Team Sunweb | |
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2017 season | |
UCI code | SUN |
Status | UCI WorldTeam |
Manager | Iwan Spekenbrink |
Main sponsor(s) | Sunweb |
Based | Germany |
Bicycles | Giant |
Groupset | Shimano |
Season victories | |
One-day races | 1 |
Stage race overall | 2 |
Stage race stages | 11 |
Grand Tours | 1 |
National Championships | 3 |
The 2017 season for Team Sunweb 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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Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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21 June | Dutch National Time Trial Champion | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Netherlands | Montferland | |
21 June | Austrian National Time Trial Champion | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Austria | Grünau im Almtal | |
25 June | Dutch National Road Race Champion | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Netherlands | Montferland |
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