2020 EF Pro Cycling season

EF Pro Cycling
EF Pro Cycling
2020 season
UCI code	EFD
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Jonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)	Cannondale
Based	Boulder, Colorado, United States
Bicycles	Cannondale
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	1
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	12
National Championships	2
Most wins	Sergio Higuita; Daniel Martínez; (5 each)
	Jersey

The 2020 season for the EF Pro Cycling cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Team roster

As of 1 July 2020.^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Sean Bennett (USA)		(1996-03-31)March 31, 1996 (aged 23)
Alberto Bettiol (ITA)		(1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 26)
Stefan Bissegger (SUI)		(1998-09-13)September 13, 1998 (aged 21)
Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)		(1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 26)
Hugh Carthy (GBR)		(1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 25)
Simon Clarke (AUS)		(1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 33)
Magnus Cort (DEN)		(1993-01-16)January 16, 1993 (aged 26)
Lawson Craddock (USA)		(1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 27)
Mitchell Docker (AUS)		(1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 33)
Ruben Guerreiro (POR)		(1994-07-06)July 6, 1994 (aged 25)
Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)		(1996-04-13)April 13, 1996 (aged 23)
Sergio Higuita (COL)		(1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (aged 22)
Moreno Hofland (NED)		(1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 28)
Alex Howes (USA)		(1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 32)
Tanel Kangert (EST)		(1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 (aged 32)

	Rider	Date of birth
Jens Keukeleire (BEL)		(1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 31)
Sebastian Langeveld (NED)		(1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 34)
Daniel Martínez (COL)		(1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 23)
Lachlan Morton (AUS)		(1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 27)
Logan Owen (USA)		(1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 24)
Neilson Powless (USA)		(1996-09-03)September 3, 1996 (aged 23)
Jonas Rutsch (GER)		(1998-01-24)January 24, 1998 (aged 21)
Tom Scully (NZL)		(1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 29)
Rigoberto Urán (COL)		(1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 32)
Julius van den Berg (NED)		(1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 23)
Tejay van Garderen (USA)		(1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 31)
Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)		(1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 (aged 31)
Luis Villalobos (MEX)		(1998-06-26)June 26, 1998 (aged 21)
James Whelan (AUS)		(1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 23)
Michael Woods (CAN)		(1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 33)

Riders who joined the team for the 2020 season

Rider	2019 team
Stefan Bissegger^[2]^[3]	neo-pro (Swiss Racing Academy)
Magnus Cort^[4]	Astana
Ruben Guerreiro^[5]	Team Katusha–Alpecin
Kristoffer Halvorsen^[6]	Team INEOS
Jens Keukeleire^[7]	Lotto–Soudal
Neilson Powless^[8]	Team Jumbo–Visma
Jonas Rutsch^[9]	neo-pro (Team Lotto–Kern Haus)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2019 season

Rider	2020 team
Matti Breschel^[10]	Retired
Nathan Brown^[11]	Rally Cycling
Joe Dombrowski^[12]	UAE Team Emirates
Daniel McLay^[13]	Arkéa–Samsic
Sacha Modolo^[14]	Alpecin–Fenix
Taylor Phinney^[15]^[16]	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
6 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Magnus Cort (DEN)	France	Poulx
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	France	Alès
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Magnus Cort (DEN)	France
9 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	France
11 February	Tour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT)	UCI America Tour	^{[N 2]}	Colombia	Tunja
14 February	Tour Colombia, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Sergio Higuita (COL)	Colombia	Santa Rosa de Viterbo
16 February	Tour Colombia, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Daniel Martínez (COL)	Colombia	El Once/Alto del Verjón
16 February	Tour Colombia, Overall	UCI America Tour	Sergio Higuita (COL)	Colombia
16 February	Tour Colombia, Young rider classification	UCI America Tour	Sergio Higuita (COL)	Colombia
16 February	Tour Colombia, Teams classification	UCI America Tour	^{[N 3]}	Colombia
1 March	Royal Bernard Drôme Classic	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Simon Clarke (AUS)	France	Livron-sur-Drôme
14 March	Paris–Nice, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Sergio Higuita (COL)	France
16 August	Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall	UCI World Tour	Daniel Martínez (COL)	France
16 August	Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Daniel Martínez (COL)	France
9 September	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Michael Woods (CAN)	Italy	Saturnia
11 September	Tour de France, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Daniel Martínez (COL)	France	Puy Mary
5 October	Giro d'Italia, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Italy	Mount Etna
11 October	Giro d'Italia, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Ruben Guerreiro (POR)	Italy	Roccaraso
25 October	Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Ruben Guerreiro (POR)	Italy
27 October	Vuelta a España, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Michael Woods (CAN)	Spain	Villanueva de Valdegovia
1 November	Vuelta a España, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	Spain	Alto de L'Angliru
6 November	Vuelta a España, Stage 16	UCI World Tour	Magnus Cort (DEN)	Spain	Ciudad Rodrigo

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
30 January	Colombian National Time Trial Championships		Daniel Martínez (COL)	Colombia	Pesca
2 February	Colombian National Road Race Championships		Sergio Higuita (COL)	Colombia	Tunja

Footnotes

↑ The riders in the squad were Sean Bennett, Alberto Bettiol, Simon Clarke, Magnus Cort, Sebastian Langeveld, Logan Owen and Julius van den Berg.
↑ The winning riders were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.
↑ The riders in the squad were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.

References

↑ "EF Education First 2020 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Bissegger to race for EF Education First Pro Cycling". EF Education First. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ "Bissegger signs three-year deal with EF Education First". CyclingNews. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Magnus Cort Nielsen joins EF Education First in 2020". EF Education First. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "EF Education First rescue Guerreiro from Katusha's sinking ship". CyclingNews. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ Ostanek, Daniel (18 September 2019). "EF Education First sign Kristoffer Halvorsen". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "EF Education First strengthens Classics squad with Keukeleire". EF Education First. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "American Powless to join EF Education First Pro Cycling". EF Education First. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Jonas Rutsch to join team in 2020". EF Education First. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Matti Breschel announces his retirement". EF Education First. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Rally UHC signs Nate Brown from EF Education First". CyclingNews. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Dombrowski signs with UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Arkéa-Samsic sign Nacer Bouhanni, Dan McLay". CyclingNews. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ Carpani, Michele (20 November 2019). "CicloMercato 2020, Sacha Modolo firma per la Corendon-Circus" [CycleMarket 2020, Sacha Modolo signs for Corendon-Circus] (in Italian). SpazioCiclismo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "Taylor Phinney to retire from pro cycling". EF Education First. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ "3-time Olympic cyclist Taylor Phinney announces his retirement". The Denver Post. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

2020 EF Pro Cycling season at ProCyclingStats

[17] The riders in the squad were Sean Bennett, Alberto Bettiol, Simon Clarke, Magnus Cort, Sebastian Langeveld, Logan Owen and Julius van den Berg.

[18] The winning riders were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.

[19] The riders in the squad were Jonathan Caicedo, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez, Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen.

[1] "EF Education First 2020 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[2] "Bissegger to race for EF Education First Pro Cycling". EF Education First. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[3] "Bissegger signs three-year deal with EF Education First". CyclingNews. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[4] "Magnus Cort Nielsen joins EF Education First in 2020". EF Education First. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[5] "EF Education First rescue Guerreiro from Katusha's sinking ship". CyclingNews. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[6] Ostanek, Daniel (18 September 2019). "EF Education First sign Kristoffer Halvorsen". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[7] "EF Education First strengthens Classics squad with Keukeleire". EF Education First. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[8] "American Powless to join EF Education First Pro Cycling". EF Education First. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[9] "Jonas Rutsch to join team in 2020". EF Education First. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[10] "Matti Breschel announces his retirement". EF Education First. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[11] "Rally UHC signs Nate Brown from EF Education First". CyclingNews. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[12] "Dombrowski signs with UAE Team Emirates". CyclingNews. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[13] "Arkéa-Samsic sign Nacer Bouhanni, Dan McLay". CyclingNews. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[14] Carpani, Michele (20 November 2019). "CicloMercato 2020, Sacha Modolo firma per la Corendon-Circus" [CycleMarket 2020, Sacha Modolo signs for Corendon-Circus] (in Italian). SpazioCiclismo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[15] "Taylor Phinney to retire from pro cycling". EF Education First. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[16] "3-time Olympic cyclist Taylor Phinney announces his retirement". The Denver Post. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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