2014 Giant–Shimano season

Giant–Shimano
Giant–Shimano
2014 season
Manager	Iwan Spekenbrink
Season victories
One-day races	5
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	34

The 2014 season for the Giant–Shimano began in January with 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.

After Argos Oil withdrew sponsorship from the team at the end of the 2013 season,^[1] Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles took over main naming rights for the 2014 season.^[2]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2014.^[3]

	Rider	Date of birth
Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)		(1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 23)
Nikias Arndt (GER)		(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 22)
Brian Bulgaç^{[N 1]} (NED)		(1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 25)
Warren Barguil (FRA)		(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 22)
Lawson Craddock (USA)		(1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 21)
Roy Curvers (NED)		(1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 34)
Thomas Damuseau (FRA)		(1989-03-18)18 March 1989 (aged 24)
Bert De Backer (BEL)		(1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 29)
Koen de Kort (NED)		(1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 31)
John Degenkolb (GER)		(1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 24)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)		(1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 30)
Tom Dumoulin (NED)		(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 23)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)		(1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 28)
Simon Geschke (GER)		(1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 27)
Chad Haga (USA)		(1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 25)

	Rider	Date of birth
Thierry Hupond (FRA)		(1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 29)
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)		(1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 24)
Ji Cheng (CHN)		(1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 26)
Marcel Kittel (GER)		(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 25)
Loh Sea Keong (MYS)		(1986-11-02)2 November 1986 (aged 27)
Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)		(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 22)
Luka Mezgec (SLO)		(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 25)
Daan Olivier (NED)		(1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 21)
Tom Peterson (USA)		(1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 27)
Georg Preidler (AUT)		(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 23)
Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)		(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 24)
Matthieu Sprick (FRA)		(1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 32)
Tom Stamsnijder (NED)		(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 28)
Albert Timmer (NED)		(1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 28)
Tom Veelers (NED)		(1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 29)

↑ Bulgaç joined the team on April 28.^[4]

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Rider	2013 team
Lawson Craddock	neo-pro (Bontrager Cycling Team)
Dries Devenyns^[5]	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Chad Haga	neo-pro (Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies)
Loh Sea Keong	neo-pro (OCBC Singapore)
Daan Olivier	neo-pro (Rabobank Development Team)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

Rider	2014 team
Will Clarke^[6]	Drapac Professional Cycling
Patrick Gretsch^[7]	Ag2r–La Mondiale
Yann Huguet^[8]	Retired
François Parisien^[9]	Retired
Xing Yan Dong

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
6 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	The Palm
7 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	Hatta
8 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	Burj Khalifa
8 February	Dubai Tour, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France	Alès
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	France
13 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France	Montagnac
14 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France	Rousset
15 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
16 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France
11 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
16 March	Paris–Nice, Points classification	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France
21 March	Handzame Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Belgium	Handzame
24 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Calella
25 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Girona
28 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Valls
29 March	Critérium International, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	France	Porto-Vecchio
30 March	Gent–Wevelgem	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Belgium	Wevelgem
9 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	France	Angers
9 April	Scheldeprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	Belgium	Schoten
10 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Thierry Hupond (FRA)	France	Licques
10 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Belfast
11 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	Ireland	Dublin
18 May	Tour of California, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Lawson Craddock (USA)	United States
25 May	World Ports Classic, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	Netherlands	Rotterdam
25 May	World Ports Classic, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	^{[N 2]}
1 June	Tour of Belgium, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Belgium
1 June	Giro d'Italia, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Italy	Trieste
10 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Nikias Arndt (GER)	France	Le Teil
12 June	GP du canton d'Argovie	UCI Europe Tour	Simon Geschke (GER)	Switzerland	Gippingen
19 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	Netherlands	Sint Willebrord
5 July	Tour de France, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Harrogate
7 July	Tour de France, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	London
8 July	Tour de France, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	France	Lille
27 July	Tour de France, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	France	Paris
13 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Netherlands	Breda
17 August	Eneco Tour, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	^{[N 2]}
17 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Daan Olivier (NED)	Spain
26 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Córdoba
27 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Ronda
2 September	Tour of Alberta, Prologue	UCI America Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Canada	Calgary
4 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Logroño
4 September	Tour of Alberta, Stage 2	UCI America Tour	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Canada	Red Deer
7 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Liverpool
7 September	Tour of Alberta, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Canada
10 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	A Coruña
14 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 8b	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	London
14 September	Vuelta a España, Points classification	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	Spain
9 October	Paris–Bourges	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb (GER)	France	Bourges
10 October	Tour of Beijing, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	China	Zhangjiakou

Footnotes

↑ The riders on the squad were Tobias Ludvigsson, Jonas Ahlstrand, Roy Curvers, John Degenkolb, Dries Devenyns, Chad Haga, Tom Stamsnijder and Albert Timmer
1 2 Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

↑ Wynn, Nigel (30 October 2013). "Argos-Shimano to have new title sponsor in 2014". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ Wynn, Nigel (13 January 2014). "Argos-Shimano becomes Giant-Shimano". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
↑ "Giant-Shimano sign Brian Bulgaç". cyclingnews.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ "Devenyns to Argos, G. Izagirre and Malori to Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ "Contract extensions for Degenkolb, Geschke, Dumoulin and Kittel". Argos–Shimano. SMS Cycling BV. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Yann Huguet has decided to retire from professional cycling at the end of this year.
↑ "Parisien opts to retire from cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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[5] Bulgaç joined the team on April 28.^[4]

[11] The riders on the squad were Tobias Ludvigsson, Jonas Ahlstrand, Roy Curvers, John Degenkolb, Dries Devenyns, Chad Haga, Tom Stamsnijder and Albert Timmer

[BELNED-12] 1 2 Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

[1] Wynn, Nigel (30 October 2013). "Argos-Shimano to have new title sponsor in 2014". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[2] Wynn, Nigel (13 January 2014). "Argos-Shimano becomes Giant-Shimano". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[3] "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[4] "Giant-Shimano sign Brian Bulgaç". cyclingnews.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[6] "Devenyns to Argos, G. Izagirre and Malori to Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[7] "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[8] "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[9] "Contract extensions for Degenkolb, Geschke, Dumoulin and Kittel". Argos–Shimano. SMS Cycling BV. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Yann Huguet has decided to retire from professional cycling at the end of this year.

[10] "Parisien opts to retire from cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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