2016 Team Giant–Alpecin season

The 2016 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin 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 Giant–Alpecin
2016 season
UCI codeTGA
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerIwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s)Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
BasedGermany
BicyclesGiant
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages12
National Championships1
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Team roster

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As of 29 March 2016[1]
Rider Date of birth
  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 21)
  Nikias Arndt (GER) (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 24)
  Bert De Backer (BEL) (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 31)
  Warren Barguil (FRA) (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 24)
  Roy Curvers (NED) (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 36)
  John Degenkolb (GER) (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 27)
  Tom Dumoulin (NED) (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 25)
  Caleb Fairly[N 1] (USA) (1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 29)
  Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 30)
  Simon Geschke (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30)
  Lars van der Haar (NED) (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 24)
  Chad Haga (USA) (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 27)
  Ji Cheng (CHN) (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 28)
  Carter Jones[N 2] (USA) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
  Max Kanter[N 3] (GER) (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 18)
  Koen de Kort (NED) (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 33)
  Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 21)
  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 25)
  Sindre Lunke (NOR) (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 (aged 22)
  Sam Oomen (NED) (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 20)
  Georg Preidler (AUT) (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 25)
  Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 27)
  Tom Stamsnijder (NED) (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 30)
  Laurens ten Dam (NED) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 35)
  Albert Timmer (NED) (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 30)
  Tom Veelers (NED) (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 31)
  Zico Waeytens (BEL) (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 24)
  Max Walscheid (GER) (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 22)
  1. ^ Fairly retired from cycling on May 22.
  2. ^ Jones retired from cycling on July 1.
  3. ^ Kanter joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from LKT Team Brandenburg.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
12 February Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour   Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)   Qatar
6 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 UCI World Tour   Tom Dumoulin (NED)   Netherlands Apeldoorn
29 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 UCI World Tour   Nikias Arndt (GER)   Italy Torino
29 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Zico Waeytens (BEL)   Belgium Tongeren
10 July Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Tour   Tom Dumoulin (NED)   Andorra Andorra Arcalis
15 July Tour de France, Stage 13 UCI World Tour   Tom Dumoulin (NED)   France Caverne du Pont-d'Arc
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Sam Oomen (NED)   France Lelex Monts-Jura
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Sam Oomen (NED)   France
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour   Sam Oomen (NED)   France
14 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   John Degenkolb (GER)   Norway Bodø
14 August Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   John Degenkolb (GER)   Norway
3 October Münsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour   John Degenkolb (GER)   Germany Münster
24 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China Chengmai
25 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China Danzhou
26 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China Changjiang
28 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China Sanya
30 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China Xinglong [de]
30 October Tour of Hainan, Points classification UCI Asia Tour   Max Walscheid (GER)   China

National, Continental and World champions 2016

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
22 June Dutch National Time Trial Champion
 
  Tom Dumoulin (NED)   Netherlands Goeree-Overflakkee


References

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  1. ^ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "News shorts: Andersen as neo-pro to Giant-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Transfer news: Changes at LottoNL-Jumbo". cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Laurens ten Dam signs for Giant-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Craddock joins Cannondale-Garmin in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Etixx-Quick Step announce Marcel Kittel signing". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Dutch climbing talent announces retirement". cyclingquotes.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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