2010 Footon–Servetto–Fuji season

2010 Footon–Servetto–Fuji season Manager Mauro Gianetti One-day victories – Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 4 Previous season • Next season The 2010 season for FUJ 2010 began in January with the Tour de San Luis and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obliged to attend every event in the ProTour. The team's ridership changed drastically between the 2009 and 2010 seasons, bringing in a sizeable number of new cyclists. Only 5 of its 25 riders were retained from 2009. Six of the departures joined other ProTour teams for 2010, while of the twenty one new cyclists the team acquired, none rode at that level in 2009. 2010 roster Ages as of January 1, 2010. José Alberto Benítez ESP 2010 1 1 1981 11 14 Matthias Brändle AUT 2010 1 1 1989 12 7 Eros Capecchi ITA 2010 1 1 1986 6 13 Ermanno Capelli ITA 2010 1 1 1985 5 9 Manuel Cardoso POR 2010 1 1 1983 4 7 Vidal Celis ESP 2010 1 1 1982 8 21 Giampaolo Cheula ITA 2010 1 1 1979 5 23 Marco Corti ITA 2010 1 1 1986 4 2 Arkaitz Durán ESP 2010 1 1 1986 5 18 Markus Eibegger AUT 2010 1 1 1984 10 16 Tom Faiers GBR 2010 1 1 1987 5 19 Fabio Felline ITA 2010 1 1 1990 3 29 Noè Gianetti SUI 2010 1 1 1989 10 6 David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez ESP 2010 1 1 1983 4 2 David Gutiérrez Palacios ESP 2010 1 1 1987 7 28 Enrique Mata ESP 2010 1 1 1985 6 15 Iban Mayoz ESP 2010 1 1 1981 9 30 Pedro Merino ESP 2010 1 1 1987 7 8 Michele Merlo ITA 2010 1 1 1984 8 7 Martin Pedersen DEN 2010 1 1 1983 4 15 Aitor Pérez ESP 2010 1 1 1977 7 24 Rafael Valls ESP 2010 1 1 1987 6 27 David Vitoria SUI 2010 1 1 1984 10 15 Johnnie Walker AUS 2010 1 1 1987 3 17 Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season Rider2009 teamMathias BrändleELK 2009Manuel CardosoLiberty SegurosVidal CelisBarbot-SiperGiampaolo CheulaBAR 2009Marco CortiBAR 2009Markus EibeggerELK 2009Tom Faiersneo-proFabio Fellineneo-proNoè Gianettineo-proDavid Gutiérrez Gutiérrezneo-proDavid Gutiérrez PalaciosCamargo elite2Enrique MataBurgos Monumental-Castilla y LeónIban MayozXGZ 2009Pedro Merinostagiaire (FUJ 2009)Michele MerloBAR 2009Martin PedersenTeam CapinordicAitor PérezContentpolis-AMPORafael VallsBurgos Monumental-Castilla y LeónDavid VitoriaRRC 2009Johnnie Walkerélite Trasmiera-Fuji Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season Rider2010 teamPaolo BailettiFLM 2010Iker CamañounknownDavid CañadaRetiredHilton ClarkeBahati Foundation Pro Cycling TeamJuan José CoboGCE 2010David de la FuenteAST 2010Jesús Del NerounknownIvan DominguezJamis-Sutter HomeBeñat IntxaustiEUS 2010Alberto FernándezSuspendedÁngel GómezunknownHéctor GonzálezunknownFredrik KessiakoffGRM 2010Robert KišerlovskiLIQ 2010Javier MejíasTT1 2010Daniele NardelloRetiredFabrice PiemontesiSDA 2010Ricardo SerranoSuspendedBoris ShpilevskyFree agentDavide ViganòSKY 2010William WalkerFree agent One-day races Spring classics January 2011 Fall races January 2011 Stage races Valls took the team's first stage win of the year, at the Tour de San Luis. Valls broke away from specialist climbers in the leading peloton to solo to the finish line. The victory also gave him the overall leadership in the race at the time.Les Clarke and Greg Johnson http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-2/results Valls adds GC lead to stage win on Mirador climb 2010-01-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122061908/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-2/results 22 January 2010 live Valls also won the race's mountains classification.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-7/results Loddo claims San Luis finale 2010-01-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100128101752/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-7/results 28 January 2010 live The team next took a stage win at the first ProTour event of the season, the Tour Down Under. On an undulating, hilly stage 3 marked by rain and hot temperatures, Portuguese national champion Cardoso broke away from the leading group headed by GCE 2010 in the final kilometer to take victory a second ahead of big names such as Alejandro Valverde, Cadel Evans, and Michael Rogers.Les Clarke and Greg Johnson http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-3/results Cardoso claims Footon's first ProTour win 2010-01-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100123145344/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-3/results 23 January 2010 dead dmy-all Grand Tours Giro d'Italia The team was one of 22 invited to the Giro d'Italia. They were not competitive at any point in the race. After failing to have any riders contesting the finishes to the Giro's first two road race stages, their best-placed rider in the overall standings before the transfer to Italy was Brändle in 51st, two minutes back of the race leader. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results Weylandt takes chaotic stage 2010-05-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results 2010-05-11 dead The squad's time in the stage 4 team time trial was provisionally second-best for much of the day, but it ended up being good for only 14th place. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results Liquigas-Doimo fly to TTT victory 2010-05-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results 2010-05-13 dead In stage 9, Cheula made the morning breakaway, but the stage was decided by a mass sprint, in which Eibegger was 10th. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results Goss sprints to victory in Cava de' Tirreni 2010-05-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518083032/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results 2010-05-18 dead In stage 13, Mayoz made a successful breakaway and came close to a stage win, finishing third in the sprint behind Manuel Belletti and Greg Henderson. Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results Belletti sprints to hometown win in Cesenatico 2010-06-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523074901/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results 2010-05-23 dead This was as close as the team came to any victories. Their best rider in the final overall standings was Mayoz in 22nd place, over an hour back of Giro champion Ivan Basso. The squad also had the dubious distinction of fielding the last-place overall rider; this was Corti, at a deficit to Basso of nearly five hours. They were 18th in the Trofeo Fast Team standings and last in the Trofeo Super Team.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results Basso wins Giro d'Italia 2010-05-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results 23 June 2010 live Tour de France With the guaranteed invite awarded in September 2008 to the former Saunier Duval-Scott team (this same team with different sponsors), Footon was one of 22 teams in the Tour de France. They were, as they were most of the season, greatly overmatched by their competition – none of the nine riders on Footon's squad had previously ridden any Grand Tour. Cardoso, who earlier in the season had taken the team's only ProTour-level win, crashed hard near the end of the 10 km on prologue time trial, and completed it six minutes slower than stage winner Fabian Cancellara. He did not start the first road race stage the next day.Ben Atkins http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4752/Tour-de-France-Slick-prologue-roads-put-Manuel-Cardoso-and-Mathias-Frank-on-the-casualty-list.aspx Tour de France: Slick prologue roads put Manuel Cardoso and Mathias Frank on the casualty list 2010-07-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-23 The team showed combativity in early stages. Mayoz made it to the morning breakaway with four others in stage 4, but their group was easily caught before a field sprint finish won by Alessandro Petacchi. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-4/results Take two for Ale-Jet 2010-07-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708221007/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-4/results 2010-07-08 dead In stage 7, Valls rode with the leading group on the road after making a selection in the leading peloton. He rode the late parts of the stage just behind the day's winner Sylvain Chavanel, taking second place 57 seconds behind him and 50 seconds ahead of the race's elite riders. Capecchi also rode solidly on this day, taking tenth on the stage from within the main peloton. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-7/results Chavanel races to victory in first mountains stage 2010-07-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100913224049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-7/results 2010-09-13 dead Benitez found the breakaway in stage 11, but the group did not stay away.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-11/results Cavendish takes win number three 2010-07-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100820154009/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-11/results 2010-08-20 Pérez was in the breakaway in stage 15. While Thomas Voeckler was the winner that day, Pérez did hold on for third, as the race's elite riders did not try to catch all members of the day's escape. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results Voeckler victorious in Bagneres-de-Luchon 2010-07-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819075548/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results 2010-08-19 dead Valls was the team's highest-placed overall finisher, coming in 53rd at a deficit of one hour and 42 minutes to Tour champion Alberto Contador. The squad was 20th in the teams classification. Anthony Tan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results Tres victorias de Francia para Contador! 2010-07-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results 2010-08-15 dead Vuelta a España January 2011 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 19 Tour de San Luis, Stage 2 UCI America Tour Rafael Valls ESP Mirador del Potrero January 21 Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI ProTour Manuel Cardoso Manuel Cardoso (cyclist) POR Stirling, South Australia January 24 Tour de San Luis, Mountains classification UCI America Tour Rafael Valls ESP March 28 Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification UCI ProTour David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez ESP April 18 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Mountains classification UCI ProTour Iban Mayoz ESP May 20 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline ITA Chantraine May 21 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline ITA Saint-Avold May 23 Circuit de Lorraine, Overall UCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline ITA May 23 Circuit de Lorraine, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline ITA May 23 Circuit de Lorraine, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline ITA References 30em Category:2010 road cycling season by team