# 2012 Liquigas–Cannondale season

2012 Liquigas–Cannondale season :
| Manager | Roberto Amadio |
| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 4 |
| Stage race stage victories | 26 |
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The 2012 season for Liquigas–Cannondale 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

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 26) |
| Stefano Agostini (ITA) | Stefano Agostini (ITA) | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 22) |
| Daniele Aldegheri (ITA) | Daniele Aldegheri (ITA) | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 21) |
| Ivan Basso (ITA) | Ivan Basso (ITA) | (1977-11-26)26 November 1977 (aged 34) |
| Marco Benfatto (ITA) | Marco Benfatto (ITA) | (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 23) |
| Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 26) |
| Federico Canuti (ITA) | Federico Canuti (ITA) | (1985-08-30)30 August 1985 (aged 26) |
| Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 25) |
| Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 24) |
| Mauro Da Dalto (ITA) | Mauro Da Dalto (ITA) | (1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 30) |
| Tiziano Dall'Antonia (ITA) | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (ITA) | (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 28) |
| Timothy Duggan (USA) | Timothy Duggan (USA) | (1982-11-14)14 November 1982 (aged 29) |
| Ted King (USA) | Ted King (USA) | (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 28) |
| Kristjan Koren (SLO) | Kristjan Koren (SLO) | (1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 25) |
| Matthias Krizek (AUT) | Matthias Krizek (AUT) | (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 23) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) | Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) | (1980-12-10)10 December 1980 (aged 31) |
| Alan Marangoni (ITA) | Alan Marangoni (ITA) | (1984-07-16)16 July 1984 (aged 27) |
| Moreno Moser (ITA) | Moreno Moser (ITA) | (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 21) |
| Dominik Nerz (GER) | Dominik Nerz (GER) | (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 22) |
| Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 27) |
| Daniel Oss (ITA) | Daniel Oss (ITA) | (1987-01-13)13 January 1987 (aged 24) |
| Maciej Paterski (POL) | Maciej Paterski (POL) | (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 25) |
| Daniele Ratto (ITA) | Daniele Ratto (ITA) | (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 22) |
| Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Juraj Sagan (SVK) | Juraj Sagan (SVK) | (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 23) |
| Peter Sagan (SVK) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 21) |
| Cristiano Salerno (ITA) | Cristiano Salerno (ITA) | (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) | Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) | (1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 24) |
| Sylwester Szmyd (POL) | Sylwester Szmyd (POL) | (1978-03-02)2 March 1978 (aged 33) |
| Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| Elia Viviani (ITA) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 22) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Stefano Agostini | stagiaire (Liquigas–Cannondale) |
| Federico Canuti | Colnago–CSF Inox |
| Moreno Moser | stagiaire (Liquigas–Cannondale) |
| Daniele Ratto | Geox–TMC |
| Cayetano Sarmiento | Acqua & Sapone |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana |
| Francesco Bellotti | None |
| Davide Cimolai | Lampre–ISD |
| Mauro Finetto | None |
| Simone Ponzi | Astana |
| Cameron Wurf | Champion System |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 28 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 6 | UCI America Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Argentina | Quines |
| 4 February | Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Donoratico |
| 11 February | Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Chiaravalle Centrale |
| 12 February | Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Reggio Calabria |
| 12 February | Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | |
| 12 February | Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | |
| 15 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Oman | Wadi Dhaiqah |
| 18 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 5 | UCI Asia Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Oman | Jabal al Akhdar |
| 18 February | Trofeo Laigueglia | UCI Europe Tour | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Italy | Laigueglia |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Oman | |
| 26 February | Gran Premio di Lugano | UCI Europe Tour | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Switzerland | Lugano |
| 10 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Italy | Chieti |
| 11 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Prati di Tivo |
| 13 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 13 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 21 March | Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 2a | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Gatteo |
| 27 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 1 May | Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop | UCI Europe Tour | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Germany | Frankfurt |
| 13 May | Tour of California, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Santa Rosa |
| 14 May | Tour of California, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Santa Cruz County |
| 15 May | Tour of California, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Livermore |
| 16 May | Tour of California, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Clovis |
| 20 May | Tour of California, Stage 8 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Los Angeles |
| 20 May | Tour of California, Sprints classification | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | |
| 9 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Lugano |
| 10 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) | France | |
| 11 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Aarberg |
| 12 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Trimbach-Olten |
| 14 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Bischofszell |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | |
| 17 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Slovenia | Ljubljana |
| 17 June | Tour of Slovenia, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Slovenia | |
| 17 June | Tour of Slovenia, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Slovenia | |
| 1 July | Tour de France, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Seraing |
| 3 July | Tour de France, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 6 July | Tour de France, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | Metz |
| 10 July | Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Poland | Jelenia Góra |
| 15 July | Tour de Pologne, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Poland | Bukowina Tatrzańska |
| 16 July | Tour de Pologne, Overall | UCI World Tour | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Poland | |
| 22 July | Tour de France, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | |
| 6 September | Giro di Padania, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Passo della Bocchetta |
| 7 September | Giro di Padania, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 7 September | Giro di Padania, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 7 September | Giro di Padania, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 9 October | Tour of Beijing, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | China | Bird's Nest |
| 13 October | Tour of Beijing, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | China | |
| 21 October | Japan Cup | UCI Asia Tour | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Japan | Utsunomiya |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Aldegheri joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli.
* ↑ Benfatto joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Team Idea.
* ↑ Krizek joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Team Marchiol-Emisfero-Site.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Valerio Agnoli, Maciej Bodnar, Damiano Caruso, Kristijan Koren, Alan Marangoni, Dominik Nerz, Daniele Ratto and Juraj Sagan
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Moreno Moser, Eros Capecchi, Mauro Da Dalto, Tiziano Dall'Antonia, Maciej Paterski, Daniele Ratto, Cristiano Salerno and Elia Viviani