2016 Team Sky season

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Team Sky
2016 season
UCI codeSKY
Status UCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank 3rd (1187 points)
Manager Dave Brailsford
Main sponsor(s) Sky
Based National Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
Bicycles Pinarello
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall8
Stage race stages24
Grand Tours 1
National Championships 3
Most Wins Chris Froome (6 wins)
Best ranked rider Chris Froome (5th)
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2017  

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

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

Team roster

The 2016 team, as displayed on one of the team buses Deinze - Nokere Koerse, 16 maart 2016, vertrek (A11).JPG
The 2016 team, as displayed on one of the team buses

As of 9 August 2016
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Boswell  (USA) (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 25)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Philip Deignan  (IRL) (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 32)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Owain Doull [N 1]  (GBR) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrew Fenn  (GBR) (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR) (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 31)
Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Gołaś  (POL) (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 (aged 32)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Sebastián Henao  (COL) (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Beñat Intxausti  (ESP) (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Kennaugh  (GBR) (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR) (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 35)
Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Knees  (GER) (1981-03-05)5 March 1981 (aged 35)
Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP) (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Leopold König  (CZE) (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 (aged 28)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  David López  (ESP) (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 35)
Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA) (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Nieve  (ESP) (1984-05-26)26 May 1984 (aged 32)
Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Petter Nordhaug  (NOR) (1984-05-14)14 May 1984 (aged 32)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Peters  (GBR) (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Puccio  (ITA) (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL) (1984-07-03)3 July 1984 (aged 32)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Luke Rowe  (GBR) (1990-03-10)10 March 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Stannard  (GBR) (1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 28)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 30)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Xabier Zandio  (ESP) (1977-03-17)17 March 1977 (aged 39)
  1. Doull joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from WIGGINS. [1]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
24 January Tour Down Under, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide
31 January Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Kennaugh  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Geelong
3 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Oropesa del Mar
4 February Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Kennaugh  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Healesville
4 February Dubai Tour, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Dubai
6 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Xorret de Catí
7 February Herald Sun Tour, Stage 4 UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Arthurs Seat, Victoria
7 February Herald Sun Tour, Overall UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
7 February Herald Sun Tour, Mountains classification UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
7 February Herald Sun Tour, Teams classification UCI Oceania Tour [N 1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
7 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
21 February Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
21 February Vuelta an Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
6 March UCI Oceania Tour, Individual classification UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Kennaugh  (GBR)
6 March UCI Oceania Tour, Teams classification UCI Oceania Tour [N 3]
13 March Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France
25 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Valls
25 March E3 Harelbeke UCI World Tour Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Harelbeke
27 March Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
30 March Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Koksijde
31 March Three Days of De Panne, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
5 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Amurrio-Baranbio
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
20 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Anras
22 April Giro del Trentino, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
22 April Giro del Trentino, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
24 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Ans
30 April Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Doncaster
30 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Villars-sur-Ollon
20 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Nieve  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cividale del Friuli
29 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Nieve  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France Vaujany
12 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France
12 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6] Flag of France.svg France
9 July Tour de France, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France Bagnères-de-Luchon
21 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France Megève
24 July Tour de France, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France
2 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Melgar de Fernamental
4 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Villarcayo
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
12 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sandnessjøen
13 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Korgfjellet
14 August Arctic Race of Norway, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
14 August Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
14 August Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
20 August Vuelta a España, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team Time Trial [N 8] Flag of Spain.svg Spain Castrelo de Miño
31 August Vuelta a España, Stage 11 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Peña Cabarga
6 September Tour of Britain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Stannard  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Tatton Park
9 September Tour of Britain, Stage 6 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Haytor
9 September Vuelta a España, Stage 19 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Calp
11 September Tour of Britain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 9] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
23 October Chrono des Nations UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR)Flag of France.svg France Les Herbiers

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
23 June Czech National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Leopold König  (CZE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Hodonín
23 June Irish National Time Trial Champion Champion
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Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Kilcullen
26 June Irish National Road Race Championships
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Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Kilcullen

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