Cannondale-Garmin 2015 roster

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

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)

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)

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)

André Cardoso

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

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)

Joe Dombrowski

• Born: May 12, 1991
• Country: United States
• Previous team: Team Sky
• Rider type: Climber
• Major wins: Girobio (Baby Giro d’Italia) (2012)

Davide Formolo

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

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)

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

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)

Alex Howes

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

Ben King

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

Ted King

• Born: January 31, 1983
• Country: United States
• Previous team: Cannondale
• Rider type: Domestique

Kristijan Koren

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

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)

Alan Marangoni

• Born: 16 July 1984
• Country: Italy
• Previous team: Cannondale
• Rider type: Time trial specialist

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)

Matej Mohoric

• Born: 19 October 1994
• Country: Slovenia
• Previous team: Cannondale
• Rider type: Puncheur
• Major wins: UCI Worlds 2012 Junior Men road race

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

Davide Villella

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

Ruben Zepuntke

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

Cannondale-Garmin 2015 kit

Sources

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