# IAM Cycling

IAM Cycling was a Swiss registered UCI WorldTour cycling team. It is managed by former French road race champion Serge Beucherie. The title sponsor was IAM Independent Asset Management SA, a Swiss investment management company.

## History
### 2013

The team was officially launched in January 2013. IAM Cycling is a member of the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible. IAM Cycling was selected as a wild-card entry for the 2013 Paris–Nice race.

### 2014

On 22 August 2013 the team announced that it had signed Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau from Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Mathias Frank from BMC Racing Team and Roger Kluge from NetApp–Endura for the 2014 season. On 28 January it was announced that IAM Cycling had been granted a "wild card" entry to Tour de France 2014, its first Grand Tour. It also raced the Vuelta a España. Subsequently, in December 2014 the UCI announced that the team would be granted a WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.

### 2016

In May 2016, the team announced they would fold at the end of the season due to not being able to secure a secondary sponsor.

## Final roster (2016)

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marcel Aregger (SUI) | Marcel Aregger (SUI) | (1990-08-26)August 26, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | (1989-12-07)December 7, 1989 (aged 26) |
| Clément Chevrier (FRA) | Clément Chevrier (FRA) | (1992-06-29)June 29, 1992 (aged 23) |
| Stef Clement (NED) | Stef Clement (NED) | (1982-09-24)September 24, 1982 (aged 33) |
| Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | (1986-08-06)August 6, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Stefan Denifl (AUT) | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | (1987-09-20)September 20, 1987 (aged 28) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22)July 22, 1983 (aged 32) |
| Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | (1978-09-23)September 23, 1978 (aged 37) |
| Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | (1993-12-17)December 17, 1993 (aged 22) |
| Mathias Frank (SUI) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | (1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | (1988-03-07)March 7, 1988 (aged 28) |
| Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | (1984-02-25)February 25, 1984 (aged 32) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)August 22, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Leigh Howard (AUS) | Leigh Howard (AUS) | (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 26) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Roger Kluge (GER) | Roger Kluge (GER) | (1986-02-05)February 5, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | (1989-02-07)February 7, 1989 (aged 27) |
| Pirmin Lang (SUI) | Pirmin Lang (SUI) | (1984-11-25)November 25, 1984 (aged 31) |
| Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | (1990-09-16)September 16, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | (1988-11-19)November 19, 1988 (aged 27) |
| Simon Pellaud (SUI) | Simon Pellaud (SUI) | (1992-11-06)November 6, 1992 (aged 23) |
| Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | (1989-01-21)January 21, 1989 (aged 27) |
| Vicente Reynés (ESP) | Vicente Reynés (ESP) | (1981-07-30)July 30, 1981 (aged 34) |
| Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | (1982-04-08)April 8, 1982 (aged 33) |
| David Tanner (AUS) | David Tanner (AUS) | (1984-09-30)September 30, 1984 (aged 31) |
| Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | (1986-09-16)September 16, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Larry Warbasse (USA) | Larry Warbasse (USA) | (1990-06-28)June 28, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | (1986-06-25)June 25, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | (1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 34) |

## Major wins
### 2013

    Overall Tour Méditerranéen, Thomas Löfkvist
    Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe, Matteo Pelucchi
    Tour de Berne, Marcel Wyss
    Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
    Stage 5 Bayern Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
    Sweden Time Trial Championships, Gustav Larsson
    Latvia Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins
    Trofeo Matteotti, Sébastien Reichenbach
    Overall Tour du Limousin, Martin Elmiger
       Stage 1, Martin Elmiger
    Tour du Jura, Matthias Brändle
    Tour du Doubs, Aleksejs Saramotins

### 2014

    Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Matteo Pelucchi
    Stage 3 Critérium International, Mathias Frank
    Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk, Sylvain Chavanel
    Tour de Berne, Matthias Brändle
    Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
    Stage 2 Bayern Rundfahrt, Mathias Frank
    France Time Trial Championships, Sylvain Chavanel
    Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
    Switzerland Road Race Championships, Martin Elmiger
    Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos, Matteo Pelucchi
    Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Burgos, Aleksejs Saramotins
    Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Sylvain Chavanel
       Stage 4 (ITT), Sylvain Chavanel
    GP Ouest–France, Sylvain Chavanel
    Stages 5 & 6 Tour of Britain, Matthias Brändle
    Chrono des Nation, Sylvain Chavanel

### 2015

    Australia Road Race Championships, Heinrich Haussler
    Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos, Matteo Pelucchi
    Trofeo Playa de Palma-Palma, Matteo Pelucchi
    Stage 6 Tour of Oman, Matthias Brändle
    Prologue Tour of Belgium, Matthias Brändle
    Prologue Ster ZLM Toer, Roger Kluge
    France Time Trial Championships, Jérôme Coppel
    Latvia Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins
    Stage 1 Tour of Austria, Sondre Holst Enger
    Stage 2 Tour of Austria, David Tanner
    Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie, Jonas van Genechten
    Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Pologne, Matteo Pelucchi

### 2016

    Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, Dries Devenyns
    Clásica de Almería, Leigh Howard
    Overall Étoile de Bessèges, Jérôme Coppel
       Stage 5 (ITT), Jérôme Coppel
    Stage 6 Tour of Croatia, Sondre Holst Enger
    Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Roger Kluge
    Overall Tour of Belgium, Dries Devenyns
       Stage 2, Dries Devenyns
    Stage 9 Tour de Suisse, Jarlinson Pantano
    Austria Road Race Championships, Matthias Brändle
    Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
    Switzerland Road Race Championships, Jonathan Fumeaux
    Stage 15 Tour de France, Jarlinson Pantano
    Overall Tour de Wallonie, Dries Devenyns
       Stage 5, Dries Devenyns
    Stage 7 Vuelta a España, Jonas van Genechten
    Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, Oliver Naesen
    Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Mathias Frank

### Supplementary statistics

Grand Tours by highest finishing position :
| Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 36 | 40 |
| Tour de France | — | 32 | 8 | 18 |
| Vuelta a España | — | 61 | 38 | 21 |
| Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position |||||
| Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Tour Down Under | — | — | — | 30 |
| Paris–Nice | 29 | 7 | 11 | 40 |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | 56 | 38 | 28 |
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | 11 | 16 |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | 66 | 85 |
| Tour de Romandie | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 14 | 38 | 15 |
| Tour de Suisse | 16 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Tour de Pologne | — | — | 12 | 7 |
| Eneco Tour | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Monument races by highest finishing position |||||
| Race | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Milan–San Remo | 13 | 21 | 23 | 7 |
| Tour of Flanders | 6 | 19 | 10 | 22 |
| Paris–Roubaix | 11 | 44 | 5 | 6 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 22 | 20 | 24 | 116 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 26 | 29 | 55 | DNF |
| Classics by highest finishing position |||||
| Classic | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | NH | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Strade Bianche | 5 | 25 | — | — |
| E3 Harelbeke | 11 | 29 | 20 | 11 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 4 | 52 | 20 | 14 |
| Amstel Gold Race | 50 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 24 | 15 | 17 | 29 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | 37 | 10 |
| Paris–Tours | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |

## National champions
### 2013

    Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
    Swedish Time Trial Gustav Larsson
    Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins

### 2014

    French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel
    Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
    Swiss Road Race Martin Elmiger

### 2015

    Australian Road Race Heinrich Haussler
    French Time Trial Jérôme Coppel
    Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins

### 2016

    Austrian Road Race Matthias Brändle
    Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
    Swiss Road Race Jonathan Fumeaux