2013 Team Sky season · Paulipedia

Team Sky
2013 season
UCI code	SKY
Status	UCI WorldTeam
World Ranking	2nd (1561 points)
Manager	Dave Brailsford
Main sponsor(s)	BSkyB
Based	United Kingdom
Bicycles	Pinarello
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
Stage race overall	9
Stage race stages	25
Most wins	Chris Froome (7 wins)
Best ranked rider	Chris Froome (2nd)

The 2013 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2013 roster

As of 1 January 2013.^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)		(1987-05-17) 17 May 1987
Ian Boswell (USA)		(1991-02-07) 7 February 1991
Dario Cataldo (ITA)		(1985-03-17) 17 March 1985
Joe Dombrowski (USA)		(1991-05-12) 12 May 1991
Josh Edmondson (GBR)		(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992
Bernhard Eisel (AUT)		(1981-02-17) 17 February 1981
Chris Froome (GBR)		(1985-05-20) 20 May 1985
Mathew Hayman (AUS)		(1978-04-20) 20 April 1978
Sergio Henao (COL)		(1987-12-10) 10 December 1987
Peter Kennaugh (GBR)		(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989
Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)		(1981-06-28) 28 June 1981
Christian Knees (GER)		(1981-03-05) 5 March 1981
David López (ESP)		(1981-05-13) 13 May 1981
Danny Pate (USA)		(1979-03-23) 23 March 1979

	Rider	Date of birth
Richie Porte (AUS)		(1985-01-30) 30 January 1985
Salvatore Puccio (ITA)		(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989
Gabriel Rasch (NOR)		(1976-04-08) 8 April 1976
Luke Rowe (GBR)		(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)		(1982-08-09) 9 August 1982
Ian Stannard (GBR)		(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987
Chris Sutton (AUS)		(1984-09-10) 10 September 1984
Ben Swift (GBR)		(1987-11-05) 5 November 1987
Geraint Thomas (GBR)		(1986-05-25) 25 May 1986
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)		(1984-12-26) 26 December 1984
Rigoberto Urán (COL)		(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987
Bradley Wiggins (GBR)		(1980-04-28) 28 April 1980
Xabier Zandio (ESP)		(1977-03-17) 17 March 1977

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season

Rider	2012 team
Vasil Kiryienka^[2]	Movistar Team
David López^[3]	Movistar Team
Dario Cataldo^[4]	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Gabriel Rasch^[5]	FDJ–BigMat
Joe Dombrowski^[6]	neo-pro (Bontrager–Livestrong)
Ian Boswell^[6]	stagiaire (Argos–Shimano; Bontrager–Livestrong)
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke^[7]	Endura Racing
Josh Edmondson	neo-pro

Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season

Rider	2013 team
Mark Cavendish^[8]	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Lars Petter Nordhaug^[9]	Blanco Pro Cycling
Davide Appollonio^[10]	Ag2r–La Mondiale
Juan Antonio Flecha^[11]	Vacansoleil–DCM
Alex Dowsett^[12]	Movistar Team
Michael Rogers^[13]	Saxo–Tinkoff
Thomas Löfkvist^[14]	IAM Cycling
Michael Barry^[15]	Retired
Jeremy Hunt^[16]	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
23 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Australia	Rostrevor
27 January	Tour Down Under, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Australia
15 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 5	UCI Asia Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Oman	Boshar
16 February	Tour of Oman, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Oman
16 February	Tour of Oman, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Oman
16 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Sergio Henao (COL)	Portugal	Alto do Malhão
8 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	France	La Montagne de Lure
9 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Italy	Prati di Tivo
10 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	France	Col d'Èze
10 March	Paris–Nice, Overall	UCI World Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	France
23 March	Critérium International, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	France	Porto-Vecchio
24 March	Critérium International, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France	Col de l'Ospedale
24 March	Critérium International, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France
24 March	Critérium International, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	France
3 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Sergio Henao (COL)	Spain	Trapagaran
5 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Richie Porte (AUS)	Spain	Beasain
16 April	Giro del Trentino, Stage 1b	UCI Europe Tour	Team time trial^{[N 1]}	Austria	Lienz
17 April	Giro del Trentino, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)	Italy	Vetriolo Terme
23 April	Tour de Romandie, Prologue	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Switzerland	Bruson
28 April	Tour de Romandie, Overall	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	Switzerland
28 April	Tour de Romandie, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	^{[N 2]}	Switzerland
5 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Team time trial^{[N 3]}	Italy	Forio
14 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Rigoberto Urán (COL)	Italy	Altopiano del Montasio
18 May	Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Norway	Lillehammer
19 May	Glava Tour of Norway, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Norway
19 May	Glava Tour of Norway, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Norway
26 May	Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Fast Team	UCI World Tour	^{[N 3]}	Italy
4 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	France	Tarare
6 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France	Valmorel
9 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France
9 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	^{[N 4]}	France
6 July	Tour de France, Stage 8	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France	Ax 3 Domaines
14 July	Tour de France, Stage 15	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France	Mont Ventoux
17 July	Tour de France, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France	Chorges
21 July	Tour de France, Overall	UCI World Tour	Chris Froome (GBR)	France
3 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)	Poland	Kraków
17 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	David López (ESP)	Belgium	La Redoute–Aywaille
12 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 18	UCI World Tour	Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)	Spain	Peña Cabarga
17 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)	Great Britain	Knowsley
22 September	Tour of Britain, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)	Great Britain
22 September	Tour of Britain, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 5]}	Great Britain

Footnotes

The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Joe Dombrowski, Peter Kennaugh, Christian Knees, Danny Pate, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Bradley Wiggins and Xabier Zandio
The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Richie Porte, David López, Vasil Kiryienka, Peter Kennaugh, Josh Edmondson, Chris Sutton and Gabriel Rasch
The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Sergio Henao, Christian Knees, Danny Pate, Salvatore Puccio, Rigoberto Urán, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Bradley Wiggins and Xabier Zandio
The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Richie Porte, David López, Vasil Kiryienka, Peter Kennaugh, Geraint Thomas, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Ian Stannard
The riders on the squad were Bradley Wiggins, David López, Ian Stannard, Josh Edmondson, Bernhard Eisel and Mathew Hayman

References

"Sky Procycling (SKY) – GBR". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
"Kiryienka to Sky for three years". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Lopez added to Sky roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Cataldo leaving Omega Pharma-QuickStep for Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Team Sky snap up Norwegian rider Gabriel Rasch as first signing of 2013". The Daily Telegraph. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Team Sky signs Dombrowski and Boswell". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
Wynn, Nigel (23 January 2013). "Team Sky signs Tiernan-Locke for 2013". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
"Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish to join Omega Pharma-Quick Step". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
"Two year Rabobank contract will see Lars Petter Nordhaug leave Team Sky". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Appollonio and Betancur sign for Ag2R-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Flecha to leave Sky for Vacansoleil". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
Wynn, Nigel (30 October 2012). "Dowsett signs to Movistar team for 2013". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Michael Rogers leaves Sky for Saxo-Tinkoff". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
"Barry to close out career at Tour of Beijing". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
"Hunt to retire at the end of 2012 season". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

External links

Media related to Team Sky in 2013 at Wikimedia Commons