2016 Tinkoff season

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Team Tinkoff
2016 season
Logo Team Tinkoff.png
UCI codeTNK
Status UCI ProTeam
Owner Oleg Tinkov
Manager Steven de Jongh
Main sponsor(s) Tinkoff Bank
BasedRussia
Bicycles Specialized
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages19
National Championships 5
  2015

The 2016 season for Tinkoff began in January with 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.

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Team roster

As of 29 March 2016
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini [N 1]  (ITA) (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 21)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Erik Baška  (SVK) (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 35)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Blythe  (GBR) (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL) (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 31)
Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Brutt  (RUS) (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 34)
Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 33)
Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Fortunato [N 2]  (ITA) (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 19)
Flag of Italy.svg  Oscar Gatto  (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31)
Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Gogl  (AUT) (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 22)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Hansen  (DEN) (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Hernández  (ESP) (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 34)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Robert Kišerlovski  (CRO) (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 29)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Michael Kolář  (SVK) (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 23)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 29)
Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS) (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Montagnoli [N 3]  (ITA) (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 20)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Sérgio Paulinho  (POR) (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 36)
Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Petrov  (RUS) (1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 37)
Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Poljański  (POL) (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (aged 25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers [N 4]  (AUS) (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 36)
Flag of Russia.svg  Ivan Rovny  (RUS) (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 28)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Juraj Sagan  (SVK) (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 27)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Tosatto  (ITA) (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 41)
Flag of Russia.svg  Yuri Trofimov  (RUS) (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 32)
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Trusov  (RUS) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 30)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Valgren  (DEN) (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 24)
  1. Ballerini joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  2. Fortunato joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  3. Montagnoli joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  4. Rogers retired from cycling on April 25.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
20 January Tour Down Under, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stirling
24 January Tour Down Under, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
17 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Seville
19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Oscar Gatto  (ITA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain El Padul
21 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Alto do Malhaõ
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Benedetto del Tronto
18 March Handzame Classic UCI Europe Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Erik Baška  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Handzame
27 March Gent–Wevelgem UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wevelgem
31 March Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b UCI Europe Tour Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium De Panne
3 April Tour of Flanders UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Oudenaarde
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eibar
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
23 April Tour of Croatia, Stage 5 (TTT) UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Umag
15 May Tour of California, Stage 1 UCI America Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Diego
18 May Tour of California, Stage 4 UCI America Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Monterey County
22 May Tour of California, Points classification UCI America Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Prologue UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  France Les Gets
12 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Baar
13 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Rheinfelden
3 July Tour de France, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  France Cherbourg-Octeville
13 July Tour de France, Stage 11 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  France Montpellier
18 July Tour de France, Stage 16 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Bern
24 July Tour de France, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  France
24 July Tour de France, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL)Flag of France.svg  France
24 July Tour de France, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  France
27 July Danmark Rundt, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Esbjerg
29 July Danmark Rundt, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Valgren  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Vejle
31 July Danmark Rundt, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Valgren  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
31 July Danmark Rundt, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
31 July Danmark Rundt, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Quebec
11 September Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
21 September Eneco Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ardooie
22 September Eneco Tour, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
25 September Eneco Tour, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
22 June Polish National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Świdnica
26 June Polish National Road Race Champion
MaillotPolonia.PNG
Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Majka  (POL)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Świdnica
26 June Czech National Road Race Champion
MaillotRepublicaCheca.PNG
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Kyjov
26 June Slovak National Road Race Champion
MaillotSlovakia.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Juraj Sagan  (SVK)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Kyjov
26 June British National Road Race Champion
MaillotReinoUnido.PNG
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Blythe  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Stockton-on-Tees
18 September European Road Race Champion
UEC Champion Jersey.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  France Plumelec

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