2014 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA season

The 2014 season for the Caja Rural–Seguros RGA cycling team began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2014 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA season
Manager	Eugenio Goikoetxea
One-day victories	1
Stage race overall victories	1
Stage race stage victories	3
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2014 roster

As of 5 January 2014.[1]

Rider Date of birth  Javier Aramendia (ESP) (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986  David Arroyo (ESP) (1980-01-07) 7 January 1980  Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990  Karol Domagalski (POL) (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989  Ramón Domene (ESP) (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990  Rubén Fernández (ESP) (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991  Fabricio Ferrari (URU) (1985-06-03) 3 June 1985  Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990  Marcos García (ESP) (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986  Fernando Grijalba (ESP) (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991

Rider Date of birth  Francesco Lasca (ITA) (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988  Lluís Mas (ESP) (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989  Antonio Molina (ESP) (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991  Heiner Parra (COL) (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991  Antonio Piedra (ESP) (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24) 24 November 1983  Amets Txurruka (ESP) (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982  Iván Velasco (ESP) (1980-02-08) 8 February 1980  Davide Viganò (ITA) (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Rider 2013 team Pello Bilbao[2] Euskaltel–Euskadi Fernando Grijalba neo-pro (Caja Rural Sub-23) Ángel Madrazo[3] Movistar Team Lluís Mas neo-pro (Burgos BH) Antonio Molina neo-pro (Caja Rural Sub-23) Heiner Parra neo-pro (4-72 Colombia) Luis León Sánchez[4] Belkin Pro Cycling Davide Viganò[5] Lampre–Merida

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season Rider 2014 team André Cardoso[6] Garmin–Sharp Manuel Antonio Cardoso[7] Banco BIC–Carmim Yelko Gomez Francisco Javier Moreno Louletano-Dunas Douradas Enzo Josue Moyano San Luis Somos Todos Danail Petrov

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
13 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1	UCI Africa Tour	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Cameroon	Ebolowa
12 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Omar Fraile (ESP)	Spain
13 April	Klasika Primavera	UCI Europe Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Spain	Amorebieta
18 May	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Spain	Bembibre
18 May	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 1]	Spain
1 June	Tour des Fjords, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Amets Txurruka (ESP)	Norway
1 August	Volta a Portugal, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Davide Viganò (ITA)	Portugal	Braga
10 August	Volta a Portugal, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Davide Viganò (ITA)	Portugal
17 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	Lluís Mas (ESP)	Spain
14 September	Vuelta a España, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Spain
28 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Amets Txurruka (ESP)	France
28 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Ángel Madrazo (ESP)	France

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Luis León Sánchez, David Arroyo, Francesco Lasca, Amets Txurruka, Antonio Piedra, Marcos García, Fernando Grijalba, and Fabricio Ferrari

References

1. "Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (CJR) - ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ficha a Pello Bilbao y Lluís Más" [Caja Rural-Seguros RGA sign Pello Bilbao and Lluís Más]. Marca.com (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
3. Torre Poo, Rafa (25 September 2013). "Ángel Madrazo ficha por el Caja Rural" [Ángel Madrazo signs for Caja Rural]. El Diario Montañés. Editorial Cantabria Interactiva S.L. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
4. "Luis Léon Sánchez signs with Caja Rural". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
5. Fotheringham, Alasdair (16 November 2013). "Caja Rural-RGA completes 2014 team roster with 18 riders". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2014. These are Angel Madrazo (Movistar), Davide Vigano (Lampre-Merida), Peilo Bilbao (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Heiner Parra (4-72 Colombia), Lluis Mas (Burgos-BH) and amateur riders Fernando Grijalva and Antonio Molina.
6. "André Cardoso certo na Garmin-Sharp". Jornal Record. Lisbon, Portugal: Cofina, SGPS. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
7. "Manuel Cardoso reforça Banco BIC-Carmim" [Manuel Cardoso reinforces Banco BIC-Carmim]. SAPO (in Portuguese). Sportinveste Multimédia. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.