2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season

Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
2016 season
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

The 2016 season for the Orica–BikeExchange cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are 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)
Roman Kreuziger (CZE)		(1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30)
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)
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)

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season

Rider	2015 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 Pro Cycling Team–Al Ahli Club
Pieter Weening^[9]	Roompot–Oranje Peloton

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-01-19-000019 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	Australia	Lyndoch
000000002016-01-21-000021 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Gerrans, SimonSimon Gerrans (AUS)	Australia	Campbelltown
000000002016-01-22-000022 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Gerrans, SimonSimon Gerrans (AUS)	Australia	Victor Harbor
000000002016-01-24-000024 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	Australia	Adelaide
000000002016-01-24-000024 January	Tour Down Under, Overall	UCI World Tour	Gerrans, SimonSimon Gerrans (AUS)	Australia
000000002016-01-24-000024 January	Tour Down Under, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Gerrans, SimonSimon Gerrans (AUS)	Australia
000000002016-02-05-00005 February	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2	UCI Oceania Tour	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	Australia	Moe
000000002016-03-06-00006 March	Paris–Nice, Prologue	UCI World Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	France	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
000000002016-03-08-00008 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	France	Commentry
000000002016-03-13-000013 March	Paris–Nice, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	France
000000002016-04-03-00003 April	Vuelta a La Rioja	UCI Europe Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	Spain	Logroño
000000002016-04-10-000010 April	Paris–Roubaix	UCI World Tour	Hayman, MatthewMatthew Hayman (AUS)	France	Roubaix
000000002016-05-01-00001 May	Tour de Romandie, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Albasini, MichaelMichael Albasini (SUI)	Switzerland	Geneva
000000002016-05-01-00001 May	Tour de Romandie, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Albasini, MichaelMichael Albasini (SUI)	Switzerland
000000002016-05-21-000021 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 14	UCI World Tour	Chaves, EstebanEsteban Chaves (COL)	Italy	Corvara
000000002016-06-16-000016 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Keukeleire, JensJens Keukeleire (BEL)	Slovenia	Koper
000000002016-06-19-000019 June	Tour of Slovenia, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Haig, JackJack Haig (AUS)	Slovenia
000000002016-07-12-000012 July	Tour de France, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS)	France	Revel
000000002016-07-24-000024 July	Tour de France, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Yates, AdamAdam Yates (GBR)	France
000000002016-07-25-000025 July	Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia	UCI Europe Tour	Yates, SimonSimon Yates (GBR)	Spain	Ordizia
000000002016-08-21-000021 August	Vattenfall Cyclassics	UCI World Tour	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	Germany	Hamburg
000000002016-08-25-000025 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Yates, SimonSimon Yates (GBR)}	Spain	Luintra
000000002016-09-01-00001 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	Keukeleire, JensJens Keukeleire (BEL)	Spain	Bilbao
000000002016-09-08-00008 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 18	UCI World Tour	Cort, MagnusMagnus Cort (DEN)	Spain	Gandia
000000002016-09-11-000011 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Cort, MagnusMagnus Cort (DEN)	Spain	Madrid
000000002016-09-11-000011 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	United Kingdom	London
000000002016-09-24-000024 September	Giro dell'Emilia	UCI Europe Tour	Chaves, EstebanEsteban Chaves (COL)	Italy	Emilia-Romagna
000000002016-09-25-000025 September	Duo Normand	UCI Europe Tour	Durbridge, LukeLuke Durbridge (AUS) Tuft, SveinSvein Tuft (CAN)	France	Marigny-le-Lozon
000000002016-10-01-00001 October	Il Lombardia	UCI World Tour	Chaves, EstebanEsteban Chaves (COL)	Italy	Bergamo

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date	Discipline	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-01-06-00006 January	Australian National Criterium Championships	Ewan, CalebCaleb Ewan (AUS)	Australia	Ballarat
000000002016-02-11-000011 February	South African National Time Trial Championships	Impey, DarylDaryl Impey (RSA)	South Africa	Wartburg
000000002016-06-25-000025 June	Hong Kong National Time Trial Championships	Cheung King Lok (HKG)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
000000002016-06-26-000026 June	Hong Kong National Road Race Championships	Cheung King Lok (HKG)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Footnotes

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 profile at ProCyclingStats

Orica–BikeExchange seasons

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List of 2016 UCI WorldTeams and riders

AG2R La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Cannondale Dimension Data Etixx–Quick-Step FDJ Giant–Alpecin IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre–Merida LottoNL–Jumbo Lotto–Soudal Movistar Team Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Tinkoff Trek–Segafredo

List of 2016 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Androni Giocattoli Bardiani–CSF Bora–Argon 18 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice Cofidis Delko–Marseille Provence KTM Direct Énergie Drapac Cycling Fortuneo-Vital Concept Funvic Soul Cycles-Carrefour RusVelo Nippo–Vini Fantini One Pro Cycling Novo Nordisk Southeast–Venezuela Team Roth Roompot–Oranje Peloton Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise UnitedHealthcare Verva ActiveJet Wanty–Groupe Gobert

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