2016 Team Sky season

Team Sky
2016 season
UCI code	SKY
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Dave Brailsford
Main sponsor(s)	Sky
Based	National Cycling Centre Manchester England
Bicycles	Pinarello
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	5
Stage race stages	11

The 2016 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under.

As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2016 roster

The 2016 team, as displayed on one of the team buses

As of 29 March 2016.

Rider Date of birth  Ian Boswell (USA) 7 February 1991 (aged 25)  Philip Deignan (IRL) 7 September 1983 (aged 32)  Andrew Fenn (GBR) 1 July 1990 (aged 25)  Chris Froome (GBR) 20 May 1985 (aged 30)  Michał Gołaś (POL) 29 April 1984 (aged 31)  Sebastián Henao (COL) 5 August 1993 (aged 22)  Sergio Henao (COL) 10 December 1987 (aged 28)  Benat Intxausti (ESP) 20 March 1986 (aged 30)  Peter Kennaugh (GBR) 15 June 1989 (aged 26)  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) 28 June 1981 (aged 34)  Christian Knees (GER) 5 March 1981 (aged 35)  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) 2 June 1990 (aged 25)  Mikel Landa (ESP) 3 December 1989 (aged 26)  Leopold König (CZE) 15 November 1987 (aged 28)  David López (ESP) 13 May 1981 (aged 34)

Rider Date of birth  Gianni Moscon (ITA) 20 April 1994 (aged 21)  Mikel Nieve (ESP) 26 May 1984 (aged 31)  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) 14 May 1984 (aged 31)  Alex Peters (GBR) 31 March 1994 (aged 21)  Wout Poels (NED) 1 October 1987 (aged 28)  Salvatore Puccio (ITA) 31 August 1989 (aged 26)  Nicolas Roche (IRL) 3 July 1984 (aged 31)  Luke Rowe (GBR) 10 March 1990 (aged 26)  Ian Stannard (GBR) 25 May 1987 (aged 28)  Ben Swift (GBR) 5 November 1987 (aged 28)  Geraint Thomas (GBR) 25 May 1986 (aged 29)  Danny Van Poppel (NED) 26 July 1993 (aged 22)  Elia Viviani (ITA) 7 February 1989 (aged 27)  Xabier Zandio (ESP) 17 March 1977 (aged 39)

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season Rider 2015 team Michal Golas[1] Etixx–Quick-Step Beñat Intxausti[2] Movistar Team Michal Kwiatkowski[3] Etixx–Quick-Step Mikel Landa[4] Astana Gianni Moscon[5] neo-pro (Zalf-Euromobil) Alex Peters neo-pro (SEG Racing) Danny van Poppel[6] Trek Factory Racing

Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season Rider 2016 team Nathan Earle[7] Drapac Professional Cycling Bernhard Eisel[8] Team Dimension Data Danny Pate[9] Rally Cycling Richie Porte[10] BMC Racing Team Kanstantsin Siutsou[11] Team Dimension Data Christopher Sutton Bradley Wiggins[12] WIGGINS

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
24 January	Tour Down Under, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Henao, SergioSergio Henao (COL)	Australia	Adelaide
31 January	Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	UCI Oceania Tour	Kennaugh, PeterPeter Kennaugh (GBR)	Australia	Geelong
3 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain	Oropesa del Mar
4 February	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1	UCI Oceania Tour	Kennaugh, PeterPeter Kennaugh (GBR)	Australia	Healesville
4 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Viviani, EliaElia Viviani (ITA)	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
6 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain	Xorret del Catí
7 February	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 4	UCI Oceania Tour	Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)	Australia	Arthurs Seat, Victoria
7 February	Herald Sun Tour, Overall	UCI Oceania Tour	Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)	Australia
7 February	Herald Sun Tour, Mountains classification	UCI Oceania Tour	Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)	Australia
7 February	Herald Sun Tour, Teams classification	UCI Oceania Tour	[N 1]	Australia
7 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain
7 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain
7 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain
7 February	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Spain
21 February	Volta ao Algarve, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)	Portugal
21 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Swift, BenBen Swift (GBR)	Spain
6 March	UCI Oceania Tour, Individual classification	UCI Oceania Tour	Kennaugh, PeterPeter Kennaugh (GBR)
6 March	UCI Oceania Tour, Teams classification	UCI Oceania Tour	[N 3]
13 March	Paris–Nice, Overall	UCI World Tour	Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)	France
25 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Spain	Valls
25 March	E3 Harelbeke	UCI World Tour	Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Belgium	Harelbeke
27 March	Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali , Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 4]	Italy
30 March	Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Viviani, EliaElia Viviani (ITA)	Belgium	Koksijde
31 March	Three Days of De Panne, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	van Poppel, DannyDanny van Poppel (NED)	Belgium
5 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Landa, MikelMikel Landa (ESP)	Spain	Amurrio-Baranbio
9 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Henao, SergioSergio Henao (COL)	Spain
9 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 5]	Spain
20 April	Giro del Trentino, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Landa, MikelMikel Landa (ESP)	Austria	Anras
22 April	Giro del Trentino, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Landa, MikelMikel Landa (ESP)	Italy
22 April	Giro del Trentino, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Landa, MikelMikel Landa (ESP)	Italy
24 April	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	UCI World Tour	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Belgium	Ans
30 April	Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Van Poppel, DannyDanny Van Poppel (NED)	United Kingdom	Doncaster
30 April	Tour de Romandie, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)	Switzerland	Villars-sur-Ollon

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio, Peter Kennaugh, Sebastian Henao and Luke Rowe
2. The riders on the squad were Wout Poels, Beñat Intxausti, Leopold König, Mikel Nieve, Vasil Kiryienka, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Nicolas Roche
3. This award is calculated by adding the points earned by a team's top five riders in the individual standings. Those five riders were Peter Kennaugh, Chris Froome, Ben Swift Luke Rowe, and Sebastian Henao
4. The riders on the squad were Philip Deignan, Sebastian Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Danny Van Poppel, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Gianni Moscon
5. The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Sebastian Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Lars Petter Nordhaug, David Lopez, Philip Deignan and Vasil Kiryienka

References

1. Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Michal Golas announced as Team Sky’s latest signing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
2. Windsor, Richard (25 September 2015). "Beñat Intxausti signs for Team Sky from Movistar". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. "Michal Kwiatkowski signs for Team Sky from Etixx - Quick-Step". . 27 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016. External link in |website= (help)
4. Clarke, Stuart (16 September 2015). "Mikel Landa confirms he will ride for Team Sky in 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
5. "Team Sky sign Moscon". teamsky.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
6. Wynn, Nigel (25 September 2015). "Team Sky sign Danny Van Poppel from Trek Factory Racing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
7. "Drapac Professional Cycling Confirms New Riders for 2016". DRAPAC Pro Cycling. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
8. O'Shea, Sadhbh (20 February 2016). "Mark Cavendish joins Team Dimenson Data for 2016". Cyclingnews.com (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
9. Malach, Pat (1 October 2015). "Pate signs with Optum Pro Cycling". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
10. "Porte confirmed with BMC for 2016". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
11. Wynn, Nigel (25 November 2015). "Kanstanstin Siutsou leaves Sky for Team Dimension Data". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
12. Fotheringham, William (8 January 2014). "Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

External links

• 2016 Team Sky season profile at ProCyclingStats