2017 Team Sky season explained

Team:Team Sky
Season:2017
Men:yes
Ucicode:SKY
Status:UCI WorldTeam
Wtrank:1st (12806 points)
Manager:Dave Brailsford
Sponsor:Sky
Base:National Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
Bikes:Pinarello
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:5
Stageraceoverall:6
Stageracestages:17
Gtwins:2
Natcwins:3
Mostwins:Elia Viviani (7 wins)
Bestrider:Chris Froome (2nd)
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 cycling season began in Australia at the Tour Down Under for Team Sky in January.

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 2017 season
Rider2016 team
Jonathan Dibben[1]
Owain Doull[2]
Kenny Elissonde[3]
Tao Geoghegan Hart[4] Bissell Development Team
Diego Rosa[5]
Łukasz Wiśniowski[6]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2016 season
Rider2017 team
Andrew Fenn[7]
Leopold König[8]
Lars Petter Nordhaug[9]
Alex Peters[10] SEG Racing
Nicolas Roche[11]
Ben Swift[12]
Xabier Zandio[13] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Herald Sun Tour, Prologue Melbourne
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2Beechworth
Herald Sun Tour, Stage 4Kinglake
Herald Sun Tour, Teams classification [14]
Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification [15]
Siena
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 Pomarance
Paris–Nice, Overall
Sanremo
Tour of the Alps, Stage 3 Villnöß
Tour of the Alps, Overall
Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 Payerne
Tour of California, Stage 6 Big Bear Lake
Tour of California, Teams classification [16]
Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 Piancavallo
Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification
Hammer Series, Overall Team race[17]
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 Alpe d'Huez
Route du Sud, Stage 2 Saramon
Route du Sud, Teams classification [18]
Tour de France, Stage 1 Düsseldorf
Tour de France, Overall
Tour de France, Teams classification [19]
San Sebastián
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 Burgos
Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 Rzeszów
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 Picón Blanco
Tour de Pologne, Stage 7 Bukowina Tatrzańska
Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification
Vuelta a Burgos, Overall
Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification
Vuelta a Burgos, Mountains classification
Hamburg
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1Saintes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3Neuville-de-Poitou
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification
Plouay
Vuelta a España, Stage 9 Cumbre del Sol
Tour of Britain, Stage 2 Blyth
Vuelta a España, Stage 16 Logroño
Vuelta a España, Overall
Vuelta a España, Points classification
Vuelta a España, Combination classification
UCI World Tour, Teams classification [20]

National, Continental and World champions 2017

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Bogotá
Krokowa
Volpiano

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Sky complete 2017 squad with signing of Jon Dibben from Team Wiggins . Robertshaw . Henry . 8 November 2016 . . 17 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Team Sky confirm that they have signed Owain Doull . Wynn . Nigel . 17 May 2016 . Cycling Weekly. 17 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Kenny Elissonde confirmed as Team Sky’s ‘final’ signing for 2017. Windsor . Richard . 27 October 2016 . . 17 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Tao Geoghegan Hart signs for Team Sky on a one-year contract . Elton-Walters . Jack . 17 August 2016 . Cycling Weekly. 17 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Rosa signs three-year deal with Team Sky. 27 October 2016 . Cyclingnews.com. 13 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Wisniowski signs for Team Sky . 25 August 2016 . . 13 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Blythe, Warbasse, Fenn sign for Aqua Blue Sport. CyclingNews.com. 13 March 2017.
  8. Web site: Leopold König moves from Team Sky to Bora-Hansgrohe. Cyclingweekly. 13 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Lars Petter Nordhaug and Matt Brammeier join new Irish Pro Continental team for 2017. Cyclingweekly. 13 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Peters steps down from Team Sky and returns to the SEG Academy . 9 January 2017 . cyclingnews.com. 13 March 2017.
  11. Web site: Nicolas Roche leaves Team Sky for BMC. 1 August 2016 . . 13 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Ben Swift: I couldn't turn down TJ Sport . Benson . Daniel . 27 October 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 13 March 2017.
  13. Web site: News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkenan announces retirement. 30 September 2016. cyclingnews.com. 13 March 2017.
  14. The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Kenny Elissonde, Danny van Poppel, Ian Stannard, Sebastián Henao and Luke Rowe
  15. The riders on the squad were Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Mikel Landa, David López, Mikel Nieve, Wout Poels and Diego Rosa
  16. The riders on the squad were Elia Viviani, Ian Boswell, Jonathan Dibben, Owain Doull, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Peter Kennaugh, David López and Danny van Poppel
  17. The riders on the squad were Ian Boswell, Jonathan Dibben, Owain Doull, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Danny van Poppel and Elia Viviani
  18. The riders on the squad were Geraint Thomas, Wout Poels, Michał Gołaś, Ian Stannard, Gianni Moscon, Kenny Elissonde, Elia Viviani and Sergio Henao
  19. The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michał Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe and Geraint Thomas
  20. This award is calculated by adding the points earned by a team's riders in the individual standings.

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