2014 Giant–Shimano season

For women's season, see 2014 Team Giant-Shimano season.

Manager

Iwan Spekenbrink

One-day victories

Stage race overall victories

Stage race stage victories

The 2014 season for the Giant–Shimano is scheduled to begin in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are 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
000000002016-02-06-00006 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	The Palm
000000002016-02-07-00007 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	Hatta
000000002016-02-08-00008 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates	Burj Khalifa
000000002016-02-08-00008 February	Dubai Tour, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Arab Emirates
000000002016-02-09-00009 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Ludvigsson, TobiasTobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France	Alès
000000002016-02-09-00009 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Ludvigsson, TobiasTobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France
000000002016-02-09-00009 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France
000000002016-02-09-00009 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Ludvigsson, TobiasTobias Ludvigsson (SWE)	France
000000002016-02-09-00009 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	France
000000002016-02-13-000013 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Montagnac
000000002016-02-14-000014 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Rousset
000000002016-02-15-000015 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
000000002016-02-16-000016 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France
000000002016-03-11-000011 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
000000002016-03-16-000016 March	Paris–Nice, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France
000000002016-03-21-000021 March	Handzame Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	Belgium	Handzame
000000002016-03-24-000024 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Calella
000000002016-03-25-000025 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Girona
000000002016-03-28-000028 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	Spain	Valls
000000002016-03-29-000029 March	Critérium International, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	France	Porto-Vecchio
000000002016-03-30-000030 March	Gent–Wevelgem	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Belgium	Wevelgem
000000002016-04-09-00009 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Ahlstrand, JonasJonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	France	Angers
000000002016-04-09-00009 April	Scheldeprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	Belgium	Schoten
000000002016-05-10-000010 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Hupond, ThierryThierry Hupond (FRA)	France	Licques
000000002016-05-10-000010 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Belfast
000000002016-05-11-000011 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	Ireland	Dublin
000000002016-05-18-000018 May	Tour of California, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Craddock, LawsonLawson Craddock (USA)	United States
000000002016-05-25-000025 May	World Ports Classic, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Sinkeldam, RamonRamon Sinkeldam (NED)	Netherlands	Rotterdam
000000002016-05-25-000025 May	World Ports Classic, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Sinkeldam, RamonRamon Sinkeldam (NED)	^{[N 2]}
000000002016-06-01-00001 June	Tour of Belgium, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Belgium
000000002016-06-01-00001 June	Giro d'Italia, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	Italy	Trieste
000000002016-06-10-000010 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Arndt, NikiasNikias Arndt (GER)	France	Le Teil
000000002016-06-12-000012 June	GP du canton d'Argovie	UCI Europe Tour	Geschke, SimonSimon Geschke (GER)	Switzerland	Gippingen
000000002016-06-19-000019 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	Netherlands	Sint Willebrord
000000002016-07-05-00005 July	Tour de France, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Harrogate
000000002016-07-07-00007 July	Tour de France, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	London
000000002016-07-08-00008 July	Tour de France, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	France	Lille
000000002016-07-27-000027 July	Tour de France, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	France	Paris
000000002016-08-13-000013 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Netherlands	Breda
000000002016-08-17-000017 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Olivier, DaanDaan Olivier (NED)	Spain
000000002016-08-26-000026 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Córdoba
000000002016-08-27-000027 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Ronda
000000002016-09-02-00002 September	Tour of Alberta, Prologue	UCI America Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Canada	Calgary
000000002016-09-04-00004 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Logroño
000000002016-09-04-00004 September	Tour of Alberta, Stage 2	UCI America Tour	Ahlstrand, JonasJonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Canada	Red Deer
000000002016-09-07-00007 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	Liverpool
000000002016-09-07-00007 September	Tour of Alberta, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Canada
000000002016-09-10-000010 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	A Coruña
000000002016-09-14-000014 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 8b	UCI Europe Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	United Kingdom	London
000000002016-09-14-000014 September	Vuelta a España, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain
000000002016-10-09-00009 October	Paris–Bourges	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Bourges
000000002016-10-10-000010 October	Tour of Beijing, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka 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
↑ 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. 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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List of 2014 UCI ProTeams and riders

Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Cannondale Team Europcar FDJ.fr Garmin–Sharp Giant–Shimano Team Katusha Lampre–Merida Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Team Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing

List of 2014 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Bardiani–CSF Bretagne–Séché Environnement Caja Rural–Seguros RGA CCC Polsat Polkowice Cofidis Colombia Drapac Cycling IAM Cycling MTN–Qhubeka Neri Sottoli Team NetApp–Endura Team Novo Nordisk RusVelo Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise UnitedHealthcare Wanty–Groupe Gobert

List of 2014 UCI Women's Teams and riders

Alé Cipollini Astana BePink Women's Team Bigla Cycling Team Bizkaia–Durango Boels Dolmans Cycling Team BTC City Ljubljana China Chongming–Giant–Champion System Estado De Mexico Faren Firefighters Upsala CK Forno d'Asolo–Astute Futurumshop.nl–Zannata Hitec Products Lointek Lotto Belisol Ladies No Radunion Vitalogic Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies Orica–AIS Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team Rusvelo S.C. Michela Fanini Rox Servetto Footon Specialized–lululemon Team Giant–Shimano Team Rytger Team TIBCO – To The Top Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro–Duo UnitedHealthcare Women's Team Vaiano Fondriest Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 Wiggle–Honda

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