IAM Cycling was a Swiss registered UCI WorldTour cycling team. It is managed by former French road race champion Serge Beucherie.[1][2]
The title sponsor was IAM Independent Asset Management SA, a Swiss investment management company.[3]

IAM Cycling
Team information
UCI codeIAM
RegisteredSwitzerland
Founded2013 (2013)
Disbanded2016 (2016)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Pro Continental (2013–2014)
UCI WorldTeam (2015–2016)
BicyclesScott Sports
ComponentsShimano
WebsiteTeam home page
IAM Cycling jersey
IAM Cycling jersey
Jersey
Current season

History

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2013

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The team was officially launched in January 2013.[4] IAM Cycling is a member of the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible. IAM Cycling was selected as a wild-card entry for the 2013 Paris–Nice race.[5]

2014

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On 22 August 2013 the team announced that it had signed Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau from Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Mathias Frank from BMC Racing Team and Roger Kluge from NetApp–Endura for the 2014 season.[6] On 28 January it was announced that IAM Cycling had been granted a "wild card" entry to Tour de France 2014, its first Grand Tour. It also raced the Vuelta a España. Subsequently, in December 2014 the UCI announced that the team would be granted a WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.[7]

2015

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2016

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In May 2016, the team announced they would fold at the end of the season due to not being able to secure a secondary sponsor.[8]

Final roster (2016)

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As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
  Marcel Aregger (SUI) (1990-08-26)August 26, 1990 (aged 25)
  Matthias Brändle (AUT) (1989-12-07)December 7, 1989 (aged 26)
  Clément Chevrier (FRA) (1992-06-29)June 29, 1992 (aged 23)
  Stef Clement (NED) (1982-09-24)September 24, 1982 (aged 33)
  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) (1986-08-06)August 6, 1986 (aged 29)
  Stefan Denifl (AUT) (1987-09-20)September 20, 1987 (aged 28)
  Dries Devenyns (BEL) (1983-07-22)July 22, 1983 (aged 32)
  Martin Elmiger (SUI) (1978-09-23)September 23, 1978 (aged 37)
  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) (1993-12-17)December 17, 1993 (aged 22)
  Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 29)
  Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) (1988-03-07)March 7, 1988 (aged 28)
  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) (1984-02-25)February 25, 1984 (aged 32)
  Reto Hollenstein (SUI) (1985-08-22)August 22, 1985 (aged 30)
  Leigh Howard (AUS) (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
  Roger Kluge (GER) (1986-02-05)February 5, 1986 (aged 30)
  Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) (1989-02-07)February 7, 1989 (aged 27)
  Pirmin Lang (SUI) (1984-11-25)November 25, 1984 (aged 31)
  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)September 16, 1990 (aged 25)
  Jarlinson Pantano (COL) (1988-11-19)November 19, 1988 (aged 27)
  Simon Pellaud (SUI) (1992-11-06)November 6, 1992 (aged 23)
  Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) (1989-01-21)January 21, 1989 (aged 27)
  Vicente Reynés (ESP) (1981-07-30)July 30, 1981 (aged 34)
  Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) (1982-04-08)April 8, 1982 (aged 33)
  David Tanner (AUS) (1984-09-30)September 30, 1984 (aged 31)
  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) (1986-09-16)September 16, 1986 (aged 29)
  Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-06-28)June 28, 1990 (aged 25)
  Marcel Wyss (SUI) (1986-06-25)June 25, 1986 (aged 29)
  Oliver Zaugg (SUI) (1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 34)

Major wins

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2013
Overall   Tour Méditerranéen, Thomas Löfkvist
Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe, Matteo Pelucchi
Tour de Berne, Marcel Wyss
  Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
Stage 5 Bayern Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
  Sweden Time Trial Championships, Gustav Larsson
  Latvia Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins
Trofeo Matteotti, Sébastien Reichenbach
Overall   Tour du Limousin, Martin Elmiger
Stage 1, Martin Elmiger
Tour du Jura, Matthias Brändle
Tour du Doubs, Aleksejs Saramotins
2014
Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Matteo Pelucchi
Stage 3 Critérium International, Mathias Frank
Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk, Sylvain Chavanel
Tour de Berne, Matthias Brändle
Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt, Heinrich Haussler
Stage 2 Bayern Rundfahrt, Mathias Frank
  France Time Trial Championships, Sylvain Chavanel
  Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
   Switzerland Road Race Championships, Martin Elmiger
Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos, Matteo Pelucchi
Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Burgos, Aleksejs Saramotins
Overall   Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Sylvain Chavanel
Stage 4 (ITT), Sylvain Chavanel
GP Ouest–France, Sylvain Chavanel
Stages 5 & 6 Tour of Britain, Matthias Brändle
Chrono des Nation, Sylvain Chavanel
2015
  Australia Road Race Championships, Heinrich Haussler
Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos, Matteo Pelucchi
Trofeo Playa de Palma-Palma, Matteo Pelucchi
Stage 6 Tour of Oman, Matthias Brändle
Prologue Tour of Belgium, Matthias Brändle
Prologue Ster ZLM Toer, Roger Kluge
  France Time Trial Championships, Jérôme Coppel
  Latvia Road Race Championships, Aleksejs Saramotins
Stage 1 Tour of Austria, Sondre Holst Enger
Stage 2 Tour of Austria, David Tanner
Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie, Jonas van Genechten
Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Pologne, Matteo Pelucchi
2016
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, Dries Devenyns
Clásica de Almería, Leigh Howard
Overall   Étoile de Bessèges, Jérôme Coppel
Stage 5 (ITT), Jérôme Coppel
Stage 6 Tour of Croatia, Sondre Holst Enger
Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Roger Kluge
Overall   Tour of Belgium, Dries Devenyns
Stage 2, Dries Devenyns
Stage 9 Tour de Suisse, Jarlinson Pantano
  Austria Road Race Championships, Matthias Brändle
  Austria Time Trial Championships, Matthias Brändle
   Switzerland Road Race Championships, Jonathan Fumeaux
Stage 15 Tour de France, Jarlinson Pantano
  Overall Tour de Wallonie, Dries Devenyns
Stage 5, Dries Devenyns
Stage 7 Vuelta a España, Jonas van Genechten
Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, Oliver Naesen
Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Mathias Frank

Supplementary statistics

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Grand Tours by highest finishing position
Race 2013 2014 2015 2016
Giro d'Italia 36 40
Tour de France 32 8 18
Vuelta a España 61 38 21
Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position
Race 2013 2014 2015 2016
Tour Down Under 30
Paris–Nice 29 7 11 40
Tirreno–Adriatico 56 38 28
Volta a Catalunya 11 16
Tour of the Basque Country 66 85
Tour de Romandie 10 4 12 8
Critérium du Dauphiné 14 38 15
Tour de Suisse 16 2 13 4
Tour de Pologne 12 7
Eneco Tour 15 2
Monument races by highest finishing position
Race 2013 2014 2015 2016
Milan–San Remo 13 21 23 7
Tour of Flanders 6 19 10 22
Paris–Roubaix 11 44 5 6
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 22 20 24 116
Giro di Lombardia 26 29 55 DNF
Classics by highest finishing position
Classic 2013 2014 2015 2016
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 6 26 25 13
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne NH 12 10 9
Strade Bianche 5 25
E3 Harelbeke 11 29 20 11
Gent–Wevelgem 4 52 20 14
Amstel Gold Race 50 36 35 35
La Flèche Wallonne 24 15 17 29
Clásica de San Sebastián 37 10
Paris–Tours 6 5 7 3

National champions

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2013
  Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
  Swedish Time Trial Gustav Larsson
  Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins
2014
  French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel
  Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
  Swiss Road Race Martin Elmiger
2015
  Australian Road Race Heinrich Haussler
  French Time Trial Jérôme Coppel
  Latvian Road Race Aleksejs Saramotins
2016
  Austrian Road Race Matthias Brändle
  Austrian Time Trial Matthias Brändle
  Swiss Road Race Jonathan Fumeaux

References

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  1. ^ "IAM Cycling Announces 2013 Roster". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Lovkvist, Haussler lead new Swiss IAM team". Velonews.competitor.com. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Home – IAM : Independent Asset Management". iam.ch.
  4. ^ "IAM Cycling Team Presented to the Public". SCOTT Sports. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. ^ "ASO announces wildcards for Paris–Nice, Dauphine". Velonews.competitor.com. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  6. ^ "IAM Cycling signs Chavanel, Frank, Pineau, Reynes and Kluge". Cyclingnews.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  7. ^ Powlison, Spencer (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling celebrates jump to WorldTour level". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "IAM Cycling to fold at the end of 2016". Cyclingnews.com.
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