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Team Giant–Alpecin
2016 season
UCI codeTGA
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Iwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s) Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
BasedGermany
Bicycles Giant
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages12
National Championships1
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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 roster

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 FrĂśhlinger ( 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

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 MĂźnsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour   John Degenkolb ( GER)   Germany MĂźnster
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

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


References

  1. ^ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) â€“ 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.

External links

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