IAM Cycling

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 code	IAM
Registered	Switzerland
Founded	2013 (2013)
Disbanded	2016 (2016)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Pro Continental (2013–2014) UCI WorldTeam (2015–2016)
Bicycles	Scott Sports
Components	Shimano
Website	Team home page
IAM Cycling jersey Jersey
Current season

History

2013

Main article: 2013 IAM Cycling season

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

Main article: 2014 IAM Cycling season

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

Main article: 2015 IAM Cycling season

2016

Main article: 2016 IAM Cycling season

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)

This section is transcluded from 2016 IAM Cycling season. (edit | history)

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

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

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

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