# 2016 Direct Énergie season

The 2016 season for the Direct Énergie cycling team began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Team Europcar is a French-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.
The sponsor on jerseys is Poweo in the cycling races taking place in Belgium.

## Team roster

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ryan Anderson (CAN) | Ryan Anderson (CAN) | (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 28) |
| Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 21) |
| Lilian Calmejane (FRA) | Lilian Calmejane (FRA) | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 23) |
| Romain Cardis (FRA) | Romain Cardis (FRA) | (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 23) |
| Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | (1979-06-30)30 June 1979 (aged 36) |
| Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 23) |
| Jérémy Cornu (FRA) | Jérémy Cornu (FRA) | (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 24) |
| Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 24) |
| Yohann Gène (FRA) | Yohann Gène (FRA) | (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 34) |
| Fabien Grellier (FRA) | Fabien Grellier (FRA) | (1994-10-31)31 October 1994 (aged 21) |
| Romain Guillemois (FRA) | Romain Guillemois (FRA) | (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 24) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Tony Hurel (FRA) | Tony Hurel (FRA) | (1987-11-01)1 November 1987 (aged 28) |
| Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | (1984-12-04)4 December 1984 (aged 31) |
| Julien Morice (FRA) | Julien Morice (FRA) | (1991-07-20)20 July 1991 (aged 24) |
| Bryan Nauleau (FRA) | Bryan Nauleau (FRA) | (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 27) |
| Adrien Petit (FRA) | Adrien Petit (FRA) | (1990-09-26)26 September 1990 (aged 25) |
| Alexandre Pichot (FRA) | Alexandre Pichot (FRA) | (1983-01-06)6 January 1983 (aged 32) |
| Perrig Quéméneur (FRA) | Perrig Quéméneur (FRA) | (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 (aged 31) |
| Romain Sicard (FRA) | Romain Sicard (FRA) | (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 28) |
| Guillaume Thévenot (FRA) | Guillaume Thévenot (FRA) | (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22) |
| Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 25) |
| Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | (1979-06-22)22 June 1979 (aged 36) |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Romain Cardis | neo-pro (Vendée U) |
| Lilian Calmejane | neo-pro (Vendée U) |
| Adrien Petit | Cofidis |
| Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling |
| Fabien Grellier | neo-pro (Vendée U) |
| Jérémy Cornu | neo-pro (Vendée U) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Maxime Méderel | Retired |
| Yannick Martinez | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| Jérôme Cousin | Cofidis |
| Jimmy Engoulvent | Retired |
| Morgan Lamoisson | Retired |
| Giovanni Bernaudeau | Retired |
| Dan Craven | Cycling Academy |
| Vincent Jérôme | Retired |
| Cyril Gautier | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Pierre Rolland | Cannondale |
| Yukiya Arashiro | Lampre–Merida |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 20 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 3 | UCI Africa Tour | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Gabon | Ndjolé |
| 22 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 5 | UCI Africa Tour | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Gabon | Oyem |
| 23 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 6 | UCI Africa Tour | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Gabon | Stade de l'Amitié |
| 24 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Overall | UCI Africa Tour | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Gabon | |
| 24 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Teams classification | UCI Africa Tour | | Gabon | |
| 3 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Beaucaire |
| 4 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Méjannes-le-Clap |
| 5 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | France | Bessèges |
| 7 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 14 February | La Méditerranéenne, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Lilian Calmejane (FRA) | Spain France Italy | |
| 23 February | Tour La Provence, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | France | Cassis |
| 25 February | Tour La Provence, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | France | Marseille |
| 13 March | Paris–Nice, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | France | |
| 1 April | Route Adélie de Vitré | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Vitré |
| 6 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2a | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Angers |
| 1 May | Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | United Kingdom | Scarborough |
| 1 May | Tour de Yorkshire, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | United Kingdom | |
| 4 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Gravelines |
| 5 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Aniche |
| 6 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| 8 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 8 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 8 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 2 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Laval |
| 4 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| 5 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 5 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | |
| 5 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | France | |
| 5 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 16 June | Route du Sud, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Bessières |
| 17 June | Route du Sud, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | France | Albi |
| 23 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Lilian Calmejane (FRA) | Spain | San Andrés de Teixido |
| 25 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | France | Châtellerault |
| 26 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | France | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 21 August | French National Under–23 Road Championships | | Paul Ourselin (FRA) | France | Civaux |