2018 Dimension Data season

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Dimension Data
2018 season
UCI codeDDD
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Brian Smith
Main sponsor(s) Dimension Data
Based South Africa
Bicycles Cervélo
Season victories
Stage race stages5
National Championships 2
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2019  

The 2018 season for the Team Dimension Data cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Contents

Team roster

As of 24 March 2018 [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Igor Antón  (ESP) (1983-03-02)2 March 1983 (aged 35)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Natnael Berhane  (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) (1987-05-17)17 May 1987 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 32)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR) (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 37)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Scott Davies  (GBR) (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Mekseb Debesay  (ERI) (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Nicholas Dlamini  (RSA) (1995-08-12)12 August 1995 (aged 22)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Nicolas Dougall  (RSA) (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 25)
Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) (1981-02-17)17 February 1981 (aged 37)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Amanuel Gebrezgabihier  (ERI) (1994-08-17)17 August 1994 (aged 23)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Ryan Gibbons  (RSA) (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 23)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jacques Janse van Rensburg  (RSA) (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 30)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg  (RSA) (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 29)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Ben King  (USA) (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 29)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 24)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) (1992-01-02)2 January 1992 (aged 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben O'Connor  (AUS) (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 22)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Serge Pauwels  (BEL) (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 (aged 34)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mark Renshaw  (AUS) (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 35)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom-Jelte Slagter  (NED) (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 28)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jay Thomson  (RSA) (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 31)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Scott Thwaites  (GBR) (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 28)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Johann van Zyl  (RSA) (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jaco Venter  (RSA) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 31)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Vermote  (BEL) (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    8 February Dubai Tour, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Fujairah
    18 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben O'Connor  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Merano
    17 May Tour of Norway, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Asker
    28 August Vuelta a España, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Ben King  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alfacar
    2 September Vuelta a España, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Ben King  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain La Covatilla

    National, Continental and World champions 2018

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    21 June Norwegian National Time Trial Champion
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    Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sandefjord
    24 June Eritrean National Road Race Champion
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    Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea

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