# 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 roster

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 21) |
| Erik Baška (SVK) | Erik Baška (SVK) | (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 22) |
| Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 35) |
| Adam Blythe (GBR) | Adam Blythe (GBR) | (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26) |
| Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29) |
| Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 31) |
| Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 34) |
| Alberto Contador (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 33) |
| Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 19) |
| Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31) |
| Michael Gogl (AUT) | Michael Gogl (AUT) | (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 22) |
| Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 25) |
| Jesús Hernández (ESP) | Jesús Hernández (ESP) | (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 34) |
| Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 29) |
| Michael Kolář (SVK) | Michael Kolář (SVK) | (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 23) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 29) |
| Rafał Majka (POL) | Rafał Majka (POL) | (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 26) |
| Jay McCarthy (AUS) | Jay McCarthy (AUS) | (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 23) |
| Andrea Montagnoli (ITA) | Andrea Montagnoli (ITA) | (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 20) |
| Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 36) |
| Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | (1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 37) |
| Paweł Poljański (POL) | Paweł Poljański (POL) | (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (aged 25) |
| Michael Rogers (AUS) | Michael Rogers (AUS) | (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 36) |
| Ivan Rovny (RUS) | Ivan Rovny (RUS) | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 28) |
| Juraj Sagan (SVK) | Juraj Sagan (SVK) | (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 27) |
| Peter Sagan (SVK) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 26) |
| Matteo Tosatto (ITA) | Matteo Tosatto (ITA) | (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 41) |
| Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 32) |
| Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 30) |
| Michael Valgren (DEN) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 24) |
* ↑ Ballerini joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
* ↑ Fortunato joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
* ↑ Montagnoli joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Hopplà Petroli Firenze.
* ↑ Rogers retired from cycling on April 25.
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Erik Baška | neo-pro (AWT–GreenWay) |
| Adam Blythe | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Oscar Gatto | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| Michael Gogl | Tirol Cycling Team |
| Yuri Trofimov | Team Katusha |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Ivan Basso | Retired |
| Edward Beltrán | EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana |
| Matti Breschel | Cannondale |
| Christopher Juul-Jensen | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Michael Mørkøv | Team Katusha |
| Bruno Pires | Team Roth |
| Chris Anker Sørensen | Fortuneo–Vital Concept |
| Oliver Zaugg | IAM Cycling |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 20 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Jay McCarthy (AUS) | Australia | Stirling |
| 24 January | Tour Down Under, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Jay McCarthy (AUS) | Australia | |
| 17 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Spain | Seville |
| 19 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Spain | Padul |
| 21 February | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Portugal | Alto do Malhaõ |
| 15 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Italy | San Benedetto del Tronto |
| 18 March | Handzame Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Erik Baška (SVK) | Belgium | Handzame |
| 27 March | Gent–Wevelgem | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Wevelgem |
| 31 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b | UCI Europe Tour | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 3 April | Tour of Flanders | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | Eibar |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Overall | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | |
| 23 April | Tour of Croatia, Stage 5 (TTT) | UCI Europe Tour | | Croatia | Umag |
| 15 May | Tour of California, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | San Diego |
| 18 May | Tour of California, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | Monterey County |
| 22 May | Tour of California, Points classification | UCI America Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | United States | |
| 5 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Prologue | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | France | Les Gets |
| 12 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Baar |
| 13 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Rheinfelden |
| 3 July | Tour de France, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| 13 July | Tour de France, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | Montpellier |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Switzerland | Bern |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Rafał Majka (POL) | France | |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | |
| 27 July | Danmark Rundt, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Denmark | Esbjerg |
| 29 July | Danmark Rundt, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Denmark | Vejle |
| 31 July | Danmark Rundt, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Denmark | |
| 31 July | Danmark Rundt, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Denmark | |
| 31 July | Danmark Rundt, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Denmark | |
| 6 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | |
| 9 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Canada | Quebec |
| 11 September | Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Spain | |
| 21 September | Eneco Tour, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Ardooie |
| 22 September | Eneco Tour, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw |
| 25 September | Eneco Tour, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Belgium Netherlands | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 22 June | Polish National Time Trial Champion | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Poland | Świdnica |
| 26 June | Polish National Road Race Champion | Rafał Majka (POL) | Poland | Świdnica |
| 26 June | Czech National Road Race Champion | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Czech Republic | Kyjov |
| 26 June | Slovak National Road Race Champion | Juraj Sagan (SVK) | Czech Republic | Kyjov |
| 26 June | British National Road Race Champion | Adam Blythe (GBR) | United Kingdom | Stockton-on-Tees |
| 18 September | European Road Race Champion | Peter Sagan (SVK) | France | Plumelec |

## Footnotes

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