# 2012 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step season

2012 Omega Pharma–Quick Step season :
| Manager | Patrick Lefevere |
| One-day victories | 14 |
| Stage race overall victories | 8 |
| Stage race stage victories | 21 |
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The 2012 season for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step began in January at 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.
At the end of the 2011 season, Omega Pharma parted company with co-sponsors Lotto after seven seasons together, and later rejoined the former Quick Step team; announcing a deal prior to their split with Lotto, in August.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marco Bandiera (ITA) | Marco Bandiera (ITA) | (1984-06-12)12 June 1984 (aged 27) |
| Tom Boonen (BEL) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | (1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 31) |
| Matt Brammeier (IRL) | Matt Brammeier (IRL) | (1985-06-07)7 June 1985 (aged 26) |
| Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 26) |
| Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | (1979-06-30)30 June 1979 (aged 32) |
| Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | (1980-11-27)27 November 1980 (aged 31) |
| Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 25) |
| Kevin de Weert (BEL) | Kevin de Weert (BEL) | (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 29) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 28) |
| Andrew Fenn (GBR) | Andrew Fenn (GBR) | (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 21) |
| Michał Gołaś (POL) | Michał Gołaś (POL) | (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 27) |
| Bert Grabsch (GER) | Bert Grabsch (GER) | (1975-06-19)19 June 1975 (aged 36) |
| Jeroen Hoorne (BEL) | Jeroen Hoorne (BEL) | (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 23) |
| Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 29) |
| Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 21) |
| Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 38) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | (1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 25) |
| Tony Martin (GER) | Tony Martin (GER) | (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 26) |
| Serge Pauwels (BEL) | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | (1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 28) |
| Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 31) |
| František Raboň (CZE) | František Raboň (CZE) | (1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (aged 28) |
| Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 18) |
| Gert Steegmans (BEL) | Gert Steegmans (BEL) | (1980-09-30)30 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 26) |
| Niki Terpstra (NED) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 27) |
| Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 22) |
| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 20) |
| Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) | Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) | (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 27) |
| Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 26) |
| Martin Velits (SVK) | Martin Velits (SVK) | (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Peter Velits (SVK) | Peter Velits (SVK) | (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Julien Vermote (BEL) | Julien Vermote (BEL) | (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 22) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Martin Velits | HTC–Highroad |
| Peter Velits | HTC–Highroad |
| Stijn Vandenbergh | Team Katusha |
| Matteo Trentin | stagiaire (Quick-Step) |
| Andrew Fenn | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| Michał Gołaś | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Michał Kwiatkowski | Team RadioShack |
| Levi Leipheimer | Team RadioShack |
| Tony Martin | HTC–Highroad |
| František Raboň | HTC–Highroad |
| Bert Grabsch | HTC–Highroad |
| Matt Brammeier | HTC–Highroad |
| Serge Pauwels | Team Sky |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Marc de Maar | UnitedHealthcare |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana |
| Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar |
| Addy Engels | Retired to become Project 1t4i sports director |
| Fréderique Robert | Lotto–Belisol |
| Jan Tratnik | Radenska |
| Kevin van Impe | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Francesco Reda | Acqua & Sapone |
| Andy Cappelle | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's |
| Andreas Stauff | Eddy Merckx–Indeland |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Argentina | Villa Mercedes |
| 24 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Argentina | Juana Koslay |
| 25 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Argentina | Mirador del Portero |
| 26 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Argentina | San Luis |
| 29 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 7 | UCI America Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Argentina | San Luis |
| 29 January | Tour de San Luis, Overall | UCI America Tour | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Argentina | |
| 5 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Qatar | Doha |
| 5 February | Trofeo Palma | UCI Europe Tour | Andrew Fenn (GBR) | Spain | Palma |
| 6 February | Trofeo Migjorn | UCI Europe Tour | Andrew Fenn (GBR) | Spain | Campos |
| 8 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Qatar | Madinat ash Shamal |
| 10 February | Tour of Qatar, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Qatar | |
| 10 February | Tour of Qatar, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Qatar | |
| 10 February | Tour of Qatar, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Qatar | |
| 18 February | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Portugal | Tavira |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Peter Velits (SVK) | Oman | |
| 2 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Belgium | Middelkerke |
| 3 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Belgium | Bellegem |
| 4 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 4 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 5 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | France | Orléans |
| 14 March | Nokere Koerse | UCI Europe Tour | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Belgium | Nokere |
| 16 March | Handzame Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Belgium | Handzame |
| 21 March | Dwars door Vlaanderen | UCI Europe Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | Waregem |
| 23 March | E3 Harelbeke | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Harelbeke |
| 25 March | Gent–Wevelgem | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Wevelgem |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b | UCI Europe Tour | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Belgium | |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | France | Roubaix |
| 28 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 | UCI Europe Tour | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Turkey | İzmir |
| 29 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Marco Bandiera (ITA) | Turkey | |
| 7 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | France | Cassel |
| 26 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | Belgium | Arendonk |
| 27 May | Giro d'Italia, Fair Play Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Italy | |
| 27 May | Tour of Belgium, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | Belgium | |
| 29 May | Gullegem Koerse | National event | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Belgium | Gullegem |
| 12 July | Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Poland | Cieszyn |
| 8 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2b | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial | France | Saint-Vulbas |
| 12 August | Eneco Tour, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | | |
| 12 August | Tour of Utah, Stage 6 | UCI America Tour | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | United States | Park City |
| 31 August | World Ports Classic, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Antwerp |
| 1 September | World Ports Classic, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | | |
| 1 September | World Ports Classic, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | | |
| 3 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Spain | Valgrande-Pajares–Cuitu Negru |
| 8 September | Paris–Brussels | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Brussels |
| 16 September | UCI Road World Championships, Team time trial | UCI World Tour | | Netherlands | Valkenburg |
| 30 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 10 October | Tour of Beijing, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | China | MenTouGou |
| 13 October | Tour of Beijing, Overall | UCI World Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | China | |
| 21 October | Chrono des Nations | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | France | Les Herbiers |
| 3 November | Amstel Curaçao Race | National event | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Curaçao | Willemstad |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 Levi Leipheimer gained a stage victory from the disqualification of Alberto Contador's results from the Tour de San Luis.
* ↑ Hoorne joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the EFC-Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.
* ↑ Sénéchal joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the EFC-Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Matt Brammeier, Francesco Chicchi, Nikolas Maes, František Raboň, Gert Steegmans, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sylvain Chavanel, Francesco Chicchi, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Michał Kwiatkowski, Dries Devenyns, Andrew Fenn and Iljo Keisse
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Marco Bandiera, Francesco Chicchi, Michał Gołaś, Nikolas Maes, Serge Pauwels, Michał Kwiatkowski, Martin Velits and Julien Vermote
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Gerald Ciolek, Andrew Fenn, Serge Pauwels, František Raboň, Kristof Vandewalle, and Nikolas Maes
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Michał Kwiatkowski, Sylvain Chavanel, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Stijn Vandenbergh and Dries Devenyns
* 1 2 3 Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits