2016 Cannondale season

The 2016 season for the Cannondale–Drapac cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Cannondale–Drapac
2016 season
UCI codeCPT
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerJonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)Cannondale
BasedBoulder, Colorado, United States
BicyclesCannondale
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages6
National Championships2
Jersey
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Team roster edit

As of 29 March 2016[1]
Rider Date of birth
  Jack Bauer (NZL) (1985-04-07)April 7, 1985 (aged 30)
  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-23)October 23, 1993 (aged 22)
  Patrick Bevin (NZL) (1991-05-01)May 1, 1991 (aged 24)
  Matti Breschel (DEN) (1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (aged 31)
  Nate Brown (USA) (1991-07-06)July 6, 1991 (aged 24)
  André Cardoso (POR) (1984-09-03)September 3, 1984 (aged 31)
  Simon Clarke (AUS) (1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 29)
  Lawson Craddock (USA) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 24)
  Jonathan Dibben[N 1] (GBR) (1994-02-12)February 12, 1994 (aged 22)
  Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 24)
  Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-10-25)October 25, 1992 (aged 23)
  Phil Gaimon (USA) (1986-01-26)January 26, 1986 (aged 30)
  Alex Howes (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 28)
  Ben King (USA) (1989-03-22)March 22, 1989 (aged 27)
  Kristijan Koren (SLO) (1986-11-25)November 25, 1986 (aged 29)
  Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  Alan Marangoni (ITA) (1984-07-16)July 16, 1984 (aged 31)
  Moreno Moser (ITA) (1990-12-25)December 25, 1990 (aged 25)
  Ryan Mullen (IRL) (1994-08-07)August 7, 1994 (aged 21)
  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) (1988-01-30)January 30, 1988 (aged 28)
  Pierre Rolland (FRA) (1986-10-10)October 10, 1986 (aged 29)
  Kristoffer Skjerping (NOR) (1993-05-04)May 4, 1993 (aged 22)
  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) (1991-06-15)June 15, 1991 (aged 24)
  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) (1989-07-01)July 1, 1989 (aged 26)
  Andrew Talansky (USA) (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 27)
  Dylan van Baarle (NED) (1993-05-22)May 22, 1993 (aged 22)
  Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (aged 24)
  Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 29)
  Wouter Wippert (NED) (1990-08-14)August 14, 1990 (aged 25)
  Michael Woods (CAN) (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 29)
  Ruben Zepuntke (GER) (1993-01-29)January 29, 1993 (aged 23)
  1. ^ Dibben joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from WIGGINS.

Season victories edit

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
24 January Tour Down Under,   Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 1]   Australia
20 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)   France Bagnols-en-Forêt
6 March GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano UCI Europe Tour   Simon Clarke (AUS)   Italy Larciano
16 May Tour of California, Stage 2 UCI America Tour   Ben King (USA)   United States Santa Clarita
19 May Tour of California, Stage 5 UCI America Tour   Toms Skujiņš (LAT)   United States South Lake Tahoe
18 July Tour de Pologne,   Sprinters classification UCI World Tour   Alberto Bettiol (ITA)   Poland
6 August Tour of Utah, Stage 6 UCI America Tour   Andrew Talansky (USA)   United States Snowbird
11 August Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour [N 2]   Czech Republic Frýdek-Místek
14 August Czech Cycling Tour,   Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Wouter Wippert (NED)   Czech Republic
14 August Czech Cycling Tour, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]   Czech Republic
8 September Tour of Britain, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour   Jack Bauer (NZL)   United Kingdom Bath
23 October Japan Cup UCI Asia Tour   Davide Villella (ITA)   Japan Utsunomiya

Continental, National, and World championships edit

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
8 January New Zealand National Time Trial Championships
 
  Patrick Bevin (NZL)   New Zealand Napier
26 June Lithuanian National Road Race Championships
 
  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)   Lithuania Ignalina

Footnotes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cannondale–Garmin (TCG) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cannondale–Garmin sign Bevin, Mullen". Cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Breschel joins Cannondale-Garmin in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Simon Clarke swaps Orica-GreenEdge for Cannondale-Garmin for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Craddock joins Cannondale-Garmin in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Gaimon returns to Cannondale–Garmin as Ben King extends". cyclingnews.com. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ^ Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Ryan Mullen signs for Cannondale–Garmin". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Pierre Rolland signs for Cannondale–Garmin title". Cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Rigoberto Uran joins Cannondale-Garmin for 2016". 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Cannondale-Garmin announces Mike Woods, former runner-turned-pro-cyclist, to join team in 2016". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  11. ^ Kirsten Frattini (29 October 2015). "Acevedo leaves Cannondale-Garmin, returns to Jamis in 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Tom Danielson fails doping test". Velonews. Competitor Group, Inc. 2015-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  13. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (1 October 2015). "Haas and Fraile sign for Dimension Data". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Ryder Hesjedal signs for Trek Factory Racing". Cycling Weekly. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Ted King will retire from pro cycling after 2015". VeloNews. San Diego. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  16. ^ Clarke, Stuart (28 August 2015). "Etixx–Quick-Step signs Dan Martin on two-year contract". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Mohoric joins Lampre–Merida". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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