# 2013 Argos–Shimano season

2013 Argos–Shimano season :
| Manager | Iwan Spekenbrink |
| One-day victories | 8 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 20 |
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The 2013 season for the Argos–Shimano 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.

## Team roster

As of 6 August 2013.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 22) |
| Nikias Arndt (GER) | Nikias Arndt (GER) | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 21) |
| Warren Barguil (FRA) | Warren Barguil (FRA) | (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 21) |
| Will Clarke (AUS) | Will Clarke (AUS) | (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 27) |
| Roy Curvers (NED) | Roy Curvers (NED) | (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 33) |
| Thomas Damuseau (FRA) | Thomas Damuseau (FRA) | (1989-03-18)18 March 1989 (aged 23) |
| Bert De Backer (BEL) | Bert De Backer (BEL) | (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 28) |
| Koen de Kort (NED) | Koen de Kort (NED) | (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 30) |
| John Degenkolb (GER) | John Degenkolb (GER) | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 23) |
| Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 22) |
| Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 27) |
| Simon Geschke (GER) | Simon Geschke (GER) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 26) |
| Patrick Gretsch (GER) | Patrick Gretsch (GER) | (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 25) |
| Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 21) |
| Yann Huguet (FRA) | Yann Huguet (FRA) | (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 28) |
| Thierry Hupond (FRA) | Thierry Hupond (FRA) | (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 28) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 23) |
| Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 18) |
| Ji Cheng (CHN) | Ji Cheng (CHN) | (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 25) |
| Marcel Kittel (GER) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 24) |
| Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 21) |
| Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 24) |
| Michael Olsson (SWE) | Michael Olsson (SWE) | (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 26) |
| François Parisien (CAN) | François Parisien (CAN) | (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 30) |
| Thomas Peterson (USA) | Thomas Peterson (USA) | (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 26) |
| Georg Preidler (AUT) | Georg Preidler (AUT) | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 22) |
| Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 23) |
| Matthieu Sprick (FRA) | Matthieu Sprick (FRA) | (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 31) |
| Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 27) |
| Albert Timmer (NED) | Albert Timmer (NED) | (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 27) |
| Tom Veelers (NED) | Tom Veelers (NED) | (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 28) |
| Yan Dong Xing (CHN) | Yan Dong Xing (CHN) | (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 27) |
* ↑ Holler joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Thüringer Energie Team.
* ↑ Jaurégui joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from BKCP–Powerplus.
* ↑ Olsson joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team People4you-Unaas Cycling.
* ↑ Xing joined the team on 20 March.
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Jonas Ahlstrand | Team CykelCity |
| Nikias Arndt | LKT Team Brandenburg |
| Warren Barguil | neo-pro (stagiaire, Argos–Shimano) |
| Will Clarke | Champion System |
| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Luka Mezgec | Sava |
| François Parisien | SpiderTech–C10 |
| Tom Peterson | Garmin–Sharp |
| Georg Preidler | Team Type 1–Sanofi |
| Rider | 2013 team |
| Thomas Bonnin | NSP-Ghost |
| Yukihiro Doi | Team Ukyo |
| Alexandre Geniez | FDJ |
| Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling |
| Roger Kluge | NetApp–Endura |
| Ronan van Zandbeek | Cycling Team De Rijke–Shanks |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 3 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Georg Preidler (AUT) | France | |
| 11 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Oman | Al Khoudh |
| 20 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Spain | |
| 3 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Belgium | |
| 5 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Cérilly |
| 22 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | François Parisien (CAN) | Spain | Lleida |
| 3 April | Scheldeprijs | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Belgium | Antwerp |
| 5 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | France | |
| 21 April | Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Turkey | Alanya |
| 27 April | Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Turkey | İzmir |
| 28 April | Tour of Turkey, Stage 8 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Turkey | Istanbul |
| 8 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Italy | Matera |
| 10 May | Tour de Picardie, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Flixecourt |
| 12 May | Tour de Picardie, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Soissons |
| 12 May | Tour de Picardie, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | |
| 12 May | Tour de Picardie, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | |
| 26 May | Tour of Belgium, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Belgium | |
| 9 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Thomas Damuseau (FRA) | France | |
| 9 June | ProRace Berlin | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Germany | Berlin |
| 14 June | Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Netherlands | Buchten |
| 29 June | Tour de France, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Bastia |
| 9 July | Tour de France, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Saint-Malo |
| 11 July | Tour de France, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Tours |
| 21 July | Tour de France, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | France | Paris |
| 10 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Norway | Stokmarknes |
| 11 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Norway | |
| 25 August | Vattenfall Cyclassics | UCI World Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Germany | Hamburg |
| 6 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Warren Barguil (FRA) | Spain | Castelldefels |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Warren Barguil (FRA) | Spain | Sallent de Gállego–Aramón Formigal |
| 15 September | Grote Prijs Jef Scherens | UCI Europe Tour | Bert De Backer (BEL) | Belgium | Leuven |
| 25 September | Omloop van het Houtland | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Belgium | Lichtervelde |
| 4 October | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Belgium | Poperinge |
| 6 October | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Belgium | Tournai |
| 6 October | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |
| 8 October | Binche–Chimay–Binche | UCI Europe Tour | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Belgium | Binche |
| 10 October | Paris–Bourges | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | France | Bourges |
| 13 October | Paris–Tours | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | France | Tours |
| 15 October | Tour of Beijing, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | China | Bird's Nest Piazza |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were John Degenkolb, Nikias Arndt, Bert De Backer, Will Clarke, Roy Curvers, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Ramon Sinkeldam and Tom Stamsnijder