2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season

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.

Orica–GreenEDGE/BikeExchange
2016 season
UCI codeOGE
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerShayne Bannan
Main sponsor(s)Orica
BasedAustralia
BicyclesScott
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages11
National Championships3

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


Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
19 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 1UCI World Tour Caleb Ewan (AUS) AustraliaLyndoch
21 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 3UCI World Tour Simon Gerrans (AUS) AustraliaCampbelltown
22 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 4UCI World Tour Simon Gerrans (AUS) AustraliaVictor Harbor
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 6UCI World Tour Caleb Ewan (AUS) AustraliaAdelaide
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, OverallUCI World Tour Simon Gerrans (AUS) Australia
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, Sprints classificationUCI World Tour Simon Gerrans (AUS) Australia
5 FebruaryHerald Sun Tour, Stage 2UCI Oceania Tour Caleb Ewan (AUS) AustraliaMoe
6 MarchParis–Nice, PrologueUCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) FranceConflans-Sainte-Honorine
8 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 2UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) FranceCommentry
13 MarchParis–Nice, Points classificationUCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) France
3 AprilVuelta a La RiojaUCI Europe Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) SpainLogroño
10 AprilParis–RoubaixUCI World Tour Mathew Hayman (AUS) FranceRoubaix
1 MayTour de Romandie, Stage 5UCI World Tour Michael Albasini (SUI)  SwitzerlandGeneva
1 MayTour de Romandie, Points classificationUCI World Tour Michael Albasini (SUI)  Switzerland
21 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 14UCI World Tour Esteban Chaves (COL) ItalyCorvara
16 JuneTour of Slovenia, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire (BEL) SloveniaKoper
19 JuneTour of Slovenia, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Jack Haig (AUS) Slovenia
12 JulyTour de France, Stage 10UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) FranceRevel
24 JulyTour de France, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Adam Yates (GBR) France
25 JulyPrueba Villafranca de OrdiziaUCI Europe Tour Simon Yates (GBR) SpainOrdizia
21 AugustVattenfall CyclassicsUCI World Tour Caleb Ewan (AUS) GermanyHamburg
25 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 6UCI World Tour Simon Yates (GBR)} SpainLuintra
1 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 12UCI World Tour Jens Keukeleire (BEL) SpainBilbao
8 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 18UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainGandia
11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 21UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainMadrid
11 SeptemberTour of Britain, Stage 8UCI Europe Tour Caleb Ewan (AUS) United KingdomLondon
24 SeptemberGiro dell'EmiliaUCI Europe Tour Esteban Chaves (COL) ItalyEmilia-Romagna
25 SeptemberDuo NormandUCI Europe Tour Luke Durbridge (AUS)
 Svein Tuft (CAN)
 FranceMarigny-le-Lozon
1 OctoberIl LombardiaUCI World Tour Esteban Chaves (COL) ItalyBergamo

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
6 JanuaryAustralian National Criterium Championships
 Caleb Ewan (AUS) AustraliaBallarat
11 FebruarySouth African National Time Trial Championships
 Daryl Impey (RSA) South AfricaWartburg
25 JuneHong Kong National Time Trial Championships
 Cheung King Lok (HKG) Hong KongHong Kong
26 JuneHong Kong National Road Race Championships
 Cheung King Lok (HKG) Hong KongHong Kong

References

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