2014 IAM Cycling season

IAM Cycling
IAM Cycling
2014 season
	The team at the 2014 Grand Prix de Denain
UCI code	IAM
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Europe Tour ranking	5th (1268 points)
Manager	Serge Beucherie
Main sponsor(s)	IAM Independent Asset Management
Based	Switzerland
Bicycles	Scott?
Groupset	Shimano?
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	10
National Championships	3
Most Wins	Sylvain Chavanel (5 wins)
	← 2013 2015 →

Last updated January 26, 2024

The 2014 season for the IAM Cycling cycling team began in February at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2014 roster

As of 18 February 2014.^[1]^[2]

	Rider	Date of birth
Marcel Aregger (SUI)		(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 33)
Matthias Brändle (AUT)		(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)		(1979-06-30) 30 June 1979 (age 44)
Stefan Denifl (AUT)		(1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 36)
Martin Elmiger (SUI)		(1978-09-23) 23 September 1978 (age 45)
Mathias Frank (SUI)		(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37)
Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI)		(1988-03-07) 7 March 1988 (age 35)
Heinrich Haussler (AUS)		(1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 39)
Sébastien Hinault (FRA)		(1974-02-11) 11 February 1974 (age 49)
Reto Hollenstein (SUI)		(1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 38)
Sondre Holst Enger ^{[N 1]} (NOR)		(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)
Kevyn Ista (BEL)		(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39)
Dominic Klemme (GER)		(1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 (age 37)

	Rider	Date of birth
Roger Kluge (GER)		(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 37)
Pirmin Lang (SUI)		(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39)
Gustav Larsson (SWE)		(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 43)
Thomas Löfkvist (SWE)		(1984-04-04) 4 April 1984 (age 39)
Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)		(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
Jérôme Pineau (FRA)		(1980-01-02) 2 January 1980 (age 44)
Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)		(1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 34)
Vicente Reynés (ESP)		(1981-07-30) 30 July 1981 (age 42)
Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)		(1982-04-08) 8 April 1982 (age 41)
Patrick Schelling (SUI)		(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 33)
Johann Tschopp (SUI)		(1982-07-01) 1 July 1982 (age 41)
Marcel Wyss (SUI)		(1986-06-25) 25 June 1986 (age 37)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Rider	2013 team
Sylvain Chavanel ^[4]	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Mathias Frank ^[4]	BMC Racing Team
Roger Kluge ^[4]	NetApp–Endura
Jérôme Pineau ^[4]	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Vicente Reynés ^[4]	Lotto–Belisol

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

Rider	2014 team
Marco Bandiera ^[5]	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
Rémi Cusin ^[6]	Retired
Alexandre Pliușchin ^[7]	Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
13 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	Italy	Cascina
30 March	Critérium International, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Mathias Frank (SUI)	France	Col de l'Ospedale
30 March	Critérium International, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Mathias Frank (SUI)	France
30 March	Critérium International, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Mathias Frank (SUI)	France
30 March	Critérium International, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 2]}	France
4 May	Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Johann Tschopp (SUI)	Switzerland
9 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	Calais
10 May	Tour de Berne	UCI Europe Tour	Matthias Brändle (AUT)	Switzerland	Bern
25 May	Tour of Norway, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 3]}	Norway
28 May	Bayern Rundfahrt, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	Germany	Freilassing
29 May	Bayern Rundfahrt, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Mathias Frank (SUI)	Germany	Reit im Winkl Winklmoos-Alm
22 June	Tour de Suisse, Swiss rider classification	UCI World Tour	Mathias Frank (SUI)	Switzerland
14 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	Spain	Villadiego
17 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)	Spain	Aranda de Duero
28 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	L'Isle-Jourdain
29 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France
29 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 4]}	France
31 August	GP Ouest–France	UCI World Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	Plouay
11 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Matthias Brändle (AUT)	United Kingdom	Exeter
12 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 6	UCI Europe Tour	Matthias Brändle (AUT)	United Kingdom	Hemel Hempstead
14 September	Tour of Britain, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 5]}	United Kingdom
19 October	Chrono des Nations	UCI Europe Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	Les Herbiers

Footnotes

↑ Holst Enger will join the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Sparebanken Sør.^[3]
↑ The riders on the squad were Gustav Larsson, Matthias Brändle, Mathias Frank, Jonathan Fumeaux, Sébastien Reichenbach, Patrick Schelling, Johann Tschopp and Marcel Wyss
↑ The riders on the squad were Jonathan Fumeaux, Sébastien Hinault, Gustav Larsson, Sébastien Reichenbach, Aleksejs Saramotins and Patrick Schelling
↑ The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Martin Elmiger, Matthias Brändle, Jérôme Pineau, Sébastien Reichenbach, Kevyn Ista, Thomas Löfkvist and Simon Pellaud
↑ The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Heinrich Haussler, Kevyn Ista, Matthias Brändle, Sébastien Reichenbach and Jérôme Pineau

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References

↑ "IAM Cycling (IAM) – SUI". UCI Continental Circuits . Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ "Profrenner Kristof Goddaert overreden door bus aan Noxx" [Professional Rider Kristof Goddaert run over by bus at Noxx]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Concentra NV. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ Aase Vabø, Kristoffer (23 January 2014). "Holst Enger blir stagiaire hos IAM Cycling" [Holst Enger is stagiaire at IAM Cycling]. Sykkelnytt.no (in Norwegian). Sykkelnytt. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews . 22 August 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
↑ "Bandiera signs for Androni-Venezuela". Cyclingnews.com . 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
↑ "Rémi Cusin prend sa retraite" [Rémi Cusin retires]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
↑ "Skydive Dubai, arriva anche Pliuschin" [Skydive Dubai, also comes Pliuschin]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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[4] Holst Enger will join the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Sparebanken Sør.^[3]

[9] The riders on the squad were Gustav Larsson, Matthias Brändle, Mathias Frank, Jonathan Fumeaux, Sébastien Reichenbach, Patrick Schelling, Johann Tschopp and Marcel Wyss

[10] The riders on the squad were Jonathan Fumeaux, Sébastien Hinault, Gustav Larsson, Sébastien Reichenbach, Aleksejs Saramotins and Patrick Schelling

[11] The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Martin Elmiger, Matthias Brändle, Jérôme Pineau, Sébastien Reichenbach, Kevyn Ista, Thomas Löfkvist and Simon Pellaud

[12] The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Heinrich Haussler, Kevyn Ista, Matthias Brändle, Sébastien Reichenbach and Jérôme Pineau

[1] "IAM Cycling (IAM) – SUI". UCI Continental Circuits . Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[2] "Profrenner Kristof Goddaert overreden door bus aan Noxx" [Professional Rider Kristof Goddaert run over by bus at Noxx]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Concentra NV. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[3] Aase Vabø, Kristoffer (23 January 2014). "Holst Enger blir stagiaire hos IAM Cycling" [Holst Enger is stagiaire at IAM Cycling]. Sykkelnytt.no (in Norwegian). Sykkelnytt. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

[IAM-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews . 22 August 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[6] "Bandiera signs for Androni-Venezuela". Cyclingnews.com . 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

[7] "Rémi Cusin prend sa retraite" [Rémi Cusin retires]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[8] "Skydive Dubai, arriva anche Pliuschin" [Skydive Dubai, also comes Pliuschin]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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