2014 MTN–Qhubeka season

The 2014 season for the MTN–Qhubeka cycling team began in January at the 2014 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

MTN–Qhubeka
2014 season
The team at the 2014 World Ports Classic
UCI codeMTN
StatusUCI Professional Continental
UCI Africa Tour ranking1st (402.33 points)[1]
ManagerDouglas Ryder
Brian Smith (July–)
Main sponsor(s)MTN & Qhubeka
BasedSouth Africa
BicyclesTrek
Groupset?
Season victories
One-day races-
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages6
National Championships3

2014 roster
As of 1 February 2014.[2]
Rider Date of birth
 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) (1986-08-10)10 August 1986 (aged 27)
 Gerald Ciolek (GER) (1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 27)
 Frekalsi Debesay (ERI) (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 31)
 Nicolas Dougall[N 1] (RSA) (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 21)
 Linus Gerdemann (GER) (1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (aged 31)
 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 22)
 Karel Hník[N 2] (CZE) (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 22)
 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 26)
 Songezo Jim (RSA) (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 23)
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 20)
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 21)
 Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 26)
 Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Bradley Potgieter (RSA) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 24)
 Youcef Reguigui (ALG) (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 24)
 Martin Reimer (GER) (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 26)
 Meron Russom (ERI) (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 31)
 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 23)
 Andreas Stauff (GER) (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 27)
 Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 25)
 Jani Tewelde (ERI) (1990-10-01)1 October 1990 (aged 23)
 Jay Thomson (RSA) (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 27)
 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) (1984-10-19)19 October 1984 (aged 29)
 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (aged 22)
 Jaco Venter (RSA) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 26)
 Martin Wesemann (RSA) (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 29)
  1. Dougall joined the team on 1 July as a stagiaire.
  2. Hník joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Etixx.

Season victories
The team car
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
16 JanuaryLa Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 4UCI Africa Tour Frekalsi Debesay (ERI) GabonMouila
22 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Gerald Ciolek (GER) SpainSeville
8 MarchTour de Langkawi, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 1] Malaysia
9 AprilMzansi Tour, Stage 1UCI Africa Tour Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) South AfricaClarens
10 AprilMzansi Tour, Stage 2UCI Africa Tour Louis Meintjes (RSA) South AfricaGolden Gate
11 AprilMzansi Tour, OverallUCI Africa Tour Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) South Africa
11 AprilMzansi Tour, Mountains classificationUCI Africa Tour Louis Meintjes (RSA) South Africa
11 AprilMzansi Tour, Young rider classificationUCI Africa Tour Louis Meintjes (RSA) South Africa
25 AprilGiro del Trentino, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Louis Meintjes (RSA) Italy
9 MayTour d'Azerbaïdjan, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Youcef Reguigui (ALG) AzerbaijanQabala
10 MayTour d'Azerbaïdjan, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Linus Gerdemann (GER) AzerbaijanPirqulu
11 MayTour d'Azerbaïdjan, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Linus Gerdemann (GER) Azerbaijan
22 JuneRoute du Sud, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Merhawi Kudus (ERI) France

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Jacques Janse van Rensburg, John-Lee Augustyn, Louis Meintjes, Merhawi Kudus, Tsgabu Grmay and Youcef Reguigui

References
  1. "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2014 Men Elite UCI Africa Tour Ranking Team Final result". Sport Ranking. Union Cycliste International. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "MTN-Qhubeka (MTN) - RSA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. "John-Lee Augustyn signs for MTN-Qhubeka". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. "Ciolek's past team-mate Linus Gerdemann to join compatriot on MTN Qhubeka in 2014". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. "Teklehaimanot moves to MTN-Qhubeka". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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