2016 Tinkoff season

The 2016 season for Tinkoff 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 Tinkoff
2016 season
UCI codeTNK
StatusUCI ProTeam
OwnerOleg Tinkov
ManagerSteven de Jongh
Main sponsor(s)Tinkoff Bank
BasedRussia
BicyclesSpecialized
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages19
National Championships5

Team roster

As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Davide Ballerini[N 1] (ITA) (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 21)
 Erik Baška (SVK) (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 22)
 Daniele Bennati (ITA) (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 35)
 Adam Blythe (GBR) (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29)
 Maciej Bodnar (POL) (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 31)
 Pavel Brutt (RUS) (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 34)
 Alberto Contador (ESP) (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 33)
 Lorenzo Fortunato[N 2] (ITA) (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 19)
 Oscar Gatto (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31)
 Michael Gogl (AUT) (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Jesper Hansen (DEN) (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 25)
 Jesús Hernández (ESP) (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 34)
 Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 29)
 Michael Kolář (SVK) (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 23)
Rider Date of birth
 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 29)
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 26)
 Jay McCarthy (AUS) (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 23)
 Andrea Montagnoli[N 3] (ITA) (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 20)
 Sérgio Paulinho (POR) (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 36)
 Evgeni Petrov (RUS) (1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 37)
 Paweł Poljański (POL) (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (aged 25)
 Michael Rogers[N 4] (AUS) (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 36)
 Ivan Rovny (RUS) (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 28)
 Juraj Sagan (SVK) (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 27)
 Peter Sagan (SVK) (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 26)
 Matteo Tosatto (ITA) (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 41)
 Yuri Trofimov (RUS) (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 32)
 Nikolay Trusov (RUS) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 30)
 Michael Valgren (DEN) (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 24)
  1. Ballerini joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  2. Fortunato joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  3. Montagnoli joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
  4. Rogers retired from cycling on April 25.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
20 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 2UCI World Tour Jay McCarthy (AUS) AustraliaStirling
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Jay McCarthy (AUS) Australia
17 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Daniele Bennati (ITA) SpainSeville
19 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Oscar Gatto (ITA) SpainEl Padul
21 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) PortugalAlto do Malhaõ
15 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Points classificationUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) ItalySan Benedetto del Tronto
18 MarchHandzame ClassicUCI Europe Tour Erik Baška (SVK) BelgiumHandzame
27 MarchGent–WevelgemUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) BelgiumWevelgem
31 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Stage 3bUCI Europe Tour Maciej Bodnar (POL) BelgiumDe Panne
3 AprilTour of FlandersUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) BelgiumOudenaarde
9 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 6UCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) SpainEibar
9 AprilTour of the Basque Country, OverallUCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) Spain
23 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 5 (TTT)UCI Europe Tour[N 1] CroatiaUmag
15 MayTour of California, Stage 1UCI America Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) United StatesSan Diego
18 MayTour of California, Stage 4UCI America Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) United StatesMonterey County
22 MayTour of California, Points classificationUCI America Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) United States
5 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, PrologueUCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) FranceLes Gets
12 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 2UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK)  SwitzerlandBaar
13 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 3UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK)  SwitzerlandRheinfelden
3 JulyTour de France, Stage 2UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) FranceCherbourg-Octeville
13 JulyTour de France, Stage 11UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) FranceMontpellier
18 JulyTour de France, Stage 16UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK)  SwitzerlandBerne
24 JulyTour de France, Points classificationUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) France
24 JulyTour de France, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Rafał Majka (POL) France
24 JulyTour de France, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) France
27 JulyDanmark Rundt, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Daniele Bennati (ITA) DenmarkEsbjerg
29 JulyDanmark Rundt, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Michael Valgren (DEN) DenmarkVejle
31 JulyDanmark Rundt, OverallUCI Europe Tour Michael Valgren (DEN) Denmark
31 JulyDanmark Rundt, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Daniele Bennati (ITA) Denmark
31 JulyDanmark Rundt, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Denmark
6 AugustVuelta a Burgos, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) Spain
9 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de QuébecUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) CanadaQuebec
11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Alberto Contador (ESP) Spain
21 SeptemberEneco Tour, Stage 3UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) BelgiumArdooie
22 SeptemberEneco Tour, Stage 4UCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) BelgiumSint-Pieters-Leeuw
25 SeptemberEneco Tour, Points classificationUCI World Tour Peter Sagan (SVK) Belgium
 Netherlands

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
22 JunePolish National Time Trial Champion
 Maciej Bodnar (POL) PolandSwidnica
26 JunePolish National Road Race Champion
 Rafał Majka (POL) PolandSwidnica
26 JuneCzech National Road Race Champion
 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Czech RepublicKyjov
26 JuneSlovak National Road Race Champion
 Juraj Sagan (SVK) Czech RepublicKyjov
26 JuneBritish National Road Race Champion
 Adam Blythe (GBR) United KingdomStockton-on-Tees
18 SeptemberEuropean Road Race Champion
 Peter Sagan (SVK) FrancePlumelec

Footnotes

  1. The riders on the squad were Erik Baška, Sérgio Paulinho, Jay McCarthy, Jesper Hansen and Nikolay Trusov, and Kolar and Juraj Sagan
  2. The riders on the squad were Michael Valgren, Daniele Bennati, Manuele Boaro, Erik Baška, Nikolay Trusov, Pavel Brutt, Michael Kolář and Michael Gogl

References

  1. "Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season". theguardian.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Team Tinkoff sign Oscar Gatto for 2016". cyclingnews.com. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Ivan Basso announces retirement from professional cycling". cyclingnews.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. "Breschel joins Cannondale-Garmin in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. "Mørkøv signs for Katusha at the request of Kristoff". cyclingnews.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "Chris Anker Sorensen to Bretagne-Seche Environnement in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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