2020 EF Pro Cycling season

The 2020 season for the EF Pro Cycling cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

EF Pro Cycling
2020 season
UCI codeEFD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerJonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)Cannondale
BasedBoulder, Colorado, United States
BicyclesCannondale
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages12
National Championships2
Most WinsSergio Higuita
Daniel Martínez
(5 each)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 1 July 2020.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Sean Bennett (USA) (1996-03-31)March 31, 1996 (aged 23)
 Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 26)
 Stefan Bissegger (SUI) (1998-09-13)September 13, 1998 (aged 21)
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) (1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 26)
 Hugh Carthy (GBR) (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 25)
 Simon Clarke (AUS) (1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 33)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)January 16, 1993 (aged 26)
 Lawson Craddock (USA) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 27)
 Mitchell Docker (AUS) (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 33)
 Ruben Guerreiro (POR) (1994-07-06)July 6, 1994 (aged 25)
 Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) (1996-04-13)April 13, 1996 (aged 23)
 Sergio Higuita (COL) (1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (aged 22)
 Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 28)
 Alex Howes (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 32)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Jens Keukeleire (BEL) (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 31)
 Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 34)
 Daniel Martínez (COL) (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 23)
 Lachlan Morton (AUS) (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 27)
 Logan Owen (USA) (1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 24)
 Neilson Powless (USA) (1996-09-03)September 3, 1996 (aged 23)
 Jonas Rutsch (GER) (1998-01-24)January 24, 1998 (aged 21)
 Tom Scully (NZL) (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 29)
 Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 32)
 Julius van den Berg (NED) (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 23)
 Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 31)
 Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 (aged 31)
 Luis Villalobos (MEX) (1998-06-26)June 26, 1998 (aged 21)
 James Whelan (AUS) (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 23)
 Michael Woods (CAN) (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 33)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
6 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) FrancePoulx
9 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Alberto Bettiol (ITA) FranceAlès
9 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) France
9 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
11 FebruaryTour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT)UCI America Tour[N 2] ColombiaTunja
14 FebruaryTour Colombia, Stage 4UCI America Tour Sergio Higuita (COL) ColombiaSanta Rosa de Viterbo
16 FebruaryTour Colombia, Stage 6UCI America Tour Daniel Martínez (COL) ColombiaEl Once/Alto del Verjón
16 FebruaryTour Colombia, OverallUCI America Tour Sergio Higuita (COL) Colombia
16 FebruaryTour Colombia, Young rider classificationUCI America Tour Sergio Higuita (COL) Colombia
16 FebruaryTour Colombia, Teams classificationUCI America Tour[N 3] Colombia
1 MarchRoyal Bernard Drôme ClassicUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Simon Clarke (AUS) FranceLivron-sur-Drôme
14 MarchParis–Nice, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Sergio Higuita (COL) France
16 AugustCritérium du Dauphiné, OverallUCI World Tour Daniel Martínez (COL) France
16 AugustCritérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Daniel Martínez (COL) France
9 SeptemberTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3UCI World Tour Michael Woods (CAN) ItalySaturnia
11 SeptemberTour de France, Stage 13UCI World Tour Daniel Martínez (COL) FrancePuy Mary
5 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 3UCI World Tour Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) ItalyMount Etna
11 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 9UCI World Tour Ruben Guerreiro (POR) ItalyRoccaraso
25 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Italy
27 OctoberVuelta a España, Stage 7UCI World Tour Michael Woods (CAN) SpainVillanueva de Valdegovia
1 NovemberVuelta a España, Stage 12UCI World Tour Hugh Carthy (GBR) SpainAlto de L'Angliru
6 NovemberVuelta a España, Stage 16UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainCiudad Rodrigo

National, Continental and World champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
30 JanuaryColombian National Time Trial Championships
 Daniel Martínez (COL) ColombiaPesca
2 FebruaryColombian National Road Race Championships
 Sergio Higuita (COL) ColombiaTunja

Footnotes
  1. The riders in the squad were Sean Bennett, Alberto Bettiol, Simon Clarke, Magnus Cort, Sebastian Langeveld, Logan Owen and Julius van den Berg.
  2. The winning riders were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.
  3. The riders in the squad were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.

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