2016 Dimension Data season
The 2016 season for the Team Dimension Data cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. It was the team's first season with this name, having previously competed as MTN–Qhubeka. It was also the team's first season as a UCI WorldTeam.
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| 2016 season | |
| UCI code | DDD |
| Status | UCI WorldTeam |
| Manager | Douglas Ryder Brian Smith (July–) |
| Main sponsor(s) | Dimension Data |
| Based | South Africa |
| Bicycles | Cervélo |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 1 |
| Stage race overall | 3 |
| Stage race stages | 21 |
| National Championships | 8 |
Team roster
- As of 10 January 2016[1]
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- Eyob joined the team on 29 July as a stagiaire, from Dimension Data for Qhubeka.
- Gebrezgabihier joined the team on 29 July as a stagiaire, from Dimension Data for Qhubeka.
- Gibbons joined the team on 29 July as a stagiaire, from Dimension Data for Qhubeka.
- Meyer left the team on June 15.
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Season victories
National, Continental and World champions 2016
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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| 14 February | South African National Road Race Champion |  |  Jaco Venter (RSA) | South Africa | Westville |
| 23 June | Belarusian National Time Trial Champion |  |  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Belarus | Pruzhany |
| 23 June | Eritrean National Time Trial Champion |  |  Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | Asmara |
| 23 June | Norwegian National Time Trial Champion |  |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Saltstraumen |
| 23 June | Rwanda National Time Trial Champion |  |  Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) | Rwanda | Nyamata |
| 26 June | Belarusian National Road Race Champion | | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Belarus | Navahrudak |
| 26 June | Eritrean National National Road Race Champion | | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | Eritrea | Asmara |
| 26 June | Norwegian National Road Race Champion | | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Bodø |
Footnotes
- The riders on the squad were Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tyler Farrar, Nathan Haas, Jacques Janse van Rensburg, Merhawi Kudus, Serge Pauwels, Youcef Reguigui and Daniel Teklehaymanot
References
- "Team Dimension Data". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "Cavendish signs with Team Dimension Data for 2016". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- O'Shea, Sadhbh (29 September 2015). "Mark Cavendish joins Team Dimension Data for 2016". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- O'Shea, Sadhbh (1 October 2015). "Haas and Fraile sign for Dimension Data". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "News shorts: Meares aiming high for record-breaking Rio Olympics". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Wynn, Nigel (25 November 2015). "Kanstanstin Siutsou leaves Sky for Team Dimension Data". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Stuart Clarke (12 October 2015). "Former Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss signs for One Pro Cycling". cyclingweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Benson, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
External links
- 2016 Dimension Data season at ProCyclingStats
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