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2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season

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.

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
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Team roster

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
  7. ^ "News shorts: Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Santaromita to ride for Skydive Dubai in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Weening tekent bij ploeg Boogerd" [Weening signs for Boogerd's team]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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