2016 Team Sky season explained

Team:Team Sky
Season:2016
Men:yes
Ucicode:SKY
Status:UCI WorldTeam
Wtrank:3rd (1187 points)
Manager:Dave Brailsford
Sponsor:Sky
Base:National Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
Bikes:Pinarello
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:4
Stageraceoverall:8
Stageracestages:24
Gtwins:1
Natcwins:3
Mostwins:Chris Froome (6 wins)
Bestrider:Chris Froome (5th)
Previous:2015
Next:2017

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

As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged 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
Michał Gołaś[1]
Beñat Intxausti[2]
Michał Kwiatkowski[3]
Mikel Landa[4]
Gianni Moscon[5] neo-pro (Zalf-Euromobil)
Alex Petersneo-pro (SEG Racing)
Danny van Poppel[6]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
Rider2016 team
Nathan Earle[7]
Bernhard Eisel[8]
Danny Pate[9]
Richie Porte[10]
Kanstantsin Siutsou[11]
Christopher SuttonRetired
Bradley Wiggins[12]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Mountains classification Adelaide
Geelong
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1 Oropesa del Mar
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 Healesville
Dubai Tour, Stage 2 Dubai
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 Xorret de Catí
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 4 Arthurs Seat, Victoria
Herald Sun Tour, Overall
Herald Sun Tour, Mountains classification
Herald Sun Tour, Teams classification [13]
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification [14]
Volta ao Algarve, Overall
Vuelta an Andalucía, Points classification
UCI Oceania Tour, Individual classification
UCI Oceania Tour, Teams classification [15]
Paris–Nice, Overall
Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 Valls
Harelbeke
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification [16]
Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2Koksijde
Three Days of De Panne, Sprints classification
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2Amurrio-Baranbio
Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification
Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification[17]
Giro del Trentino, Stage 2Anras
Giro del Trentino, Overall
Giro del Trentino, Mountains classification
Ans
Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2 Doncaster
Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 Villars-sur-Ollon
Giro d'Italia, Stage 13Cividale del Friuli
Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5Vaujany
Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification[18]
Tour de France, Stage 8Bagnères-de-Luchon
Tour de France, Stage 18Megève
Tour de France, Overall
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 Melgar de Fernamental
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 Villarcayo
Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification
Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2Sandnessjøen
Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3Korgfjellet
Arctic Race of Norway, Overall
Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification
Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classification[19]
Vuelta a España, Stage 1 Team Time Trial [20] Castrelo de Miño
Vuelta a España, Stage 11 Peña Cabarga
Tour of Britain, Stage 3 Tatton Park
Tour of Britain, Stage 6 Haytor
Vuelta a España, Stage 19 Calp
Tour of Britain, Teams classification [21]
Les Herbiers

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Hodonín
Kilcullen
Kilcullen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michal Golas announced as Team Sky's latest signing . Windsor . Richard . 24 September 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Beñat Intxausti signs for Team Sky from Movistar . Windsor . Richard . 25 September 2015 . Cycling Weekly. 20 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Michal Kwiatkowski signs for Team Sky from Etixx – Quick-Step. 27 September 2015 . www.skysports.com. 20 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Mikel Landa confirms he will ride for Team Sky in 2016 . Clarke . Stuart . 16 September 2015 . Cycling Weekly. 20 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Team Sky sign Moscon. teamsky.com. 20 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224064748/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/news/article/66598#yUVwfkl7LUAX4gmP.97. 24 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Team Sky sign Danny Van Poppel from Trek Factory Racing . Wynn . Nigel . 25 September 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Drapac Professional Cycling Confirms New Riders for 2016. DRAPAC Pro Cycling. 20 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032351/http://www.drapaccycling.com/drapac-professional-cycling-confirms-new-riders-for-2016/. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: O'Shea . Sadhbh . Mark Cavendish joins Team Dimension Data for 2016 . 29 September 2015 . . . 20 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120233546/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mark-cavendish-joins-team-dimenson-data-for-2016/ . 20 November 2015 .
  9. Web site: Pate signs with Optum Pro Cycling . Malach . Pat . 1 October 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 20 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Porte confirmed with BMC for 2016. 1 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  11. Web site: Kanstanstin Siutsou leaves Sky for Team Dimension Data . Wynn . Nigel . 25 November 2015 . Cycling Weekly. 20 February 2016.
  12. Web site: Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky . Fotheringham . William. William Fotheringham. 8 January 2014. theguardian.com. 20 February 2016.
  13. The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio, Peter Kennaugh, Sebastián Henao and Luke Rowe
  14. The riders on the squad were Wout Poels, Beñat Intxausti, Leopold König, Mikel Nieve, Vasil Kiryienka, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Nicolas Roche
  15. 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 Sebastián Henao
  16. The riders on the squad were Philip Deignan, Sebastián Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Danny van Poppel, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Gianni Moscon
  17. The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Sebastián Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Lars Petter Nordhaug, David Lopez, Philip Deignan and Vasil Kiryienka
  18. The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Chris Froome, Mikel Landa, Michał Kwiatkowski, Wout Poels, Salvatore Puccio, Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard
  19. The riders on the squad were Sebastián Henao, Gianni Moscon, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Danny van Poppel, Andrew Fenn and Ben Swift
  20. The winning riders were Chris Froome, Ian Boswell, Michał Gołaś, Peter Kennaugh, Christian Knees, Leopold König, Michał Kwiatkowski, Salvatore Puccio and David López
  21. The riders on the squad were Elia Viviani, Ian Stannard, Wout Poels, Nicolas Roche, Ben Swift and Danny van Poppel

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