2016 Drapac Cycling season

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Drapac Cycling
2016 season
Drapac Professional Cycling logo.png
UCI codeDPC
Status UCI Professional Continental
Manager Agostino Giramondo
Main sponsor(s)Drapac Group
BasedAustralia
Bicycles Swiftcarbon
Season victories
Stage race stages12
  2015
2017  

The 2016 season for the Drapac Professional Cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under and Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

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2016 roster

RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Graeme Brown  (AUS) (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 36)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brendan Canty  (AUS) (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS) (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 30)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Earle  (AUS) (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 27)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Brad Evans [N 1]  (NZL) (1992-05-08)8 May 1992 (aged 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brenton Jones  (AUS) (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jordan Kerby  (AUS) (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 23)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Koning  (NED) (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jason Lowndes  (AUS) (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 21)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Gavin Mannion  (USA) (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Travis Meyer  (AUS) (1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jens Mouris  (NED) (1980-03-12)12 March 1980 (aged 35)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Norris  (AUS) (1987-01-21)21 January 1987 (aged 28)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adam Phelan  (AUS) (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Roe  (AUS) (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tom Scully  (NZL) (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Samuel Spokes  (AUS) (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bernard Sulzberger  (AUS) (1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 32)
  1. Evans joined the team on 1 April.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
20 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 UCI America Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Koning  (NED)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina La Punta
3 February Herald Sun Tour, Prologue UCI Oceania Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne
21 February Tour of Oman, Youth classification UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brendan Canty  (AUS)Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
6 March Tour de Taiwan, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS)Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Taipei
9 March Tour de Taiwan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS)Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Xiangshan Visitor Center
14 May Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Koning  (NED)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Jolfa
5 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tom Scully  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  France Laval
8 June Tour de Korea, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brenton Jones  (AUS)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Daejeon
11 June Tour de Korea, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brad Evans  (AUS)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul
12 June Tour de Korea, Stage 8 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brenton Jones  (AUS)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul
12 June Tour de Korea, Points classification UCI Asia Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brenton Jones  (AUS)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2 July Tour of Austria, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Kitzbüheler Horn
5 July Tour of Austria, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brendan Canty  (AUS)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sonntagberg
30 July Volta a Portugal, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Clarke  (AUS)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Macedo de Cavaleiros

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