2014 Wanty–Groupe Gobert season

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The 2014 season for the Wanty–Groupe Gobert^[1] cycling team is scheduled to begin in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team participates in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2014 roster

As of 25 February 2014.^[2]

	Rider	Date of birth
Frederik Backaert (BEL)		(1990-03-13) 13 March 1990
Jerôme Baugnies (BEL)		(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Francis De Greef (BEL)		(1985-02-02) 2 February 1985
Tim De Troyer (BEL)		(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990
Laurens De Vreese (BEL)		(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988
Thomas Degand (BEL)		(1986-05-13) 13 May 1986
Jempy Drucker (LUX)		(1986-09-03) 3 September 1986
Jan Ghyselinck (BEL)		(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988
Jérôme Gilbert (BEL)		(1984-01-22) 22 January 1984
Grégory Habeaux (BEL)		(1982-10-20) 20 October 1982
Roy Jans (BEL)		(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990
Michel Kreder (NED)		(1987-08-15) 15 August 1987

	Rider	Date of birth
Wesley Kreder (NED)		(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990
Björn Leukemans (BEL)		(1977-07-01) 1 July 1977
Marco Minnaard (NED)		(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989
Danilo Napolitano (ITA)		(1981-01-31) 31 January 1981
Fréderique Robert (BEL)		(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989
Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL)		(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986
Mirko Selvaggi (ITA)		(1985-02-11) 11 February 1985
Nico Sijmens (BEL)		(1978-04-01) 1 April 1978
Kevin Van Melsen (BEL)		(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
James Vanlandschoot (BEL)		(1978-08-26) 26 August 1978
Frederik Veuchelen (BEL)		(1978-09-04) 4 September 1978

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Rider	2013 team
Frederik Backaert	neo-pro (EFC-Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
Jérôme Baugnies	ex-pro (ToWin-Josan)
Francis De Greef	Lotto–Belisol
Laurens De Vreese^[3]	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Jan Ghyselinck^[4]	Cofidis
Michel Kreder^[5]	Garmin–Sharp
Wesley Kreder^[5]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Björn Leukemans^[6]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Marco Minnaard	neo-pro (Rabobank Development Team)
Fréderique Robert^[7]	Lotto–Belisol
Kevin Seeldraeyers^[8]	Astana
Mirko Selvaggi^[6]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Nico Sijmens^[9]	Cofidis
Frederik Veuchelen^[6]	Vacansoleil–DCM

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

Rider	2014 team
Steven Caethoven^[10]	Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerkhove
Andy Cappelle^[11]	Retired
Davy Commeyne	Smartphoto
Will Routley	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
Staf Scheirlinckx^[12]	Retired
Stefan van Dijk^[13]	Retired
Jurgen Van Goolen^[14]	Retired
Benjamin Verraes	Josan-To Win
Nicolas Vogondy^[15]	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-01-14-000014 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 2	UCI Africa Tour	Baugnies, JérômeJérôme Baugnies (BEL)	Gabon	Oyem
000000002016-01-15-000015 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 3	UCI Africa Tour	Jans, RoyRoy Jans (BEL)	Gabon	Lambaréné
000000002016-01-18-000018 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 6	UCI Africa Tour	Robert, FréderiqueFréderique Robert (BEL)	Gabon	Port-Gentil
000000002016-01-19-000019 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 7	UCI Africa Tour	Robert, FréderiqueFréderique Robert (BEL)	Gabon	Libreville
000000002016-01-19-000019 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Points classification	UCI Africa Tour	Jans, RoyRoy Jans (BEL)	Gabon
000000002016-01-19-000019 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Mountains classification	UCI Africa Tour	Minnaard, MarcoMarco Minnaard (NED)	Gabon
000000002016-03-09-00009 March	Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Napolitano, DaniloDanilo Napolitano (ITA)	Belgium
000000002016-03-16-000016 March	Omloop van het Waasland	UCI Europe Tour	Napolitano, DaniloDanilo Napolitano (ITA)	Belgium	Stekene
000000002016-04-03-00003 April	Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	De Troyer, TimTim De Troyer (BEL)	Belgium
000000002016-05-18-000018 May	Tour de Picardie, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	France
000000002016-05-25-000025 May	World Ports Classic, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 2]}	^{[N 3]}
000000002016-05-28-000028 May	Tour des Fjords, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Baugnies, JérômeJérôme Baugnies (BEL)	Norway	Ulvik
000000002016-07-30-000030 July	Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Van Melsen, KevinKevin Van Melsen (BEL)	Belgium
000000002016-08-03-00003 August	Polynormande	UCI Europe Tour	Ghyselinck, JanJan Ghyselinck (BEL)	France	Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
000000002016-08-19-000019 August	Tour du Limousin, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Leukemans, BjörnBjörn Leukemans (BEL)	France	Brive
000000002016-08-29-000029 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Van Melsen, KevinKevin Van Melsen (BEL)	France
000000002016-09-27-000027 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Degand, ThomasThomas Degand (BEL)	France	Chanac
000000002016-09-28-000028 September	Gooikse Pijl	UCI Europe Tour	Jans, RoyRoy Jans (BEL)	Belgium	Gooik

Footnotes

↑ The riders on the squad were Danilo Napolitano, Tim De Troyer, Jempy Drucker, Grégory Habeaux, Wesley Kreder, Björn Leukemans, Fréderique Robert, and Frederik Veuchelen
↑ The riders on the squad were Danilo Napolitano, Frederik Backaert, Tim De Troyer, Laurens De Vreese, Roy Jans, Wesley Kreder, Fréderique Robert, and Frederik Veuchelen
↑ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

↑ Farrand, Stephen (2 November 2013). "Wanty–Groupe Gobert team hoping to ride a Grand Tour in 2014". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "WANTY — GROUPE GOBERT (WGG) - BEL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
↑ "De Vreese passe chez Wanty en 2014" [De Vreese going on at Wanty in 2014]. RTBF.be (in French). RTBF. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ Shu, Matt (13 November 2013). "Ghyselinck joins Wanty-G(r)oupe Gobert". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
1 2 "Michel Kreder leaves Garmin Sharp for Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
1 2 3 Been, José (1 October 2013). "Leukemans among Vacansoleil-DCM riders moving to Accent Jobs-Wanty". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ Been, José (14 November 2013). "Kevin Seeldraeyers to Wanty-Groupe Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 May 2014. Wanty-Groupe Gobert is completed by Laurens de Vreese (Topsport Vlaanderen), Fréderique Robert (Lotto-Belisol), Jérôme Baugnies (To Win-Josan) and Marco Minnaard (Rabobank Development Team).
↑ Farrand, Stephen (17 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Nico Sijmens en Michel Kreder tekenen voor Wanty-Groupe Gobert" [Nico Sijmens and Michel Kreder sign for Wanty-Groupe Gobert]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. Belga. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ Collet, Loïc (28 November 2013). "Steven Caethoven: Etre le meilleur des amateurs" [Steven Caethoven: Being the best amateur]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ Vanden Heede, Michel (16 November 2013). "Tijd om nieuwe weg in te slaan" [Time to open new path]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Scheirlinckx, Barbe announce retirements". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Wielrenner Van Dijk stopt ermee" [Cyclist Van Dijk quits]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Jurgen Van Goolen stapt uit profpeloton" [Jurgen Van Goolen leaves professional peloton]. Sportwereld – Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ Axelgaard, Emil (23 November 2013). "Former French champion Vogondy retires". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

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List of 2014 UCI ProTeams and riders

Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Cannondale Team Europcar FDJ.fr Garmin–Sharp Giant–Shimano Team Katusha Lampre–Merida Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Team Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing

List of 2014 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Bardiani–CSF Bretagne–Séché Environnement Caja Rural–Seguros RGA CCC Polsat Polkowice Cofidis Colombia Drapac Cycling IAM Cycling MTN–Qhubeka Neri Sottoli Team NetApp–Endura Team Novo Nordisk RusVelo Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise UnitedHealthcare Wanty–Groupe Gobert

List of 2014 UCI Women's Teams and riders

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