# 2012 Garmin–Sharp season

2012 Garmin–Sharp season :
| Manager | Jonathan Vaughters |
| One-day victories | 2 |
| Stage race overall victories | 3 |
| Stage race stage victories | 15 |
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The 2012 season for the Garmin–Sharp 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.
Ahead of the season, the team again changed names – for the fifth time in as many years – from Garmin–Cervélo to Garmin-Barracuda, after Barracuda Networks joined the team as its co-sponsor. Despite giving up the team's second name, Cervélo remains with the team as its official bicycle supplier. Before the Tour de France, the team acquired Sharp as a secondary title sponsor, with the team's name becoming Garmin–Sharp for UCI designation, although retaining Barracuda for the team's own publications as Garmin–Sharp–Barracuda.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of January 1, 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jack Bauer (NZL) | Jack Bauer (NZL) | (1985-04-07)April 7, 1985 (aged 26) |
| Tom Danielson (USA) | Tom Danielson (USA) | (1978-03-13)March 13, 1978 (aged 33) |
| Thomas Dekker (NED) | Thomas Dekker (NED) | (1984-09-06)September 6, 1984 (aged 27) |
| Tyler Farrar (USA) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | (1984-06-02)June 2, 1984 (aged 27) |
| Koldo Fernández (ESP) | Koldo Fernández (ESP) | (1981-09-13)September 13, 1981 (aged 30) |
| Murilo Fischer (BRA) | Murilo Fischer (BRA) | (1979-06-17)June 17, 1979 (aged 32) |
| Nathan Haas (AUS) | Nathan Haas (AUS) | (1989-03-12)March 12, 1989 (aged 22) |
| Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | (1984-02-25)February 25, 1984 (aged 27) |
| Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | (1980-12-09)December 9, 1980 (aged 31) |
| Alex Howes (USA) | Alex Howes (USA) | (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 24) |
| Robert Hunter (RSA) | Robert Hunter (RSA) | (1977-04-22)April 22, 1977 (aged 34) |
| Andreas Klier (GER) | Andreas Klier (GER) | (1976-01-15)January 15, 1976 (aged 35) |
| Michel Kreder (NED) | Michel Kreder (NED) | (1987-08-15)August 15, 1987 (aged 24) |
| Raymond Kreder (NED) | Raymond Kreder (NED) | (1989-11-26)November 26, 1989 (aged 22) |
| Christophe Le Mével (FRA) | Christophe Le Mével (FRA) | (1980-09-11)September 11, 1980 (aged 31) |
| Martijn Maaskant (NED) | Martijn Maaskant (NED) | (1983-07-27)July 27, 1983 (aged 28) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Dan Martin (IRE) | Dan Martin (IRE) | (1986-08-20)August 20, 1986 (aged 25) |
| David Millar (GBR) | David Millar (GBR) | (1977-01-04)January 4, 1977 (aged 34) |
| Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 19) |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | (1988-01-30)January 30, 1988 (aged 23) |
| Thomas Peterson (USA) | Thomas Peterson (USA) | (1986-12-24)December 24, 1986 (aged 25) |
| Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | (1984-06-09)June 9, 1984 (aged 27) |
| Jacob Rathe (USA) | Jacob Rathe (USA) | (1991-03-13)March 13, 1991 (aged 20) |
| Sébastien Rosseler (BEL) | Sébastien Rosseler (BEL) | (1981-07-15)July 15, 1981 (aged 30) |
| Tom Scully (NZL) | Tom Scully (NZL) | (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 21) |
| Peter Stetina (USA) | Peter Stetina (USA) | (1987-08-08)August 8, 1987 (aged 24) |
| Andrew Talansky (USA) | Andrew Talansky (USA) | (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 23) |
| Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | (1976-05-22)May 22, 1976 (aged 35) |
| Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | (1988-07-27)July 27, 1988 (aged 23) |
| Johan Vansummeren (BEL) | Johan Vansummeren (BEL) | (1981-02-04)February 4, 1981 (aged 30) |
| Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | (1987-12-31)December 31, 1987 (aged 24) |
| Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | (1980-06-20)June 20, 1980 (aged 31) |
| David Zabriskie (USA) | David Zabriskie (USA) | (1979-01-12)January 12, 1979 (aged 32) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Sébastien Rosseler | Team RadioShack |
| Raymond Kreder | Chipotle developmental team |
| Jacob Rathe | Chipotle developmental team |
| Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| Alex Howes | Chipotle developmental team |
| Robert Hunter | Team RadioShack |
| Fabian Wegmann | Leopard Trek |
| Nathan Haas | neo-pro (Genesys Wealth Advisers) |
| Jack Bauer | Endura Racing |
| Thomas Dekker | Chipotle developmental team |
| Alex Rasmussen | HTC–Highroad |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Jack Bobridge | GreenEDGE |
| Travis Meyer | GreenEDGE |
| Cameron Meyer | GreenEDGE |
| Matt Wilson | GreenEDGE |
| Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team |
| Brett Lancaster | GreenEDGE |
| Julian Dean | GreenEDGE |
| Gabriel Rasch | FDJ–BigMat |
| Roger Hammond | None |
| Daniel Lloyd | Team IG–Sigma Sport |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| February 6 | Tour of Qatar, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Team time trial | Qatar | Losail |
| February 10 | Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification | UCI Asia Tour | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Qatar | |
| February 10 | Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Michel Kreder (NED) | France | Martigues |
| February 11 | Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Michel Kreder (NED) | France | La Londe-les-Maures |
| February 12 | Tour Méditerranéen, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Michel Kreder (NED) | France | |
| February 24 | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour | David Zabriskie (USA) | Malaysia | Putrajaya |
| February 25 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | UCI Europe Tour | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belgium | Ghent |
| March 4 | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |
| March 25 | Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| April 4 | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Michel Kreder (NED) | France | Angers |
| April 6 | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Dekker (NED) | France | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| April 29 | Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Switzerland | |
| May 9 | Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Team time trial | Italy | Verona |
| May 17 | Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Norway | Drammen |
| May 17 | Tour of California, Stage 5 | UCI America Tour | David Zabriskie (USA) | United States | Bakersfield |
| May 27 | Giro d'Italia, Overall | UCI World Tour | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Italy | |
| May 27 | Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Super Team | UCI World Tour | | Italy | |
| July 13 | Tour de France, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | David Millar (GBR) | France | Annonay–Davézieux |
| August 8 | Tour of Utah, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Team time trial | United States | Tooele |
| August 10 | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Andrew Talansky (USA) | France | Septmoncel |
| August 11 | Tour de l'Ain, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Andrew Talansky (USA) | France | |
| August 11 | Tour de l'Ain, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Andrew Talansky (USA) | France | |
| August 20 | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Tyler Farrar (USA) | United States | Telluride |
| August 22 | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Tom Danielson (USA) | United States | Aspen |
| August 24 | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 5 | UCI America Tour | Tyler Farrar (USA) | United States | Colorado Springs |
| August 26 | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Overall | UCI America Tour | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | United States | |
| August 26 | USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Points classification | UCI America Tour | Tyler Farrar (USA) | United States | |
| September 10 | Zwevegem Koerse | National event | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Belgium | Zwevegem |
| October 13 | Tour of Beijing, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Daniel Martin (IRL) | China | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Morton joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from Chipotle-First Solar.
* ↑ Rasmussen was fired by the team on July 4, following his backdated 18-month ban for violating the whereabouts system for anti-doping.
* ↑ Scully joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from Chipotle-First Solar.
* ↑ Von Hoff joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from Chipotle-First Solar.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tyler Farrar, Jack Bauer, Thomas Dekker, Murilo Fischer, Robert Hunter, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Jacob Rathe, and Johan Vansummeren
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tyler Farrar, Jack Bauer, Michel Kreder, Alex Rasmussen, Jacob Rathe and Sébastien Rosseler
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Dan Martin, Alex Howes, Christian Vande Velde, Ryder Hesjedal, Sébastien Rosseler, Tom Danielson, Thomas Peterson and Peter Stetina
* 1 2 The riders on the squad were Tyler Farrar, Sébastien Rosseler, Jack Bauer, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Ryder Hesjedal, Robert Hunter, Alex Rasmussen, Peter Stetina, and Christian Vande Velde
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tom Danielson, Tyler Farrar, Nathan Haas, Jacob Rathe, Peter Stetina, Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie, and Alex Howes