# 2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season

2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season :
| Manager | Bjarne Riis |
| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 4 |
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The 2012 season for Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank 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.
In February 2012, Alberto Contador was given a backdated two-year ban in relation to his doping case stemming from the 2010 Tour de France. As well as his results from that race, all of his results from 2011 and 2012 were disqualified, including his victory in the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Known simply as Team Saxo Bank for the first six months of 2012, the team acquired Tinkoff Bank as a secondary title sponsor shortly before the Tour de France.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | (1987-12-03)3 December 1987 (aged 24) |
| Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 29) |
| Mads Christensen (DEN) | Mads Christensen (DEN) | (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 27) |
| Alberto Contador (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 29) |
| Volodymir Gustov (UKR) | Volodymir Gustov (UKR) | (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 34) |
| Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 30) |
| Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 28) |
| Jesús Hernández (ESP) | Jesús Hernández (ESP) | (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 30) |
| Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | (1986-04-20)20 April 1986 (aged 25) |
| Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 22) |
| Kasper Klostergaard (DEN) | Kasper Klostergaard (DEN) | (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 28) |
| Karsten Kroon (NED) | Karsten Kroon (NED) | (1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 35) |
| Anders Lund (DEN) | Anders Lund (DEN) | (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Rafał Majka (POL) | Rafał Majka (POL) | (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ran Margaliot (ISR) | Ran Margaliot (ISR) | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 23) |
| Jarosław Marycz (POL) | Jarosław Marycz (POL) | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 24) |
| Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) | Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) | (1978-02-27)27 February 1978 (aged 33) |
| Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | (1985-04-30)30 April 1985 (aged 26) |
| Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 28) |
| Benjamín Noval (ESP) | Benjamín Noval (ESP) | (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 32) |
| Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | (1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 31) |
| Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 31) |
| Bruno Pires (POR) | Bruno Pires (POR) | (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 30) |
| Luke Roberts (AUS) | Luke Roberts (AUS) | (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 34) |
| Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | (1984-09-05)5 September 1984 (aged 27) |
| Nicki Sørensen (DEN) | Nicki Sørensen (DEN) | (1975-05-14)14 May 1975 (aged 36) |
| David Tanner (AUS) | David Tanner (AUS) | (1984-09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 27) |
| Matteo Tosatto (ITA) | Matteo Tosatto (ITA) | (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 37) |
| Troels Vinther (DEN) | Troels Vinther (DEN) | (1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 24) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Christopher Juul-Jensen | neo-pro (Glud & Marstrand–LRØ) |
| Troels Vinther | neo-pro (Team Capinordic) |
| Sérgio Paulinho | Team RadioShack |
| Ran Margaliot | stagiaire (Saxo Bank–SunGard) |
| Karsten Kroon | BMC Racing Team |
| Bruno Pires | Leopard Trek |
| Anders Lund | Leopard Trek |
| Takashi Miyazawa | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli |
| Jonathan Cantwell | Fly V Australia |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Baden Cooke | GreenEDGE |
| Richie Porte | Team Sky |
| Laurent Didier | RadioShack–Nissan |
| Gustav Larsson | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Jonathan Bellis | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| André Steensen | Glud & Marstrand–LRØ |
| Brian Vandborg | SpiderTech–C10 |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 12 February | Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 13 March | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Taiwan | Taichung |
| 16 March | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Taiwan | Kaohsiung |
| 25 March | Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | Spain | |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Mads Christensen (DEN) | Spain | |
| 12 April | Grand Prix de Denain | UCI Europe Tour | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | France | Denain |
| 13 May | Post Cup Ringsted | National event | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Denmark | Ringsted |
| 22 July | Tour de France, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | France | |
| 2 August | Paris–Corrèze, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | France | |
| 2 August | Paris–Corrèze, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 9 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | France | Montréal-la-Cluse |
| 11 August | Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 12 August | Post Cup Roskilde | National event | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Denmark | Roskilde |
| 5 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | Fuente Dé |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Overall | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | |
| 26 September | Milano–Torino | UCI Europe Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Italy | Turin |
| 7 October | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | UCI Europe Tour | Nicki Sørensen (DEN) | Italy | Monteveglio |
| 13 October | Tour of Beijing, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Rafał Majka (POL) | China |

### Victories originally obtained by Contador but vacated

| Date | Race | Competition | Country | Location |
| 25 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Argentina | Mirador del Portero |
| 27 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 | UCI America Tour | Argentina | Mirador del Sol |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Two stage victories for Contador were expunged in February.
* ↑ Contador's contract was annulled on 7 February, after receiving a backdated two-year ban in relation to a positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000009-QINU`"' He rejoined the team on 5 August, ahead of the Eneco Tour.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000A-QINU`"'
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Benjamín Noval, Daniel Navarro, David Tanner, Luke Roberts, Mads Christensen, Nicki Sørensen, Rafał Majka and Chris Anker Sørensen
* ↑ The riders on the squad were David Tanner, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen, Kasper Klostergaard, Luke Roberts, Manuele Boaro, Jonathan Cantwell and Troels Vinther
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Juan José Haedo, Volodymir Gustov, Lucas Sebastián Haedo, Daniel Navarro, Jesús Hernández, Mads Christensen and Rafał Majka