# 2012 RadioShack–Nissan season

2012 RadioShack–Nissan season :
| Manager | Johan Bruyneel |
| One-day victories | 1 |
| Stage race overall victories | 3 |
| Stage race stage victories | 8 |
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The 2012 season for the RadioShack–Nissan cycling team 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.
For the 2012 season, the team was renamed from Leopard Trek to RadioShack–Nissan; in effect merging with the American Team RadioShack, which ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg-based squad. Johan Bruyneel along with twelve riders from the 2011 Team RadioShack squad moved to the team, joining eighteen riders from the Leopard Trek squad.

## Team roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 25) |
| Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| George Bennett (NZL) | George Bennett (NZL) | (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 21) |
| Matthew Busche (USA) | Matthew Busche (USA) | (1985-05-09)9 May 1985 (aged 26) |
| Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 30) |
| Laurent Didier (LUX) | Laurent Didier (LUX) | (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 27) |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 26) |
| Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 23) |
| Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | (1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (aged 29) |
| Ben Hermans (BEL) | Ben Hermans (BEL) | (1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 25) |
| Chris Horner (USA) | Chris Horner (USA) | (1971-11-10)10 November 1971 (aged 40) |
| Markel Irizar (ESP) | Markel Irizar (ESP) | (1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 31) |
| Ben King (USA) | Ben King (USA) | (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 22) |
| Andreas Klöden (GER) | Andreas Klöden (GER) | (1975-06-22)22 June 1975 (aged 36) |
| Tiago Machado (POR) | Tiago Machado (POR) | (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 (aged 26) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Maxime Monfort (BEL) | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | (1983-01-14)14 January 1983 (aged 28) |
| Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 22) |
| Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 22) |
| Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) | Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) | (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 31) |
| Joost Posthuma (NED) | Joost Posthuma (NED) | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 30) |
| Grégory Rast (SUI) | Grégory Rast (SUI) | (1980-01-17)17 January 1980 (aged 31) |
| Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | (1982-12-23)23 December 1982 (aged 29) |
| Hayden Roulston (NZL) | Hayden Roulston (NZL) | (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 30) |
| Andy Schleck (LUX) | Andy Schleck (LUX) | (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 26) |
| Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | (1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 31) |
| Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 23) |
| Jens Voigt (GER) | Jens Voigt (GER) | (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 40) |
| Robert Wagner (GER) | Robert Wagner (GER) | (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 28) |
| Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 30) |
| Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | (1977-04-01)1 April 1977 (aged 34) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| George Bennett | stagiaire (Team RadioShack) |
| Matthew Busche | Team RadioShack |
| Laurent Didier | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
| Tony Gallopin | Cofidis |
| Ben Hermans | Team RadioShack |
| Chris Horner | Team RadioShack |
| Markel Irizar | Team RadioShack |
| Ben King | Team RadioShack |
| Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack |
| Tiago Machado | Team RadioShack |
| Nelson Oliveira | Team RadioShack |
| Yaroslav Popovych | Team RadioShack |
| Grégory Rast | Team RadioShack |
| Hayden Roulston | HTC–Highroad |
| Jesse Sergent | Team RadioShack |
| Haimar Zubeldia | Team RadioShack |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Will Clarke | Champion System |
| Stefan Denifl | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Brice Feillu | Saur–Sojasun |
| Dominic Klemme | Project 1t4i |
| Anders Lund | Team Saxo Bank |
| Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Stuart O'Grady | GreenEDGE |
| Martin Pedersen | Christina Watches–Onfone |
| Bruno Pires | Team Saxo Bank |
| Tom Stamsnijder | Project 1t4i |
| Davide Viganò | Lampre–ISD |
| Fabian Wegmann | Garmin–Barracuda |
| Wouter Weylandt | Deceased |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 22 January | Tour Down Under, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Australia | |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Young rider classification | UCI Asia Tour | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Oman | |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Oman | |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 3 March | Strade Bianche | UCI Europe Tour | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Italy | Siena |
| 13 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Italy | San Benedetto del Tronto |
| 6 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 20 May | Tour of California, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |
| 27 May | Bayern-Rundfahrt, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Germany | |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Luxembourg | |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Luxembourg | |
| 30 June | Tour de France, Prologue | UCI World Tour | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Belgium | Liège |
| 4 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Austria | Sankt Johann im Pongau |
| 8 July | Tour of Austria, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Austria | |
| 8 July | Tour of Austria, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Austria | |
| 22 July | Tour de France, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 23 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Belgium | Beaufays |
| 25 July | Tour de Wallonie, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Belgium | |
| 25 July | Tour de Wallonie, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Belgium | |
| 25 July | Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Laurent Didier (LUX) | Belgium | |
| 10 August | Eneco Tour, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Belgium | Aalter |
| 12 August | Eneco Tour, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | | |
| 12 August | Tour of Utah, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |
| 23 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | France | La Roche-Posay |
| 23 August | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Jens Voigt (GER) | United States | Beaver Creek |
| 26 August | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Mountains classification | UCI America Tour | Jens Voigt (GER) | United States | |
| 26 August | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |
| 6 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Spain | Valladolid |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Daniele Bennati, Linus Gerdemann, Jan Bakelants, Tiago Machado, Hayden Roulston, Jesse Sergent and Jens Voigt
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Andy Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Joost Posthuma, Jakob Fuglsang, Tony Gallopin, Yaroslav Popovych, Grégory Rast and Robert Wagner
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Markel Irizar, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Haimar Zubeldia, Daniele Bennati, Linus Gerdemann and Maxime Monfort
* ↑ The riders on the squad were George Bennett, Laurent Didier, Nelson Oliveira, Ben Hermans, Andy Schleck and Jan Bakelants
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Ben King, Chris Horner, George Bennett, Grégory Rast, Jens Voigt, Markel Irizar, Matthew Busche and Tiago Machado
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Linus Gerdemann, Laurent Didier, Jakob Fuglsang, Fränk Schleck, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Grégory Rast and Jens Voigt
* ↑ The riders on the squad were George Bennett, Matthew Busche, Markel Irizar, Ben King, Laurent Didier, Jakob Fuglsang, Thomas Rohregger and Oliver Zaugg
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Chris Horner, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia
* ↑ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Chris Horner, George Bennett, Matthew Busche, Ben King, Joost Posthuma, Thomas Rohregger, Jens Voigt and Oliver Zaugg
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Andreas Klöden, Ben King, Chris Horner, George Bennett, Jakob Fuglsang, Jens Voigt, Matthew Busche, Oliver Zaugg and Thomas Rohregger