Garmin-Cervelo's 2012 squad unveiled

Garmin team celebrate the stage win, Tour de France 2011, stage two

The American-based Garmin-Cervelo team presented its 2012 roster at the squad's official launch in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday.

David Millar is now the team's sole British rider, with Daniel Lloyd and Roger Hammond missing from the 2012 line-up. Both riders are currently without a deal for next year. Now something of an elder stateman of the pro peloton, Millar added to his lengthy palmares by winning the final individual time trial stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia in May.

Irish talent Daniel Martin returns with the team and will be hoping to build on a successful 2011 season that saw the Birmingham-born man win a stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a stage of the Tour of Poland and the Giro della Toscana.

US sprinter Tyler Farrar will head up the team's assault on bunch sprints, and Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Vansummeren will continue his classics campaign.

Garmin-Cervelo's Grand Tour aspirations will be served by Tom Danielson and Christian Vande Velde.

"We had our strongest season in the history of the team in 2011, and we'll be looking to build on that success in 2012," said Garmin-Cervelo CEO Jonathan Vaughters.

"Our roster has an outstanding mix of new and returning riders, with both veteran and young talent excelling in all disciplines of the sport. This will allow us to continue to do what we do best, win as a team."

New Zealander Jack Bauer joins the team from the British Endura team. Also present is Thomas Dekker, who rode for the Chipotle development team during 2011 after returning from a suspension for taking EPO.

Garmin-Cervelo finished the 2011 Tour de France as top team. The squad took its first ever Tour stage win this year, winning the stage two team time trial followed the next day by a bunch sprint victory for Tyler Farrar.

Garmin-Cervelo 2012 roster

Jack Bauer

Tom Danielson

Thomas Dekker

Tyler Farrar

Koldo Fernandez

Murilo Fischer

Nathan Haas

Heinrich Haussler

Ryder Hesjedal

Alex Howes

Robby Hunter

Andreas Klier

Michel Kreder

Raymond Kreder

Christophe Le-Mevel

Martijn Maaskant

Dan Martin

David Millar

Ramunas Navardauskas

Tom Peterson

Jacob Rathe

Alex Rasmussen

Sebastien Rosseler

Peter Stetina

Andrew Talansky

Christian Vande Velde

Sep Vanmarcke

Johan Vansummeren

Fabian Wegmann

David Zabriskie 

Related links

Alex Rasmussen acquitted by Danish federation over missed doping controls

Tour de France 2011: Vaughters' Garmin-Cervelo team hits cycling's top

Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.