2014 OMEGA PHARMA �QUICK-STEP SEASON

Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014 season
Manager	Patrick Lefevere
Season victories
One-day races	9
Stage race overall	5
Stage race stages	42
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The 2014 season for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2014 roster

As of 1 September 2014^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)		(1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 22)
Jan Bakelants ( BEL)		(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 28)
Tom Boonen ( BEL)		(1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 33)
Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)		(1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 27)
Mark Cavendish ( GBR)		(1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 29)
Thomas De Gendt ( BEL)		(1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 27)
Kevin De Weert ( BEL)		(1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 32)
Andrew Fenn ( GBR)		(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 24)
Michał Gołaś ( POL)		(1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 29)
Iljo Keisse ( BEL)		(1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 31)
Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)		(1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 24)
Nikolas Maes ( BEL)		(1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 28)
Tony Martin ( GER)		(1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 29)
Gianni Meersman ( BEL)		(1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 28)
Serge Pauwels ( BEL)		(1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 30)

	Rider	Date of birth
Alessandro Petacchi ( ITA)		(1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 40)
Wout Poels ( NED)		(1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 26)
Mark Renshaw ( AUS)		(1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 31)
Pieter Serry ( BEL)		(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 25)
Gert Steegmans ( BEL)		(1980-09-30)30 September 1980 (aged 33)
Zdeněk Štybar ( CZE)		(1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 28)
Niki Terpstra ( NED)		(1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 30)
Matteo Trentin ( ITA)		(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 25)
Rigoberto Urán ( COL)		(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 27)
Petr Vakoč ( CZE)		(1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22)
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)		(1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 23)
Stijn Vandenbergh ( BEL)		(1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 30)
Martin Velits ( SVK)		(1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 29)
Julien Vermote ( BEL)		(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 25)
Carlos Verona ( ESP)		(1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 21)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Rider	2013 team
Julian Alaphilippe	neo-pro ( Etixx–IHNed)
Jan Bakelants^[2]	RadioShack–Leopard
Thomas De Gendt^[3]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Wout Poels^[4]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Mark Renshaw^[5]	Belkin Pro Cycling
Rigoberto Urán^[6]	Team Sky
Petr Vakoč	neo-pro ( Etixx–IHNed)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

Rider	2014 team
Sylvain Chavanel^[7]	IAM Cycling
Dries Devenyns^[8]	Giant–Shimano
Bert Grabsch^[9]	Retired
Jérôme Pineau^[7]	IAM Cycling
František Raboň^[10]	Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team
Kristof Vandewalle^[11]	Trek Factory Racing
Peter Velits^[12]	BMC Racing Team

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
9 February	Tour of Qatar, Stage 1	UCI Asia Tour	Niki Terpstra ( NED)	Qatar	Dukhan Beach
10 February	Tour of Qatar, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Qatar	Al Khor Corniche
11 February	Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Spain	Santuari de Lluc
12 February	Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Spain	Alcúdia
12 February	Tour of Qatar, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Qatar	Mesaieed
14 February	Tour of Qatar, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Niki Terpstra ( NED)	Qatar
14 February	Tour of Qatar, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Qatar
14 February	Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification	UCI Asia Tour	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)	Qatar
14 February	Tour of Qatar, Teams classification	UCI Asia Tour	^{[N 1]}	Qatar
20 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Portugal	Monchique
21 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Portugal	Sagres
23 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Portugal	Vilamoura
23 February	Volta ao Algarve, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Portugal
2 March	Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne	UCI Europe Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Belgium	Kuurne
8 March	Strade Bianche	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Italy	Siena
9 March	Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)	Belgium	Ichtegem
9 March	Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)	Belgium
12 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Team time trial^{[N 2]}	Italy	San Vincenzo
17 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Italy	Porto Sant'Elpidio
26 March	Dwars door Vlaanderen	UCI Europe Tour	Niki Terpstra ( NED)	Belgium	Waregem
3 April	Three Days of De Panne, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)	Belgium
3 April	Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 3]}	Belgium
8 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Spain	Urdazubi
10 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Wout Poels ( NED)	Spain	Eibar
12 April	Grand Prix Pino Cerami	UCI Europe Tour	Alessandro Petacchi ( ITA)	Belgium	Frameries
12 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Spain	Markina-Xemein
12 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Spain
13 April	Paris–Roubaix	UCI World Tour	Niki Terpstra ( NED)	France	Roubaix
27 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Turkey	Alanya
28 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Turkey	Kemer
29 April	Tour de Romandie, Prologue	UCI World Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	Switzerland	Ascona
30 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Turkey	Marmaris
4 May	Tour of Turkey, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Turkey	Istanbul
4 May	Tour of Turkey, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Turkey
11 May	Tour of California, Stage 1	UCI America Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	United States	Sacramento
18 May	Tour of California, Stage 8	UCI America Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	United States	Thousand Oaks
22 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	Rigoberto Urán ( COL)	Italy	Barolo
28 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Belgium	Buggenhout
29 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Belgium	Knokke-Heist
30 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Belgium	Diksmuide
1 June	Tour of Belgium, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Belgium
1 June	Tour of Belgium, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 4]}	Belgium
1 June	Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Super Team classification	UCI World Tour	^{[N 5]}	Italy
13 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Jan Bakelants ( BEL)	France	Poisy
14 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Switzerland	Bellinzona
17 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	Switzerland	Ossingen
19 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Switzerland	Delémont
20 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Switzerland	Worb
11 July	Tour de France, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	France	Nancy
13 July	Tour de France, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	France	Mulhouse
26 July	Tour de France, Stage 20	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	France	Périgueux
30 July	Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Belgium	Ans
30 July	Tour de Wallonie, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Belgium
30 July	Tour de Wallonie, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Belgium
4 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Petr Vakoč ( CZE)	Poland	Warsaw
12 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Zdeněk Štybar ( CZE)	Netherlands	Vlijmen
12 August	Tour de l'Ain, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	France	Saint-Amour
14 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	France	Saint-Vulbas
16 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France	Arbent
16 August	Tour de l'Ain, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France
16 August	Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France
17 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck ( BEL)	Netherlands	Sittard-Geleen
24 August	Châteauroux Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Iljo Keisse ( BEL)	France	Châteauroux
26 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	France	La Ronde
27 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	France	Niort
29 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Cavendish ( GBR)	France
2 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Tony Martin ( GER)	Spain	Borja
8 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Mark Renshaw ( AUS)	United Kingdom	Llandudno
10 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	United Kingdom	Bristol
13 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour	Julien Vermote ( BEL)	United Kingdom	Brighton
14 September	Tour of Britain, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Michał Kwiatkowski ( POL)	United Kingdom
7 October	Binche–Chimay–Binche	UCI Europe Tour	Zdeněk Štybar ( CZE)	Belgium	Binche
14 October	Tour of Beijing, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Michał Gołaś ( POL)	China

Footnotes

^ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Andrew Fenn, Iljo Keisse, Nikolas Maes, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh
^ The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Mark Cavendish, Michał Kwiatkowski, Tony Martin, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Mark Renshaw and Matteo Trentin
^ The riders on the squad were Andrew Fenn, Martin Velits, Mark Renshaw, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Julien Vermote
^ The riders on the squad were Tony Martin, Gianni Meersman, Tom Boonen, Niki Terpstra, Jan Bakelants, Gert Steegmans, Stijn Vandenbergh and Andrew Fenn
^ The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Gianluca Brambilla, Thomas De Gendt, Iljo Keisse, Serge Pauwels, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Pieter Serry and Julien Vermote

References

^ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^ "OPQS Signs Bakelants for 2014". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "OPQS Signs Wout Poels and Janier Acevedo". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Renshaw to ride for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "OPQS signs Renshaw and Urán Urán". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Devenyns to Argos, G. Izagirre and Malori to Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ Westemeyer, Susan (28 October 2013). "Grabsch retires after 15 year-career". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "WorldTour road racer Rabon switches to mountain bike racing". Cyclingnews.com. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Vandewalle chez Trek" [Vandewalle with Trek]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Peter Velits leaving Omega Pharma-Quickstep for BMC Racing". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

External links

Media related to Omega Pharma-Quick Step in 2014 at Wikimedia Commons

[13] The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Andrew Fenn, Iljo Keisse, Nikolas Maes, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh

[14] The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Mark Cavendish, Michał Kwiatkowski, Tony Martin, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Mark Renshaw and Matteo Trentin

[15] The riders on the squad were Andrew Fenn, Martin Velits, Mark Renshaw, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Julien Vermote

[16] The riders on the squad were Tony Martin, Gianni Meersman, Tom Boonen, Niki Terpstra, Jan Bakelants, Gert Steegmans, Stijn Vandenbergh and Andrew Fenn

[17] The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Gianluca Brambilla, Thomas De Gendt, Iljo Keisse, Serge Pauwels, Alessandro Petacchi, Wout Poels, Pieter Serry and Julien Vermote

[1] "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[2] "OPQS Signs Bakelants for 2014". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[3] "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[4] "OPQS Signs Wout Poels and Janier Acevedo". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[5] "Renshaw to ride for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[6] "OPQS signs Renshaw and Urán Urán". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[IAM-7] "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[8] "Devenyns to Argos, G. Izagirre and Malori to Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[9] Westemeyer, Susan (28 October 2013). "Grabsch retires after 15 year-career". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[10] "WorldTour road racer Rabon switches to mountain bike racing". Cyclingnews.com. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[11] "Vandewalle chez Trek" [Vandewalle with Trek]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[12] "Peter Velits leaving Omega Pharma-Quickstep for BMC Racing". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

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