2011 HTC–Highroad season

the women's 2011 season 2011 HTC-Highroad Women season 2011 HTC–Highroad season Manager Bob Stapleton One-day victories 6 Stage race overall victories 4 Stage race stage victories 37 Previous season The 2011 season for THR 2011 began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Chrono des Nations. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. This was the team's final season, as they failed to secure a new title sponsor. As they had been in previous years, HTC-Highroad was again the most successful team in 2011, claiming 47 victories. Among them were six stage wins at the Tour de France, including five by Mark Cavendish. While Cavendish had won no fewer than four stages in each of the previous four Tours, the 2011 Tour was the first in which he won the points classification green jersey. Tony Martin added a time trial win, something he also did at the Vuelta a España and five other races on the season. While they were not under the auspices of HTC-Highroad, Cavendish and Martin both claimed world championship titles in their respective disciplines at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships as well. The team's success was widespread. Along with Cavendish and Martin, Matthew Goss, Mark Renshaw, John Degenkolb, and Michael Albasini each won multiple races as well. Five other riders took a single win, along with the squad's victory in the team time trial stage of the Giro d'Italia. Goss' Milan–San Remo triumph was the team's strongest result in the spring classics season. 2011 roster Ages as of January 1, 2011. Michael Albasini SUI 2011 1 1 1980 12 20 Lars Bak DEN 2011 1 1 1980 1 16 Matt Brammeier IRE 2011 1 1 1985 6 7 Mark Cavendish GBR 2011 1 1 1985 5 21 John Degenkolb GER 2011 1 1 1989 1 7 Zak DempsterRider joined the team on August 1 as a stagiaire. AUS 2011 1 1 1987 9 27 Bernhard Eisel AUT 2011 1 1 1981 2 17 Caleb Fairly USA 2011 1 1 1987 2 19 Jan Ghyselinck BEL 2011 1 1 1988 2 24 Matthew Goss AUS 2011 1 1 1986 11 5 Bert Grabsch GER 2011 1 1 1975 6 19 Patrick Gretsch GER 2011 1 1 1987 4 17 Leigh Howard AUS 2011 1 1 1989 10 18 Craig Lewis USA 2011 1 1 1985 01 10 Tony Martin GER 2011 1 1 1985 4 23 Lachlan Norris AUS 2011 1 1 1987 1 21 Danny Pate USA 2011 1 1 1979 3 23 Marco Pinotti ITA 2011 1 1 1976 2 25 František Raboň CZE 2011 1 1 1983 9 26 Alex RasmussenRasmussen's contract was terminated by the team on September 15 due to him missing a doping control DEN 2011 1 1 1984 6 9 Mark Renshaw AUS 2011 1 1 1982 10 22 Hayden Roulston NZL 2011 1 1 1981 1 10 Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLR 2011 1 1 1982 8 9 Gatis Smukulis LAT 2011 1 1 1987 4 15 Tejay van Garderen USA 2011 1 1 1988 8 12 Martin Velits SVK 2011 1 1 1985 2 21 Peter Velits SVK 2011 1 1 1985 2 21 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamMatt Brammeierhttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5933/Harmon-believes-Matt-Brammeier-will-shine-as-an-HTC-rider.aspx Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 October 2010 12 December 2011 Harmon believes Matt Brammeier will shine as an HTC riderSKT 2010John Degenkolbhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-columbia-signs-degenkolb Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 August 2010 12 December 2011 HTC-Columbia signs Degenkolbneo-proCaleb Fairlyhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fairly-joins-htc-highroad-for-two-years Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 7 November 2010 12 December 2011 Fairly joins HTC-Highroad for two yearsstagiaire (GRM 2010)Danny Patehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pate-to-join-htc-columbia-in-2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 19 September 2010 12 December 2011 Pate to join HTC-Columbia in 2011GRM 2010Alex Rasmussenhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alex-rasmussen-leaves-saxo-bank-for-htc-columbia Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 19 September 2010 12 December 2011 Alex Rasmussen leaves Saxo Bank for HTC-ColumbiaSAX 2010Gatis Smukulishttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/smukulis-signs-with-htc-highroad Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 18 November 2010 12 December 2011 Smukulis signs with HTC-HighroadALM 2010 Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamGert Dockxhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/omega-pharma-lotto-2011-completed-by-sieberg Omega Pharma-Lotto 2011 completed by Sieberg Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 October 2010 12 December 2011OLO 2011André Greipelhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greipel-signs-for-omega-pharma-lotto Barry Ryan Greipel signs for Omega Pharma-Lotto Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 8 August 2010 12 December 2011OLO 2011Rasmus Guldhammerhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/guldhammer-steps-away-from-professional-cycling Guldhammer steps away from professional cycling Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 28 October 2010 12 December 2011Team Concordia Forsikring-HimmerlandAdam Hansenhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hansen-signs-with-omega-pharma-lotto-for-2011 Susan Westemeyer Hansen signs with Omega Pharma-Lotto for 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 August 2010 12 December 2011OLO 2011Maxime Monforthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/luxembourg-pro-cycling-team-names-classics-riders Stephen Farrand Luxembourg Pro Cycling Team names classics riders 25 October 2010 12 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedLEO 2011Vicente Reynèshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/aldag-says-van-garderen-will-ride-vuelta-without-pressure Barry Ryan Aldag says Van Garderen will ride Vuelta without pressure Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 18 August 2010 12 December 2011OLO 2011Michael Rogershttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rogers-signs-two-year-deal-with-sky Daniel Benson Rogers signs two-year deal with Sky Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 1 November 2010 12 December 2011SKY 2011Aleksejs Saramotinshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfer-news-katusha-astana-cofidis Transfer news: Katusha, Astana, Cofidis 24 September 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 12 December 2011COF 2011Marcel SiebergOLO 2011 One-day races Before the spring season and the races known as "classics" began, Goss was victorious in the first race of the season run under the auspices of UCI ProTeams, the Cancer Council Helpline Classic. Avoiding a crash by SKY 2011's Greg Henderson, the defending champion, Goss finished the 51 km us criterium first ahead of teammate Renshaw and RSH 2011's Robbie McEwen. Cavendish also rode this race, but finished 30 seconds back.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/cancer-council-classic-ne/results Goss shows his sprinting speed 2011-01-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-16 The team was also active at the Vuelta a Mallorca series of single-day races. Degenkolb and Howard rounded out the podium at the Trofeo Cala Millor, finishing just behind the day's winner Tyler Farrar in a photo finish to a 23-rider sprint.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-cala-millor-cala-millor-1-1/results Farrar takes sprint in a photo finish 2011-02-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Martin took fifth two days later at the Trofeo Deià, turning in an uncharacteristically strong sprint near the front of a 34-rider group.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-deia-1-1/results Rojas roars to victory on Mallorca 2011-02-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 On the last day in Majorca, Degenkolb managed tenth place in the Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-magaluf-palmanova-1-1/results Fischer wins Trofeo Magaluf–Palmanova 2011-02-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Spring classics right|thumb|Matthew Goss had already had a successful early season prior to Milan–San Remo, and took the biggest win of his career at the Italian monument.|alt=A road racing cyclist in a white and black jersey with green and gold trim. Spectators are visible behind roadside barricades behind him, though they are out of focus. At the first monument race of the season, Milan–San Remo, the team came in thinking they had two options for the victory – 2009 winner Cavendish, and the 2011 season's most prolific winner to date Goss. Sporting director Valerio Piva stated that if the race came down to a large field sprint, as it often does, the team's focus would be Cavendish.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/two-options-for-htc-highroad-at-milan-san-remo Two options for HTC-Highroad at Milan-San Remo 2011-03-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 For the second year in a row, Cavendish had had a slow start to his season, but stated that he felt he was on good form heading into Milan–San Remo.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-shrugs-off-question-about-his-form-for-milan-san-remo Cavendish shrugs off question about his form for Milan-San Remo 2011-03-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 The race turned out to be atypical of how Milan–San Remo usually plays out. A crash occurred 90 km us from the finish of the 298 km us day on Le Manie, one of several small climbs in the profile. This allowed some 45 riders who had been ahead of world champion Thor Hushovd, the man who crashed, to speed clear of the rest of the main field. They quickly took a two-minute advantage and, working cohesively, never gave it up. Goss was the only HTC-Highroad rider to make the split, but his teammates, including Cavendish, who had been caught behind obligingly did nothing to help pull the second group up to the first. Goss effectively stayed in the slipstream of riders like Vincenzo Nibali and Philippe Gilbert, and stayed with the first group on the road over the Poggio where other sprinters like Tom Boonen, Alessandro Petacchi, and Heinrich Haussler were unable, despite having made the 45-rider selection earlier in the day. In the finale, eight riders representing eight different teams approached the finish line together. Since no one had a teammate to perform a proper leadout, the final meters were somewhat strange, as the eight riders continually looked around to see who would open up the sprint. Finally, Nibali, Gilbert, and Yoann Offredo did so, but they effectively performed a leadout for Goss, who came around them at the very end of the race for the victory. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results Goss wins Milan-San Remo 2011-03-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322025205/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results 2011-03-22 dead Goss was the first Australian rider ever to win the race.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/goss-struggling-to-take-in-milan-san-remo-success Goss struggling to take in Milan-San Remo success 2011-03-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 Afterward, Cavendish stated that he had been feeling ill on the day the race was run, and that even if he had not been caught behind the crash on Le Manie, he would not have had the form to put in a successful sprint. He said he was happy for his teammate's winning effort.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-happy-for-gosss-milan-san-remo-win Cavendish happy for Goss's Milan-San Remo win 2011-03-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 The team had hoped to ride for Cavendish at Gent–Wevelgem in March, but repeated mechanical trouble and also a crash left him well short of figuring into the finale. Former Gent–Wevelgem winner Eisel was able to salvage the team's fortunes somewhat by finishing seventh on the day.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-upt/results Boonen sprints to victory 2011-03-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 In April, as the spring season was reaching its height, Cavendish took his third career win at the Scheldeprijs. The Manxman avoided a crash on the final finishing straight, one that doomed the chances for his chief rival Tyler Farrar, and was easily the best sprinter of the 31 riders who finished together at the head of the race.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/scheldeprijs-1-hc/results Cavendish prevails in Scheldeprijs 2011-04-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 At the third monument, Paris–Roubaix, the squad was one of only two (GRM 2011 being the other) to have three finishers in the top 20. Degenkolb joined a breakaway group that formed right about when the first cobbled sectors began. Later, around the Arenberg sector, Bak joined a chase group that bridged up to the leaders. He stayed at the front of the race for nearly its entire remainder, fading slightly at the end to finish fifth. Degenkolb was one of the many riders caught by a surging Fabian Cancellara toward the finish, hanging on for 19th place. Also, Eisel rode most of the race with the favorites like Cancellara and Thor Hushovd, and followed their accelerations toward the finish, taking seventh. 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 Post-race analysis praised the team's strong effort after a disappointing Tour of Flanders, when they had no rider figure into the finale.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/winners-and-losers-from-paris-roubaix Winners and losers from Paris-Roubaix 2011-04-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 At the Grand Prix de Denain later in April, Howard narrowly missed the podium by finishing fourth in the field sprint.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-denain-porte-du-hainaut-1-1-1/results Casper claims Grand Prix de Denain 2011-04-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The team also sent squads to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Le Samyn, Montepaschi Strade Bianche, Nokere Koerse, Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Tour of Flanders, Brabantse Pijl, the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and the inaugural ProRace Berlin, but finished no higher than 11th in any of these races. Fall races left|thumb|Mark Cavendish upon receiving the rainbow jersey for the first time. He debuted the jersey for HTC-Highroad in two single-day races in the fall, though he was not competitive in either.|alt=A man in his late twenties wearing a mostly white cycling jersey with rainbow stripes around the midsection and biceps. He has a medal hung around his neck, and clutches it with the fingertips of his left hand. He is smiling. The team's fall performances were perhaps subdued by the news of their impending collapse being confirmed in early August. It was not until October, at Paris–Bourges that the team came relatively close to another victory. Degenkolb took fourth place in a hectic that resulted in the peloton being split into several groups.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-bourges-1-1-1/results Hayman tops sprint for Paris-Bourges win 2011-10-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The team had a bittersweet joy later that same week at Paris–Tours, as it was there that Cavendish debuted his newly won world championship rainbow jersey, in one of the few occasions he would wear it as a member of this team. With a late attack by BMC 2011's Greg Van Avermaet keeping the expected bunch finish from happening, the team's best-placed man on the day was Degenkolb in 11th; Cavendish was 42nd, coming in towards the back of the first large group on the road.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-tours-1-hc-1/results Van Avermaet victorious in Paris-Tours 2011-10-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Cavendish also rode in the rainbow jersey at the Giro del Piemonte, but did not complete the race. The team's best-placed rider that day was trainee rider Zakkari Dempster, well down in 65th position.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-del-piemonte-1-hc-1/results Moreno wins Gran Piemonte 2011-10-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The team then decided against sending Cavendish to the fall monument, the Giro di Lombardia. Its profile, even hillier than the Giro del Piemonte, meant it was unlikely that Cavendish would finish that race either. Sporting director Valerio Piva explained that having Cavendish start that race only to pull out after riding for an hour would be disrespectful to Cavendish, the rainbow jersey, and the race itself.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-tour-of-lombardy-for-cavendish No Tour of Lombardy for Cavendish 2011-10-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The squad therefore sent only six riders to the race instead of the customary nine, and Sivtsov in 43rd place was the only classified finisher.Daniel Friebe http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-di-lombardia/results Zaugg solos to win in Lombardia 2011-10-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120523014636/http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-di-lombardia/results 2012-05-23 The next day, Martin took the team's final victory in their history at the Chrono des Nations single-day time trial. It was perhaps the most dominant victory of Martin's career, with no rider coming inside two minutes of his winning time.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chrono-des-nations-1-1-2/elite-men/results Martin wins Chrono des Nations time trial 2011-10-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Coincidentally, Amber Neben of the women's HTC-Highroad team also took victory at this event, closing the team's history with double success.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chrono-des-nations-1-1-2/elite-women/results Neben time trials to win ahead of Armstrong 2011-10-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The team also sent squads to the Clásica de San Sebastián, the GP Ouest-France, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, the Championship of Flanders, and the Grand Prix d'Isbergues, but finished no higher than 18th in any of these races. Stage races left|thumb|Mark Renshaw won a stage and the overall in the Tour of Qatar.|alt=A road racing cyclist wearing a yellow and white jersey with black trim, a matching helmet, and sunglasses. A car is partly visible behind him, as are roadside barricades. Despite losing defending champion André Greipel to OLO 2011 in the offseason, they came to the Tour Down Under expecting to contend for overall victory. Sprinters Cavendish, Eisel, Goss, Roulston, and Renshaw were all part of the squad, though no leader was chosen ahead of time.Ben Atkins http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6367/HTC-Highroad-announces-Tour-Down-Under-team.aspx HTC-Highroad announces Tour Down Under team 2010-11-15 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-02-14 Goss won the field sprint finish to the first stage, finishing just ahead of Greipel in second. He stated after the stage that the plan was for him to lead Cavendish out and win if able, or for Cavendish to come around him and open up a time gap if he were able. Cavendish was 62nd on the day.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 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110121024013/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-1/results 2011-01-21 dead Numerous crashes in stage 2 thinned the number of riders present to try for the stage win. Goss and Cavendish both fell, though they were credited with the same finishing time as the leading group since the crashes took place within 3 km us of the finish line. Cavendish required several stitches after the stage. Time bonuses involving Goss, stage 2 winner Ben Swift, and Robbie McEwen meant all had the same time going into stage 3, but McEwen got the ochre jersey.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 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110122104514/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-2/results 2011-01-22 dead Goss got a time bonus the next day, for third, and retook the race lead.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-3/results Sterling performance from Matthews 2011-01-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110123012745/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-3/results 2011-01-23 dead Stage 4 featured a surprise, as the peloton ceded 24 seconds at the finish to a breakaway group including GRM 2011's Cameron Meyer, who became the new race leader.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-4/results Marauding Meyer makes race lead his own 2011-01-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125171303/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-4/results 2011-01-25 dead While Goss took bonus seconds in both stage 5 and stage 6, it was not enough, as he came up two seconds short of Meyer in the final overall classification. Goss was second overall, and winner of the points classification.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 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125171328/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-5/results 2011-01-25 dead 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 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001052839/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-6/results 2012-10-01 dead In February, the team attended the Tour of Qatar with another sprinter-heavy squad, featuring Cavendish, Renshaw, and Eisel. Cavendish quickly lost out at any overall contention, losing twelve and a half minutes after a crash in stage 1,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/stage-1/results Boonen storms to victory in Al Khor Corniche 2011-02-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 but Renshaw finished near the front of the race in each of the first three road race stages and occupied second overall after stage 3.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/stage-2/results Haussler wins high-speed Tour of Qatar sprint 2011-02-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/stage-3/results Haussler wins again and takes overall lead 2011-02-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 Stage 4 featured a selective final sprint, as only 11 riders finished together at the front of the race. Renshaw won this stage ahead of Daniele Bennati and Tom Boonen, and gained the overall race lead with the time bonus.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/stage-4/results Renshaw wins in Al Kharaitiyat 2011-02-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 Renshaw was a distant 17th in the final stage, but since second place man Heinrich Haussler failed to win any bonus time, Renshaw won the overall classification with this performance.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/stage-5/results Guardini wins in Doha Corniche as Renshaw takes overall 2011-02-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 It was the first stage race win of Renshaw's career, and he explained after the race that the squad had hoped to ride for Cavendish in the event, but that his second major crash in as many events made them change their plans.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-renshaw-on-winning-tour-of-qatar Video: Renshaw on winning Tour of Qatar 2011-02-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-14 The team's successes continued at events later in February. Goss confirmed his early-season form by winning stage 2 of the Tour of Oman in a small sprint. He was one of a handful of sprinters who had stayed with the front group over a short, steep climb in the middle of the course, with Cavendish among the others left over ten minutes behind.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-2/results Goss sprints to victory in Al Wutayya 2011-02-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-21 Four days later, Cavendish picked up his first win of the year, in a more traditional field sprint.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-6/results Cavendish gets off the mark in Mattrah 2011-02-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-21 At the concurrent Volta ao Algarve, neo-pro sprinter Degenkolb won stage 2 over Tyler Farrar and Michael Matthews, who took a one-second gap over the rest of the field in their sprint.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1-1/stage-2/results Degenkolb lights up Lagos 2011-02-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-21 In the overall classification, Martin stayed close behind overall leader Steven Cummings, trailing by ten seconds with the individual time trial stage remaining to close out the race. Martin won the time trial, and Cummings and previously second placed man Alberto Contador finished well down, giving Martin the overall race win as well as the stage.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1-1/stage-5/results Martin takes stage and overall title 2011-02-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-21 Degenkolb added a second victory for his neo-pro season at the Three Days of West Flanders race, winning a full field sprint to finish off the first road race stage.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 The team's winning ways continued at Paris–Nice in March. Goss won the field sprint finish to stage 3, after narrowly missing a victory in stage 2, maneuvering around riders who fell after LIQ 2011's Peter Sagan crashed on the course's final sharp turn.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-3/results Goss rockets to stage win, GC lead 2011-03-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110311075204/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-3/results 2011-03-11 dead In the mountainous stage 5, Martin finished with the first group on the road to assume fourth place at the end of the day, ten seconds down on race leader Andreas Klöden.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 This was an advantageous position with the stage 6 individual time trial to come; Martin was viewed as a favorite for the time trial.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10032011/58/kloden-wins-fifth-stage-paris-nice.html Kloden wins fifth stage of Paris-Nice 2011-03-10 Yahoo! Sport Yahoo News Network 2011-03-17 The next day, Martin handily won the time trial, with only five riders finishing within a minute of his winning time. He took the race lead, with a 36-second lead over Klöden in the overall standings.Shane Stokes http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7738/Martin-dominates-Paris-Nice-time-trial-grabs-stage-win-and-yellow-jersey.aspx Martin dominates Paris-Nice time trial, grabs stage win and yellow jersey 2011-03-11 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-03-17 His advantage largely held steady over the last two days, giving him the overall race crown.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 The team won the flat first stage of the Volta a Catalunya, but not in the manner by which they regularly win flat stages. New acquisition Smukulis made the morning breakaway and had it stick to the finish. Last shedding former teammate Ben Gastauer of ALM 2011, Smukulis soloed to victory 28 seconds ahead of the charging peloton. It was his first professional victory, and he was visibly emotional as he crossed the finish line.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-1/results Smukulis surprises at Catalunya 2011-03-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050248/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-1/results 27 April 2011 live He held the race lead for a second day before giving it up on the high mountain stage 3, as he lost nearly 17 minutes that day.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 2011-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050208/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-3/results 27 April 2011 live At the Tour of the Basque Country, Albasini won the mountains classification thanks to back-to-back nearly day-long efforts in the breakaways in stages 4 and 5.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-4/results Sanchez prevails in Eibar 2011-04-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11Cycling 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 Also, Martin won the time trial which closed out the event, again besting Klöden, though this time the elder German was the overall race winner.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 The team was successful on two fronts at the Tour of California. Van Garderen showed solid climbing legs on the race's two summit finishes. Though he was more than a minute back of the stage winner both days, he was well better than the majority of the field, including all his rivals for the youth classification.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-allJen 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 He won the award at the end of the race by almost six minutes over GRM 2011's Andrew Talansky. The last stage featured a group sprint finish. Where their leadout train had been outmaneuvered by SKY 2011's earlier in the race, this time Goss was successfully delivered to the line first. Van Garderen's final overall placing was fifth.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 Degenkolb and Albasini both found their way into the winner's circle at Bayern-Rundfahrt. First, Degenkolb edged out fellow young German sprinter Marcel Kittel in the finish to stage 2.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bayern-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-2/results Degenkolb tops stage two sprint 2011-05-26 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Albasini won a breakaway sprint the next day, best of a nine-man group. This win gave him the race lead for a day,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bayern-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-3/results Albasini beats Thomas in Aichach 2011-05-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 and he held on to finish on the event's final podium in third place.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bayern-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-5/results Thomas triumphs at Bayern-Rundfahrt 2011-05-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The team took multiple wins at the Critérium du Dauphiné in June. Degenkolb won the selective stage 2 sprint that was raced so fast, the first 14 riders gained a six-second time gap on the rest of the peloton.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-2/results Degenkolb powers to sprint win 2011-06-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111125204336/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-2/results 2011-11-25 dead The next day, Martin rode to a strong individual time trial victory in Grenoble, on the very same course set to be used later in the season at the Tour de France. Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-3/results Martin untouchable in Grenoble time trial 2011-06-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111103171745/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-3/results 2011-11-03 dead Degenkolb then made it three wins for the team in as many days by taking a more traditional field sprint in stage 4, one where all but two riders in the peloton had the same finishing time.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-4/results Another win for Degenkolb 2011-06-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111125211810/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-4/results 2011-11-25 dead Later in the month Gretsch and Howard claimed wins at the Ster ZLM Toer. Gretsch was fastest against the clock in the 7 km us time trial that opened the race; his closest challenger was teammate Rasmussen just three seconds back.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ster-zlm-toer-2-1/stage-1/results Gretsch, Rasmussen give HTC-Highroad 1-2 2011-06-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Howard took a sprint win from a 46-rider group on the Toer's final day.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ster-zlm-toer-2-1/stage-1/results Gilbert prevails at Ster ZLM Toer 2011-06-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Amidst the team's multitude of successes at the Tour de France came a win at the partially concurrent Tour of Austria – Grabsch was solidly the strongest rider in the stage 7 individual time trial, with compatriot and teammate Gretsch finishing third on the day as well.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/int-osterreich-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-7/results Grabsch best against the clock 2011-07-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Returning stateside in August for their first races since their dissolution was confirmed, the team got wins in both Utah and Colorado. Van Garderen won the stage 3 time trial at the Tour of Utah, holding off race leader and eventual Tour champion Levi Leipheimer by a scant five seconds. On this day, Gretsch again took third behind a teammate. The victory was the first of van Garderen's professional career, and came on his 23rd birthday.Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-utah-2-1/stage-3/results Van Garderen celebrates 23rd birthday in style with TT win 2011-08-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 At Colorado's USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Gretsch at last got a time trial win, finishing the 8.3 km 1 us prologue two seconds faster than GRM 2011's Christian Vande Velde in second. Van Garderen's eighth-place finish was enough to put him in the best young rider jersey, and Pate took the day's honors as most aggressive rider, giving the team all three jerseys available on the first day.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-2-1/prologue/results Gretsch tops Colorado Springs prologue 2011-08-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Van Garderen later held the race lead for a day, after he figured into a six-man escape group that gained 45 seconds against the race's top riders.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-2-1/stage-2/results Hincapie triumphs in Aspen 2011-08-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 While he turned in a respectable sixth place the next day in the longer time trial, this was insufficient to retain the race lead.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-2-1/stage-3/results Leipheimer takes narrow victory in Vail 2011-08-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 He ended the race on the podium with third overall, and held the best young rider jersey for the entire race.Kirsten Frattini http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-2-1/stage-6/results Leipheimer wins inaugural US Pro Cycling Challenge 2011-08-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 left|thumb|Tony Martin upon receiving the rainbow jersey for the first time. Thanks to a win in that jersey in the stage 1 individual time trial, Martin won the inaugural Tour of Beijing.|alt=A man in his late twenties wearing a mostly white cycling jersey with rainbow stripes across the midsection and biceps. He has a medal hung around his neck, and clutches it with his right hand. In the other hand is a bouquet of flowers. At the Tour of Britain, the final major event before the 2011 UCI Road World Championships, Cavendish made his first appearance at his 'home' race since 2007. It was part of his plan to be at peak form before worlds.Agence France-Presse http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/mark-cavendish-gets-go-ahead-to-race-2011-tour-of-britain_191707 Mark Cavendish gets go-ahead to race 2011 Tour of Britain 2011-09-10 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-13 He was immediately successful. He and leadout man Renshaw were so convincingly the best in the stage 1 sprint that the leadout man finished in second place right behind his sprinter, much like they had in the Champs-Élysées stage at the 2009 Tour de France.Rob Lampard http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2-1-2/stage-1/results Cavendish gets off the mark in Dumfries 2011-09-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Their positions were reversed in the stage 5 sprint, as Renshaw took victory ahead of Cavendish. It was unclear whether Cavendish intentionally gifted the stage to his longtime leadout man, though Renshaw acknowledged afterward that Cavendish was definitely not giving a full effort.Rob Lampard http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2-1-2/stage-5/results Renshaw shows his form in Exmouth 2011-09-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The news on the day for the tam was not all good, as Rasmussen was pulled from the event and had his contract terminated due to news that he had missed three doping controls.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alex-rasmussen-fired-for-missing-doping-controls Alex Rasmussen fired for missing doping controls 2011-09-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Rasmussen was later exonerated due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI.Associated Press https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/7246963/cyclist-alex-rasmussen-cleared-missed-doping-test-charges Alex Rasmussen cleared of missed tests 2011-11-17 ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures 2011-12-13 Undeterred, Cavendish closed out the Tour of Britain by winning the very short road race stage into London on its final day. Renshaw, again, took second place, perhaps proving himself the better of each other team's primary sprinter.Rob Lampard http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2-1-2/stage-8b/results Boom wins Tour of Britain 2011-09-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 In October, as the team's time together was winding down, Martin debuted his newly won world championship rainbow jersey in the stage 1 time trial at the inaugural Tour of Beijing.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-wt/stage-1/results Martin blasts to victory in Beijing 2011-10-05 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 None of the race's subsequent stages did anything to dislodge the German from the top of the overall standings, making him the first overall winner of the new event.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-wt/stage-5/results Galimzyanov gets green with final stage win 2011-10-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 It was rare for the team to attend a stage race and come away without a stage win, classification win, or overall podium finish. Only at the Tirreno–Adriatico, the Tour de Romandie, the Tour de Suisse, and the Eneco Tour did this happen. Grand Tours Giro d'Italia HTC-Highroad named an ardent, multi-faceted squad for the Giro d'Italia. Cavendish was named to the squad, marking his return to the Italian Grand Tour after he instead rode the Tour of California in 2010. Sivtsov and Pinotti, both strong individual time trialists, were named as overall classification riders, with Lewis to be a support man in the mountains. The rest of the squad was named with brute strength, for the stage 1 team time trial and for leading out Cavendish's sprints, in mind. In this way, the squad targeted nearly everything in the race.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-highly-ambitious-for-giro-ditalia HTC-Highroad highly ambitious for Giro d'Italia 2011-04-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The team time trial was a particular goal for the squad; their plan was to have Pinotti cross the line first and therefore claim the first pink jersey as race leader.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-ready-to-get-pinotti-in-pink-after-team-time-trial HTC-Highroad ready to get Pinotti in pink after team time trial 2011-05-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The team time trial went about as well as the squad could have hoped. They set the best time at the intermediate time check and at the finish line, the first and only squad to finish under 21 minutes. Though they finished with only five riders, five was all they needed, as the squad's time was taken for the fifth man to cross the line. Pinotti indeed was the first over, and took the first pink jersey. It was the second time in his career he held the Giro race lead, having previously held it for four days in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-1/results HTC-Highroad triumphs in team time trial 2011-05-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 He made it clear after the stage that the team's focus for stage 2 would be Cavendish, in the sprint. Given that the Giro awards time bonuses for the first three riders to finish a road race stage, that made it extremely likely that Cavendish would take the pink jersey the next day.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pinotti-retains-team-mentality-after-pulling-on-the-pink-jersey Pinotti retains team mentality after pulling on the pink jersey 2011-05-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-07 The team did work for Cavendish in stage 2, and he did become the new race leader, but he missed out on the stage win. LAM 2011's Alessandro Petacchi opened the sprint first, to the right of Cavendish's last leadout man Renshaw, leaving Cavendish to take the line to Renshaw's left. Just as Cavendish occupied a position with open road in front of him, Petacchi deviated from his line and rode directly in front of Cavendish for a few meters. When Cavendish tried to go around Petacchi, the Italian again changed his line to stay in front of Cavendish. After a moment, both sprinted with open road in front of them, and Petacchi came across the line first by a matter of millimeters. Cavendish was visibly upset, shouting and gesticulating at Petacchi after they crossed the finish line.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-2/results Petacchi wins the sprint in Parma 2011-05-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-09 Cavendish later explained that his frustration was not directed at Petacchi, but at race officials, since he felt he would be relegated if he had sprinted in a similar manner. However, he also said that he never had the intention of appealing the result.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-cavendish-says-finish-line-anger-not-directed-at-petacchi Video: Cavendish says finish line anger not directed at Petacchi 2011-05-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-09 His sporting director Valerio Piva also took that stance, stating that Petacchi's sprint was "not really fair play."Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/piva-cavendish-would-have-been-disqualified Piva: Cavendish would have been disqualified 2011-05-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-09 The next day, Cavendish made a point of apologizing to Petacchi via Twitter for his outburst after crossing the finish line. Cavendish then rode as race leader on stage 3, the day Wouter Weylandt died, finishing well back after repeated mechanical trouble.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-3/results Vicioso victorious in Rapallo 2011-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-10April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Sivtsov, Pinotti, and Lewis remained highly placed overall, staying so after the neutralized fourth stage had no effect on any of the race's standings.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-4/results Stage neutralised as Giro d'Italia pays tribute to Wouter Weylandt 2011-05-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-10 thumb|left|alt=A road racing cyclist wearing a mostly white skinsuit with black, green, and gold trim crouches low on his bicycle while riding out of the saddle. A car following behind him and a roadside barricade are also visible.|Kanstantsin Sivtsov, pictured here at the Tour de Romandie, took tenth place overall in the Giro, his highest overall placement in a Grand Tour in his career. In stage 5, Pinotti and Sivtsov both finished with the first large group on the road, over the numerous unpaved or 'white' roads into Orvieto. Their group afforded solo stage winner Pieter Weening sufficient time that he took the next pink jersey, but the two HTC-Highroad men remained extremely well-placed in second and third overall, just two seconds back.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-5/results Weening wins stage and takes over Giro d'Italia lead 2011-05-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-12 Pinotti had a bad day on Etna in stage 9, finishing five minutes back of stage winner, new race leader, and eventual Giro champion Alberto Contador, and between three and four minutes behind the race's other top riders. The result dropped him to 25th overall, but Sivtsov remained in second place, the only rider within a minute of Contador.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-9/results Contador climbs to stage victory and into overall lead 2011-05-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-16 This difficult mountain stage nearly brought Cavendish's Giro to an end as well, as his group, which also contained Raboň, Rasmussen, and Renshaw, finished just 30 seconds inside the minimum survival time based on the stage winner's time. Rival sprinter Francisco Ventoso from MOV 2011 claimed that Cavendish should have been disqualified anyway, saying that the Manxman had illegally used the race caravan for slipstreams on his ascent of Etna.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-resumes-normal-service-at-giro-ditalia Cavendish resumes normal service at Giro d'Italia 2011-05-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-17 Stage 10 after the rest day was one of the few seemingly straightforward sprint stages in this Giro. When former race leader David Millar attacked out of the peloton just outside the 1 km us to go marker, HTC-Highroad was the team to chase him down. While they did successfully bring him back, this left their vaunted leadout train disorganized. Only Cavendish, Sivtsov, and Pinotti finished with the front group. Nonetheless, Cavendish was able to surge past Petacchi, who had been left for an early sprint by his leadout man Danilo Hondo, to claim his first victory of the race.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-10/results Cavendish wins into Teramo 2011-05-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-17 He took the opportunity after the stage to address Ventoso's remarks, claiming that because of his star status he is always led by race officials and photographers, even when at the very back of the race. Cavendish added another win in stage 12, the last flat stage before a crushingly difficult final week and a half. He was very nearly caught in the sprint by SKY 2011's Davide Appollonio, but he edged out the young Italian for a second stage victory.Pete Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-12/results Cavendish reigns in Ravenna 2011-05-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-20 Cavendish, and several other sprinters, left the Giro the next day. The next day was the first of three consecutive summit finishes that preceded the second rest day. Contador, alongside José Rujano, took the opportunity to further stamp his authority on the race, taking another minute and a half out of the race's other top riders. Sivtsov lost two minutes and 42 seconds to Contador, and more significantly a little over a minute to the race's other leading riders. This dropped him to sixth place overall.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-13/results Contador extends GC lead as rivals suffer 2011-05-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-20 He lost more time on the Zoncolan the next day, though his overall position remained unchanged.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-14/results Anton conquers Monte Zoncolan 2011-05-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stage 15 was the first time no HTC-Highroad rider occupied a position in the top ten, as Sivtsov dropped to 12th overall by losing close to seven minutes in the Giro's queen stage.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-15/results Two's a treat for Nieve and Euskaltel-Euskadi 2011-05-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 Pinotti rebounded a bit from a disappointing second half of the Giro to ride to eighth place in the stage 16 individual time trial.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-16/results Contador time trials to stage win to extend lead 2011-05-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-24 Sivtsov found an extremely fortunate breakaway in stage 17. The course's profile suggested that the winner was likely to come from the breakaway. When he, Hubert Dupont, and Christophe Le Mével, all of them within the top 16 overall at the beginning of the day, made the group, that left the onus for the chase on teams like LIQ 2011, GEO 2011, and EUS 2011, since their riders could conceivably be displaced from high overall positions. LIQ 2011 yes successfully lowered the group's time gap to the point that their leader Vincenzo Nibali's overall third place was not in jeopardy, but GEO 2011 yes's and EUS 2011 yes's efforts were not as successful. Sivtsov finished nearly three minutes ahead of the main field, moving back into the top ten overall, at fifth.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-17/results Ulissi awarded stage after Visconti gets grabby 2011-05-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-30 Pinotti then also made a winning breakaway the next day. Having correctly anticipated a climb where the race would break up, Pinotti made all the day's selections to feature as one of the last three riders left at the front of the race. He narrowly missed the stage win, however, to LIQ 2011 yes's Eros Capecchi.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-18/results Capecchi gets one for Liquigas 2011-05-26 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-31 He then turned his attentions to the final-day individual time trial,Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-pinotti-disappointed-not-to-win-on-home-roads Video: Pinotti disappointed not to win on home roads 2011-05-26 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-31 but he and Lewis were both caught up in crashes in stage 19 that ensured that they would not complete the Giro. They struck a road sign in the middle of a traffic island, with Lewis sustaining a broken right femur and Pinotti a broken pelvis. Pinotti was said to be in extreme pain, and could not move his legs for a time. Piva stated that the sign was difficult to see before the riders came up on it. The withdrawals left the team with only four riders in the race, which stood to make Sivtsov's task of defending fifth overall all the more difficult.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/htcs-craig-lewis-crashes-out-of-giro-ditalia_176037 UPDATE: Craig Lewis breaks leg in Giro crash 2011-05-27 Velo News Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/527250/htc-suffers-double-blow-in-giro-pinotti-and-lewis-crash-out.html HTC suffers double blow in Giro: Pinotti and Lewis crash out 2011-05-27 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 2011-12-12 Indeed, Sivstov was unable to maintain contact with the group of top overall riders on the way into Sestriere, losing sufficient time that he fell to 11th overall.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-20/results Kiryienka soars to Sestriere 2011-05-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-31 He rebounded in stage 21 to take tenth place in the time trial, which coupled with the losses sustained by Mikel Nieve, tenth-placed at the beginning of the day, moved him back up to tenth overall. The team overall showed well in this time trial, with Rasmussen narrowly missing the victory, coming in second just seven seconds back of stage winner Millar. Gretsch took eighth place as well. They along with Bak were the only HTC-Highroad riders to complete the Giro. They shared the Giro's Fair Play award with five other teams.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-21/results Contador claims second Giro d'Italia victory 2011-05-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-31 Tour de France HTC-Highroad's squad for the Tour de France was centered around Cavendish, back again to try to win the points classification green jersey after finishing second in those standings each of the past two years. Eisel, Renshaw, Bak, and Pate were named as leadout men, with Goss also present to perhaps try for the sprints that may be too difficult for Cavendish. Peter Velits and Tony Martin were named as possible general classification hopefuls, though Martin's true strength was the individual time trial, to be raced on the identical course to the one he won on earlier in the season at the Critérium du Dauphiné. Tour de France debutant van Garderen rounded out the squad.VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/htc-highroad-names-its-tour-de-france-team_180197 HTC-Highroad names its 2011 Tour de France team 2011-06-26 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12 thumb|left|alt=A road racing cyclist, wearing a green skinsuit and an aerodynamic helmet sitting low and crouched on his bicycle. Spectators watch from behind roadside barricades.|Mark Cavendish riding in the stage 20 individual time trial, wearing the green jersey he went on to win the next day. Martin took tenth place on the first stage, ending at the Mont des Alouettes, staying with the first large group on the road but unable to match the accelerations of the day's winner Philippe Gilbert.Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-1/results Gilbert conquers Mont des Alouettes 2011-07-02 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Coming off their win in the team time trial at the Giro d'Italia, and with several of the same riders plus very strong time trialist Martin present, the squad was considered one of the favorites for the Tour's team test. However, they were unable to duplicate their success from earlier in the season, finishing five seconds slower than their American rivals GRM 2011 for fifth place on the day.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-2/results Garmin-Cervelo wins team time trial 2011-07-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stage 3 was also a day that GRM 2011 yes got the better of them. All appeared to be going well at first, as the team hit the front with strength and numbers once the morning's breakaway was caught. However, they made errors negotiating a sharp left-hand turn at 750 m us to go, and GRM 2011 yes was able to take first position again. Displaced by his leadout men's errors, Cavendish could only manage fifth in the sprint, behind GRM 2011 yes's Tyler Farrar.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-3/results Farrar nabs his first Tour de France stage 2011-07-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Cavendish rebounded in stage 5, another straightforward sprint stage. While late attacks from Edvald Boasson Hagen and Philippe Gilbert threatened to disrupt the sprint once again, the peloton chased them down, and Cavendish timed his sprint perfectly to take his first win of this Tour.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-5/results Cavendish gets his win the hard way 2011-07-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stage 6 had an undulating, hilly profile, such that the finish was unlikely to suit Cavendish. The team worked for Goss, and the Australian narrowly missed the day's honors, taking second in the final sprint behind Boasson Hagen.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-6/results Boasson Hagen edges Goss for soggy stage win 2011-07-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The flat seventh stage was perhaps the first of the Tour that went completely to popular expectations, as the HTC-Highroad team provided the strength necessary to bring back the morning breakaway and was ubiquitous in the final few kilometers, dominantly leading Cavendish out to his second win of this Tour. This stage ended at Châteauroux, site of Cavendish's first win in the 2008 Tour de France. The sprint ace was evidently quite aware of this, as he mimicked his victory reaction from three years prior, grabbing his helmet with both hands and painting a shocked expression on his face. Due to a crash involving most of SKY 2011, Martin and Velits entered the top ten overall with this day's results, occupying eighth and ninth place respectively at day's end.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-7/results Cavendish repeats at site of first Tour success 2011-07-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Van Garderen's presence in a stage 8 breakaway resulted in him taking the polka dot jersey as leader of the mountains classification. He was the first American to wear the polka dot jersey during a Tour stage in its history.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-8/results Costa claims Movistar's first Tour stage 2011-07-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 thumb|left|alt=A road racing cyclist, wearing a predominantly white skinsuit with black, green, and gold trim, and an aerodynamic helmet. He is crouched low, but riding out of the saddle. Spectators watch from behind roadside barricades.|Tony Martin won the Tour's only individual time trial, having already won on this very same course earlier in the season. Stage 10, while it contained four categorized climbs, was another likely sprint stage. Points leader Gilbert and race leader Thomas Voeckler set out on the last climb, the fourth-category Cote de Mirandol-Bourgnounac, to try to take the win themselves. The result was HTC-Highroad's support riders had to expend much more effort than usual to ensure that Cavendish was at the front of the race in the finale, and as such their leadout was less than perfect. It gave former team member André Greipel, now riding for OLO 2011, the opportunity to start his sprint just after Cavendish started his. Cavendish started from a seemingly optimal 170 m us out, but the German took the victory at the finish line. Cavendish was gracious in defeat, taking the blame himself by saying he "didn't commit enough."Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-10/results Greipel defeats Cavendish for stage win in Carmaux 2011-07-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The two were again the top two in the sprint the next day in Lavaur, but Cavendish reversed his fate from the day before by dominantly defeating Greipel. After Geraint Thomas had begun to lead out Boasson Hagen, Renshaw jumped from Thomas' wheel to take Cavendish to the front, where the Manxman was first by almost an entire bike length. The victory put him into the green jersey for the first time.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-11/results Cavendish gets stage number three and green jersey in Lavaur 2011-07-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 thumb|right|alt=Four road racing cyclists viewed from behind, wearing special jerseys that are, from left to right, prominently white, yellow, green, and red polka-dotted.|Cavendish, second from right, wearing the green jersey before the Tour's final stage, with the other jersey winners. The next day came the Tour's first summit finish, and Velits and Martin both struggled. Velits lost four minutes and 15 seconds by finishing 31st, having been caught up in a crash at one point. Martin lost just over nine minutes by finishing 48th. Velits remained the team's highest-placed overall rider after the stage, but he fell to 14th place.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-12/results Sanchez prevails on Luz-Ardiden 2011-07-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The next two mountain stages were no kinder, as Velits fell to 16th after stage 14 and Martin well out of any possible contention in 35th.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-14/results Vanendert tops Plateau de Beille 2011-07-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stage 15 was the last stage branded as flat before the traditional flat final stage on the Champs-Élysées. Cavendish and the leadout train did not disappoint, as he took another dominant win, this time over Farrar in second.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-15/results Fourth stage win for Cavendish in Montpellier 2011-07-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stages 18 and 19 could have been problematic for Cavendish. Both were difficult mountain stages with summit finishes, meaning the disqualification time cut was a concern. He did in fact finish outside the time cut on stage 18, but since more than half the peloton did likewise, the group was not disqualified from the Tour. They were each individually assessed a 25-point penalty in the points classification instead. This narrowed Cavendish's lead over José Joaquín Rojas to only 15 points.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-18/results Schleck's mountain raid nets stage win 2011-07-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 A similar result happened the next day on Alpe d'Huez, with Cavendish again finishing in the last group on the road and outside the time cut. Again close to half the peloton was in the group, so they were not removed from the Tour, and since Rojas also fell in the group this time, he too was assessed the 25-point penalty. This meant the true effect was essentially nil, effectively cinching the green jersey for Cavendish.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-19/results Rolland wins on the Alpe d'Huez at end of epic stage 2011-07-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The team found further success in the Tour's last two days. Martin made it two time trial wins in Grenoble for the season, taking a strong win in stage 20. Other than Tour champion Cadel Evans, who finished just seven seconds off Martin's pace, no other rider finished within a minute of his time.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-20/results Evans conquers all with picture perfect time trial 2011-07-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 This left only the Champs-Élysées stage still to race. In the 2010 Tour de France, Cavendish became the first rider ever to win on the Champs for a second year in a row, so a third win would further extend that record. He started his sprint later than in past years, due to a headwind coming off the Place de la Concorde, but he was able to surpass Greipel and Boasson Hagen to take his fifth stage win of the Tour, putting an exclamation point on his successful green jersey campaign. Velits finished as the team's best-placed rider, taking 19th place overall.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-21/results Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France 2011-07-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Vuelta a España HTC-Highroad again named a multi-faceted squad for the season's final Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España. As their dissolution was announced earlier the same month, it was also the final Grand Tour in the team's history. Cavendish and Degenkolb were named to target the sprints, with Goss and Howard also present for the possibly more difficult sprints. Martin, Sivtsov, and Martin Velits, the last of whom hoped to match his brother's surprise third-place finish in the 2010 Vuelta a España, were named as overall classification hopefuls. Albasini and Grabsch rounded out the squad.VeloNation Press http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9442/Cavendish-and-Degenkolb-chase-Vuelta-sprint-glory-for-HTC-Highroad.aspx Cavendish and Degenkolb chase Vuelta sprint glory for HTC Highroad 2011-08-17 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-13 Sporting director Jens Zemke commented that the riders were mostly over the shock of the team folding, and with most of them having signed new contracts by that time, they were prepared to ride out the rest of the season as professionally and competitively as possible.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/2011-vuelta-a-espana-notebook-htc-sticks-to-high-road-duggan-on-bubble-with-liquigas_188831 2011 Vuelta a España notebook: HTC sticks to high road; Duggan on bubble with Liquigas 2011-08-17 Velo News Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-13 2011-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110909020101/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/2011-vuelta-a-espana-notebook-htc-sticks-to-high-road-duggan-on-bubble-with-liquigas_188831 dead The squad had another good team time trial in stage 1, but again missed out on the victory. They finished with six riders nine seconds off the time set by the winners LEO 2011. Cavendish and Goss were unsurprising riders to lose the pace, but a major surprise was Martin rolling in for his own time over a minute behind his teammates.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-1/results Leopard Trek claims team time trial 2011-08-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Goss was later revealed to be suffering from a stomach bug, which caused him to retire from the race during stage 2.Alasdair Fotheringham http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/529805/goss-first-rider-to-abandon-2011-vuelta-a-espana.html Goss first rider to abandon 2011 Vuelta a España 2011-08-21 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 2011-12-13 Stage 2 was flat and seemingly conducive to one of HTC-Highroad's vaunted sprinters, but Cavendish was unable to finish with the first group on the road, coming home in a large group a minute later, and Degenkolb could manage only tenth place behind the day's winner Christopher Sutton.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-2/results Sutton speeds to victory in Spain 2011-08-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Two days later, during stage 4, Cavendish also quit the race, citing the extremely hot temperatures as his reason. The withdrawal potentially complicated his plans to ride the Tour of Britain as preparation for the world championships road race. UCI rules state that if a rider voluntarily withdraws from an event, he is forbidden to participate in another until that first event concludes, unless its organizers give their okay. The Tour of Britain overlapped the Vuelta by a single day.Shane Stokes http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9507/Cavendish-withdraws-from-Vuelta-worlds-preparation-disrupted.aspx Cavendish withdraws from Vuelta, worlds preparation disrupted 2011-08-23 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-13 Cavendish was eventually given permission by Vuelta organizers to start that race. The squad remained quiet until the stage 10 individual time trial. Martin dominantly won the race against the clock, with only SKY 2011's Chris Froome finishing within a minute of his time – and even then, only a single second inside of a minute. Post-race analysis found Martin's emphatic defeat of rival chrono specialist Fabian Cancellara a likely portend for the world championships time trial to come.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-10/results Martin smashes Vuelta time trial 2011-08-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 Degenkolb came close to victory on stage 12, finishing second in a selective sprint behind Peter Sagan of LIQ 2011.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-12/results Sagan pounces in Pontevedra 2011-09-01 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The squad took their second Vuelta victory the next day. After making his way into a 20-man escape group, one which the race's top riders were content to let go as it contained no overall threat, Albasini proved himself easily the strongest by dominantly winning the sprint for the line. This was despite having tried to foil a sprint finish with an attack from 3 km us out, which was neutralized.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-13/results Albasini claims Vuelta stage in Ponferrada 2011-09-02 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 The squad did not feature in the remainder of the race, with only Degenkolb's fourth place in the Vuelta's final sprint to show for themselves. Albasini, Velits, Grabsch, Degenkolb, and Howard were the only team members to complete the race, and all were more than three and a half hours down in the final overall standings.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results Sagan steals final stage from pure sprinters 2011-09-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130102215145/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results 2013-01-02 Team dissolution Columbia Sportswear, who had previously sponsored the team since the middle of the 2008 season, withdrew prior to 2011, leaving the team to use the Highroad placeholder again while they searched for a new sponsor. Since HTC Corporation's sponsorship contract was set to expire after 2011, it created a sense of immediacy in the sponsor search. Team manager Stapleton said that should a sponsor not be found by the end of the Tour de France, it would be unlikely that the team would continue.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-searching-for-a-sponsor HTC-Highroad searching for a sponsor 2011-06-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 He further clarified that he wanted the issue resolved by the Tour's second rest day;Cycling news http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-wants-sponsor-question-answered-by-second-tour-de-france-rest-day HTC-Highroad wants sponsor question answered by second Tour de France rest day 2011-06-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 but despite rumors, no announcement was made that day.Cycling news http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-wants-sponsor-question-answered-by-second-tour-de-france-rest-day Stapleton still waiting on sponsorship question 2011-07-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Stapleton attended the Tour in person in hopes of bolstering ongoing negotiations with several supposed potential new sponsors.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-stapleton-busy-seeking-sponsors Video: Stapleton busy seeking sponsors 2011-07-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The end of the Tour came and passed with no announcement of a new sponsor, despite ample unofficial word that Stapleton was close to finding one.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-stapleton-busy-seeking-sponsors Stapleton with new sponsor for Highroad? 2011-07-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 In early August, the seemingly inevitable came to pass, and Stapleton confirmed that the sponsor search had proven fruitless and the team would not continue in 2012.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-highroad-disbands-after-failed-sponsor-search HTC-Highroad disbands after failed sponsor search 2011-08-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 From the time the team first assumed the Highroad moniker in 2007 to the time its disbanding was announced, they had accumulated 484 victories among the men's and women's teams, including 54 Grand Tour stages.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-08-04-htc-highroad-cycling-team_n.htm HTC-Highroad cycling team to disband after season 2011-08-04 USA Today Gannett Company 2011-12-12 By the end of 2011, that number increased to 513 wins.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/highroad-ends-association-with-cycling-after-four-successful-years Highroad ends association with cycling after four successful years 2011-10-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 The cycling world reacted with shock and sadness to the announcement of the team's demise. Cavendish was quick to point that HTC Corporation's sponsorship had kept the team from folding two years prior, but most reactions were based on disbelief that a team which won so frequently could fail to find a sponsor.VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/cycling-world-reacts-to-htc-collapse_187004 Cycling world reacts to HTC collapse 2011-08-05 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12 Lewis was described as taking the announcement particularly hard, as he was still injured from his Giro d'Italia crash and unable to race at the time.Kristen Frattini http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lewis-shocked-over-htc-highroad-disband Lewis shocked over HTC-Highroad disband 2011-08-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 All team riders eventually found new contracts. Riders' 2012 teams Rider2012 teamMichael AlbasiniGEC 2012aKeith Wyatt http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/transfer-roundup-goss-and-albasini-to-greenedge-porte-to-sky-and-more_191299 Transfer Roundup: Goss and Albasini to GreenEdge, Porte to Sky and more 2011-09-07 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12 2011-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016053708/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/transfer-roundup-goss-and-albasini-to-greenedge-porte-to-sky-and-more_191299 deadLars BakOLO 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bak-looking-forward-to-finally-having-his-chance-at-lotto-ridley Bak looking forward to finally having his chance at Lotto-Ridley 2011-10-02 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Matt BrammeierQST 2012Xylon van Eyck http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9854/Brammeier-says-Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step-decision-was-an-easy-one-to-make.aspx Brammeier says Omega Pharma-Quick Step decision was an easy one to make 2011-09-21 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-12Mark CavendishSKY 2012VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/10/news/cavendish-joins-team-sky_195030 Mark Cavendish joins Team Sky 2011-10-11 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12 2011-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111213000224/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/10/news/cavendish-joins-team-sky_195030 deadJohn DegenkolbSKS 2012aSteve Frothingham http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/degenkolb-confirms-move-to-skil-shimano_188405 Degenkolb confirms move to Skil-Shimano 2011-08-17 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12Bernhard EiselSKY 2012Caleb FairlySPI 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/spidertech-adds-fairly-and-selander-for-2012 SpiderTech adds Fairly and Selander for 2012 2011-12-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Jan GhyselinckCOF 2012Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/highroad-riders-to-reveal-new-homes-in-coming-days_190486 Highroad riders to reveal new homes in coming days 2011-08-30 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12Matthew GossGEC 2012aBert GrabschQST 2012VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/grabsch-rabon-join-martin-at-quick-step_192518 Grabsch, Rabon join Martin at Quick Step 2011-09-17 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12Patrick GretschSKS 2012aBen Atkins http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9272/Patrick-Gretsch-to-Skil-Shimano-for-two-years.aspx Patrick Gretsch to Skil-Shimano for two years 2011-08-02 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-12Leigh HowardGEC 2012aCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greenedge-snares-howard GreenEdge snares Howard 2011-09-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12 Rider2012 teamCraig LewisCHA 2012VeloNation Press http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10383/Craig-Lewis-says-he-chose-Champion-System-over-offers-from-bigger-teams.aspx Craig Lewis says he chose Champion System over offers from bigger teams 2011-11-12 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-12Tony MartinQST 2012Danny PateSKY 2012VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/10/news/danny-pate-joins-team-sky-for-two-year-deal_194374 Danny Pate joins Team Sky for two-year deal 2011-10-05 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12Marco PinottiBMC 2012Brian Holcombe http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/van-garderen-pinotti-confirmed-for-bmc_190709 Van Garderen, Pinotti confirmed for BMC 2011-09-01 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-12-12 2011-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20111216144816/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/van-garderen-pinotti-confirmed-for-bmc_190709 deadFrantišek RaboňQST 2012Alex RasmussenGRM 2012aLaura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dekker-rasmussen-confirmed-at-garmin-gala Dekker, Rasmussen confirmed at Garmin gala 2011-11-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Mark RenshawRAB 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rabobank-confirm-renshaw-signing Rabobank confirm Renshaw signing 2011-08-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Hayden RoulstonLEO 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/roulston-confirms-with-radioshack-for-2012 Roulston confirms with RadioShack for 2012 2011-10-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Kanstantsin SivtsovSKY 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sivtsov-to-team-sky Sivtsov to Team Sky 2011-10-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Gatis SmukulisKAT 2012Shane Stokes http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10218/Katusha-Team-confirms-its-eleven-new-signings-for-2012-season.aspx Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season 2011-08-26 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-12-12Tejay van GarderenBMC 2012Martin VelitsQST 2012Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/velits-brothers-join-quick-step-through-2013 Velits brothers join Quick Step through 2013 2011-08-02 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-12-12Peter VelitsQST 2012 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 16 Cancer Council Helpline Classic National event Matthew Goss AUS Adelaide January 18 Tour Down Under, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Matthew Goss AUS Angaston January 23 Tour Down Under, Sprints classification UCI World TourMatthew Goss AUS February 10 Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 UCI Asia TourMark Renshaw AUS Al Kharaitiyat February 11 Tour of Qatar, Overall UCI Asia TourMark Renshaw AUS February 16 Tour of Oman, Stage 2 UCI Asia TourMatthew Goss AUS Al Wutayya February 17 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourJohn Degenkolb GER Lagos February 20 Tour of Oman, Stage 6 UCI Asia TourMark Cavendish GBR Muttrah February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 UCI Europe TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Portimão February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Martin Velits, John Degenkolb, Bert Grabsch, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Tony Martin, František Raboň, Tejay van Garderen, and Peter Velits March 5 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourJohn Degenkolb GER Bellegem March 8 Paris–Nice, Stage 3 UCI World TourMatthew Goss AUS Nuits-Saint-Georges March 11 Paris–Nice, Stage 6 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Aix-en-Provence March 13 Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER March 19 Milan–San Remo UCI World TourMatthew Goss AUS Sanremo March 21 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1 UCI World TourGatis Smukulis LAT Lloret de Mar April 6 Scheldeprijs UCI Europe TourMark Cavendish GBR Schoten April 9 Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Zalla April 9 Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification UCI World TourMichael Albasini SUI May 1 Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop UCI Europe TourJohn Degenkolb GER Frankfurt May 7 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 UCI World TourTeam time trialThe riders on the squad were Mark Cavendish, Marco Pinotti, Patrick Gretsch, Craig Lewis, Lars Bak, František Raboň, Alex Rasmussen, Mark Renshaw, and Kanstantsin Sivtsov Turin May 17 Giro d'Italia, Stage 10 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Teramo May 19 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Ravenna May 22 Tour of California, Stage 8 UCI America TourMatthew Goss AUS Thousand Oaks May 22 Tour of California, Young rider classification UCI America TourTejay van Garderen USA May 26 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourJohn Degenkolb GER Bad Gögging May 27 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourMichael Albasini SUI Aichach May 29 Giro d'Italia, Fair Play Teams classification UCI World Tour Six-way tie with AND 2011, LIQ 2011, QST 2011, BMC 2011, and COG 2011 June 5 Philadelphia International Championship UCI America TourAlex Rasmussen DEN Philadelphia June 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 UCI World TourJohn Degenkolb GER Lyon June 8 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Grenoble June 9 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 UCI World TourJohn Degenkolb GER Mâcon June 15 Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourPatrick Gretsch GER Alblasserdam June 19 Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 5 UCI Europe TourLeigh Howard AUS Etten-Leur July 6 Tour de France, Stage 5 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Cap Fréhel July 8 Tour de France, Stage 7 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Châteauroux July 9 Tour of Austria, Stage 7 UCI Europe TourBert Grabsch GER Podersdorf July 13 Tour de France, Stage 11 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Lavaur July 17 Tour de France, Stage 15 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Montpellier July 23 Tour de France, Stage 20 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Grenoble July 24 Tour de France, Stage 21 UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR Champs-Élysées July 24 Tour de France, Points classification UCI World TourMark Cavendish GBR August 12 Tour of Utah, Stage 3 UCI America TourTejay van Garderen USA Miller Motorsports Park August 22 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Prologue UCI America TourPatrick Gretsch GER Colorado Springs August 28 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Youth classification UCI America TourTejay van Garderen USA August 29 Vuelta a España, Stage 10 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Salamanca September 2 Vuelta a España, Stage 13 UCI World TourMichael Albasini SUI Ponferrada September 11 Tour of Britain, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourMark Cavendish GBR Dumfries September 15 Tour of Britain, Stage 5 UCI Europe TourMark Renshaw AUS Exmouth September 18 Tour of Britain, Stage 8b UCI Europe TourMark Cavendish GBR London October 5 Tour of Beijing, Stage 1 UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Beijing October 9 Tour of Beijing, Overall UCI World TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER October 16 Chrono des Nations UCI Europe TourTony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) GER Les Herbiers Footnotes N References 30em Category:HTC–Highroad Category:2011 road cycling season by team Category:2011 in American sports