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IAM Cycling

Swiss cycling team


Swiss cycling team

FieldValue
nameIAM Cycling
image[[File:IAM Cycling logo.png180px]]
codeIAM
registeredSwitzerland
founded
disbanded
bicyclesScott Sports
componentsShimano
websitehttp://www.iamcycling.ch
disciplineRoad
statusUCI Pro Continental (2013–2014)
UCI WorldTeam (2015–2016)
kitimageIAM Cycling jersey.png
current2016 IAM Cycling season

UCI WorldTeam (2015–2016) IAM Cycling was a Swiss registered UCI WorldTour cycling team. It was managed by former French road race champion Serge Beucherie.

The title sponsor was IAM Independent Asset Management SA, a Swiss investment management company.

History

2013

Main article: 2013 IAM Cycling season

The team was officially launched in January 2013. IAM Cycling is a member of the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible. IAM Cycling was selected as a wild-card entry for the 2013 Paris–Nice race.

2014

Main article: 2014 IAM Cycling season

On 22 August 2013 the team announced that it had signed Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau from , Mathias Frank from and Roger Kluge from for the 2014 season. On 28 January it was announced that IAM Cycling had been granted a "wild card" entry to Tour de France 2014, its first Grand Tour. It also raced the Vuelta a España. Subsequently, in December 2014 the UCI announced that the team would be granted a WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.

2015

Main article: 2015 IAM Cycling season

2016

Main article: 2016 IAM Cycling season

In May 2016, the team announced they would fold at the end of the season due to not being able to secure a secondary sponsor.

Final roster (2016)

Major wins

;2013 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour Méditerranéen, Thomas Löfkvist :Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe, Matteo Pelucchi :Tour de Berne, Marcel Wyss : Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle :Stage 5 Bayern Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler :Sweden Time Trial Championships, Gustav Larsson : Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins :Trofeo Matteotti, Sébastien Reichenbach :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour du Limousin, Martin Elmiger

:Tour du Jura, Matthias Brändle :Tour du Doubs, Aleksejs Saramotins ;2014 :Stage 2 [Tirreno–Adriatico](2014-tirreno-adriatico), Matteo Pelucchi :Stage 3 [Critérium International](2014-criterium-international), Mathias Frank :Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk, Sylvain Chavanel :Tour de Berne, Matthias Brändle :Stage 1 [Bayern Rundfahrt](2014-bayern-rundfahrt), Heinrich Haussler :Stage 2 [Bayern Rundfahrt](2014-bayern-rundfahrt), Mathias Frank :France Time Trial Championships, Sylvain Chavanel : Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle :Switzerland Road Race Championships, Martin Elmiger :Stage 2 [Vuelta a Burgos](2014-vuelta-a-burgos), Matteo Pelucchi :Stage 5 (ITT) [Vuelta a Burgos](2014-vuelta-a-burgos), Aleksejs Saramotins :Overall [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Sylvain Chavanel ::Stage 4 (ITT), Sylvain Chavanel :[GP Ouest–France](2014-gp-ouest-france), Sylvain Chavanel :Stages 5 & 6 [Tour of Britain](2014-tour-of-britain), Matthias Brändle :[Chrono des Nation](2014-chrono-des-nations), Sylvain Chavanel ;2015 :Australia Road Race Championships, Heinrich Haussler :Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos, Matteo Pelucchi :Trofeo Playa de Palma-Palma, Matteo Pelucchi :Stage 6 [Tour of Oman](2015-tour-of-oman), Matthias Brändle :Prologue [Tour of Belgium](2015-tour-of-belgium), Matthias Brändle :Prologue Ster ZLM Toer, Roger Kluge :France Time Trial Championships, Jérôme Coppel : Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins :Stage 1 [Tour of Austria](2015-tour-of-austria), Sondre Holst Enger :Stage 2 [Tour of Austria](2015-tour-of-austria), David Tanner :Stage 4 [Tour de Wallonie](2015-tour-de-wallonie), Jonas van Genechten :Stages 2 & 3 [Tour de Pologne](2015-tour-de-pologne), Matteo Pelucchi ;2016 :Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, Dries Devenyns :Clásica de Almería, Leigh Howard :Overall [Étoile de Bessèges](2016-etoile-de-besseges), Jérôme Coppel ::Stage 5 (ITT), Jérôme Coppel :Stage 6 [Tour of Croatia](2016-tour-of-croatia), Sondre Holst Enger :Stage 17 [Giro d'Italia](2016-giro-d-italia), Roger Kluge :Overall [Tour of Belgium](2016-tour-of-belgium), Dries Devenyns ::Stage 2, Dries Devenyns :Stage 9 [Tour de Suisse](2016-tour-de-suisse), Jarlinson Pantano : Road Race Championships, Matthias Brändle : Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle :Switzerland Road Race Championships, Jonathan Fumeaux :Stage 15 [Tour de France](2016-tour-de-france), Jarlinson Pantano :[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [Tour de Wallonie](2016-tour-de-wallonie), Dries Devenyns ::Stage 5, Dries Devenyns :Stage 7 [Vuelta a España](2016-vuelta-a-espana), Jonas van Genechten :[Bretagne Classic Ouest–France](2016-bretagne-classic-ouest-france), Oliver Naesen :Stage 16 [Vuelta a España](2016-vuelta-a-espana), Mathias Frank ### Supplementary statistics ::data[format=table] | Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Giro d'Italia | Tour de France | Vuelta a España | Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Tour Down Under | Paris–Nice | Tirreno–Adriatico | Volta a Catalunya | Tour of the Basque Country | Tour de Romandie | Critérium du Dauphiné | Tour de Suisse | Tour de Pologne | Eneco Tour | Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Milan–San Remo | Tour of Flanders | Paris–Roubaix | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Giro di Lombardia | Classic | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | Strade Bianche | E3 Harelbeke | Gent–Wevelgem | Amstel Gold Race | La Flèche Wallonne | Clásica de San Sebastián | Paris–Tours | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | — | — | [36](2015-giro-d-italia) | [40](2016-giro-d-italia) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | [32](2014-tour-de-france) | [8](2015-tour-de-france) | [18](2016-tour-de-france) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | [61](2014-vuelta-a-espana) | [38](2015-vuelta-a-espana) | [21](2016-vuelta-a-espana) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | [30](2016-tour-down-under) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [29](2013-paris-nice) | [7](2014-paris-nice) | [11](2015-paris-nice) | [40](2016-paris-nice) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | [56](2014-tirreno-adriatico) | [38](2015-tirreno-adriatico) | [28](2016-tirreno-adriatico) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | [11](2015-volta-a-catalunya) | [16](2016-volta-a-catalunya) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | [66](2015-tour-of-the-basque-country) | [85](2016-tour-of-the-basque-country) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [10](2013-tour-de-romandie) | [4](2014-tour-de-romandie) | [12](2015-tour-de-romandie) | [8](2016-tour-de-romandie) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | [14](2014-criterium-du-dauphine) | [38](2015-criterium-du-dauphine) | [15](2016-criterium-du-dauphine) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [16](2013-tour-de-suisse) | [**2**](2014-tour-de-suisse) | [13](2015-tour-de-suisse) | [4](2016-tour-de-suisse) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | [12](2015-tour-de-pologne) | [7](2016-tour-de-pologne) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | [15](2015-eneco-tour) | [**2**](2016-eneco-tour) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [13](2013-milan-san-remo) | [21](2014-milan-san-remo) | [23](2015-milan-san-remo) | [7](2016-milan-san-remo) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [6](2013-tour-of-flanders) | [19](2014-tour-of-flanders) | [10](2015-tour-of-flanders) | [22](2016-tour-of-flanders) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [11](2013-paris-roubaix) | [44](2014-paris-roubaix) | [5](2015-paris-roubaix) | [6](2016-paris-roubaix) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [22](2013-liege-bastogne-liege) | [20](2014-liege-bastogne-liege) | [24](2015-liege-bastogne-liege) | [116](2016-liege-bastogne-liege) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [26](2013-giro-di-lombardia) | [29](2014-giro-di-lombardia) | [55](2015-il-lombardia) | [DNF](2016-il-lombardia) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [6](2013-omloop-het-nieuwsblad) | [26](2014-omloop-het-nieuwsblad) | [25](2015-omloop-het-nieuwsblad) | [13](2016-omloop-het-nieuwsblad) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [12](2014-kuurne-brussels-kuurne) | [10](2015-kuurne-brussels-kuurne) | [9](2016-kuurne-brussels-kuurne) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [5](2013-strade-bianche) | [25](2014-strade-bianche) | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [11](2013-e3-harelbeke) | [29](2014-e3-harelbeke) | [20](2015-e3-harelbeke) | [11](2016-e3-harelbeke) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [4](2013-gent-wevelgem) | [52](2014-gent-wevelgem) | [20](2015-gent-wevelgem) | [14](2016-gent-wevelgem) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [50](2013-amstel-gold-race) | [36](2014-amstel-gold-race) | [35](2015-amstel-gold-race) | [35](2016-amstel-gold-race) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [24](2013-la-fleche-wallonne) | [15](2014-la-fleche-wallonne) | [17](2015-la-fleche-wallonne) | [29](2016-la-fleche-wallonne) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | [37](2015-clasica-de-san-sebastian) | [10](2016-clasica-de-san-sebastian) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [6](2013-paris-tours) | [5](2014-paris-tours) | [7](2015-paris-tours) | [**3**](2016-paris-tours) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | :: ## National champions ;2013 :[[File:MaillotAustria.PNG|20px]] Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle :[[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] Swedish Time Trial Gustav Larsson :[[File:MaillotLetonia.PNG|20px]] Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins ;2014 :[[File:MaillotFra.PNG|20px]] French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel :[[File:MaillotAustria.PNG|20px]] Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle :[[File:MaillotSuiza.svg|20px]] Swiss Road Race Martin Elmiger ;2015 :[[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Australian Road Race Heinrich Haussler :[[File:MaillotFra.PNG|20px]] French Time Trial Jérôme Coppel :[[File:MaillotLetonia.PNG|20px]] Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins ;2016 :[[File:MaillotAustria.PNG|20px]] Austrian Road Race Matthias Brändle :[[File:MaillotAustria.PNG|20px]] Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle :[[File:MaillotSuiza.svg|20px]] Swiss Road Race Jonathan Fumeaux ## References ## References 1. ["IAM Cycling Announces 2013 Roster"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iam-cycling-announces-2013-roster). *[[Cyclingnews.com]]*. 2. (20 September 2012). ["Lovkvist, Haussler lead new Swiss IAM team"](http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/news/lovkvist-haussler-lead-new-swiss-iam-team_239342). *Velonews.competitor.com*. 3. ["Home – IAM : Independent Asset Management"](http://www.iam.ch/en/). *iam.ch*. 4. (16 January 2013). ["IAM Cycling Team Presented to the Public"](http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/news/bike/IAM_Cycling_Team_Presented_to_the_Public/). *SCOTT Sports*. 5. (23 January 2013). ["ASO announces wildcards for Paris–Nice, Dauphine"](http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/news/road/aso-announces-wildcards-for-paris-nice-dauphine_272426). *Velonews.competitor.com*. 6. (22 August 2013). ["IAM Cycling signs Chavanel, Frank, Pineau, Reynes and Kluge"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iam-cycling-signs-chavanel-frank-pineau-reynes-and-kluge). 7. (11 December 2014). ["IAM Cycling celebrates jump to WorldTour level"](http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/12/news/iam-cycling-celebrates-jump-worldtour-level_355749). *[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]*. 8. ["IAM Cycling to fold at the end of 2016"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iam-cycling-to-fold-at-the-end-of-2016/). *Cyclingnews.com*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAM_Cycling) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAM_Cycling?action=history). ::
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