2011 Veranda's Willems–Accent season

2011 Veranda's Willems-Accent season 2011 Veranda's Willems–Accent season Manager Lucien Van Impe One-day victories 2 Stage race overall victories none Stage race stage victories 3 Previous season • Next season The 2011 season for the VWA 2011 professional cycling team began in January at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended in October at the Nationale Sluitingsprijs. It was the squad's fourth season as a professional cycling team, although its first as a UCI Professional Continental team; having been part of the UCI Continental Circuits since their foundation in 2008, the team acquired a Professional Continental licence following meetings of the UCI Licence Commission in November 2010.http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?source=SiteSearch&id=NzE2MQ&MenuId=12628&CharValList=664%3B&CharTextList=&CharFromList=&CharToList=&txtSiteSearch=&SelChar214=664&LangId=1 Registration of UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2011 season 10 December 2010 28 March 2012 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale Thus, in order to compete in any UCI World Tour event, the team had to be invited in advance, by race organisers.http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=34028 2011 UCI Cycling Regulations 1 February 2011 28 March 2012 23 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623174023/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 2 Although the team was not selected to ride any of the three Grand Tours held in 2011, VWA 2011 yes was invited to six World Tour races, all held in either the Netherlands or Belgium; Gent–Wevelgem,http://uitslagen.kbwb-rlvb.com/index_bestanden/pdf/WED11GentWevelgemDeeln.pdf PDF 25 March 2011 28 March 2012 Deelnemerslijst Dutch List of participants kbwb-rlvb.com Koninklijke Belgische Wielrijdersbond/Royale Ligue Velocipedique BelgeApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes the Tour of Flanders,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7620/Seven-wildcards-confirmed-for-Tour-of-Flanders.aspx Seven wildcards confirmed for Tour of Flanders VeloNation VeloNation LLC 1 March 2011 28 March 2012 Shane Stokes the Amstel Gold Race,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amstel-gold-race-announces-first-four-wildcard-invitations Amstel Gold Race announces first four wildcard invitations Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 February 2011 28 March 2012 La Flèche Wallonne,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-fleche-and-liege-teams-announced Paris-Roubaix, Flèche and Liège teams announced Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 4 March 2011 28 March 2012 As for Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, scheduled on April 20 and 24, the seven wildcard entries include three French teams - Cofidis, FDJ, Saur-Sojasun - as well as Belgian teams Landbouwkrediet, TopSport Vlaanderen, Veranda’s Willems Accent and Dutch squad Skil-Shimano. Liège–Bastogne–Liège – all single-day races held in either March or April – and the Eneco Tour, a stage race held in August.http://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_70548.htm Auch Skil-Shimano, Cofidis und Verandas Willems bei Eneco-Tour Radsport News Sport Aktiv Media GmbH German Also, Skil-Shimano, Cofidis and Verandas Willems at Eneco Tour 16 July 2011 28 March 2012 Veranda's Willems-Accent took only five victories during the 2011 season, of which three came in summer stage races. Steven Caethoven took the final stage victory at the Delta Tour Zeeland in the Netherlands, while Stefan van Dijk and Jurgen Van Goolen won stages at the Route du Sud race, held in the south of France. The team also recorded no fewer than 28 top-ten placings in single-day races, including two victories for Evert Verbist at the Beverbeek Classic in February and Gregory Habeaux at Dwars door het Hageland in July. Although not winning any of the races, van Dijk was the team's most consistent performer, and ended the season in sixth place in the UCI Europe Tour points standings,http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID=19007&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&SportID=102&CompetitionID=23877&EventID=12146&GenderID=1&ClassID=1&SeasonID=480&EventPhaseID=633509&Phase1ID=0&ContainerEventID=12146&Detail=1&PageNr0=-1&Cache=2.html 2010–2011 Europe Tour Ranking – Individual Union Cycliste Internationale Infostrada Sports 16 October 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016131304/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D19007%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D23877%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26SeasonID%3D480%26EventPhaseID%3D633509%26Phase1ID%3D0%26ContainerEventID%3D12146%26Detail%3D1%26PageNr0%3D-1%26Cache%3D2.html 2013-10-16 dead while Staf Scheirlinckx took an eighth-place finish at World Tour level, in the Tour of Flanders. 2011 roster In line with the squad's promotion to the second-tier of UCI-registered racing, VWA 2011 yes were allowed to utilise more riders on their roster as a UCI Professional Continental team. As a UCI Continental team, the team was only allowed to have a maximum of sixteen riders on their roster at any one time,http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=34028 2010 UCI Cycling Regulations 1 July 2010 28 March 2012 15 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015062304/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 159 2.17.004: A continental or women's team will comprise riders who may or may not be professional, in the elite and/or under 23 men's categories for a continental team and elite women's category for a women's team. It must have between 8 and 16 riders. while at Professional Continental level, rosters could range from sixteen to twenty-five riders.http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=34028 2011 UCI Cycling Regulations 1 February 2011 28 March 2012 23 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623174023/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 142 2.16.032: The number of riders in each professional continental team shall be no fewer than sixteen (16). The maximum number of riders who may be registered with the UCI for a given professional continental team is limited to twenty-five (25). Over the course of the season, the team had twenty full-time riders on their books – up from sixteen riders in 2010, with twelve riders joining the team and eight riders leaving – while SKT 2011 rider Dries Hollandershttp://www.directvelo.com/actualite/12571-hollanders-officiellement-stagiaire-chez-verandas-willems.html Hollanders officiellement stagiaire chez Vérandas Willems French Hollanders officially an intern at Verandas Willems DirectVelo Association Le Peloton 8 June 2011 28 March 2012 Francis Spruyt and Kevin Van Den Noortgate, a rider from amateur team EFC-Quick Step,http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/13801-kevin-van-den-noortgate-stagiaire-chez-verandas-willems.html Kévin Van Den Noortgate stagiaire chez Vérandas Willems French Kevin Van Den Noortgate an intern at Verandas Willems DirectVelo Association Le Peloton 2 August 2011 28 March 2012 Francis Spruyt joined the team in the second half of the season, on short-term contracts, serving as trainee riders or stagiaires.http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2011&teamnameid=2974&npage=&search=&l=ENG Veranda's Willems-Accent (VWA) - BEL 28 March 2012 UCI Continental Circuits Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20160312160555/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2011&teamnameid=2974&npage=&search=&l=ENG 12 March 2016 dead dmy-all As such, many of the riders drafted in by the squad were experienced in the higher levels of the sport, having competed at ProTour and Professional Continental level; only two of the twelve new signings were aged 23 or under. Riders in Following the discontinuation of MRM 2010 at the end of the 2010 season, Belgian rider Wim De Vocht dropped down from the ProTour to join the team.http://www.gva.be/nieuws/sport/wielrennen/aid983025/wim-de-vocht-van-milram-naar-veranda-s-willems.aspx Wim De Vocht van Milram naar Veranda's Willems Dutch Wim De Vocht from Milram to Veranda's Willems 20 October 2010 29 March 2012 Gazet van Antwerpen Concentra Media Two riders also joined VWA 2011 yes from another ProTour team; Staf Scheirlinckx,http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/transferts-cyclisme-2010-2011/ Transferts 2010-2011 French Transfers 2010-2011 29 March 2012 Velochrono.fr Velochrono a domestique and former top-ten finisher at Paris–Roubaix in 2006, and Jurgen Van Goolen both joined from OLO 2010; Van Goolen had previously signed for the Pegasus Sports project, prior to folding before the 2011 season even started.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7208/Impey-and-Van-Goolen-find-new-teams.aspx Bjorn Haake Impey and Van Goolen find new teams VeloNation VeloNation LLC 25 January 2011 29 March 2012 Steven Caethoven and Arnoud Van Groen left their respective Professional Continental teams LAN 2010 and VAC 2010 to join VWA 2011 yes,http://www.gva.be/nieuws/sport/wielrennen/aid977045/rob-goris-en-steven-caethoven-naar-veranda-s-willems-accent.aspx Rob Goris en Steven Caethoven naar Veranda's Willems-Accent Dutch Rob Goris and Steven Caethoven to Veranda's Willems-Accent 29 September 2010 29 March 2012 Gazet van Antwerpen Concentra Media Under-23 riders Jaco Venter and Thomas Vernaeckt both competed at Continental level in 2010 for MTN 2010 and Sunweb-Revor respectively, but joined VWA 2011 yes in the hopes of progressing eventually to the World Tour.http://www.cyclingsa.com/Article.aspx?uid=130 Jaco Venter signs with Professional Continental Team Veranda Willems - Accent for 2011 season 4 October 2010 29 March 2012 cyclingsa.com Cycling South Africa https://web.archive.org/web/20111112210257/http://cyclingsa.com/Article.aspx?uid=130 12 November 2011 dead dmy-allhttp://www.directvelo.com/actualite/9904-vernaeckt-pro-chez-verandas-willems.html Vernaeckt pro chez Vérandas Willems French 8 December 2010 29 March 2012 Directvelo.com Directvelo Francis Spruyt Vernaeckt pro at Verandas Willems Also joining the team were Jempy Drucker, Rob Goris, David Kemp, Bram Schmitz and Evert Verbist.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kemp-confirms-signing-with-verandas-willems Kemp confirms signing with Verandas Willems Susan Westemeyer 29 December 2010 30 November 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Riders out Andy Cappelle was the team's most notable departure for the 2011 season; after winning the Polynormande race and a stage at the Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Cappelle left the team to join World Tour squad QST 2011 on a twelve-month contract.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lefevere-defends-2011-transfers-and-signings Lefevere defends 2011 transfers and signings 20 September 2010 29 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Lefevere admitted to having difficulties because his "sponsoring contract expires after next season" and he is only offering one-year contracts...Newcomers for 2011 include Dutch national road champion Niki Terpstra, Belgian Andy Cappelle, German Gerald Ciolek and Italian Francesco Chicchi. Fabio Polazzi, Robin Stenuit and Jonas Vangenechten all joined WBC 2011 for the 2011 season, with Cédric Collaers (Lotto-Bodysol), Sven Renders (Team Worldofbike.gr) and Hendrik Van Den Bossche (Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly) all acquiring contracts for the 2011 season. Of the eight riders to leave the team prior to the 2011 season, only Julien Paquet failed to find a team. Roster details For each of the riders listed below, their ages are listed as of January 1, 2011. Steven Caethoven BEL 2011 1 1 1981 5 9 Dieter Cappelle BEL 2011 1 1 1983 9 24 Wim De Vocht BEL 2011 1 1 1982 4 29 Sjef De Wilde BEL 2011 1 1 1981 5 3 Thomas Degand BEL 2011 1 1 1986 5 13 Jempy Drucker LUX 2011 1 1 1986 9 3 Rob Goris BEL 2011 1 1 1982 3 15 Grégory Habeaux BEL 2011 1 1 1982 10 20 Dries HollandersRider joined the team on August 1 as a stagiaire. BEL 2011 1 1 1986 7 31 David Kemp AUS 2011 1 1 1984 4 10 Staf Scheirlinckx BEL 2011 1 1 1979 3 12 Bram Schmitz NED 2011 1 1 1977 4 23 Sven Van Den Houte BEL 2011 1 1 1984 11 5 Kevin Van Den Noortgate BEL 2011 1 1 1989 7 7 Stefan van Dijk NED 2011 1 1 1976 1 22 Jurgen Van Goolen BEL 2011 1 1 1980 11 28 Arnoud Van Groen NED 2011 1 1 1983 12 11 Kevin Van Melsen BEL 2011 1 1 1987 4 1 James Vanlandschoot BEL 2011 1 1 1978 8 26 Jaco Venter RSA 2011 1 1 1987 2 13 Evert Verbist BEL 2011 1 1 1984 6 27 Thomas Vernaeckt BEL 2011 1 1 1988 11 7 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamSteven CaethovenLAN 2010Wim De VochtMRM 2010Jempy DruckerCCD 2010Rob GorisPalmans-CrasDavid KempFly V AustraliaStaf ScheirlinckxOLO 2010Bram SchmitzRIJ 2010Jurgen Van GoolenOLO 2010Arnoud Van GroenVAC 2010Jaco VenterMTN 2010Evert VerbistVan Goethem-ProraceThomas VernaecktSunweb-Revor Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamAndy CappelleQST 2011Cédric CollaersLotto-BodysolJulien PaquetNoneFabio PolazziWBC 2011Sven RendersTeam Worldofbike.grRobin StenuitWBC 2011Hendrik Van Den BosscheDonckers Koffie-Jelly BellyJonas VangenechtenWBC 2011 One-day races thumb|Despite not winning any single-day race during the season, Stefan van Dijk, pictured at the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, finished within the top ten on twelve different occasions. Of the twelve, eight came in the second half of the year, helping him to finish sixth in the final UCI Europe Tour points standings. Spring classics The team had very little success in the single-day races in the early part of the year, and it was not until February before the team achieved a top ten placing in a race. At the Beverbeek Classic in Belgium, Verbist and Dries Hollanders – who would join Veranda's Willems Accent later in the year as a stagiaire – attacked off the front of the field and in the process, set up a two-man sprint for the victory in Hamont-Achel. Verbist gapped Hollanders by a second to win the race for the second time,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/14th-beverbeek-classic-1-2/results Verbist victorious at Beverbeek Classic 26 February 2011 1 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited after previously winning the race in 2006 with the TSV 2006 team.http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?Itemid=36&id=15221&option=com_content&task=view Dutch Verbist verslaat Hollanders in Beverbeek Classic Verbist defeats Hollanders in Beverbeek Classic 26 February 2011 1 December 2011 Wielerland.nl Wielerland https://web.archive.org/web/20120423000458/http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?Itemid=36&id=15221&option=com_content&task=view 23 April 2012 dead dmy-all In March, van Dijk took two second-place finishes – both coming in mass sprints – at Omloop van het Waasland behind LAN 2011's Aidis Kruopis,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-van-het-waasland-1-2-1/results Kruopis claims victory in Stekene 14 March 2011 1 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limitedhttp://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20110313_103 Dutch Litouwer Aidis Kruopis wint Omloop van Het Waasland Lithuanian Aidis Kruopis wins Circuit of the Waasland 13 March 2011 1 December 2011 De Standaard Corelio and the Nokere Koerse behind Gert Steegmans of QST 2011.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nokere-koerse-1-1/results Steegmans wins Nokere-Koerse 16 March 2011 1 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Later in March, Van Groen finished ninth in the Classic Loire Atlantique,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/classic-loire-atlantique-1-1/results Jean-François Quénet Westra wins Classic Loire Atlantique 19 March 2011 1 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited and Vanlandschoot took a sixth-place finish the next day in the Cholet-Pays de Loire race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/cholet-pays-de-loire-1-1/elite-men/results Jean-François Quénet Voeckler victorious at Cholet-Pays De Loire with late attack 20 March 2011 1 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited In April, during one of the team's wildcard entries to a World Tour race, Scheirlinckx finished in eighth place in the Tour of Flanders,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-upt/results Nuyens makes his big break through 3 April 2011 Cycling News Brecht Decaluwé 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited having bridged up to the lead group prior to the final climb of the race, the cobbled Bosberg hill, 10 km 1 on from the finish in Meerbeke. Van Dijk finished fourth in the Scheldeprijs three days later,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/scheldeprijs-1-hc/results Cavendish prevails in Scheldeprijs 6 April 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited having avoided a crash in the finishing straight which eliminated several riders from contention for the top placings. This result was again followed the next day by a top ten finish by Vanlandschoot, as in the Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Vanlandschoot finished in ninth place.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-pino-cerami-1-1/results Scheirlinckx slays the Dragon 7 April 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited May and June brought the team two more top ten finishes each month; Verbist finished tenth in the Circuit de Wallonie,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/45th-circuit-de-wallonie-1-2/results Tamayo takes Circuit de Wallonie 8 May 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and eighth in the Gullegem Koerse national event in Belgium,http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?Itemid=242&c=u&id=27117&option=com_database&sc=1 Uitslag: 2011 Gullegem Koerse Results: 2011 Gullegem Koerse 31 May 2011 1 December 2011 Wielerland.nl Wielerland https://web.archive.org/web/20120423000713/http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?Itemid=242&c=u&id=27117&option=com_database&sc=1 23 April 2012 dead dmy-all while in June, van Dijk finished fifth in the Tour de Rijke,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/22nd-tour-de-rijke-1-1/results Bos nets sprint win in Tour de Rijke 5 June 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and Van Groen finished tenth in another national event, the Ruddervoorde Koerse.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ruddervoorde-koerse-2011/results Bellemakers bests Ruijgh in Ruddervoorde 21 June 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited The team also sent squads to the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-la-marseillaise-1-1-1/results Jérémy Roy wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 30 January 2011 28 March 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7580/Omloop-Het-Nieuwsblad-Langeveld-takes-two-man-sprint-against-Flecha.aspx Langeveld takes two-man sprint against Flecha Bjorn Haake 26 February 2011 28 March 2012 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne,http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/road/2011-kuurne-brussels-kuurne-results_161915 2011 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne results VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 27 February 2011 28 March 2012 28 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150228111745/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/road/2011-kuurne-brussels-kuurne-results_161915 dead Le Samyn,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/43rd-le-samyn-1-1/results Klemme takes first win for Leopard Trek Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2 March 2011 28 March 2012 De Vlaamse Pijl,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/de-vlaamse-pijl-1-2/results Amorison solos to Vlaamse Pijl victory Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 5 March 2011 28 March 2012 the Handzame Classic,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/handzame-classic-1-1/results Schets takes sprint in rainy Handzame Classic Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 18 March 2011 28 March 2012 Dwars door Vlaanderen,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-a-travers-la-flandre-1-1-1/results Nuyens victorious at Dwars door Vlaanderen Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 March 2011 28 March 2012 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-prijs-vlaanderen-harelbeke-1-hc/results Cancellara cruises to victory in late solo breakaway Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 26 March 2011 28 March 2012 Gent–Wevelgem,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-upt/results Boonen sprints to victory 27 March 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 28 March 2012 Hel van het Mergelland,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/38th-hel-van-het-mergelland-1-1/results Ligthart bests Canuti for home turf win 2 April 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 28 March 2012 Brabantse Pijl,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/de-brabantse-pijl-la-fleche-brabanconne-1-hc/results Gilbert wins De Brabantse Pijl 13 April 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 28 March 2012 Brecht Decaluwé the Grand Prix de Denain,PDF http://asso.nordnet.fr/gpdenain/00_courant/resultats2011.pdf Classement de l'épreuve French Classification of the event 14 April 2011 Grand Prix de Denain Nordnet 28 March 2012 https://www.webcitation.org/694ZUOWIv?url=http://asso.nordnet.fr/gpdenain/00_courant/resultats2011.pdf 11 July 2012 dead dmy-all the Tour du Finistère,PDF http://www.tourdufinistere.fr/images/classement-tdf2011.pdf Classement de l'épreuve French Classification of the event 16 April 2011 Tour du Finistère Comité Régional de Bretagne de Cyclisme; Fédération Française de Cyclisme 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427224602/http://www.tourdufinistere.fr/images/classement-tdf2011.pdf 27 April 2011 dead dmy-all the Amstel Gold Race,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/results Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 17 April 2011 28 March 2012 the Tro-Bro Léon,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tro-bro-leon-1-1-2/results Jerome prevails in Tro-Bro Léon Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 17 April 2011 28 March 2012 Jean-François Quénet La Flèche Wallonne,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy Brecht Decaluwé Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 April 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425034645/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results 2011-04-25 dead Liège–Bastogne–Liège,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2011/results Gilbert the great! Brecht Decaluwé Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 April 2011 28 March 2012 the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/rund-um-den-finanzplatz-eschborn-frankfurt-1-hc-1/results Degenkolb snatches win in Frankfurt Susan Westemeyer Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 1 May 2011 28 March 2012 Halle–Ingooigem,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/halle-ingooigem-2011/results Curvers nabs Halle-Ingooigem victory Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 June 2011 28 March 2012 and the Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/internationale-wielertrofee-jong-maar-moedig-i-w-t-2011/results Scheirlinckx wins I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 29 June 2011 28 March 2012 but placed outside of the top 10 in all of these races. Fall races The second half of the 2011 season for Veranda's Willems-Accent was more impressive than the first half of the year, taking top ten placings in 18 out of 22 single-day races held between July and October. It began with a victory, with Habeaux taking his first professional win in Dwars door het Hageland, held in Aarschot, Belgium.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-het-hageland-2011/results Habeaux takes first pro win 4 July 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Verbist finished sixth in the Grand Prix José Dubois,http://users.skynet.be/fb947394/cyclisme/Classements%20et%20photos/2011/20110717ISIERES.pdf PDF Grand Prix José Dubois à Isières – Pros 17 July 2011 Alarrivee.be 1 December 2011 Belgacom Skynet https://web.archive.org/web/20120106150330/http://users.skynet.be/fb947394/cyclisme/Classements%20et%20photos/2011/20110717ISIERES.pdf 6 January 2012 dead dmy-all before Habeaux took another top ten finish in Antwerpse Havenpijl in August.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/antwerpse-havenpijl-1-2-2/results Lang sprints to win in Antwerpse Havnpijl 9 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Later in August, van Dijk finished third in the Dutch Food Valley Classic,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dutch-food-valley-classic-1-1/results Bos triumphs at Dutch Food Valley Classic 19 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Verbist finished tenth in the Châteauroux Classic,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chateauroux-classic-de-lindre-trophee-fenioux-1-1-2/results Ravard wins in Châteauroux 21 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Drucker finished sixth in the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-stad-zottegem-1-1-1/results Tuft solos to victory in Belgium 23 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited with Van Goolen adding a fourth top ten within the space of a week, with third in the Druivenkoers Overijse event.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/druivenkoers-overijse-1-1-2/results Leukemans best in Overijse 24 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Van Dijk then reeled off a run of five consecutive races in which he finished as the team's best rider. The run began towards the end of August with a tenth-place finish in the Schaal Sels-Merksem event,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/schaal-sels-1-1-2/results Kruopis sprints to victory in Schaal Sels 29 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited which was followed by a trio of fourth places in early-September at the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grote-prijs-jef-scherens-rondom-leuven-1-1-1/results Pineau smiling again at GP Scherens 4 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/memorial-rik-van-steenbergen-1-1-1/results Van Hummel victorious at Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 7 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and Paris–Brussels,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/parijs-brusssel-paris-bruxelles-1-hc-2/results Galimzyanov prevails in Paris-Bruxelles 10 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited before a third place the day after, in the Grand Prix de Fourmies.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-fourmies-la-voix-du-nord-1-hc-2/results Blot tops GP de Fourmies 11 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Later in the month, van Dijk finished eighth in the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kampioenschap-van-vlaanderen-1-1-2/results Kittel tops Greipel in Koolskamp 16 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and second behind QST 2011 yes's Guillaume Van Keirsbulck in Omloop van het Houtland.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-van-het-houtland-lichtervelde-1-1-2/results Van Keirsbulck fastest of breakaway in Lichtervelde 21 September 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited October brought the team three final top ten placings; Verbist finished eighth in the Tour de Vendée,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-vendee-1-hc-1/results Marcato wins from the break 2 October 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Vernaeckt took his best result of the season with ninth place in Binche–Tournai–Binche,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binche-tournai-binche-1-1-1/results Selig sprints to victory 4 October 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and van Dijk concluded his season with fifth place in the final Belgian race of the season, the Nationale Sluitingsprijs.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nationale-sluitingprijs-putte-kapellen-1-1-2/results Hutarovich caps off successful season with Putte-Kapellen win 11 October 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited The team also sent squads to the Polynormande,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-poly-normande-2011/results Jean-François Quénet Delaplace comes home as a hero 31 July 2011 Cycling News 28 March 2012 Future Publishing Limited the Grand Prix de Wallonie,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-de-wallonie-2011/results Gilbert triumphs in Grand Prix de Wallonie 14 September 2011 Cycling News 28 March 2012 Future Publishing Limited the Grand Prix d'Isbergues,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-disbergues-pas-de-calais-1-1-2/results Jorgensen edges O'Grady to win Isbergues 19 September 2011 Cycling News 28 March 2012 Future Publishing Limited Paris–Bourges,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-bourges-1-1-1/results Hayman tops sprint for Paris-Bourges win 6 October 2011 Cycling News 28 March 2012 Future Publishing Limited and Paris–Tours,http://www.letour.fr/2011/PAT/LIVE/us/100/classement/index.html Standing Élite Paris–Tours Amaury Sport Organisation 9 October 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120126104638/http://www.letour.fr/2011/PAT/LIVE/us/100/classement/index.html 26 January 2012 dead dmy-all but placed outside of the top 10 in all of these races. Stage races Compared to the team's single-day form, Veranda's Willems-Accent were not so prominent during the stage races. Schmitz took a minor classification win at the Étoile de Bessèges, winning the mountains classification comfortably, scoring more than double the points of his closest rival Yuri Trofimov of KAT 2011.http://www.etoiledebesseges.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=158 Classement des grimpeurs 6 February 2011 1 December 2011 Étoile de Bessèges Fédération Française de Cyclisme https://web.archive.org/web/20120502001955/http://www.etoiledebesseges.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=158 2 May 2012 dead dmy-all The team's first stage win did not come until June, when Caethoven won the final stage of the Delta Tour Zeeland into Terneuzen.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/4th-delta-tour-zeeland-2-1/stage-2/results Caethoven wins final stage 12 June 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Later in the month, the team took two more stage wins at the Route du Sud, with van Dijk winning the opening stage into Samatan,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/35th-route-du-sud-la-depeche-du-midi-2-1/stage-1/results Van Dijk speeds to stage win 16 June 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited and Van Goolen won the third stage into Bagnères-de-Luchon, having soloed to victory from an earlier twelve-man breakaway, eventually winning the stage by 96 seconds.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/35th-route-du-sud-la-depeche-du-midi-2-1/stage-3/results Van Goolen triumphs in Bagnères de Luchon 18 June 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited Van Dijk also took out the points classification for the team,http://www.routedusud.fr/Etape4_2011.pdf PDF 35ème Route du Sud la Dépêche du Midi: 4ème étape Izaourt – Pau 19 June 2011 Route du Sud 1 December 2011 Fédération Française de Cyclisme https://web.archive.org/web/20110708064059/http://www.routedusud.fr/Etape4_2011.pdf 8 July 2011 dead dmy-all which was the team's final classification win of the year. Later in the season, Degand took third place in the two-day Paris–Corrèze race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-correze-2-1/stage-2/results De Waele tops final stage 4 August 2011 Cycling News 1 December 2011 Future Publishing Limited The team also sent squads to the Tour du Haut Var, the Tour of South Africa, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, the Three Days of De Panne, the Circuit de la Sarthe, the Presidential Tour of Turkey, the Four Days of Dunkirk, the Tour de Picardie, the Tour of Belgium, the Tour de Luxembourg, the Tour de Wallonie, the Eneco Tour, the Tour du Limousin, and the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde, but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them. Grand Tours As the squad was a UCI Professional Continental team for the first time in 2011, they were in a position to compete in one of the three Grand Tours. As such, all eighteen UCI ProTeams were invited automatically to each of the races, meaning that VWA 2011 yes had to receive an invitation from each respective race organiser, in order to compete. However, the squad was not selected to ride any of the three Grand Tours; for the Giro d'Italia, four of the five wildcards were largely Italian teams, with the GEO 2011 team being the only exception.http://www.podiumcafe.com/2011/3/7/2034536/giro-wildcards Giro d'Italia Wildcards Podium Cafe Vox Media, Inc. 7 March 2011 28 March 2012 Dennis Josefssonhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/it/07-03-2011/giro-ecco-magnifiche-23-80395640006.shtml Giro, ecco le magnifiche 23: Al via almeno 207 corridori Italian Giro, here is the magnificent 23: At the minimum 207 riders La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS MediaGroup 7 March 2011 28 March 2012 Four wildcards were on offer for the Tour de France, and all were received by French-based teams – COF 2011, EUC 2011, FDJ 2011 and SAU 2011http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-selects-22-teams Tour de France selects 22 teams Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 January 2011 28 March 2012 – and at the Vuelta a España, home teams ACG 2011 and GEO 2011 yes were invited along with COF 2011 yes and Dutch team SKS 2011.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-espana-wildcards-announced Vuelta a España wildcards announced Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 May 2011 28 March 2012 Season victories At the end of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour season, VWA 2011 yes was ranked in fourteenth place in the final Europe Tour standings,http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=711562 2010–2011 Europe Tour Ranking – Team Union Cycliste Internationale Infostrada Sports 16 October 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227010601/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=711562 2013-12-27 dead with a total of 879 points contributed by the team's best eight riders in the concurrent individual rankings.http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=34028 2010 UCI Cycling Regulations 1 July 2010 28 March 2012 15 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015062304/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 57 2.11.008: The classification of UCI continental teams and UCI continental professional teams shall be obtained by adding the points of their 8 best placed riders in the individual classification. Van Dijk was the team's best placed rider on the individual rankings, finishing in sixth place with 494 of the team's points; missing out on a top-five ranking by 24 points. Outside of the team's continental home tour, the squad was also ranked in the 2010–2011 UCI Africa Tour standings; with 14 points contributed by Degand, Venter and Habeaux at the Tour of South Africa, the team ranked in sixteenth place out of 22 points-scoring teams.http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=709213 2010–2011 Africa Tour Ranking – Team Union Cycliste Internationale Infostrada Sports 30 September 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111229071211/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=709213 2011-12-29 dead The team also scored 40 points on the 2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour,http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=709219 2010–2011 Asia Tour Ranking – Team Union Cycliste Internationale Infostrada Sports 30 September 2011 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227010414/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/asp/xml/index.asp?SportID=102&PhaseID=709219 2013-12-27 dead but this was due to the acquisition of results as VWA 2011 yes did not compete in Asia as a team during the season; David Kemp joined VWA 2011 yes for the 2011 season, having won the Tour of Taihu in October 2010 for Fly V Australia.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-taihu-1-2/results Kemp flies to Taihu win Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 25 October 2010 28 March 2012 Although the team was able to compete in UCI World Tour races during the season, no points were awarded to the team following a new rule introduced by the Union Cycliste Internationale, clarifying that only UCI ProTeams were eligible to score World Tour points.http://www.irishpeloton.com/2011/08/uci-world-championships-selection-criteria/ UCI World Championships selection criteria Cillian Kelly 9 August 2011 Irish Peloton WordPress 28 March 2012 Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 6 Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification UCI Europe TourBram Schmitz NED February 26 Beverbeek Classic UCI Europe TourEvert Verbist BEL Hamont-Achel June 12 Delta Tour Zeeland, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourSteven Caethoven BEL Terneuzen June 16 Route du Sud, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourStefan van Dijk NED Samatan June 18 Route du Sud, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourJurgen Van Goolen BEL Bagnères-de-Luchon June 19 Route du Sud, Points classification UCI Europe TourStefan van Dijk NED July 3 Dwars door het Hageland UCI Europe TourGregory Habeaux BEL Aarschot Away from competition Sponsorship The team attracted a co-sponsor for the 2011 season, having been known as VWA 2010 yes during the 2010 season. When the list of 2011 UCI Professional Continental Teams was announced in December 2010, the team name was listed as VWA 2011 yes.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6679/UCI-releases-list-of-Professional-Continental-teams.aspx UCI releases list of Professional Continental teams VeloNation VeloNation LLC 10 December 2010 29 March 2012 Ben Atkins This was due to the involvement of Accent Jobs for people, a Belgian recruitment company, focusing on the job market in their native country as well as the pan-European market.http://pl.accentjobs.be/index2.html Welcome at Accent Jobs for People pl.Accent Jobs Accent Jobs for People 29 March 2012May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes They joined Veranda's Willems, a Belgian manufacturer of conservatories and windows, as main sponsors of the team. Other team partners included carbonated soft drinks company Coca-Cola, bicycle components company Miche, sports equipment manufacturer Oakley, electronic sports equipment manufacturer Sigma Sport, and many more.http://www.accentwillems.be/partners/ Partners WGG 2012 Belgian Pro Cycling Team NV 29 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403195009/http://www.accentwillems.be/partners/ 3 April 2012 dead dmy-all Following the 2011 season, it was announced that Accent Jobs for People would become "the full owner/sponsor of their Pro Continental cycling team", and in effect, change the order in which the names appeared in the team's documentation; becoming WGG 2012 for 2012.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/accent-jobs-willems-verandas-to-continue-in-2012 Accent jobs – Willems Verandas to continue in 2012 27 October 2011 29 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited The team had hoped to acquire another main sponsor in order to provide budget for any further signings that the team may have wished to have carried out, but this did not materialise; leaving the team shy of the 20 riders they wished to have.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/accent-jobs-verandas-willems-hopes-to-sign-more-riders-for-2012 Accent Jobs-Verandas Willems hopes to sign more riders for 2012 13 December 2011 29 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited As well as a change in the background running of the team, with Wim Vanhaelemeesch replacing Bill Olivier as team manager, the team also introduced a new-look kit for the 2012 season. Replacing the white-and-black kit that the team had adopted since its formation, a predominately orange kit with areas of black around the shoulders was introduced ahead of their 2012 season-opening race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-accent-jobs-willems-verandas-presents-its-2012-jersey Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda's presents its 2012 jersey 9 January 2012 29 March 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Postseason Six riders left the team at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Failing to take a top ten finish at any race in the season, Dieter Cappelle was not retained after two seasons with the team. Sven Van Den Houte, who had been with the team since 2009, left the squad to join the Colba-Superano Ham team,http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/16640-sven-van-den-houte-chez-colba-superano-ham.html Sven Van den Houte chez Colba - Superano Ham French Sven Van den Houte at Colba - Superano Ham 29 December 2011 29 March 2012 DirectVelo Association Le Peloton Renaud Collette after failing to register a top-50 finish in any race he contested in 2011. The other four riders left the squad after only twelve months with the outfit; Jaco Venter left to join CCD 2012,http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/17205-le-team-differdange-a-la-recherche-d-un-second-francais.html Le Team Differdange à la recherche d'un second français French The Team Differdange in search of a second French rider 13 February 2012 29 March 2012 DirectVelo Association Le Peloton Sébastien Barré while Thomas Vernaeckt left to join the new Belgian-Algerian squad formed for the start of the 2012 season, Geofco Ville d'Alger.http://www.spaziociclismo.it/?action=read&idnotizia=15549 GEOFCO-Ville d'Alger, arriva Vernaeckt Italian GEOFCO-Ville d'Alger get Vernaeckt 9 December 2011 29 March 2012 Spazio Ciclismo Tutto Mercato Web David Kemp failed to garner a contract for the 2012 season, while Bram Schmitz retired from competitive racing at the age of 34; he competed as a professional between 1999 and 2011, for the TVM 1999, Batavus-Bankgiroloterij, TMO 2004 and RIJ 2007 teams, as well as his season with VWA 2011 yes. Four riders joined the team ahead of the 2012 season. Following his season at QST 2011, Andy Cappelle rejoined the team after a winless season at QST 2011 yes,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cappelle-and-ista-join-accent-jobs-verandas-willems Cappelle and Ista join Accent Jobs-Verandas Willems Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 November 2011 29 March 2012 although he did finish runner-up to EUC 2011's Anthony Charteau in January's La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-6/results Charteau wins overall in Gabon Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 30 January 2011 29 March 2012 After two seasons with the CJR 2011 team, Oleg Chuzhda joined the squad,http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=46704 Spanish Oleg Chuzhda disputará las Ardenas: "Este cambio es algo que necesitaba en mi carrera deportiva" 18 January 2012 29 March 2012 Biciciclismo Gurenet Teknologia S.L. Oleg Chuzhda will take part in the Ardennes: "This change is something I needed in my career" while Kevyn Ista left COF 2011 after two seasons, with a best result of second place at the 2011 Le Samyn. The final arrival at the team for 2012 was ex-KAT 2011 rider and three-time Belgian national time trial champion Leif Hoste.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hoste-joins-accent-jobs-willems-verandas-for-2012 Hoste joins Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 29 November 2011 29 March 2012 Hoste was signed to boost the team's abilities in the Classic races, having been a three-time runner-up in the Tour of Flanders Monument race. This left the team's roster at 18 riders for the 2012 season.http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3341&npage=&search=&l=ENG Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda's (ACC) - BEL 29 March 2012 UCI Continental Circuits Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130409/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3341&npage=&search=&l=ENG 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all Footnotes N References 30em Category:2011 road cycling season by team Category:Intermarché–Wanty