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2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season
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The 2012 season for 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.
In February 2012, Alberto Contador was given a backdated two-year ban in relation to his doping case stemming from the 2010 Tour de France. As well as his results from that race, all of his results from 2011 and 2012 were disqualified, including his victory in the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Known simply as for the first six months of 2012, the team acquired Tinkoff Bank as a secondary title sponsor shortly before the Tour de France.
2012 roster
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
;Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
| Rider | 2011 team |
|---|---|
| Christopher Juul-Jensen | neo-pro () |
| Troels Vinther | neo-pro (Team Capinordic) |
| Sérgio Paulinho | |
| Ran Margaliot | stagiaire () |
| Karsten Kroon | |
| Bruno Pires | |
| Anders Lund | |
| Takashi Miyazawa | |
| Jonathan Cantwell | Fly V Australia |
;Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
| Rider | 2012 team |
|---|---|
| Baden Cooke | |
| Richie Porte | |
| Laurent Didier | |
| Gustav Larsson | |
| Jonathan Bellis | |
| André Steensen | |
| Brian Vandborg |
One-day races
Spring classics
Fall races
Stage races
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
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Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location | |||||
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| {{dts | format=dmy | February | 12}} | Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | The riders on the squad were Benjamín Noval, Daniel Navarro, David Tanner, Luke Roberts, Mads Christensen, Nicki Sørensen, Rafał Majka and Chris Anker Sørensen | ||||
| {{dts | format=dmy | March | 13}} | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | {{sortname | Jonathan | Cantwell}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | March | 16}} | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | {{sortname | Jonathan | Cantwell}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | March | 25}} | Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Chris Anker | Sørensen}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | April | 7}} | Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Mads | Christensen | Mads Christensen (cyclist)}} | |
| {{dts | format=dmy | April | 12}} | Grand Prix de Denain | UCI Europe Tour | {{sortname | Juan José | Haedo}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | May | 13}} | Post Cup Ringsted | National event | {{sortname | Michael | Mørkøv}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | July | 22}} | Tour de France, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Chris Anker | Sørensen}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | August | 2}} | Paris–Corrèze, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{sortname | Christopher | Juul-Jensen}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | August | 2}} | Paris–Corrèze, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | The riders on the squad were David Tanner, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen, Kasper Klostergaard, Luke Roberts, Manuele Boaro, Jonathan Cantwell and Troels Vinther | ||||
| {{dts | format=dmy | August | 9}} | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | {{sortname | Daniel | Navarro}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | August | 11}} | Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | The riders on the squad were Juan José Haedo, Volodymir Gustov, Lucas Sebastián Haedo, Daniel Navarro, Jesús Hernández, Mads Christensen and Rafał Majka | ||||
| {{dts | format=dmy | August | 12}} | Post Cup Roskilde | National event | {{sortname | Michael | Mørkøv}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | September | 5}} | Vuelta a España, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Alberto | Contador}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | September | 9}} | Vuelta a España, Overall | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Alberto | Contador}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | September | 9}} | Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Alberto | Contador}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | September | 26}} | Milano–Torino | UCI Europe Tour | {{sortname | Alberto | Contador}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | October | 7}} | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | UCI Europe Tour | {{sortname | Nicki | Sørensen}} | ||
| {{dts | format=dmy | October | 13}} | Tour of Beijing, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | {{sortname | Rafał | Majka}} |
Victories originally obtained by Contador but vacated
| Date | Race | Competition | Country | Location | ||
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| {{dts | format=dmy | January | 25}} | Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | |
| {{dts | format=dmy | January | 27}} | Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 | UCI America Tour |
Footnotes
References
References
- (6 February 2012). "CAS 2011/A/2384 UCI v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC; CAS 2011/A/2386 WADA v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC: Arbitral Award". [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].
- Westemeyer, Susan. (25 June 2012). "Tinkoff Bank announced as co-sponsor to Saxo Bank". Future Publishing Limited.
- Atkins, Ben. (25 June 2012). "Tinkoff returns to cycling as Team Saxo Bank co-sponsor through 2013". VeloNation LLC.
- "Team Saxo Bank (SAX) - DEN". [[Union Cycliste Internationale]].
- (7 February 2012). "Riis continues to support Contador despite ban". Future Publishing Limited.
- Stokes, Shane. (5 August 2012). "Contador eligible to race as suspension comes to an end". VeloNation LLC.
- (4 August 2011). "Saxo Bank SunGard Signs With Danish Talent". Riis Cycling.
- (19 October 2011). "GP Herning winner Troels Vinther signs one year deal with Saxo Bank SunGard". VeloNation LLC.
- Westemeyer, Susan. (19 September 2011). "Pozzato joins Farnese Vini, Paulinho moves to Saxo Bank". Future Publishing Limited.
- (22 September 2011). "Saxo Bank signs three". Future Publishing Limited.
- (7 October 2011). "Kroon returns to Saxo Bank". Future Publishing Limited.
- (14 October 2011). "Pires from Leopard Trek to Saxo Bank-SunGard". Future Publishing Limited.
- (17 October 2011). "Lund returning to Saxo Bank". Future Publishing Limited.
- (21 October 2011). "Saxo Bank hires Japanese veteran Takashi Miyazawa". Competitor Group, Inc..
- (8 November 2011). "Cantwell joins Saxo Bank". [[TF1 Group]].
- Farrand, Stephen. (27 August 2011). "Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson to ride for GreenEdge in 2012". Future Publishing Limited.
- Gallagher, Brendan. (7 September 2011). "Team Sky sign Richie Porte from Saxo Bank-Sungard". Telegraph Media Group.
- (5 December 2011). "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". Competitor Group, Inc..
- (10 October 2011). "Vacansoleil snap up Larsson". [[TF1 Group]].
- Bull, Nick. (24 November 2011). "Bellis signs for An Post-Sean Kelly". IPC Media Limited.
- "Transferts 2011-2012". Velochrono.
- (16 March 2012). "Vandborg joins Spidertech". Future Publishing Limited.
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