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The 2013 season for Saxo–Tinkoff began in January with the Tour Down Under . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour .
On 25 June 2012, it was announced that the Russian Tinkoff Bank would join the team as co-sponsors for the rest of the 2012 season and through to the end of 2013. Saxo Bank also renewed their sponsorship through 2013, with the team's name thus becoming Saxo-Tinkoff.[ 1] [ 2]
2013 roster
As of 6 August 2013.[ 3]
^ Hansen joined the team on 5 August as a stagiaire , from Team Cult Energy .[ 4]
^ Poljański joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire , from Team Mocaiana.[ 4]
Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Season victories
Date
Race
Competition
Rider
Country
Location
26 January
Tour de San Luis , Stage 6
UCI America Tour
Alberto Contador (ESP )
Argentina
Mirador del Sol
17 February
Volta ao Algarve , Mountains classification
UCI Europe Tour
Manuele Boaro (ITA )
Portugal
12 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Alberto Contador (ESP )
Italy
5 April
Circuit de la Sarthe , Teams classification
UCI Europe Tour
[ N 1]
France
14 April
Amstel Gold Race
UCI World Tour
Roman Kreuziger (CZE )
Netherlands
Valkenburg
21 July
Tour de France , Teams classification
UCI World Tour
[ N 2]
France
1 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Matti Breschel (DEN )
Denmark
Sønderborg
2 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 3
UCI Europe Tour
Matti Breschel (DEN )
Denmark
Vejle
3 August
Tour de Pologne , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Rafał Majka (POL )
Poland
25 August
Vuelta a España , Stage 2
UCI World Tour
Nicolas Roche (IRL )
Spain
Baiona –Alto do Monte da Groba
29 August
Vuelta a España , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Michael Mørkøv (DEN )
Spain
Cáceres
20 October
Japan Cup
UCI Asia Tour
Michael Rogers (AUS )
Japan
Utsunomiya
^ The riders on the squad were Karsten Kroon , Jay McCarthy , Mads Christensen , Nicki Sørensen , Rory Sutherland , and Takashi Miyazawa
^ The riders on the squad were Alberto Contador , Daniele Bennati , Jesús Hernández , Roman Kreuziger , Benjamín Noval , Sérgio Paulinho , Nicolas Roche , Michael Rogers , and Matteo Tosatto
References