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.

[5] The team was founded by Swiss businessman Michel Thiétaz and sponsored by his company IAM Independent Asset Management for three seasons.

[8] 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.

[2] The team's first ever race was the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise on 27 January, where Wyss and Brändle both finished with the bunch.

Gustav Larsson finished eight and Stefan Denifl eleventh overall, and IAM won the teams classification ahead of Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela.

[18] Martin Elmiger took part in a late breakaway which led to him finishing third, helping him into third place overall and seventh in the points classification.

[20] On stage five Tschopp again finished seventh, elevating him into sixth position overall six seconds in front of Vincenzo Nibali (XDS Astana Team).

[22] As an UCI Professional Continental team IAM Cycling was not automatically granted the right to participate in any of the three Grand Tours.