2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season

Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
2016 season
	Caleb Ewan on 2016 Bay Classic Series
UCI code	OGE
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Shayne Bannan
Main sponsor(s)	Orica
Based	Australia
Bicycles	Scott
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	11
National Championships	3
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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)

^ Schultz joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from SEG Racing Academy.

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season

Rider	2015 team
Cheung King Lok	HKSI Pro Cycling Team
Alexander Edmondson	neo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Jack Haig	neo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Christopher Juul-Jensen^[1]	Tinkoff–Saxo
Luka Mezgec^[2]	Team Giant–Alpecin
Rubén Plaza	Lampre–Merida
Robert Power	neo-pro (Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy)
Amets Txurruka^[3]	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA

Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season

Rider	2016 team
Adam Blythe^[4]	Tinkoff
Simon Clarke^[5]	Cannondale
Leigh Howard^[6]	IAM Cycling
Brett Lancaster	Retired
Cameron Meyer^[7]	Team Dimension Data
Jens Mouris	Drapac Professional Cycling
Ivan Santaromita^[8]	Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
Pieter Weening^[9]	Roompot–Oranje Peloton

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	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

^ "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Benson, Daniel (2 August 2015). "Orica-GreenEdge pounce to sign Amets Txurruka for 2016". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season". theguardian.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Simon Clarke swaps Orica-GreenEdge for Cannondale-Garmin for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Leigh Howard, Vegard Stake Laengen and Oliver Naesen confirmed for IAM Cycling". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "News shorts: Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Santaromita to ride for Skydive Dubai in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Weening tekent bij ploeg Boogerd" [Weening signs for Boogerd's team]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

External links

2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season at ProCyclingStats

[1] Schultz joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from SEG Racing Academy.

[2] "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[3] Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[4] Benson, Daniel (2 August 2015). "Orica-GreenEdge pounce to sign Amets Txurruka for 2016". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[5] "Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season". theguardian.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[6] Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Simon Clarke swaps Orica-GreenEdge for Cannondale-Garmin for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[7] "Leigh Howard, Vegard Stake Laengen and Oliver Naesen confirmed for IAM Cycling". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[8] "News shorts: Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[9] "Santaromita to ride for Skydive Dubai in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[10] "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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