2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season explained

Team:Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
Season:2016
Men:yes
Ucicode:OGE
Status:UCI ProTeam
Manager:Shayne Bannan
Sponsor:Orica
Base:Australia
Bikes:Scott
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:3
Stageraceoverall:1
Stageracestages:11
Natcwins:3
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
Rider2015 team
Cheung King Lok
Alexander Edmondsonneo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Jack Haigneo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Christopher Juul-Jensen[1]
Luka Mezgec[2]
Rubén Plaza
Robert Powerneo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Amets Txurruka[3]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
Rider2016 team
Adam Blythe[4]
Simon Clarke[5]
Leigh Howard[6]
Brett LancasterRetired
Cameron Meyer[7]
Jens Mouris
Ivan Santaromita[8]
Pieter Weening[9]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Stage 1 Lyndoch
Tour Down Under, Stage 3 Campbelltown
Tour Down Under, Stage 4 Victor Harbor
Tour Down Under, Stage 6 Adelaide
Tour Down Under, Overall
Tour Down Under, Sprints classification
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2 Moe
Paris–Nice, Prologue Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Paris–Nice, Stage 2 Commentry
Paris–Nice, Points classification
Logroño
Roubaix
Tour de Romandie, Stage 5 Geneva
Tour de Romandie, Points classification
Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 Corvara
Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1 Koper
Tour of Slovenia, Points classification
Tour de France, Stage 10 Revel
Tour de France, Young rider classification
Ordizia
Hamburg
Vuelta a España, Stage 6
|| || Luintra|-| || Vuelta a España, Stage 12 || UCI World Tour || || || Bilbao|-| || Vuelta a España, Stage 18 || UCI World Tour || || || Gandia|-| || Vuelta a España, Stage 21 || UCI World Tour || || || Madrid|-| || Tour of Britain, Stage 8 || UCI Europe Tour || || || London|-| || Giro dell'Emilia || UCI Europe Tour || || || Emilia-Romagna|-| || Duo Normand || UCI Europe Tour ||
|| || Marigny-le-Lozon|-| || Il Lombardia || UCI World Tour || || || Bergamo|}

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Ballarat
Wartburg
Hong Kong National Time Trial Championships Hong Kong
Hong Kong National Road Race Championships Hong Kong

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge. 3 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge . Clarke . Stuart. 11 September 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Orica-GreenEdge pounce to sign Amets Txurruka for 2016 . Benson . Daniel . 2 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season. 25 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Simon Clarke swaps Orica-GreenEdge for Cannondale-Garmin for 2016 . Windsor . Richard. 24 September 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Leigh Howard, Vegard Stake Laengen and Oliver Naesen confirmed for IAM Cycling. 28 September 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 20 February 2016.
  7. Web site: News shorts: Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics. 13 October 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 20 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Santaromita to ride for Skydive Dubai in 2016. 24 November 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  9. News: Weening tekent bij ploeg Boogerd. 20 February 2016. De Telegraaf. 11 August 2015. Dutch. Weening signs for Boogerd's team.

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