2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season

Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
2016 season
Caleb Ewan on 2016 Bay Classic Series
UCI codeOGE
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerShayne Bannan
Main sponsor(s)Orica
BasedAustralia
BicyclesScott
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages11
National Championships3

The 2016 season for the Orica–BikeExchange cycling team began in January at 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.

Team roster

As of 1 August 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Michael Albasini (SUI) (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 35)
 Sam Bewley (NZL) (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 28)
 Esteban Chaves (COL) (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 26)
 Cheung King Lok (HKG) (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 25)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 23)
 Mitchell Docker (AUS) (1986-10-02)2 October 1986 (aged 29)
 Luke Durbridge (AUS) (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 24)
 Alex Edmondson (AUS) (1993-12-22)22 December 1993 (aged 22)
 Caleb Ewan (AUS) (1994-07-11)11 July 1994 (aged 21)
 Simon Gerrans (AUS) (1980-05-16)16 May 1980 (aged 35)
 Jack Haig (AUS) (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 22)
 Mathew Hayman (AUS) (1978-04-20)20 April 1978 (aged 37)
 Michael Hepburn (AUS) (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 24)
 Damien Howson (AUS) (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 23)
Rider Date of birth
 Daryl Impey (RSA) (1984-12-06)6 December 1984 (aged 31)
 Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 26)
 Jens Keukeleire (BEL) (1988-11-23)23 November 1988 (aged 27)
 Christian Meier (CAN) (1985-09-02)2 September 1985 (aged 30)
 Luka Mezgec (SLO) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 27)
 Rubén Plaza (ESP) (1980-02-29)29 February 1980 (aged 36)
 Robert Power (AUS) (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 20)
 Nick Schultz[N 1] (AUS) (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (aged 21)
 Svein Tuft (CAN) (1977-05-19)19 May 1977 (aged 38)
 Amets Txurruka (ESP) (1982-11-10)10 November 1982 (aged 33)
 Carlos Verona (ESP) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 23)
 Adam Yates (GBR) (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 (aged 23)
 Simon Yates (GBR) (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 (aged 23)
  1. ^ Schultz joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from SEG Racing Academy.


Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
19 January Tour Down Under, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Australia Lyndoch
21 January Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Australia Campbelltown
22 January Tour Down Under, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Australia Victor Harbor
24 January Tour Down Under, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Australia Adelaide
24 January Tour Down Under, Overall UCI World Tour  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Australia
24 January Tour Down Under, Sprints classification UCI World Tour  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Australia
5 February Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2 UCI Oceania Tour  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Australia Moe
6 March Paris–Nice, Prologue UCI World Tour  Michael Matthews (AUS)  France Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
8 March Paris–Nice, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Michael Matthews (AUS)  France Commentry
13 March Paris–Nice, Points classification UCI World Tour  Michael Matthews (AUS)  France
3 April Vuelta a La Rioja UCI Europe Tour  Michael Matthews (AUS)  Spain Logroño
10 April Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour  Mathew Hayman (AUS)  France Roubaix
1 May Tour de Romandie, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Michael Albasini (SUI)  Switzerland Geneva
1 May Tour de Romandie, Points classification UCI World Tour  Michael Albasini (SUI)  Switzerland
21 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Tour  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Italy Corvara
16 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Jens Keukeleire (BEL)  Slovenia Koper
19 June Tour of Slovenia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Jack Haig (AUS)  Slovenia
12 July Tour de France, Stage 10 UCI World Tour  Michael Matthews (AUS)  France Revel
24 July Tour de France, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Adam Yates (GBR)  France
25 July Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia UCI Europe Tour  Simon Yates (GBR)  Spain Ordizia
21 August Vattenfall Cyclassics UCI World Tour  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Germany Hamburg
25 August Vuelta a España, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Simon Yates (GBR)}  Spain Luintra
1 September Vuelta a España, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Jens Keukeleire (BEL)  Spain Bilbao
8 September Vuelta a España, Stage 18 UCI World Tour  Magnus Cort (DEN)  Spain Gandia
11 September Vuelta a España, Stage 21 UCI World Tour  Magnus Cort (DEN)  Spain Madrid
11 September Tour of Britain, Stage 8 UCI Europe Tour  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  United Kingdom London
24 September Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Italy Emilia-Romagna
25 September Duo Normand UCI Europe Tour  Luke Durbridge (AUS)
 Svein Tuft (CAN)		  France Marigny-le-Lozon
1 October Il Lombardia UCI World Tour  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Italy Bergamo

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
6 January Australian National Criterium Championships
 Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Australia Ballarat
11 February South African National Time Trial Championships
 Daryl Impey (RSA)  South Africa Wartburg
25 June Hong Kong National Time Trial Championships
 Cheung King Lok (HKG)  Hong Kong Hong Kong
26 June Hong Kong National Road Race Championships
 Cheung King Lok (HKG)  Hong Kong Hong Kong

References

  1. ^ "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ Benson, Daniel (2 August 2015). "Orica-GreenEdge pounce to sign Amets Txurruka for 2016". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season". theguardian.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Simon Clarke swaps Orica-GreenEdge for Cannondale-Garmin for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Leigh Howard, Vegard Stake Laengen and Oliver Naesen confirmed for IAM Cycling". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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