Liquigas

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Cannondale Pro Cycling Team
Amgen ToC 2012, The Liquigas Train.jpg
The team at the 2012 Tour of California
Team information
UCI codeCAN
RegisteredItaly
Founded2005 (2005)
Disbanded2014
(Merged with Garmin–Sharp)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI ProTeam
Bicycles Cannondale
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General managerRoberto Amadio
Team name history
2005
2006–2009
2010
2011–2012
2013–2014
Liquigas–Bianchi (LIQ)
Liquigas (LIQ)
Liquigas–Doimo (LIQ)
Liquigas–Cannondale (LIQ)
Cannondale (CAN)

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team ( UCI team code:CAN), previously known as Liquigas, was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour.

Contents

History

The team was formed at the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005. the team was co-title sponsored by Italian companies Liquigas and Bianchi, therefore it was named Liquigas–Bianchi. It featured a number of big names including Italian riders Mario Cipollini, Danilo Di Luca and Stefano Garzelli, as well as Magnus Bäckstedt.

In 2007, Cannondale replaced Bianchi as the bicycle sponsor. This marked Cannondale's return to the ProTour after discontinuing sponsorship of the Lampre–Caffita team at the end of the 2005 season. Being an American company, their sponsorship led to a small American ridership on the team.

On 11 July 2008 the news broke from the French sports paper L'Équipe that Spanish rider Manuel Beltrán had tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the tour. It was blood abnormalities before the start of the tour that led France's Anti-Doping Agency to target the rider. According to AP a spokesperson for Liquigas confirmed the same day that Beltrán had been thrown off the tour. It was also reported that the police had picked Beltrán up from his hotel where he had been staying with the rest of the Liquigas team, as well as searching the rest of the hotel for more doping. It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive. [1]

From the 2009 Giro d'Italia until the 2012 Tour de France, the team finished every Grand Tour with all nine riders, a total of 11 such events in succession.

For the 2013 season Liquigas-Cannondale became Cannondale Pro Cycling as Cannondale Bicycle Corporation took over as the title sponsor in partnership with Brixia Sports. [2] In August 2014 the team announced their intention to merge with EF Education–EasyPost for the 2015 season. [3]

Last team roster (in 2014)

As of 1 January 2014. [4]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Basso  (ITA) (1977-11-26)26 November 1977 (aged 36)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  George Bennett  (NZL) (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Bettiol  (ITA) (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 20)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL) (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Guillaume Boivin  (CAN) (1989-09-25)25 September 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Caruso  (ITA) (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro De Marchi  (ITA) (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Formolo  (ITA) (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Oscar Gatto  (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ted King  (USA) (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of Germany.svg  Michel Koch  (GER) (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Kristijan Koren  (SLO) (1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 27)
Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Krizek  (AUT) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Longo Borghini  (ITA) (1980-12-10)10 December 1980 (aged 33)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Alan Marangoni  (ITA) (1984-07-16)16 July 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA) (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Marc Marino  (FRA) (1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 19)
Flag of Italy.svg  Moreno Moser  (ITA) (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Ratto  (ITA) (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Sabatini  (ITA) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Juraj Sagan  (SVK) (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Cristiano Salerno  (ITA) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Cayetano Sarmiento  (COL) (1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Villella  (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cameron Wurf  (AUS) (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 30)

Major wins

2005
Stage 4 Tour of Qatar, Mario Cipollini
Giro della Provincia di Lucca, Mario Cipollini
Jersey red.svg Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Franco Pellizotti
Stage 2, Franco Pellizotti
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Basque Country, Danilo di Luca
Stage 1, Danilo Di Luca
Amstel Gold Race, Danilo Di Luca
Flèche Wallonne, Danilo Di Luca
Stages 3 & 5 Giro d'Italia, Danilo Di Luca
Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya, Enrico Gasparotto
Stage 5 Tour de Suisse, Michael Albasini
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Road Race Championships, Enrico Gasparotto
Tre Valli Varesine, Stefano Garzelli
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuit Franco-Belge, Marco Zanotti
Stage 4, Marco Zanotti
2006
Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Vincenzo Nibali
Rund um den Henninger Turm, Stefano Garzelli
Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Franco Pellizotti
Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya, Matej Mugerli
Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg, Stefano Garzelli
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Luca Paolini
Tre Valli Varesine, Stefano Garzelli
Stage 2 Eneco Tour, Manuel Quinziato
GP Ouest-France, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 5 Vuelta a España, Danilo Di Luca
Stage 12 Vuelta a España, Luca Paolini
Trofeo Melinda, Stefano Garzelli
Memorial Cimurri, Enrico Gasparotto
2007
Tour du Haut Var, Filippo Pozzato
Omloop Het Volk, Filippo Pozzato
Milano–Torino, Danilo Di Luca
Stage 2 Paris–Nice, Franco Pellizotti
Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Danilo Di Luca
Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne, Luca Paolini
Stage 1 Settimana Lombarda, Team Time Trial
Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Roman Kreuziger
Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Alessandro Vanotti
Stage 2 Tour of the Basque Country, Manuel Beltrán
Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe, Michael Albasini
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Danilo Di Luca
GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano, Vincenzo Nibali
Giro di Toscana, Vincenzo Nibali
Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia, Danilo Di Luca
Stage 1, Team Time Trial
Stages 4 & 12, Danilo Di Luca
Memorial Marco Pantani, Franco Pellizotti
Stages 3 & 4 Tour of Slovenia, Vincenzo Nibali
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Road Race Championships, Magnus Bäckstedt
Stage 5 Tour de France, Filippo Pozzato
Stage 4 Brixia Tour, Francesco Chicchi
Stages 1 & 4 Danmark Rundt, Francesco Chicchi
Clásica de San Sebastián, Leonardo Bertagnolli
Trofeo Matteotti, Filippo Pozzato
Stage 5 Tour de Pologne, Murilo Fischer
Stage 6 Tour de Pologne, Filippo Pozzato
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, Filippo Pozzato
Memorial Cimurri, Leonardo Bertagnolli
2008
World's View Challenge 1 & 5, Manuel Quinziato
World's View Challenge 2, Leonardo Bertagnolli
Overall Giro della Provincia di Grosseto, Filippo Pozzato
Stage 1, Filippo Pozzato
Stage 3 Paris–Nice, Kjell Carlström
Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico, Francesco Chicchi
Stages 1a & 4 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali  Francesco Chicchi
Stage 1b Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Team Time Trial
Jersey violet.svgOverall Giro del Trentino, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 3, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 5 Tour de Romandie, Daniele Bennati
Stages 3, 9 & 12 Giro d'Italia, Daniele Bennati
Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Franco Pellizotti
Jersey violet.svg Points classification in the Giro d'Italia, Daniele Bennati
Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya, Francesco Chicchi
Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg, Michael Albasini
Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia, Francesco Chicchi
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Suisse, Roman Kreuziger
Stage 8, Roman Kreuziger
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Leonardo Bertagnolli
Stage 3 Eneco Tour, Daniele Bennati
Trofeo Melinda, Leonardo Bertagnolli
Stage 1 Vuelta a España, Team Time Trial
Stage 4 Vuelta a España, Daniele Bennati
Stage 3 Deutschland Tour, Leonardo Bertagnolli
Stage 7 Tour of Missouri, Francesco Chicchi
Giro del Piemonte, Daniele Bennati
2009
Stage 6 2009 Tour Down Under, Francesco Chicchi
Trofeo Inca, Daniele Bennati
Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Grosseto, Daniele Bennati
Jersey red.svg Overall Giro di Sardegna, Daniele Bennati
Stage 4, Daniele Bennati
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Driedaagse van De Panne, Frederik Willems
Jersey violet.svg Overall Giro del Trentino, Ivan Basso
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Romandie, Roman Kreuziger
Stage 4, Roman Kreuziger
Stages 10 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Franco Pellizotti [N 1]
Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Sylwester Szmyd
Giro dell'Appennino, Vincenzo Nibali
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Time Trial Championships, Maciej Bodnar
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Road Race Championships, Kjell Carlström
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Franco Pellizotti [N 2]
Stage 3 Tour de Pologne, Jacopo Guarnieri
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Vincenzo Nibali
Giro della Romagna, Murilo Fischer
Stage 6 Tour of Missouri, Francesco Chicchi
2010
Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour de San Luis, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 1, Francesco Chicchi
Stage 4, Vincenzo Nibali
Stages 4 & 6 Tour of Qatar, Francesco Chicchi
Stage 2 Tour of Oman, Daniele Bennati
Jersey red.svg Overall Giro di Sardegna, Roman Kreuziger
Stage 2, Roman Kreuziger
Stages 3 & 5 Paris–Nice, Peter Sagan
Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico, Daniele Bennati
Jersey red.svg Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ivan Santaromita
Stage 1a, Francesco Chicchi
Stage 1b, Team Time Trial
Stage 7 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Elia Viviani
Giro dell'Appennino, Robert Kišerlovski
Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Peter Sagan
Stage 4 Tour of California, Francesco Chicchi
Stages 5 & 6 Tour of California, Peter Sagan
Overall Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia , Ivan Basso
Stage 4, Team Time Trial
Stage 14, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 15, Ivan Basso
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Slovenia, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 3, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 4, Francesco Chicchi
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Road Race Championships, Aleksandr Kuschynski
Stage 1 Tour de Pologne, Jacopo Guarnieri
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Ivan Basso
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Kristjan Koren
Trofeo Melinda, Vincenzo Nibali
Giro del Veneto, Daniel Oss
GP Città di Modena, Francesco Chicchi
Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a España, Vincenzo Nibali
Memorial Marco Pantani, Elia Viviani
Giro di Toscana, Daniele Bennati
Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge, Jacopo Guarnieri
Binche–Tournai–Binche, Elia Viviani
2011
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Elia Viviani
Tour de Mumbai I, Elia Viviani
Jersey red.svg Overall Giro di Sardegna, Peter Sagan
Stages 1, 3 & 4, Peter Sagan
Gran Premio di Lugano, Ivan Basso
Stage 3a Driedaagse van de Panne, Jacopo Guarnieri
Stage 5 Tour of California, Peter Sagan
Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 18 Giro d'Italia, Eros Capecchi
Stages 3 & 8 Tour de Suisse, Peter Sagan
Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Elia Viviani
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Road Race Championships, Peter Sagan
GP Kranj, Simone Ponzi
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie  – Coppa Città di Stresa, Elia Viviani
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie  – Coppa Papà Carlo, Simone Ponzi
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Pologne, Peter Sagan
Stages 4 & 5, Peter Sagan
Stages 6, 12 & 21 Vuelta a España, Peter Sagan
Stages 4 & 5 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Elia Viviani
Stage 6 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Daniel Oss
Jersey blue.svg Overall Giro di Padania, Ivan Basso
Stage 2, Elia Viviani
Stage 4, Ivan Basso
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, Peter Sagan
Stage 4 Tour of Beijing, Elia Viviani
2012
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Road Race Championships, Peter Sagan
Flag of the United States.svg United States Road Race Championships, Timmy Duggan
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Time Trial Championships, Maciej Bodnar
Stage 6 Tour de San Luis, Elia Viviani
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi, Elia Viviani
Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Elia Viviani
Stages 1 & 2, Elia Viviani
Stage 2 Tour of Oman, Peter Sagan
Stage 5 Tour of Oman, Vincenzo Nibali
Trofeo Laigueglia, Moreno Moser
Gran Premio di Lugano, Eros Capecchi
Jersey blue.svg Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 4, Peter Sagan
Stage 5, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 2a Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Elia Viviani
Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne, Peter Sagan
Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop, Moreno Moser
Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8 Tour of California, Peter Sagan
Stages 1 (ITT), 3, 4 & 6 Tour de Suisse, Peter Sagan
Stage 4 (ITT) Tour of Slovenia, Kristijan Koren
Jersey green.svg Points classification in the Tour de France, Peter Sagan
Stages 1, 3 & 6 Tour de France, Peter Sagan
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Pologne, Moreno Moser
Stages 1 & 6, Moreno Moser
Jersey blue.svg Overall Giro di Padania, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 4, Vincenzo Nibali
Stage 1 Tour of Beijing, Elia Viviani
Japan Cup, Ivan Basso
2013
Stages 2 & 3 Tour of Oman, Peter Sagan
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Peter Sagan
Strade Bianche, Moreno Moser
Stages 3 & 6 Tirreno–Adriatico, Peter Sagan
Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Damiano Caruso
Gent–Wevelgem, Peter Sagan
Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne, Peter Sagan
Brabantse Pijl, Peter Sagan
Stages 3 & 8 Tour of California, Peter Sagan
Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné, Elia Viviani
Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné, Alessandro De Marchi
Stages 3 & 8 Tour de Suisse, Peter Sagan
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Time Trial Championships, Maciej Bodnar
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Time Trial Championships, Brian Vandborg
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Road Race Championships, Peter Sagan
Stage 7 Tour de France, Peter Sagan
Jersey green.svg Points classification in the Tour de France, Peter Sagan
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Elk Grove, Elia Viviani
Stages 2 & 3, Elia Viviani
Stages 1, 3, 6 & 7 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Peter Sagan
Dutch Food Valley Classic, Elia Viviani
Prologue, Stages 1 & 5 Tour of Alberta, Peter Sagan
Stage 14 Vuelta a España, Daniele Ratto
Stage 1 Tour of Britain, Elia Viviani
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Peter Sagan
2014
Stage 4 Tour of Oman, Peter Sagan
Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico, Peter Sagan
E3 Harelbeke, Peter Sagan
Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Elia Viviani
Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne, Peter Sagan
Stage 3b (ITT) Three Days of De Panne, Maciej Bodnar
Stages 5 & 7 Tour of Turkey, Elia Viviani
Stage 7 Tour of California, Peter Sagan
Stage 3 Tour de Suisse, Peter Sagan
Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia, Elia Viviani
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Road Race Championships, Peter Sagan
Stages 2 & 4 Tour of Austria, Oscar Gatto
Jersey green.svg Points classification in the Tour de France, Peter Sagan
Jersey red number.svg Overall Combativity award Tour de France, Alessandro De Marchi
Stage 4 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Elia Viviani
Stage 7 Vuelta a España, Alessandro De Marchi
Coppa Bernocchi, Elia Viviani

Supplementary statistics

Grand Tours by highest finishing position
Race2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 4 8 1 4 3 1 2 5 19 15
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 32 54 18 12 6 8 7 3 71 52
Jersey gold.svg/Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 41 38 9 75 4 1 7 25 54 9
Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position
Race2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Jersey orange.svg Tour Down Under 12 7 22 25 18 49 27 20
Jersey yellow.svg Paris–Nice 6 66 5 23 41 3 38 25 47 14
Jersey yellowred.svg/Jersey blue.svg Tirreno–Adriatico 25 16 17 7 5 8 4 1 19 24
MaillotVolta.png Volta a Catalunya 94 18 38 62 15 8 6 13 18 32
Jersey yellow.svg Tour of the Basque Country 1 19 16 31 9 16 36 32 24 35
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Romandie 15 6 6 2 1 12 30 7 25 41
Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Critérium du Dauphiné DNF [L 1] 68 8 15 7 10 26 28 24 51
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Suisse 24 27 32 1 3 13 50 41 26 7
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Pologne 5 8 8 3 7 6 1 1 8 16
Jersey red.svg/Jersey white.svg Eneco Tour 49 3 15 13 45 14 25 21 26 10
Monument races by highest finishing position
Race2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Milan–San Remo 9 3 12 2 6 5 8 3 2 10
Tour of Flanders 20 32 3 6 18 28 122 [L 2] 5 2 16
Paris–Roubaix 4 34 5 13 9 23 77 60 32 6
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 26 9 1 10 39 27 8 2 25 71
Giro di Lombardia 34 9 19 17 12 5 4 26 11 15
Classics by highest finishing position
Classic2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 39 1 5 57 25
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 42 15 5 DNF NH
Strade Bianche Did not exist 13 14 11 12 25 15 1 2
E3 Harelbeke 7 4 36 47 14 2 1
Gent–Wevelgem 12 86 19 13 2 5 14 2 1 3
Amstel Gold Race 1 35 3 16 18 5 92 [L 3] 3 36 31
La Flèche Wallonne 1 6 3 7 31 12 44 8 12 32
Clásica de San Sebastián 4 2 16 [L 4] 5 1 [L 5] 32 11 17 7 22
Paris–Tours 10 30 2 8 42
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NHNot held

Notes

  1. None of their riders finished the final stage. [5]
  2. Kristijan Koren originally placed 95th but his results have since been removed due to doping. [6]
  3. Kristijan Koren originally placed 32nd but his results have since been removed due to doping. [6]
  4. Leonardo Bertagnolli originally placed 1st but his results have since been removed due to doping. [7]
  5. Carlos Barredo of Quick-Step originally placed 1st but his results have since been removed due to doping. [8]

World and national champions

2000
Jersey rainbow chrono.svg World Time Trial Serhiy Honchar
2001
MaillotUcrania.PNG Ukrainian Time Trial Serhiy Honchar
2005
Jersey italianflag.svg Italian Road Race Enrico Gasparotto
2007
MaillotSuecia.PNG Swedish Road Race Magnus Bäckstedt
2009
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial Maciej Bodnar
MaillotFin.PNG Finnish Road Race Kjell Carlström
2010
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarusian Road Race Aleksandr Kuschynski
2011
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovak Road Race Peter Sagan
2012
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovak Road Race Peter Sagan
MaillotUSA.PNG United States Road Race Timmy Duggan
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial Maciej Bodnar
2013
MaillotPolonia.PNG Polish Time Trial Maciej Bodnar
MaillotDinamarca.svg Danish Time Trial Brian Vandborg
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovak Road Race Peter Sagan
2014
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovak Road Race Peter Sagan

Notes

  1. Pellizotti's results were voided due irregular blood values
  2. As above

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