Team Rosters and Sponsors 2012 Tour of California

Riders, Teams and their Sponsors for the 2012 Amgen Tour of California

 

This is the official list of riders competing at the ATOC May 13-20, 2012. Levi Leipheimer announced this afternoon (3:08pm) that he will compete in the tour. Listed below are also the team Sponsors, those companies offering major funding to each team. There will be 128 riders on 16 elite professional cycling teams, 750 miles over 8 Stages with 62,909 ft of elevation gain. And now because I am a compiling freak - more than you would ever want to know about team sponsorships by Pedal Dancer ...

Major Sponsors of the Amgen Tour of California include Amgen, AEG. Event Sponsors include: 10Speed Coffee, Akamai HD Network, Bianchi, Bissell, Breakaway from Cancer, Visit California,  Cannondale, Cliff Bar Coca-Cola, Crunchies, CyclingNews.com, Exergy, Hincapie Sportswear, Livestrong, Kenda, Michelob, NBC Sports, Nissan, Optum, Rabobank, RadioShack, Scott, Specialized, Speedplay, Spidertech, SRAM, STRAVA, Strider, Sutter Home, United Healthcare, Yakima, ZD Wines Napa Valley, Zipp.


AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)

Country: France

Sponsor: AG2R a French-based interprofessional insurance and supplementary retirement fund group, and La Mondiale Group, a French-based international group for supplementary pension and estate planning insurance.
Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr/
Bike: Kuota

Team Jersey:

AG2R La Mondiale Team Roster:

              BARDET  Romain                      FRA

              BOUET  Maxime                        FRA

              CHEREL  Mikael                        FRA

              GEORGES  Sylvain                    FRA

              MONDORY  Lloyd                     FRA

              NOCENTINI  Rinaldo                ITA

              RIBLON  Christophe                  FRA

              ROCHE  Nicolas                         IRL

ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)

Country: Nederlands

Sponsor: Argos North Sea Group, an independent oil company based in the Netherlands, and Shimano a Japanese multinational manufacturer of cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment.
Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.1t4i.com/ (team recently changed their name)
Bike: Felt

Team Jersey:

Argos-Shimano Team Roster:

              DAMUSEAU  Thomas            FRA

              DE KORT  Koen                      NED

              DOI  Yukihiro                           JPN

              DUMOULIN  Tom                   NED

              GENIEZ  Alexandre                 FRA

              KITTEL  Marcel                       GER

              KLUGE  Roger                         GER

              STAMSNIJDER  Tom              NED

BMC RACING (BMC)

Country: USA

Sponsor: BMC a Swiss-based bicycle frame manufacturer.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.bmcracingteam.com

Bike: BMC 
Team Jersey: Hincapie Sportwear

BMC Team Roster:

              BOOKWALTER  Brent             USA

              CUMMINGS  Stephen              GBR

              EIJSSEN  Yannick                     BEL

              HINCAPIE  George                   USA

              MORABITO  Steve                   SUI

              ROE  Thimothy                          AUS

              VAN AVERMAET  Greg           BEL

              VAN GARDEREN  Tejay          USA

BISSELL CYCLING (BPC)

Country: USA

Sponsor: A privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan, started in 1886, the company also owns Woolite®.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.bissellprocycling.com

Bike: Pinarello
Team Jersey:

Bissell Team Roster:

              BALDWIN  Christopher          USA

              BEVIN  Patrick                        NZL

              DAHLHEIM  Andrew             USA

              JACQUES-MAYNES  Ben      USA

              JONES  Carter                          USA

              PIPP  Frank Kevin                    USA

              VENNELL  Jeremy                   NZL
              YOUNG Eris                             USA

BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG (TLS)

Country: USA

Sponsor: Bontrager owned by Trek Bicycle Corporation is a  manufacturer and brander of bicycle components including tires, wheels, handlebars, stems, seatposts, and saddles, and Livestrong a foundation to support cancer research/cancer patients.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors: (?)
Team website: www.bontragerlivestrong.com

Bike: Trek
Team Jersey:

Bontrager Livestrong Team Roster:

              ATKINS  Joshua                           NZL

              BOSWELL  Ian                            USA

              BROWN  Nathan                          USA

              CRADDOCK  Lawson                 USA

              DOMBROWSKI  Ryan                USA

              LLOYD Joseph                             USA

              MANNION  Gavin                       USA

              STUYVEN  Jasper                        BEL

COLOMBIA - COLDEPORTES (COL)

Country: Columbia

Sponsor: Coldeportes, Colombian institute of Sports – directly connected to the Ministry of Culture – whose mission is to enhance and support sports practice and education in Colombia.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.colombiacoldeportes.com

Bike: Bianchi
Team Jersey:

Colomvia-Coldeportes Team Roster:

              ATAPUMA HURTADO  Darwin                  COL

              DUARTE AREVALO  Fabio Andres           COL

              GONZALEZ BARRERA  Javier                  COL

              PENA GRISALES  Victor Hugo                  COL

              QUINTERO  Carlos Julian                           COL

              RODRIGUEZ GALINDO  Michael             COL

              MARENTES TORRES Wilson Alexander   COL

              SUAREZ SUAREZ  Juan Pablo                   COL

EXERGY (XRG)

Country: USA

Sponsor: Exergy Development Group plans and owns commercial renewable generation facilities.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.teamexergy.com

Bike: Felt
Team Jersey: Castelli

Exergy Team Roster:

              ALZATE ESCOBAR  Carlos Eduardo COL

              COOKE  Matt                                       USA

              DIAZ CORRALES  Andrès Miguel     COL

              JOHNSON Sam                                    USA
              LOADER  Logan                                  USA

              RODRIGUEZ  Fred                              USA

              SCHMITT  Morgan                              USA

              TVETCOV  Serghei                             MDA

GARMIN-BARRACUDA (GRM)

Country: USA

Sponsor: Garmin a maker of global positioning devices (GPS), and Barracuda a worldwide leader in email and Web security.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.slipstreamsports.com

Bike: Cervelo 
Team Jersey: Castelli

Garmin-Barracuda Team Roster:

              DANIELSON  Thomas           USA

              HAAS  Nathan                        AUS

              HAUSSLER  Heinrich            AUS

              HOWES  Alex                         USA

              PETERSON  Thomas              USA

              RATHE  Jacob                         USA

              TALANSKY  Andrew             USA

              ZABRISKIE  David                 USA

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)

Country: Italy

Sponsor: Liquigas, a provider of liquified gas products in Italy, and Cannondale an American bicycle manufacturing company.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.teamliquigascannondale.com

Bike: Cannondale 
Team Jersey: Sugoi

Liquigas-Cannondale Team Roster:

              DA DALTO  Mauro                 ITA

              DUGGAN  Timothy                 USA

              KING  Edward                         USA

              KOREN  Kristijan                    SLO

              NIBALI  Vincenzo                   ITA

              OSS  Daniel                              ITA

              SAGAN  Peter                          SVK

              VANOTTI  Alessandro             ITA

OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ)

Country: Belgium

Sponsor: Omega Pharma a Belgian Pharmaceutical company, and QuickStep a manufacturer of laminate flooring.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.omegapharma-quickstep.com

Bike: Specialized 
Team Jersey:

Omeag Pharma-Quickstep Team Roster:

              BOONEN  Tom                          BEL

              CIOLEK  Gerald                        GER

              DEVENYNS  Dries                    BEL

              GRABSCH  Bert                        GER

              LEIPHEIMER  Levi                   USA

              RABON  Frantisek                     CZE

              VANDENBERGH  Stijn            BEL

              VELITS  Peter                            SVK

OPTUM presented by KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES (OPT)

Country: USA

Sponsor: Optum a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, and Kelly Benefit Strategies a group insurance broker and consultant that specializes in healthcare.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.optumprocycling.com

Bike: Orbea
Team Jersey:

Optum Kelly Benefits Team Roster:

              BAJADALI Andrew                     USA

              CANDELARIO  Alexander          USA

              CREED  Michael                          USA

              FRIEDMAN  Michael                  USA

              HANSON  Ken                             USA

              SALAS Sabastian                         CAN
              ZIRBEL  Tom                               USA

              ZWIZANSKI  Scott                      USA

ORICA-GREENEDGE (GEC)

Country: Australia

Sponsor: Orica Limited an Australian mining services, chemicals and explosives company, and Greenedge a group formed with financial backing from Australian businessman Gerry Ryan who owns Jayco Australia a manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors (see sponsor tab)
Team website: www.greenedgecycling.com

Bike: Scott
Team Jersey:

Orica-GreenEDGE Team Roster:

              DURBRIDGE  Luke                   AUS

              HOWARD  Leigh                        AUS

              MCEWEN  Robbie                     AUS

              MEYER  Cameron                      AUS

              MEYER  Travis                          AUS

              SULZBERGER  Wesley             AUS

              WEEINING Peter                       NED

              WILSON  Matthew                    AUS

RABOBANK (RAB)

Country: Nederlands

Sponsor: Rabobank is a financial services provider with offices worldwide. Their main location is in the Netherlands. They are a global leader in Food and Agri financing and in sustainability-oriented banking.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.rabosport.com 

Bike: Giant

Team Jersey:

Rabobank Team Roster:

              GESINK  Robert                        NED

              KELDERMAN  Wilco               NED

              MARTENS Paul                         GER
              MATTHEWS  Michael              AUS

              SANCHEZ GIL  Luis Leon       ESP

              TANKINK  Bram                       NED

              TEN DAM  Laurens                   NED

              TJALLINGII  Maarten               NED

RADIOSHACK-NISSAN-TREK (RNT)

Country: Luxembourg

Sponsor: Radioshack a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America, Europe, South America and Africa, and Nissan a car manufacturer, also Trek an American bicycle frame manufacturer.

Additional teamtechnical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.radioshacknissantrek.com 

Bike: Trek

Team Jersey: Craft

RAdioShack-Nissan-Trek Team Roster:

              BENNETT  George                        NZL

              BUSCHE  Matthew                        USA

              HORNER  Christopher                  USA

              IRIZAR ARANBURU  Markel     ESP

              KING  Benjamin                            USA

              MACHADO  Tiago                        POR

              RAST  Grégory                              SUI

              VOIGT  Jens                                  GER

SPIDERTECH powered by C10 (SPI)

Country: Canada

Sponsor: A Canadian supplier of kinesiology tape for rehab, performance, and recovery, and C10 an alliance of Canadian Businesses supporting Canadian sporting excellence.

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.cyclesportmanagement.com

Bike: Argon
Team Jersey:

Spidertech C10 Team Roster:

              ANDERSON  Ryan                        CAN

              BOILY  David                                CAN

              BOIVIN  Guillaume                       CAN

              EUSER  Lucas                                USA   

              HOULE  Hugo                                CAN
              KUNZLI Raymond                         SUI 

              MC CARTY  Jonathan Patrick       USA

              VANDBORG  Brian                       DEN

UNITEDHEALTHCARE (UHC)

Country: USA

Sponsor: UHC a managed health care company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota,

Additional team technical and equipment sponsors
Team website: www.uhcprocycling.com

Bike: Neilpryde Bikes
Team Jersey: 

UnitedHealthcare Team Roster:

              CLARKE  Jonathan              AUS

              DE MAAR  Marc                 AHO

              DEIGNAN  Philip                 IRL

              JONES  Christopher              USA

              LOUDER  Jeffry                   USA

              MCCARTNEY  Jason           USA

              SUTHERLAND  Rory          AUS

              WHITE  Bradley                    USA

Amgen Tour of California Press Release 05/11/12: 

The elite field includes Tour de France, Tour of Italy and Tour of Spain (Grand Tours) podium finishers, Olympic and World Championship medalists and several current National Champions of their countries. Featured riders included:

Grand Tour Overall Podium Finishers
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), 2011 Tour of Spain; 1st place; 2011, 2nd place overall Tour of Italy
Peter Velits (SVK), 2010 Tour of Spain; 2nd place
Levi Leipheimer (USA), 2007 Tour de France, 3rd place

Tour de France Stage Winners NOTE: includes team time trial wins
Robbie McEwen (AUS), Orica-GreenEDGE (12)
Tom Boonen (BEL), Omega Pharma-QuickStep (6)
George Hincapie (USA), BMC Racing Team (4)
Jens Voigt (GER), RadioShack-Nissan-Trek (3)
David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Barracuda (2)
Heinrich Haussler (AUS), Garmin-Barracuda (1)
Christophe Riblon (FRA), AG2R La Mondiale (1)
Tom Danielson (USA), Garmin-Barracuda (1)

World Champions
Tom Boonen (BEL), Omega Pharma-QuickStep; 2005, Road Race
Michael Matthews (AUS), Rabobank Cycling Team; 2010, U23 Road
Bert Grabsch (GER), Omega Pharma-QuickStep; 2008, Time Trial
Luke Durbridge (AUS), Orica-GreenEDGE; 2011, U23 Time Trial, 2009, U19 Time Trial
Gerald Ciolek (GER), Omega Pharma-QuickStep; 2006, U23 Road
Peter Velits (SVK), Omega Pharma-QuickStep; 2006, U23 Time Trial
Stephen Cummings (GBR), BMC Racing Team; 2005, World Pursuit, Track

Olympic Medalists
Levi Leipheimer (USA), 2008, Bronze, Time Trial
Stephen Cummings (GBR), 2004, Silver, Team Pursuit

Current National Champions (by country)
Matthew Busche (USA), RadioShack-Nissan-Trek; USA, Road
David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Barracuda; USA, Time Trial
Cameron Meyer (AUS), Orica-GreenEDGE; AUS, Time Trial
Marc De Maar (AHO), UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling; CAR, Road Race and Time Trial
Bert Grabsch (GER), Omega Pharma-QuickStep; GER, Time Trial
Peter Sagan (SVK); Liquigas-Cannondale; SVK, Road
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (ESP), Robabank Cycling Team; ESP, Time Trial

About Amgen
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About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company.

More fan information to help you enjoy attending the race: 
Pedal Dancer Spectator Guide Amgen Tour of California
TV Schedule Amgen Tour of California schedule of TV coverage
Thank you to Steephill.TV for publishing the preliminary team rosters.
Official 2012 Classification Jerseys: Peloton ATOC
Cycling's elite descend on Amgen Tour of California By CyclingNews.

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