United States-based UCI WorldTour team US Cannondale-Garmin announced the lineup for the 2015 season. The team formed through the merger of team Garmin-Sharp (United States) and Cannondale Pro Cycling (Italy).

The main stars will be Dan Martin (winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013 and Il Lombardia 2014, Ryder Hesjedal (winner of Giro d’Italia 2012), Andrew Talansky (winner of Critérium du Dauphiné 2014) and Moreno Moser (winner of Strade Bianche 2013).

Cannondale-Garmin 2015 rider list

Here is the Cannondale-Garmin 2015 rider list:

Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle

  • Born: 25 December 1990
  • Country: Colombia
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Climber
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle at the 2014 Tour de San Luis.
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle at the 2014 Tour de San Luis. By nuestrociclismo.comhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/nuestrociclismo/12064495903/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

Jack Bauer

  • Born: 7 April 1985
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Puncheur
  • Major wins: National Road Race Championships (2010), Japan Cup (2013)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Jack Bauer during the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Jack Bauer during the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Alberto Bettiol

  • Born: 29 October 1993
  • Country: Italy
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: European Junior Time Trial Championships (2011), Tour of Flanders (2019)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Alberto Bettiol
Alberto Bettiol

Nathan Brown

  • Born: July 7, 1991
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder, Time trial specialist
  • Major wins: Tour de Beauce (2013)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Nathan Brown
Nathan “Nate” Brown

André Cardoso

  • Born: 3 September 1984
  • Country: Portugal
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Climber
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: André Cardoso
André Cardoso

Tom Danielson

  • Born: March 13, 1978
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Tour of Qinghai Lake (2002), Tour de Langkawi (2003), Cascade Cycling Classic (2003), Mount Evans Hill Climb (2004, 2007, 2009), Tour of Utah (2013, 2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Tom Danielson
Thomas “Tom” Danielson

Joe Dombrowski

  • Born: May 12, 1991
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Team Sky
  • Rider type: Climber
  • Major wins: Girobio (Baby Giro d’Italia) (2012)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Joe Dombrowski
Joseph Lloyd “Joe” Dombrowski

Davide Formolo

  • Born: 25 October 1992
  • Country: Italy
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: All-rounder
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Davide Formolo
Davide Formolo

Nathan Haas

  • Born: 12 March 1989
  • Country: Australia
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Herald Sun Tour (2011), Japan Cup (2011 & 2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Nathan Haas
Nathan Haas wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2011 Stage 1

Lasse Norman Hansen

  • Born: 12 March 1989
  • Country: Denmark
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Time trial specialist
  • Major wins: Gold medal (Men’s Omnium) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Lasse Norman Hansen
Lasse Norman Hansen wins the Gold medal (Men’s Omnium) at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Ryder Hesjedal

  • Born: December 9, 1980
  • Country: Canada
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Giro d’Italia, General classification (2012), Vuelta a España, 2 individual stages (2009, 2014), National Time Trial Championships (2007)
Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d’Italia 2012

Alex Howes

  • Born: January 1, 1988
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Climber
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Alex Howes
Alex Howes

Ben King

  • Born: March 22, 1989
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Domestique
  • Major wins: National Road Race Championships (2010)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Ben King
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Ben King

Ted King

  • Born: January 31, 1983
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: Domestique
Ted King
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Ted King

Kristijan Koren

  • Born: 25 November 1986
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: All-rounder
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Kristijan Koren
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Kristijan Koren

Sebastian Langeveld

  • Born: 17 January 1985
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Classics specialist
  • Major wins: GP Pino Cerami (2006), Ster Elektrotoer (2007), Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2011), Egmond-pier-Egmond (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Sebastian Langeveld

Alan Marangoni

  • Born: 16 July 1984
  • Country: Italy
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: Time trial specialist
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Alan Marangoni
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Alan Marangoni

Dan Martin

  • Born: 20 August 1986
  • Country: Ireland
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Climber, classics specialist.
  • Major wins: Tour de France – 1 individual stage (2013), Vuelta a España – 1 individual stage (2011), Tour de Pologne (2010), Volta a Catalunya (2013), National Road Race Championships (2008), National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2008), Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2013), Il Lombardia (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013 and Il Lombardia 2014 winner Dan Martin will be the team leader of Cannondale-Garmin in multi-stage races and Grand Tours in the 2015 cycling season.

Matej Mohoric

  • Born: 19 October 1994
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: Puncheur
  • Major wins: UCI Worlds 2012 Junior Men road race
Matej Mohoric wins UCI Worlds 2012 Junior Men road race
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Slovenian Matej Mohoric wins UCI Worlds 2012 Junior Men road race in Limburg, Netherlands.

Moreno Moser

  • Born: 25 December 1990
  • Country: Italy
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Tour de Pologne – General classification and 2 individual stages (2012), Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop (2012), Trofeo Laigueglia (2012), Strade Bianche (2013)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Moreno Moser wins Strade Bianche 2013
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Moreno Moser wins Strade Bianche 2013

Ramūnas Navardauskas

  • Born: 30 January 1988
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Tour de France 2011 – 1 team time trial, Tour de France 2014 – 1 individual stage, Giro d’Italia 2012 – 1 team time trial, Giro d’Italia 2013 – 1 individual stage, Liège-Bastogne-Liège Espoirs (2010), National Road Race Championships (2007, 2011), National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2014), Circuit de la Sarthe (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Ramūnas Navardauskas
Ramūnas Navardauskas wins Tour de France 2014 stage 19

Kristoffer Skjerping

  • Born: May 4, 1993
  • Country: Norway
  • Previous team: Team Joker
  • Rider type: Classics specialist
  • Major wins: 1st Grand Prix Norefjell (2012), 1st stage Tour de l’Avenir (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Kristoffer Skjerping
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Kristoffer Skjerping

Tom-Jelte Slagter

  • Born: 1 July 1989
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: Puncheur
  • Major wins: Tour Down Under (2013), Paris-Nice 2014 Stages 4&7
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Tom-Jelte Slagter at the Tour de France 2014

Andrew Talansky

  • Born: November 23, 1988
  • Country: United States
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: Tour de l’Ain (2012), Critérium du Dauphiné (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Andrew Talansky wins the Critérium du Dauphiné 2014
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Andrew Talansky wins the Critérium du Dauphiné 2014

Dylan Van Baarle

  • Born: 21 May 1992
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Previous team: Garmin-Sharp
  • Rider type: All-rounder
  • Major wins: National Under-23 Time Trial Championships (2013), National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2013), Tour of Britain (2014)
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Dylan Van Baarle

Davide Villella

  • Born: 27 June 1991
  • Country: Italy
  • Previous team: Cannondale
  • Rider type: All-rounder
Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Davide Villella
Davide Villella

Ruben Zepuntke

Born: 29 January 1993
Country: Germany
Previous team: Neo pro (Bissell Development Team)
Rider type: All-rounder

Cannondale-Garmin 2015: Ruben Zepuntke
Ruben Zepuntke

Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit

Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit
Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit
Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit, shorts
Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit, shorts

Sources

  • Team Cannondale-Garmin on the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) website
  • “Meet the Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team” on Garmin.com
M. Özgür Nevres

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