2014 Garmin–Sharp season

Garmin–Sharp
2014 season
The team at the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné
UCI code	GRS
Status	UCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank	11th (807 points)
Manager	Jonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)	Garmin & Sharp
Based	Boulder, Colorado, USA
Bicycles	Cervélo
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	4
Stage race overall	4
Stage race stages	15
National Championships	3
Best ranked rider	Dan Martin (9th)

The 2014 season for the Garmin–Sharp cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of January 1, 2014.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Janier Acevedo (COL) December 6, 1985 (aged 28)  Jack Bauer (NZL) April 7, 1985 (aged 28)  Nate Brown (USA) July 6, 1991 (aged 22)  André Cardoso (POR) September 3, 1984 (aged 29)  Tom Danielson (USA) March 13, 1978 (aged 35)  Thomas Dekker (NED) September 6, 1984 (aged 29)  Rohan Dennis (AUS) May 28, 1990 (aged 23)  Caleb Fairly (USA) February 19, 1987 (aged 26)  Tyler Farrar (USA) June 2, 1984 (aged 29)  Koldo Fernández (ESP) September 13, 1981 (aged 32)  Phil Gaimon (USA) January 28, 1986 (aged 27)  Nathan Haas (AUS) March 12, 1989 (aged 24)  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) December 9, 1980 (aged 33)  Alex Howes (USA) January 1, 1988 (aged 26)  Ben King (USA) March 22, 1989 (aged 24)

Rider Date of birth  Raymond Kreder (NED) November 26, 1989 (aged 24)  Sebastian Langeveld (NED) January 17, 1985 (aged 28)  Dan Martin (IRE) August 20, 1986 (aged 27)  David Millar (GBR) January 4, 1977 (aged 36)  Lachlan Morton (AUS) January 2, 1992 (aged 21)  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) January 30, 1988 (aged 25)  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) February 11, 1992 (aged 21)  Nick Nuyens (BEL) May 5, 1980 (aged 33)  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) July 1, 1989 (aged 24)  Andrew Talansky (USA) November 23, 1988 (aged 25)  Dylan van Baarle (NED) May 22, 1993 (aged 20)  Johan Vansummeren (BEL) February 4, 1981 (aged 32)  Steele Von Hoff (AUS) December 31, 1987 (aged 26)  Fabian Wegmann (GER) June 20, 1980 (aged 33)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Rider 2013 team Janier Acevedo[2] neo-pro (Jamis–Hagens Berman) Nate Brown[3] neo-pro (Bontrager Cycling Team) André Cardoso[4] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Phil Gaimon[5] neo-pro (Bissell) Lasse Norman Hansen[6] neo-pro (Blue Water Cycling) Ben King[7] RadioShack–Leopard Sebastian Langeveld[8] Orica–GreenEDGE Tom-Jelte Slagter[9] Belkin Pro Cycling Dylan van Baarle[4] Rabobank Development Team

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season Rider 2014 team Robert Hunter[10] Retired Andreas Klier[11] Retired Michel Kreder[12] Wanty–Groupe Gobert Martijn Maaskant[13] UnitedHealthcare Alex Rasmussen[14] Riwal Cycling Team Jacob Rathe[15] Jelly Belly–Maxxis Sébastien Rosseler[16] Veranclassic-Doltcini Peter Stetina[17] BMC Racing Team Christian Vande Velde[18] Retired David Zabriskie[19] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
January 4	Tour de Vineyards, Stage 5	National event	Bauer, JackJack Bauer (NZL)	New Zealand	Richmond
January 11	Egmond-pier-Egmond	National event	Langeveld, SebastianSebastian Langeveld (NED)	Netherlands	Egmond aan Zee
January 20	Tour de San Luis, Stage 1	UCI America Tour	Gaimon, PhilPhil Gaimon (USA)	Argentina	Villa Mercedes
February 5	Herald Sun Tour, Prologue	UCI Oceania Tour	Bauer, JackJack Bauer (NZL)	Australia	Melbourne
February 6	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1	UCI Oceania Tour	Haas, NathanNathan Haas (AUS)	Australia	Ballarat
March 12	Paris–Nice, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	France	Belleville
March 15	Paris–Nice, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Slagter, Tom-JelteTom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	France	Biot–Sophia Antipolis
March 30	Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 1]	Spain
April 10	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Navardauskas, RamūnasRamūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	France	Pré-en-Pail
April 11	Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Navardauskas, RamūnasRamūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	France
April 11	Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)	France
April 11	Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	France
May 13	Tour of California, Stage 3	UCI America Tour	Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)	United States	Mount Diablo
May 18	Tour of California, Teams classification	UCI America Tour	[N 3]	United States
May 18	ProRace Berlin	UCI Europe Tour	Kreder, RaymondRaymond Kreder (NED)	Germany	Berlin
June 15	Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall	UCI World Tour	Talansky, AndrewAndrew Talansky (USA)	France
June 22	Ster ZLM Toer, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Farrar, TylerTyler Farrar (USA)	Netherlands
June 22	Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 4]	Netherlands
July 25	Tour de France, Stage 19	UCI World Tour	Navardauskas, RamūnasRamūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	France	Bergerac
August 7	Tour of Utah, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Danielson, TomTom Danielson (USA)	United States	Powder Mountain
August 10	Tour of Utah, Overall	UCI America Tour	Danielson, TomTom Danielson (USA)	United States
August 13	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Kreder, RaymondRaymond Kreder (NED)	France	Montrevel-en-Bresse
August 17	Eneco Tour, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 5]	Belgium  Netherlands
August 24	USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 7	UCI America Tour	Howes, AlexAlex Howes (USA)	United States	Denver
September 6	Vuelta a España, Stage 14	UCI World Tour	Hesjedal, RyderRyder Hesjedal (CAN)	Spain	La Camperona, Valle de Sábero
September 7	Tour of Alberta, Points classification	UCI America Tour	Navardauskas, RamūnasRamūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	Canada
September 7	Tour of Alberta, Teams classification	UCI America Tour	[N 6]	Canada
September 14	Tour of Britain, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	van Baarle, DylanDylan van Baarle (NED)	United Kingdom
October 5	Giro di Lombardia	UCI World Tour	Martin, DanDan Martin (IRL)	Italy	Bergamo
October 12	Tour of Beijing, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Farrar, TylerTyler Farrar (USA)	People's Republic of China	Yanqing Temple
October 13	Tour of Beijing, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Martin, DanDan Martin (IRL)	People's Republic of China	Mount Miaofeng
October 14	Tour of Beijing, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Farrar, TylerTyler Farrar (USA)	People's Republic of China
October 19	Japan Cup	UCI Asia Tour	Haas, NathanNathan Haas (AUS)	Japan	Utsunomiya

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Janier Acevedo, Nate Brown, Tom Danielson, Dan Martin, Koldo Fernández, Phil Gaimon, Ryder Hesjedal and Andrew Talansky.
2. The riders on the squad were Nate Brown, Thomas Dekker, Rohan Dennis, Phil Gaimon, Nathan Haas, Ramūnas Navardauskas.
3. The riders on the squad were Janier Acevedo, Nate Brown, Tom Danielson, Rohan Dennis, Caleb Fairly, Phil Gaimon, Alex Howes and Ben King.
4. The riders on the squad were Thomas Dekker, Tyler Farrar, Lasse Norman Hansen, Raymond Kreder, Nick Nuyens, Dylan van Baarle and Steele Von Hoff.
5. The riders on the squad were Jack Bauer, Tyler Farrar, Nathan Haas, Sebastian Langeveld, David Millar, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Nick Nuyens and Dylan van Baarle.
6. The riders on the squad were Tom Danielson, Caleb Fairly, Phil Gaimon, Gavin Mannion, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Ben King, Steele Von Hoff and Fabian Wegmann.

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