Manager Bjarne Riis One-day victories 5 Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 4Two stage victories for Contador were expunged in February. Previous season • Next season
The 2012 season for 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.
In February 2012, Alberto Contador was given a backdated two-year ban in relation to his doping case stemming from the 2010 Tour de France. As well as his results from that race, all of his results from 2011 and 2012 were disqualified, including his victory in the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Known simply as for the first six months of 2012, the team acquired Tinkoff Bank as a secondary title sponsor shortly before the Tour de France.
2012 roster Ages as of 1 January 2012.
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Rider2011 teamChristopher Juul-Jensenneo-pro ()Troels Vintherneo-pro (Team Capinordic)Sérgio PaulinhoRan Margaliotstagiaire ()Karsten KroonBruno PiresAnders LundTakashi MiyazawaJonathan CantwellFly V Australia
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season Rider2012 teamBaden CookeRichie PorteLaurent DidierGustav LarssonJonathan BellisAndré SteensenBrian Vandborg
Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Benjamín Noval, Daniel Navarro, David Tanner, Luke Roberts, Mads Christensen, Nicki Sørensen, Rafał Majka and Chris Anker Sørensen Tour de Taiwan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Taichung Tour de Taiwan, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour Kaohsiung Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Grand Prix de Denain UCI Europe Tour Denain Post Cup Ringsted National event Ringsted Tour de France, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Paris–Corrèze, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Paris–Corrèze, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were David Tanner, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen, Kasper Klostergaard, Luke Roberts, Manuele Boaro, Jonathan Cantwell and Troels Vinther Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Montréal-la-Cluse Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Juan José Haedo, Volodymir Gustov, Lucas Sebastián Haedo, Daniel Navarro, Jesús Hernández, Mads Christensen and Rafał Majka Post Cup Roskilde National event Roskilde Vuelta a España, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Fuente Dé Vuelta a España, Overall UCI World Tour Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Milano–Torino UCI Europe Tour Turin Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli UCI Europe Tour Monteveglio Tour of Beijing, Young rider classification UCI World Tour
Victories originally obtained by Contador but vacated Date Race Competition Country Location Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 UCI America Tour Mirador del Portero Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Mirador del Sol
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