2010 Team RadioShack season

2010 Team RadioShack season Manager Johan Bruyneel One-day victories 1 Stage race overall victories 3 Stage race stage victories 8 Next season The 2010 season for RadioShack 2010, its first, began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. Team RadioShack rode in 2010 a UCI ProTour team, and was thus automatically invited to and obligated to send a squad to every ProTour event. Much of the team joined after having competed as members of the Astana team from 2009, including team leaders Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, and Andreas Klöden, and team manager Johan Bruyneel. Many riders followed them, including all of Astana's 2009 Tour de France squad with the exception of champion Alberto Contador. The formation of the team was announced days after Alexander Vinokourov returned to Astana from suspension with new financial backers joining him – backers who favored Vinokourov and Contador over Bruyneel and Armstrong. The team also includes an assortment of riders who were members of other ProTour teams in 2009. 2010 roster Ages as of January 1, 2010 Lance Armstrong USA 2010 1 1 1971 9 18 Fumiyuki Beppu JPN 2010 1 1 1983 4 10 Sam Bewley NZL 2010 1 1 1987 7 22 Janez Brajkovič SLO 2010 1 1 1983 12 18 Matthew Busche USA 2010 1 1 1985 5 9 Ben Hermans BEL 2010 1 1 1986 6 8 Chris Horner USA 2010 1 1 1971 11 10 Andreas Klöden GER 2010 1 1 1975 6 22 Daryl Impey RSA 2010 1 1 1984 12 6 Markel Irizar ESP 2010 1 1 1980 2 5 Levi Leipheimer USA 2010 1 1 1973 10 23 Geoffroy Lequatre FRA 2010 1 1 1981 6 30 Fuyu Li CHN 2010 1 1 1978 5 9 Tiago Machado POR 2010 1 1 1985 10 18 Jason McCartney USA 2010 1 1 1973 9 3 Dmitriy Muravyev KAZ 2010 1 1 1979 11 2 Sérgio Paulinho POR 2010 1 1 1980 3 26 Yaroslav Popovych UKR 2010 1 1 1980 1 4 Grégory Rast SUI 2010 1 1 1980 1 17 Sébastien Rosseler BEL 2010 1 1 1981 7 15 Ivan Rovny RUS 2010 1 1 1987 9 30 José Luis Rubiera ESP 2010 1 1 1973 1 27 Bjørn Selander USA 2010 1 1 1988 1 28 Gert Steegmans BEL 2010 1 1 1980 9 30 Tomas Vaitkus LTU 2010 1 1 1982 2 4 Haimar Zubeldia ESP 2010 1 1 1977 4 1 Riders' 2009 teams Rider2009 teamLance ArmstrongAST 2009Fumiyuki BeppuSKS 2009Sam Bewleyneo-proJanez BrajkovičAST 2009Matthew BuscheKBS 2009Ben HermansTSV 2009Chris HornerAST 2009Andreas KlödenAST 2009Daryl ImpeyBAR 2009Markel IrizarEUS 2009Levi LeipheimerAST 2009Geoffroy LequatreAGR 2009Fuyu LiTrek-Marco Polo Cycling TeamTiago MachadoMadeinox-Boavista Rider2009 teamJason McCartneySAX 2009Dmitriy MuravyevAST 2009Sérgio PaulinhoAST 2009Yaroslav PopovychAST 2009Grégory RastAST 2009Sébastien RosselerQST 2009Ivan RovnyKAT 2009José Luis RubieraAST 2009Bjørn Selanderneo-proGert SteegmansKAT 2009Tomas VaitkusAST 2009Haimar ZubeldiaAST 2009 One-day races Spring classics Similar to the 2009 Astana team, Team RadioShack was not built for one-day races but rather for stage races. Its only win was earned in the Brabantse Pijl ("Brabant Arrow" in English) by Sébastien Rosseler. Fall races Levi Leipheimer won the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race in August. Stage races Team RadioShack's first event in their history was the Tour Down Under. Armstrong and Bruyneel commented that they were eager to come away from the race with victories, likely with ace sprinter Steegmans, because the entire executive committee of RadioShack was in Australia to see the race in person.Greg Johnson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bruyneel-radioshack-very-motivated-for-down-under-success Bruyneel: RadioShack very motivated for Down Under success 2010-01-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119074418/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bruyneel-radioshack-very-motivated-for-down-under-success 19 January 2010 live Steegmans finished a close second behind eventual Tour winner André Greipel in the race's first stage, Greg Johnson and Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-1/results Greipel grabs number one in Tanunda 2010-01-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122020854/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-1/results 2010-01-22 dead but that was as close as the team came to any wins. Nonetheless, Bruyneel said he was satisfied with the team's performance.Greg Johnson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bruyneel-happy-despite-leaving-tour-down-under-empty-handed Bruyneel happy despite leaving Tour Down Under empty handed 2010-01-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100127175903/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bruyneel-happy-despite-leaving-tour-down-under-empty-handed 27 January 2010 live In the Volta ao Algarve, Rosseler took the team's first-ever stage win, winning stage 4 from a breakaway.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1/stage-4/results Rosseler rolls to solo stage win 2010-02-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100222012431/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1/stage-4/results 22 February 2010 live Machado finished third overall in the event, Leipheimer finished fourth, and won its unique award for best Portuguese rider. The squad also won the teams classification.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1/stage-5-itt/results Contador wins the Volta ao Algarve 2010-02-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100222060255/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2-1/stage-5-itt/results 22 February 2010 live RadioShack had a decent year in stage races, although overall victories were rare. Through August, it had only three general classification victories: Chris Horner in the Tour of the Basque Country; Janez Brajkovič in the Critérium du Dauphiné; and Haimar Zubeldia in the Tour de l'Ain. However, four other riders had also finished on the podium: Lance Armstrong, second in the Tour de Suisse and third in the Tour de Luxembourg; Tiago Machado, third in the Volta ao Algarve; Levi Leipheimer, third in the Tour of California; and Matthew Busche, third in the Tour of Denmark. Leipheimer also won the Tour of the Gila, although technically the Team RadioShack riders in that race (despite wearing jerseys with "RadioShack" on the front) were riding for Armstrong's "Mellow Johnny's" team, and the Tour of Utah, in which he rode alone for Mellow Johnny's. Grand Tours Because the three Grand Tour events are not part of the UCI ProTour, teams must be invited to each of the events and may choose not to participate. Team RadioShack requested not to be invited to the Giro d'Italia, instead sending their best riders to the concurrent Tour of California. Though the team actively sought a place in the Vuelta a España, they were not one of the 22 teams chosen for participation in that race either.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-miss-out-on-vuelta-a-espana-invite RadioShack miss out on Vuelta a España invite 2010-06-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100615161627/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-miss-out-on-vuelta-a-espana-invite 15 June 2010 live They only participated in the Tour de France among the year's Grand Tours. Tour de France The 2010 RadioShack team in the Tour de France was almost identical to the 2009 Astana team, with seven of the nine riders. The only changes were Chris Horner, replacing Alberto Contador, who remained with Astana, and Janez Brajkovic, replacing Haimar Zubeldia, who was recovering from a broken wrist. Although the team once again won Best Team, its highest individual result came from Horner, who finished 10th. Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Sébastien Rosseler BEL Tavira February 20 Volta ao Algarve, Portuguese rider classification UCI Europe Tour Tiago Machado POR February 21 Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Levi Leipheimer, Gert Steegmans, Tiago Machado, Andreas Klöden, Sébastien Rosseler, Grégory Rast, Sérgio Paulinho, and Tomas Vaitkus February 27 Giro di Sardegna, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Ben Hermans, Chris Horner, Janez Brajkovič, Ivan Rovny, Geoffroy Lequatre, Dmitriy Muravyev, Matthew Busche, and Markel Irizar March 28 Critérium International, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Tiago Machado POR March 28 Critérium International, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Tiago Machado, Chris Horner, Ben Hermans, Yaroslav Popovych, Lance Armstrong, Sérgio Paulinho, Matthew Busche, and Ivan Rovny April 7 Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2B UCI Europe Tour Tiago Machado POR Angers April 10 Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI ProTour Chris Horner USA Orio April 10 Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI ProTour Chris Horner USA April 14 Brabantse Pijl UCI Europe Tour Sébastien Rosseler BEL Overijse April 18 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Tiago Machado, Fumiyuki Beppu, Markel Irizar, Janez Brajkovič, José Luis Rubiera, Gert Steegmans, Sam Bewley, and Jason McCartney May 2 Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI ProTour The riders on the squad were Tiago Machado, Janez Brajkovič, Matthew Busche, Haimar Zubeldia, José Luis Rubiera, Sérgio Paulinho, Markel Irizar, and Gert Steegmans May 30 Tour of Belgium, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans BEL Herstal June 6 Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Andreas Klöden, Lance Armstrong, Sam Bewley, Daryl Impey, Tiago Machado, Ivan Rovny, Grégory Rast, and Bjørn Selander June 9 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 UCI World Ranking Janez Brajkovič SLO Sorgues June 13 Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall UCI World Ranking Janez Brajkovič SLO July 11 Tour of Austria, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Fumiyuki Beppu, Matthew Busche, Daryl Impey, Markel Irizar, Tiago Machado, Ivan Rovny, José Luis Rubiera, and Ben Hermans July 14 Tour de France, Stage 10 UCI World Ranking Sérgio Paulinho POR Gap July 25 Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Ranking The riders on the squad were Lance Armstrong, Janez Brajkovič, Chris Horner, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Dimitry Muravyev, Sérgio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych, and Grégory Rast Bordeaux August 10 Tour de l'Ain, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Haimar Zubeldia ESP Amberieu-En-Bugey August 14 Tour de l'Ain, Overall UCI Europe Tour Haimar Zubeldia ESP August 14 Leadville Trail 100 MTB Mountain bike event Levi Leipheimer USA Leadville, Colorado August 27 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Markel Irizar ESP Vouillé Footnotes N References External links Team RadioShack 2010 Schedule (Official Site) Category:2010 road cycling season by team