2016 Team Giant–Alpecin season
{{Infobox cycling team season
| team = Team Giant–Alpecin
| season = 2016
| men = yes
| image =
| image_caption =
| ucicode = TGA
| status = UCI ProTeam
| wtrank =
| chairman =
| owner =
| manager = Iwan Spekenbrink
| sponsor = Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
| base = Germany
| bikes = Giant
| groupset = Shimano
| onedaywins = 1
| stageraceoverall = 1
| stageracestages = 12
| gtwins =
| wcwins =
| natcwins = 1
| mostwins =
| bestrider =
| kitimage =
| previous = 2015
| next = 2017
}}
The 2016 season for the {{UCI team code|GIA|2016}} 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.
Team roster
{{Updated|29 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://teamgiantalpecin.com/riders/|title=Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED|accessdate=29 March 2016|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120035926/http://teamgiantalpecin.com/riders/|archive-date=20 January 2015|url-status = dead}}
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Søren Kragh Andersen|nat=DEN|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1994|8|10}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Nikias Arndt|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1991|11|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Bert De Backer|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1984|4|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Warren Barguil|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1991|10|28}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Roy Curvers|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1979|12|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=John Degenkolb|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1989|1|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tom Dumoulin|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1990|11|11}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Caleb Fairly{{#tag:ref|Fairly retired from cycling on May 22.|group="N"}}|nat=USA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1987|2|19}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Johannes Fröhlinger|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1985|6|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Simon Geschke|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1986|3|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Lars van der Haar|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1991|7|23}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Chad Haga|nat=USA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1988|8|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Ji Cheng|nat=CHN|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1987|7|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Carter Jones{{#tag:ref|Jones retired from cycling on July 1.|group="N"}}|nat=USA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1989|2|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Max Kanter{{#tag:ref|Kanter joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from {{UCI team code|LKT|2016}}.|group="N"}}|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1997|10|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Koen de Kort|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1982|9|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Fredrik Ludvigsson|nat=SWE|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1994|4|28}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tobias Ludvigsson|nat=SWE|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1991|2|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Sindre Lunke|nat=NOR|birthdate={{Birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1993|4|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Sam Oomen|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1995|8|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Georg Preidler|nat=AUT|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1990|6|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Ramon Sinkeldam|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1989|2|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tom Stamsnijder|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1985|5|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Laurens ten Dam|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1980|11|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Albert Timmer|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1985|6|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tom Veelers|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1984|9|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Zico Waeytens|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1991|9|29}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Max Walscheid|nat=GER|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2016|3|29|1993|6|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}
{{reflist|group=N}}
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;Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
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;Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
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Season victories
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{dts|format=dmy | February|12}} | Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Søren Kragh|Andersen}}|DEN}} | {{QAT}} | |
| {{dts|format=dmy | May|6}} | Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Dumoulin}}|NED}} | {{NED}} | Apeldoorn |
| {{dts|format=dmy | May|29}} | Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Nikias|Arndt}}|GER}} | {{ITA}} | Torino |
| {{dts|format=dmy | May|29}} | Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Zico|Waeytens}}|BEL}} | {{BEL}} | Tongeren |
| {{dts|format=dmy | July|10}} | Tour de France, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Dumoulin}}|NED}} | {{AND}} | Andorra Arcalis |
| {{dts|format=dmy | July|15}} | Tour de France, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Dumoulin}}|NED}} | {{FRA}} | Caverne du Pont-d'Arc |
| {{dts|format=dmy | August|12}} | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sam|Oomen}}|NED}} | {{FRA}} | Lelex Monts-Jura |
| {{dts|format=dmy | August|13}} | Tour de l'Ain, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sam|Oomen}}|NED}} | {{FRA}} | |
| {{dts|format=dmy | August|13}} | Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sam|Oomen}}|NED}} | {{FRA}} | |
| {{dts|format=dmy | August|14}} | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Degenkolb}}|GER}} | {{NOR}} | Bodø |
| {{dts|format=dmy | August|14}} | Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Degenkolb}}|GER}} | {{NOR}} | |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|3}} | Münsterland Giro | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Degenkolb}}|GER}} | {{GER}} | Münster |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|24}} | Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} | Chengmai |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|25}} | Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} | Danzhou |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|26}} | Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} | Changjiang |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|28}} | Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} | Sanya |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|30}} | Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} | {{Interlanguage link|Xinglong, Wanning|lt=Xinglong|de|Xinglong (Wanning)}} |
| {{dts|format=dmy | October|30}} | Tour of Hainan, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Max|Walscheid}}|GER}} | {{CHN}} |
National, Continental and World champions 2016
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{dts|format=dmy | June|22}} | Dutch National Time Trial Champion | File:MaillotHolanda.PNG | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Dumoulin}}|NED}} | {{NED}} | Goeree-Overflakkee |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{ProCyclingStats team|team-giant-alpecin-2016}}
{{Giant-Shimano seasons}}
{{2016 road cycling season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Argos-Shimano 2016}}