# 2012 Vacansoleil–DCM season

2012 Vacansoleil–DCM season :
| Manager | Daan Luijkx |
| One-day victories | 6 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 8 |
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The 2012 season for Vacansoleil–DCM 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.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Kris Boeckmans (BEL) | Kris Boeckmans (BEL) | (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 24) |
| Matteo Carrara (ITA) | Matteo Carrara (ITA) | (1979-03-25)25 March 1979 (aged 32) |
| Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 25) |
| Stefan Denifl (AUT) | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 24) |
| Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | (1979-08-29)29 August 1979 (aged 32) |
| Romain Feillu (FRA) | Romain Feillu (FRA) | (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 27) |
| Jasper Hamelink (NED) | Jasper Hamelink (NED) | (1990-01-12)12 January 1990 (aged 21) |
| Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 28) |
| Martijn Keizer (NED) | Martijn Keizer (NED) | (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 23) |
| Wesley Kreder (NED) | Wesley Kreder (NED) | (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 21) |
| Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 30) |
| Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 21) |
| Gustav Larsson (SWE) | Gustav Larsson (SWE) | (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| Björn Leukemans (BEL) | Björn Leukemans (BEL) | (1977-07-01)1 July 1977 (aged 34) |
| Pim Ligthart (NED) | Pim Ligthart (NED) | (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 23) |
| Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marco Marcato (ITA) | Marco Marcato (ITA) | (1984-02-11)11 February 1984 (aged 27) |
| Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 27) |
| Barry Markus (NED) | Barry Markus (NED) | (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 20) |
| Wouter Mol (NED) | Wouter Mol (NED) | (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 29) |
| Jacek Morajko (POL) | Jacek Morajko (POL) | (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 30) |
| Martin Mortensen (DEN) | Martin Mortensen (DEN) | (1984-11-05)5 November 1984 (aged 27) |
| Nikita Novikov (RUS) | Nikita Novikov (RUS) | (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22) |
| Marcello Pavarin (ITA) | Marcello Pavarin (ITA) | (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 25) |
| Wout Poels (NED) | Wout Poels (NED) | (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 24) |
| Rob Ruijgh (NED) | Rob Ruijgh (NED) | (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25) |
| Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | (1985-02-11)11 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Rafael Valls (ESP) | Rafael Valls (ESP) | (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 (aged 24) |
| Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 29) |
| Kevin van Impe (BEL) | Kevin van Impe (BEL) | (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 30) |
| Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) | Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) | (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 33) |
| Willem Wauters (BEL) | Willem Wauters (BEL) | (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22) |
| Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 29) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Kenny van Hummel | Skil–Shimano |
| Kris Boeckmans | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| Bert-Jan Lindeman | stagiaire (Vacansoleil–DCM; Jo Piels) |
| Barry Markus | stagiaire (Vacansoleil–DCM; Rabobank continental team) |
| Gustav Larsson | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
| Stefan Denifl | Leopard Trek |
| Martin Mortensen | Leopard Trek |
| Kevin van Impe | Quick-Step |
| Rafael Valls | Geox–TMC |
| Tomasz Marczyński | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice |
| Jacek Morajko | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice |
| Nikita Novikov | Itera–Katusha |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Michał Gołaś | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| Jens Mouris | GreenEDGE |
| Borut Božič | Astana |
| Maxim Belkov | Team Katusha |
| Joost van Leijen | Lotto–Belisol |
| Gorik Gardeyn | Champion System |
| Santo Anzà | None |
| Ezequiel Mosquera | Sacked following doping suspension |
| Alberto Ongarato | None |
| Ruslan Pidgornyy | None |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 4 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Marco Marcato (ITA) | France | Bagnols-sur-Cèze |
| 5 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | France | |
| 4 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Gustav Larsson (SWE) | France | Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse |
| 4 March | Vuelta a Murcia, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Spain | |
| 8 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | France | Mende |
| 10 March | Ronde van Drenthe | UCI Europe Tour | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | Netherlands | Coevorden |
| 10 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | France | Nice |
| 11 March | Paris–Nice, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) | France | |
| 11 March | Paris–Nice, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 13 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Italy | |
| 25 March | Volta a Catalunya, Sprints classification | UCI World Tour | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Spain | |
| 12 May | Tour de Picardie, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | France | Villers-Bocage |
| 26 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 | UCI World Tour | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Italy | Passo dello Stelvio |
| 27 May | Giro d'Italia, TV classification | UCI World Tour | Martijn Keizer (NED) | Italy | |
| 2 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Luxembourg | Differdange |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Luxembourg | |
| 7 June | Grand Prix of Aargau Canton | UCI Europe Tour | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Switzerland | Gippingen |
| 16 July | Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Poland | |
| 22 August | Druivenkoers Overijse | UCI Europe Tour | Björn Leukemans (BEL) | Belgium | Overijse |
| 25 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Denmark | Kerteminde |
| 26 August | Danmark Rundt, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Denmark | |
| 29 August | Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen | National event | Björn Leukemans (BEL) | Belgium | Geraardsbergen |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | UCI Europe Tour | Marco Marcato (ITA) | France | Tours |
| 14 October | Tour de Vendée | UCI Europe Tour | Wesley Kreder (NED) | France | La Roche-sur-Yon |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Hamelink joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Cycling Team Jo Piels.
* ↑ Kreder joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Rabobank Continental team.
* ↑ Lammertink joined the team on 25 June.
* ↑ Van Impe announced his retirement from the sport on 23 March.
* ↑ Wauters joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Romain Feillu, Kris Boeckmans, Thomas De Gendt, Sergey Lagutin, Gustav Larsson, Björn Leukemans, Frederik Veuchelen and Lieuwe Westra
* ↑ Kreder won the race as a stagiaire.