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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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