2011 Team RadioShack season

2011 Team RadioShack season Manager Johan Bruyneel One-day victories 2 Stage race overall victories 10 Stage race stage victories 16 Previous season The 2011 season for RSH 2011 began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October with Robbie McEwen's participation in the Noosa Grand Prix. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. The team merged with LEO 2011 for the 2012 season, with the resultant team based in Luxembourg, meaning this formation is considered defunct after the 2011 season. While the team had 28 wins in 2011, and showed well enough to briefly be the leading team in the UCI World Tour rankings, they were nearly invisible in the Grand Tours, the races which have defined manager Johan Bruyneel's managerial career. A Tour de France besieged by crashes and injuries led to Haimar Zubeldia in 15th place being their best finisher, the worst showing for a Bruyneel-led team at the Tour in five years. The team's principal successes were the three major stage races in the United States, the Tour of California, the Tour of Utah, and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Team RadioShack fielded the overall winner in all three events, Chris Horner in California and Levi Leipheimer in Utah and Colorado. The team also won seven other stage races, easily the most of any major team on the season. 2011 roster Ages as of January 1, 2011. Lance ArmstrongArmstrong retired from the sport on February 16 USA 2011 1 1 1971 9 18 George BennettRider joined the team on August 1 as a stagiaire. NZL 2011 1 1 1990 4 7 Fumiyuki Beppu JPN 2011 1 1 1983 4 10 Sam Bewley NZL 2011 1 1 1987 7 22 Janez Brajkovič SLO 2011 1 1 1983 12 18 Matthew Busche USA 2011 1 1 1985 5 9 Manuel Cardoso POR 2011 1 1 1983 4 7 Philip Deignan IRE 2011 1 1 1983 9 7 Ben Hermans BEL 2011 1 1 1986 6 8 Chris Horner USA 2011 1 1 1971 11 10 Robert Hunter RSA 2011 1 1 1977 4 22 Ben King USA 2011 1 1 1989 3 22 Andreas Klöden GER 2011 1 1 1975 6 22 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 2011 1 1 1990 6 2 Markel Irizar ESP 2011 1 1 1980 2 5 Levi Leipheimer USA 2011 1 1 1973 10 24 Geoffroy Lequatre FRA 2011 1 1 1981 6 30 Tiago Machado POR 2011 1 1 1985 10 18 Jason McCartney USA 2011 1 1 1973 9 3 Robbie McEwen AUS 2011 1 1 1972 6 24 Dmitriy Muravyev KAZ 2011 1 1 1979 11 2 Nelson Oliveira POR 2011 1 1 1989 3 6 Dale Parker AUS 2011 1 1 1992 5 12 Sérgio Paulinho POR 2011 1 1 1980 3 26 Yaroslav Popovych UKR 2011 1 1 1980 1 4 Grégory Rast SUI 2011 1 1 1980 1 17 Sébastien Rosseler BEL 2011 1 1 1981 7 15 Ivan Rovny RUS 2011 1 1 1987 9 30 Bjørn Selander USA 2011 1 1 1988 1 28 Jesse Sergent NZL 2011 1 1 1988 7 8 Evgeny Shalunov RUS 2011 1 1 1992 1 8 Haimar Zubeldia ESP 2011 1 1 1977 4 1 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamManuel Cardosohttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5435/Transfer-News-Manuel-Cardoso-heads-to-RadioShack-for-2011.aspx Manuel Cardoso heads to RadioShack for 2011 28 August 2010 9 December 2011 VeloNation VeloNation LLCFOT 2010Philip Deignanhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/philip-deignan-signs-for-radioshack Philip Deignan signs for RadioShack Richard Tyler 11 October 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedCTT 2010Robert Hunterhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcewen-hunter-join-team-radioshack McEwen, Hunter join Team RadioShack 23 December 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedGRM 2010Michał Kwiatkowskihttp://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/news/jesse-sergent-manuel-cardoso-and-michael-kwiatkowski-to-join-team-radioshack-for-2011_138433 Jesse Sergent, Manuel Cardoso and Michael Kwiatkowski to join Team RadioShack for 2011 4 September 2010 9 December 2011 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc.neo-proRobbie McEwenKAT 2010Nelson Oliveirahttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nelson-oliveira-signs-for-team-radioshack Nélson Oliveira signs for Team RadioShack 12 October 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedXAC 2010Jesse Sergentstagiaire (RSH 2010) Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamDaryl Impeyhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/impey-signs-with-mtn-qhubeka Impey signs with MTN Qhubeka 26 January 2011 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedMTN QhubekaFuyu LiDismissed after two positive tests for clenbuterolhttps://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/news/story?id=5659014 Johan Bruyneel backs doping defense 7 October 2010 9 December 2011 ESPN.com ESPN Associated PressJosé Luis Rubierahttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rubiera-signs-off-at-the-tour-of-lombardy Stephen Farrand Rubiera signs off at the Tour of Lombardy 13 October 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedRetiredGert Steegmanshttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/510914/quick-step-sign-steegmans-unveil-2011-kit.html Nigel Wynn Quick Step sign Steegmans, unveil 2011 kit 20 December 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling Weekly IPC Media LimitedQST 2011Tomas Vaitkushttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vaitkus-returns-to-astana-for-2011 Vaitkus returns to Astana for 2011 30 October 2010 9 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Susan WestemeyerAST 2011 One-day races Before the spring season and the races known as classics, Team RadioShack was active in the Vuelta a Mallorca series of single-day races. In the Trofeo Inca, Hermans figured into a winning breakaway that formed 40 km on from the finish, on the Puig Major climb. When this group's lead stretched to a minute with only 10 km on, it was clear they would stay away. Hermans stated that he had not felt confident going into the sprint, but he proved fresher than breakaway companions Arkaitz Durán and Xavier Tondó, winning the race.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-inca-inca-1-1/results Hermans prevails in Trofeo Inca 2011-02-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-13 Later in February, Hunter won the field sprint finish to the second day of the Tour de Mumbai, restyled for 2011 as two one-day races in a similar vein to the Vuelta a Mallorca. The 11-lap 79 km on criterium was originally meant to be a lap longer, but after the start was delayed for over an hour due to amateur riders and photographers crowding the course, it was shortened from the planned length of 108 km on.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-mumbai-ii-1-1/results Hunter sprints to victory in Mumbai 2011-02-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-13 Spring classics Much like the Bruyneel-led Astana teams, Team RadioShack was not a major player in the spring classics. They did, however, attain a notable result in the season's third monument race, Paris–Roubaix. After a breakaway group of ten riders had first gone clear right about the time the cobbled sectors first began, Rast worked his way into a chase group which formed at the Arenberg sector. His group caught up with the leaders, and while GRM 2011's Johan Vansummeren soloed to victory, Rast stayed with the next group on the road through to the end of the race. He, Fabian Cancellara, and Maarten Tjallingii contested the sprint for second place. Cancellara took second with Tjallingii third, leaving Rast just off the podium in fourth. Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results Van Summeren solos to gutsy victory at Paris-Roubaix 2011-04-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412011131/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results 2011-04-12 dead Thanks to this result and the team's strong showing at the Tour of the Basque Country stage race, they became the number one team in the UCI rankings after Paris–Roubaix.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-radioshack-and-italy-top-uci-worldtour-rankings Cancellara, RadioShack and Italy top UCI WorldTour rankings 2011-04-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-12 The team also sent squads to the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, Trofeo Cala Millor, Trofeo Deià, Trofeo Palmanova, the Classica Sarda, Milan – San Remo, Gent–Wevelgem, the Tour of Flanders, the Brabantse Pijl, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, but placed no higher than 12th in any of these races. Fall races The team also sent squads to Paris–Brussels, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Paris–Bourges and the Giro di Lombardia, but finished no higher than 12th in any of these races. Stage races The Tour Down Under, the first stage race of the season, was Armstrong's last professional race. Despite claiming that he was "definitely not flying halfway around the world to sit in the bunch,"Reece Homfray http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/lances-heart-remains-in-adelaide/story-fn6bfmgc-1225983340676 Lance's heart remains in Adelaide 2011-01-07 Herald Sun.com.au The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 2011-01-26 Armstrong only showed combativity at one moment during the race, during an ultimately unsuccessful breakaway attempt during stage 5 to Willunga.Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/more/01/22/cycling.lance.armstrong.tour.down.under.ap/index.html#ixzz1CAeSIZTL https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205924/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/more/01/22/cycling.lance.armstrong.tour.down.under.ap/index.html#ixzz1CAeSIZTL dead November 3, 2012 Armstrong takes short-lived lead, falls back in Tour Down Under 2011-01-22 SI.com Time Warner 2011-01-26 He finished the race in 67th place, 6'42" down on overall winner Cameron Meyer. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-6/results Swift and Henderson head Sky quinella 2011-01-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001052839/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-6/results 2012-10-01 dead Elsewhere, McEwen was, for a time, an overall contender in the race. He was third in the sprint finish to the first stage, with the time bonus affording him that same position in the first general classification standings.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-1/results Goss goes for gold in Angaston 2011-01-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110121024013/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-1/results 2011-01-21 dead The next day, a second place left him tied for first overall with Ben Swift and Matthew Goss, and gave him the ochre jersey as race leader.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-2/results Swift shifts into top gear 2011-01-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110122104514/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-2/results 2011-01-22 dead After slipping slightly over the next two days, McEwen lost any chance at overall victory on the Willunga stage, finishing in the same group as Armstrong 1'48" down on stage winner Francisco Ventoso and the majority of the overall contenders.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-5/results Ventoso takes vaunted Willunga stage 2011-01-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125171328/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-5/results 2011-01-25 dead He finished the race in 28th place. At the Ruta del Sol in February, Irizar finished second in the short stage 1 time trial, mere tenths of a second behind stage winner Jimmy Engoulvent.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-1/results Engoulvent quickest in Ruta prologue 2011-02-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-26 The next stage ended in a 43-rider sprint, and Engoulvent was dropped on the day's first climb, finishing nearly 23 minutes back. As a result, Irizar took the race leadership.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-2/results Hivert takes sprint victory in Adra 2011-02-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-26 The remaining race stages were similar – stage 3 featured an 85-rider sprint, stage 4 a 90-rider sprint, and stage 5 a 33-rider sprint. Irizar finished safely in the bunch on each stage, winning the race overall by a single second over Jurgen Van den Broeck and two over teammate Leipheimer, who had similarly ridden good stage 1 time trials.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-3/results Ventoso takes sprint into Jaen 2011-02-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-26Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-4/results Freire claims penultimate stage in Córdoba 2011-02-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-26 The squad also won the teams classification.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-5/results Irizar wins Ruta del Sol 2011-02-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-26 With a squad made up of younger riders, the team was quite successful at the Three Days of West Flanders stage race. Sergent won the prologue time trial, with Rosseler and Bewley in second and third ten seconds off his pace. Kwiatkowski also clocked in ten seconds off Sergent's time, for fifth on the day.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1-1/prologue/results Sergent heads RadioShack prologue sweep 2011-03-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-08 The first of the two road race stages ended in a full field sprint with little change to the overall standings,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1-1/stage-1/results Degenkolb nabs second win of 2011 in Bellegem 2011-03-05 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-08 and the second featured a reduced group sprint. Bewley missed an early selection and finished five minutes back, but Sergent, Rosseler, and Kwiatkowski all finished with the front group. They finished in that order in the final overall classification, giving the team a clean sweep of the event's final podium; Sergent also won the young rider classification and the squad also claimed the teams classification. At Paris–Nice in March, Klöden won the first major mountain stage, stage 5, from a very selective eight-rider group that finished together at the front of the race.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-5/results Klöden out-sprints Sanchez to win stage 5 2011-03-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110313074051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-5/results 2011-03-13 dead He took the overall race leadership with the result, eleven years after he had won Paris–Nice overall.Agence France Presse http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/8990292/kloden-rolls-back-the-years-in-paris-nice-cycling-classic/ Kloden rolls back the years in Paris-Nice cycling classic 2011-03-10 The West Australian West Australian Newspapers Limited 2011-03-07 He finished fourth in the individual time trial the next day, but fourth place was a good 46 seconds down on stage winner Tony Martin, as the younger German took the race leadership.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-6/results Martin powers to time trial victory, overall lead 2011-03-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110314171045/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-6/results 2011-03-14 dead Klöden was unable to make back any time in the last two road stages, finishing second overall. The squad also took the team award.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results Tony Martin secures overall victory at Paris-Nice 2011-03-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110316173218/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results 2011-03-16 dead At Critérium International in March, Klöden won the stage 3 time trial, but managed only 22nd overall, having lost time in both the mountainous and flat road race stages.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/80th-criterium-international-2-hc/stage-3/results Schleck defends overall lead 2011-03-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-29 At the concurrent Volta a Catalunya, the team experienced both success and hardship. Cardoso won stage 4 in a full field sprint – so full that only two riders failed to finish with the rest of the peloton.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-4/results Cardoso claims sprint victory 2011-03-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050241/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-4/results 27 April 2011 live Leipheimer had finished well-placed in the race's mountainous third stage, ceding 23 seconds to former teammate Alberto Contador but occupying a podium position, third, with the result.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-3/results Contador climbs to queen stage victory 2011-03-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050208/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-3/results 27 April 2011 live He continued to hold it through the sixth stage,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-6/results Rojas sprints to stage win 2011-03-26 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050224/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-6/results 27 April 2011 live but had to pull out of the race before the seventh and final stage due to stomach problems. He had spent the night before in the hospital with an abdominal sub-obstruction, an injury dating back to his childhood when he was kicked in the stomach by a horse. Being physically unable to complete the race cost him his podium position and the team 70 UCI World Tour points. Horner was the squad's best finisher, fourth overall.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leipheimer-forced-to-quit-volta-a-catalunya-due-to-stomach-problems Leipheimer forced to quit Volta a Catalunya due to stomach problems 2011-03-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-30 Rosseler won the closing time trial and, consequently, the overall crown of the Three Days of De Panne at the end of March. He had entered the stage as one of a great number of riders within ten seconds of pending race leader Bert De Backer. After teammate Kwiatkowski had first set a time solidly better than those which came before, Rosseler did him 14 seconds better to win both the stage and the race overall. Kwiatkowski took third in the stage and overall, while the squad earned the teams classification win.Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kbc-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2-hc-1/stage-3b/results Rosseler wins Three Days of De Panne 2011-03-31 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-01 The team entered the Tour of the Basque Country in April with defending champion Horner heading their squad, along with Klöden. Both finished near stage 1 winner Joaquim Rodríguez, with Horner a second back and Klöden tied on the same time.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-1/results Rodriguez victorious in Zumarraga 2011-04-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 The race's top riders marked one another closely, and since the Tour of the Basque Country did not award bonus time anywhere in the race, these positions held through the fifth and final road race stage, with only the individual time trial remaining.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-5/results Freire disqualified from stage win, Gavazzi awarded victory 2011-04-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 Rodríguez is a vastly inferior time trialist to Horner, Klöden, and the other riders who populated the top of the overall standings going in, meaning the overall victory was very much in play. The winning time came from THR 2011's Tony Martin. Horner clocked in 55 seconds down on Martin in ninth place for the day. Klöden actually surpassed Martin's best time at the intermediate time check, but could not maintain his pace. He still finished very strongly, only nine seconds down for second on the day. True to reputation, Rodríguez struggled, ceding two minutes to the stage winner. Klöden's performance won him the race overall; he had previously won this race in 2000 while riding for THR 2000 yes. He also won the points classification.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-6/results Klöden and Martin dominate closing time trial 2011-04-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 Klöden turned in another fine race against the clock at the Giro del Trentino. He won the 13.4 km 1 on time trial by a single second over LAM 2011's Adriano Malori and eight over teammate Machado.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-del-trentino-2-hc/stage-1/results Klöden takes Trentino time trial opener 2011-04-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-26 He cracked on the climb to Ledro Bezzecca in stage 2, however, losing six minutes and any chance at winning the race.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-del-trentino-2-hc/stage-2/results Voeckler takes victory in Ledro Bezzecca 2011-04-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-26 Always a race which had been a target for Johan Bruyneel-led teams, Team RadioShack sent a strong squad to the Tour of California, headed by Horner and three-time winner Leipheimer. After the first stage was canceled and the first two to be run both favored sprinters, the team showed strongly in stage 4. This stage ended with a summit finish on Sierra Road. Horner won this stage 1'15" clear of any other riders, a massive time gap in a race which has historically been decided by seconds.Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4/results Horner conquers Sierra Road for yellow jersey 2011-05-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145945/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The 2011 Tour returned to Solvang for its individual time trial after the race against the clock in 2010 had been in Los Angeles. Leipheimer, three times a winner on this course, could only manage second 14 seconds the lesser of GRM 2011's David Zabriskie. Horner was sixth, 51 seconds down, but still held a lead of 38 seconds over Leipheimer and over a minute against the next highest rider.Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6/results Zabriskie time trials to stage win ahead of Leipheimer 2011-05-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145228/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The two captains dominated stage 7 to Mount Baldy. They broke away from the lead group with 3 km on to go to the summit and finished 43 seconds clear of any other riders. Horner allowed Leipheimer to cross the line first – though Leipheimer had won the overall at the Tour of California three times, and similarly the Solvang time trial, this was his first road race stage win at the event.Jen See http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7/results Leipheimer wins on Mt. Baldy 2011-05-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145427/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The two finished safely in the peloton in the finale stage, ending the race as the first two of five Americans at the top of the overall standings.Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8/results Goss finally gets his win in Thousand Oaks 2011-05-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145902/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The team also won lesser classifications at the Volta ao Algarve,Martin takes stage and overall title Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1-1/stage-5/results 20 February 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 Volta a Catalunya,Contador secures overall victory Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-7/results 27 March 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 the Eneco Tour,http://www.livestrong.com/teamradioshack/news_its-teams-win-the-shack/ RSH 2011 Livestrong 14 August 2011 24 December 2011 It's a TEAMS Win for The Shack Cathy Mehl the Tour of Utah,Leipheimer wins Tour of Utah Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-utah-2-1/stage-5/results 14 August 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 the Tour du Poitou-Charentes,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-poitou-charentes-2-1/stage-5/results Laura Weislo Dowsett takes solo victory on final stage 26 August 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-franco-belge-2-1-1/stage-4/results McEwen seals overall victory in Tournai 2 October 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 and the Tour of Beijing.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-wt/stage-5/results Galimzyanov gets green with final stage win 9 October 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 December 2011 The team also sent squads to the Tour Down Under, the Giro di Sardegna, Tirreno–Adriatico, the Tour de Romandie, the Tour de Luxembourg, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de Pologne, but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them. Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Tour de France Vuelta a España Away from competition Merger with Leopard Trek Riders' 2012 teams Rider2012 teamFumiyuki BeppuGEC 2012aSam BewleyBikeNZ PureBlack RacingJanez BrajkovičAST 2012Matthew BuscheLEO 2012Manuel Antonio Cardoso CJR 2012Philip DeignanUHC 2012Ben HermansLEO 2012Chris HornerLEO 2012Robert HunterGRM 2012aBen KingLEO 2012Andreas KlödenLEO 2012Michał KwiatkowskiQST 2012Markel IrizarLEO 2012Levi LeipheimerQST 2012 Rider2012 teamGeoffroy LequatreFST 2012Tiago MachadoLEO 2012Jason McCartneyUHC 2012Robbie McEwenGEC 2012aDimitry MuravyevAST 2012Nelson OliveiraLEO 2012Sérgio PaulinhoSBS 2012aYaroslav PopovychLEO 2012Grégory RastLEO 2012Sébastien RosselerGRM 2012aIvan RovnyRVL 2012Bjørn SelanderSPI 2012Jesse SergentLEO 2012Haimar ZubeldiaLEO 2012 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 8 Trofeo Inca UCI Europe TourBen Hermans BEL Inca February 13 Tour de Mumbai II UCI Asia TourRobert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) RSA Mumbai February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Portuguese rider classification UCI Europe TourTiago Machado POR February 24 Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe TourMarkel Irizar ESP February 24 Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Levi Leipheimer, Haimar Zubeldia, Janez Brajkovič, Robert Hunter, Ivan Rovny, Dimitry Muravyev, and Markel Irizar March 4 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue UCI Europe TourJesse Sergent NZL Middelkerke March 6 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall UCI Europe TourJesse Sergent NZL March 6 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification UCI Europe TourJesse Sergent NZL March 6 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Sébastien Rosseler, Sam Bewley, Manuel Cardoso, Michał Kwiatkowski, Nelson Oliveira, Grégory Rast, Bjørn Selander, and Jesse Sergent March 10 Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World TourAndreas Klöden GER Vernoux-en-Vivarais March 13 Paris–Nice, Teams classification UCI World Tour The riders on the squad were Janez Brajkovič, Matthew Busche, Robert Hunter, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Geoffroy Lequatre, and Sérgio Paulinho March 24 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 UCI World TourManuel Antonio Cardoso POR El Vendrell March 27 Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification UCI World Tour The riders on the squad were Haimar Zubeldia, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, Philip Deignan, Janez Brajkovič, Jason McCartney, Ivan Rovny, and Manuel Antonio Cardoso March 27 Critérium International, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourAndreas Klöden GER Porto-Vecchio March 31 Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b UCI Europe TourSébastien Rosseler BEL De Panne March 31 Three Days of De Panne, Overall UCI Europe TourSébastien Rosseler BEL March 31 Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Dimitry Muravyev, Robert Hunter, Sébastien Rosseler, Sam Bewley, Jesse Sergent, Michał Kwiatkowski, Nelson Oliveira, and Grégory Rast April 9 Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World TourAndreas Klöden GER April 9 Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World TourAndreas Klöden GER April 19 Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourAndreas Klöden GER Arco May 18 Tour of California, Stage 4 UCI America TourChris Horner USA San Jose May 21 Tour of California, Stage 7 UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA Mount Baldy May 22 Tour of California, Overall UCI America TourChris Horner USA May 29 Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Fuga Pinarello UCI World TourYaroslav Popovych UKR June 19 Tour de Suisse, Overall UCI World TourLevi Leipheimer USA July 3 Tour of Austria, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourRobert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) RSA Götzis July 26 Tour de Wallonie, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourRobbie McEwen AUS Mouscron August 12 Eneco Tour, Stage 4 UCI World TourJesse Sergent NZL Roermond August 14 Eneco Tour, Teams classification UCI World Tour The riders on the squad were Robbie McEwen, Fumiyuki Beppu, Manuel Antonio Cardoso, Ben Hermans, Robert Hunter, Grégory Rast, Jesse Sergent, and Sam Bewley Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. August 14 Tour of Utah, Overall UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA August 14 Tour of Utah, Mountains classification UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA August 23 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1 UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA Crested Butte August 25 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Jesse Sergent NZL Châtellerault August 25 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 3 UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA Vail August 26 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Overall UCI Europe Tour Jesse Sergent NZL August 26 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Jesse Sergent NZL August 28 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Overall UCI America TourLevi Leipheimer USA September 29 Tour de Wallonie-Picarde, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourRobbie McEwen AUS Péruwelz October 2 Tour de Wallonie-Picarde, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourRobbie McEwen AUS Tournai October 2 Tour de Wallonie-Picarde, Overall UCI Europe TourRobbie McEwen AUS October 9 Tour of Beijing, Young rider classification UCI World TourBen King Ben King (cyclist) USA Footnotes N References 30em Category:2011 road cycling season by team