2013 IAM Cycling season
| IAM Cycling | |
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| 2013 season | |
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The team at the 2013 Four Days of Dunkirk
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| UCI code | IAM |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental |
| Europe Tour ranking | 2nd (1334.34 points) |
| Owner | Michel Thétaz |
| Manager | Serge Beucherie |
| Main sponsor(s) | IAM Independent Asset Management |
| Based | Switzerland |
| Bicycles | Scott |
| Groupset | Shimano |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 4 |
| Stage race overall | 2 |
| Stage race stages | 3 |
| National Championships | 3 |
| Most Wins | Martin Elmiger (2 wins) |
The 2013 IAM Cycling season was the first season of the IAM Cycling team, which was founded in 2012. The team competed on the UCI Professional Continental level. They began the season on 27 January at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, and finished in October at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.
The paperwork for the foundation of the IAM Cycling SA company was filed in Geneva on 19 April 2012. The team was founded by Swiss businessman Michel Thiétaz and sponsored by his company IAM Independent Asset Management for three seasons. The team budget for their premiere season was 7 million euros. In August 2012 the team announced a high-profile signing, with 2010 Giro d'Italia stage winner and 2012 Tour of Utah winner Johann Tschopp of BMC Racing Team joining the team.Cofidis rider Mickaël Buffaz was rumoured to sign with the team, but did not receive a contract. IAM Cycling joined the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible in October 2012.
The team was officially launched 14 January 2013 in Geneva, with the goal for the season being invitations to Paris–Nice, Paris–Roubaix, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Ardennes classics. The following week IAM Cycling was selected as a wild-card entry by race organisers Amaury Sport Organisation for the 2013 Paris–Nice race, but not for the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné.
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