2012 Euskaltel–Euskadi season

The 2012 season for Euskaltel–Euskadi began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Samuel Sanchez during the prologue of the Tour de France 2012
2012 Euskaltel–Euskadi season
Manager Miguel Madariaga
One-day victories 1
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 6
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The team experiences a managerial change, as Igor González de Galdeano left the post at the end of 2011 season,[1] and was replaced by the man named, Miguel Madariaga.[2] Madariaga has stated that he was taking the position only for 2012 and will leave before 2013, perhaps not coincidentally when the Basque government will remove or at least greatly reduce their financial commitment to the team.[3]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[4]

Rider Date of birth
 Igor Antón (ESP) (1983-03-02)2 March 1983 (aged 28)
 Mikel Astarloza (ESP) (1979-11-17)17 November 1979 (aged 32)
 Jorge Azanza (ESP) (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 29)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 21)
 Victor Cabedo (ESP) (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 22)
 Pierre Cazaux (FRA) (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 27)
 Ricardo Garcia (ESP) (1988-02-26)26 February 1988 (aged 23)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 24)
 Jon Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 22)
 Mikel Landa (ESP) (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 22)
 Egoi Martínez (ESP) (1978-05-15)15 May 1978 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Miguel Minguez (ESP) (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 (aged 23)
 Mikel Nieve (ESP) (1984-05-26)26 May 1984 (aged 27)
 Juan José Oroz (ESP) (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 31)
 Alan Pérez (ESP) (1982-07-15)15 July 1982 (aged 29)
 Rubén Pérez (ESP) (1981-10-30)30 October 1981 (aged 30)
 Adrián Sáez (ESP) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 25)
 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (1978-02-05)5 February 1978 (aged 33)
 Romain Sicard (FRA) (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 24)
 Amets Txurruka (ESP) (1982-11-10)10 November 1982 (aged 29)
 Pablo Urtasun (ESP) (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 (aged 31)
 Iván Velasco (ESP) (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 31)
 Gorka Verdugo (ESP) (1978-11-04)4 November 1978 (aged 33)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
24 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 6UCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) SpainBadalona
4 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 3UCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) SpainEibar
7 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 6UCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) SpainOñati
7 AprilTour of the Basque Country, OverallUCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Spain
7 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Points classificationUCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Spain
28 AprilVuelta a Asturias, Stage 2bUCI Europe Tour Jon Izagirre (ESP) SpainPiedras Blancas
22 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 16UCI World Tour Jon Izagirre (ESP) ItalyFalzes-Pfalzen
25 JulyPrueba Villafranca de OrdiziaUCI Europe Tour Gorka Izagirre (ESP) SpainOrdizia
15 SeptemberTour of Britain, Stage 7UCI Europe Tour Pablo Urtasun (ESP) Great BritainDartmouth

Death of Victor Cabedo

On September 19, 2012, squad member Victor Cabedo died in a training accident near his home of Onda, following a collision with a vehicle, subsequently falling into a ravine. He was 23.[11]

References
  1. "Gonzalez de Galdeano leaves Euskaltel". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. Carrey, Pierre (4 October 2011). "Madariaga goes back to manager's role at Euskaltel-Euskadi". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. Kröner, Hedwig (7 November 2011). "Madariaga: Euskaltel-Euskadi looking for new sponsor". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) - ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. Cossins, Peter (3 August 2011). "Astarloza returns after two-year ban". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. Stokes, Shane (20 November 2011). "Downsized Euskaltel Euskadi team settles for 23 riders in 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. Wynn, Nigel (18 November 2011). "Garmin-Cervelo's 2012 squad unveiled". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. "Castroviejo confirmed for Movistar". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). "Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year's retirees just faded away". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. "Sesma pasa a ser masajista del Euskaltel" [Sesma becomes Euskaltel masseur]. LaGradaNavarra.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  11. "Spanish pro Victor Cabedo killed in training accident". http://www.Cyclingnews.com/. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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