# 2016 Team Giant–Alpecin season

The 2016 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin 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 roster

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 21) |
| Nikias Arndt (GER) | Nikias Arndt (GER) | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 24) |
| Bert De Backer (BEL) | Bert De Backer (BEL) | (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 31) |
| Warren Barguil (FRA) | Warren Barguil (FRA) | (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 24) |
| Roy Curvers (NED) | Roy Curvers (NED) | (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 36) |
| John Degenkolb (GER) | John Degenkolb (GER) | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 27) |
| Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 25) |
| Caleb Fairly (USA) | Caleb Fairly (USA) | (1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 29) |
| Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 30) |
| Simon Geschke (GER) | Simon Geschke (GER) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30) |
| Lars van der Haar (NED) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 24) |
| Chad Haga (USA) | Chad Haga (USA) | (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 27) |
| Ji Cheng (CHN) | Ji Cheng (CHN) | (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 28) |
| Carter Jones (USA) | Carter Jones (USA) | (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Max Kanter (GER) | Max Kanter (GER) | (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 18) |
| Koen de Kort (NED) | Koen de Kort (NED) | (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 33) |
| Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) | Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 21) |
| Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 25) |
| Sindre Lunke (NOR) | Sindre Lunke (NOR) | (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 (aged 22) |
| Sam Oomen (NED) | Sam Oomen (NED) | (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 20) |
| Georg Preidler (AUT) | Georg Preidler (AUT) | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 25) |
| Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 30) |
| Laurens ten Dam (NED) | Laurens ten Dam (NED) | (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 35) |
| Albert Timmer (NED) | Albert Timmer (NED) | (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 30) |
| Tom Veelers (NED) | Tom Veelers (NED) | (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 31) |
| Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 24) |
| Max Walscheid (GER) | Max Walscheid (GER) | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 22) |
* ↑ Fairly retired from cycling on May 22.
* ↑ Jones retired from cycling on July 1.
* ↑ Kanter joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from LKT Team Brandenburg.
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Søren Kragh Andersen | neo-pro (Team TreFor–Blue Water) |
| Sindre Skjølstad Lunke | neo-pro (Team Joker) |
| Sam Oomen | neo-pro (Rabobank Development Team) |
| Laurens ten Dam | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Maximilian Walscheid | neo-pro (Kuota-Lotto) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Lawson Craddock | Cannondale |
| Thierry Hupond | Team Marseille 13 KTM |
| Marcel Kittel | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Luka Mezgec | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Daan Olivier | Retired |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 12 February | Tour of Qatar, Young rider classification | UCI Asia Tour | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Qatar | |
| 6 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Netherlands | Apeldoorn |
| 29 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Italy | Torino |
| 29 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Belgium | Tongeren |
| 10 July | Tour de France, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Andorra | Andorra Arcalis |
| 15 July | Tour de France, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | France | Caverne du Pont-d'Arc |
| 12 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Oomen (NED) | France | Lelex Monts-Jura |
| 13 August | Tour de l'Ain, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Oomen (NED) | France | |
| 13 August | Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Oomen (NED) | France | |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Norway | Bodø |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Norway | |
| 3 October | Münsterland Giro | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Germany | Münster |
| 24 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | Chengmai |
| 25 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | Danzhou |
| 26 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 5 | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | Changjiang |
| 28 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | Sanya |
| 30 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 9 | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | Xinglong [de] |
| 30 October | Tour of Hainan, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Max Walscheid (GER) | China | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 22 June | Dutch National Time Trial Champion | | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Netherlands | Goeree-Overflakkee |