# 2016 Team Sky season

The 2016 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under.
As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 9 August 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ian Boswell (USA) | Ian Boswell (USA) | (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 25) |
| Philip Deignan (IRL) | Philip Deignan (IRL) | (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 32) |
| Owain Doull (GBR) | Owain Doull (GBR) | (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20) |
| Andrew Fenn (GBR) | Andrew Fenn (GBR) | (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 26) |
| Chris Froome (GBR) | Chris Froome (GBR) | (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 31) |
| Michał Gołaś (POL) | Michał Gołaś (POL) | (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 (aged 32) |
| Sebastián Henao (COL) | Sebastián Henao (COL) | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 23) |
| Sergio Henao (COL) | Sergio Henao (COL) | (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 28) |
| Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 30) |
| Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 27) |
| Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 35) |
| Christian Knees (GER) | Christian Knees (GER) | (1981-03-05)5 March 1981 (aged 35) |
| Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 26) |
| Mikel Landa (ESP) | Mikel Landa (ESP) | (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (aged 26) |
| Leopold König (CZE) | Leopold König (CZE) | (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 (aged 28) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| David López (ESP) | David López (ESP) | (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 35) |
| Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 22) |
| Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | (1984-05-26)26 May 1984 (aged 32) |
| Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) | Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) | (1984-05-14)14 May 1984 (aged 32) |
| Alex Peters (GBR) | Alex Peters (GBR) | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 22) |
| Wout Poels (NED) | Wout Poels (NED) | (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 28) |
| Salvatore Puccio (ITA) | Salvatore Puccio (ITA) | (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 26) |
| Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | (1984-07-03)3 July 1984 (aged 32) |
| Luke Rowe (GBR) | Luke Rowe (GBR) | (1990-03-10)10 March 1990 (aged 26) |
| Ian Stannard (GBR) | Ian Stannard (GBR) | (1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 29) |
| Ben Swift (GBR) | Ben Swift (GBR) | (1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 28) |
| Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 30) |
| Danny van Poppel (NED) | Danny van Poppel (NED) | (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 23) |
| Elia Viviani (ITA) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| Xabier Zandio (ESP) | Xabier Zandio (ESP) | (1977-03-17)17 March 1977 (aged 39) |
* ↑ Doull joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from WIGGINS.
Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season :
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Michał Gołaś | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team |
| Michał Kwiatkowski | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Mikel Landa | Astana |
| Gianni Moscon | neo-pro (Zalf-Euromobil) |
| Alex Peters | neo-pro (SEG Racing) |
| Danny van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing |
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season :
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Nathan Earle | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Bernhard Eisel | Team Dimension Data |
| Danny Pate | Rally Cycling |
| Richie Porte | BMC Racing Team |
| Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Dimension Data |
| Christopher Sutton | Retired |
| Bradley Wiggins | WIGGINS |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 24 January | Tour Down Under, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Sergio Henao (COL) | Australia | Adelaide |
| 31 January | Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | UCI Oceania Tour | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Australia | Geelong |
| 3 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | Oropesa del Mar |
| 4 February | Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 | UCI Oceania Tour | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Australia | Healesville |
| 4 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
| 6 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | Xorret de Catí |
| 7 February | Herald Sun Tour, Stage 4 | UCI Oceania Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Australia | Arthurs Seat, Victoria |
| 7 February | Herald Sun Tour, Overall | UCI Oceania Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Australia | |
| 7 February | Herald Sun Tour, Mountains classification | UCI Oceania Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Australia | |
| 7 February | Herald Sun Tour, Teams classification | UCI Oceania Tour | | Australia | |
| 7 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | |
| 7 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | |
| 7 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | |
| 7 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 21 February | Volta ao Algarve, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Portugal | |
| 21 February | Vuelta an Andalucía, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Ben Swift (GBR) | Spain | |
| 6 March | UCI Oceania Tour, Individual classification | UCI Oceania Tour | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | | |
| 6 March | UCI Oceania Tour, Teams classification | UCI Oceania Tour | | | |
| 13 March | Paris–Nice, Overall | UCI World Tour | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | France | |
| 25 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Spain | Valls |
| 25 March | E3 Harelbeke | UCI World Tour | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Belgium | Harelbeke |
| 27 March | Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Italy | |
| 30 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Belgium | Koksijde |
| 31 March | Three Days of De Panne, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Belgium | |
| 5 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Spain | Amurrio-Baranbio |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Sergio Henao (COL) | Spain | |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 20 April | Giro del Trentino, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Austria | Anras |
| 22 April | Giro del Trentino, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Italy | |
| 22 April | Giro del Trentino, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Italy | |
| 24 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | UCI World Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | Belgium | Ans |
| 30 April | Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | United Kingdom | Doncaster |
| 30 April | Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Switzerland | Villars-sur-Ollon |
| 20 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Italy | Cividale del Friuli |
| 29 May | Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Italy | |
| 10 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | France | Vaujany |
| 12 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | France | |
| 12 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 9 July | Tour de France, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | France | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| 21 July | Tour de France, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | France | Megève |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Overall | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | France | |
| 2 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Spain | Melgar de Fernamental |
| 4 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Spain | Villarcayo |
| 6 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Spain | |
| 12 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Norway | Sandnessjøen |
| 13 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Norway | Korgfjellet |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Norway | |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Norway | |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Norway | |
| 20 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Team Time Trial | Spain | Castrelo de Miño |
| 31 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Spain | Peña Cabarga |
| 6 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Ian Stannard (GBR) | United Kingdom | Tatton Park |
| 9 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 6 | UCI Europe Tour | Wout Poels (NED) | United Kingdom | Haytor |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 19 | UCI World Tour | Chris Froome (GBR) | Spain | Calp |
| 11 September | Tour of Britain, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | United Kingdom | |
| 23 October | Chrono des Nations | UCI Europe Tour | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | France | Les Herbiers |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 June | Czech National Time Trial Champion | Leopold König (CZE) | Czech Republic | Hodonín |
| 23 June | Irish National Time Trial Champion Champion | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Ireland | Kilcullen |
| 26 June | Irish National Road Race Championships | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Ireland | Kilcullen |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio, Peter Kennaugh, Sebastián Henao and Luke Rowe
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Wout Poels, Beñat Intxausti, Leopold König, Mikel Nieve, Vasil Kiryienka, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Nicolas Roche
* ↑ This award is calculated by adding the points earned by a team's top five riders in the individual standings. Those five riders were Peter Kennaugh, Chris Froome, Ben Swift Luke Rowe, and Sebastián Henao
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Philip Deignan, Sebastián Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Danny van Poppel, Alex Peters, David Lopez and Gianni Moscon
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Sebastián Henao, Mikel Landa, Xavier Zandio, Lars Petter Nordhaug, David Lopez, Philip Deignan and Vasil Kiryienka
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Chris Froome, Mikel Landa, Michał Kwiatkowski, Wout Poels, Salvatore Puccio, Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sebastián Henao, Gianni Moscon, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Danny van Poppel, Andrew Fenn and Ben Swift
* ↑ The winning riders were Chris Froome, Ian Boswell, Michał Gołaś, Peter Kennaugh, Christian Knees, Leopold König, Michał Kwiatkowski, Salvatore Puccio and David López
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Elia Viviani, Ian Stannard, Wout Poels, Nicolas Roche, Ben Swift and Danny van Poppel