 8 UCI Asia Tour Danzhou Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 UCI Asia Tour Chengmai Tour of Hainan, Overall UCI Asia Tour Tour of Hainan, Points classification UCI Asia Tour Tour of Hainan, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour The riders on the squad were Lars Boom, Theo Bos, Jos van Emden, Moreno Hofland, Tom Leezer, Dennis van Winden and Marc Goos
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