# 2016 IAM Cycling season

The 2016 season for the IAM Cycling cycling team began in January at 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.
The team disbanded at the end of the season.

## Team roster

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marcel Aregger (SUI) | Marcel Aregger (SUI) | (1990-08-26)August 26, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | (1989-12-07)December 7, 1989 (aged 26) |
| Clément Chevrier (FRA) | Clément Chevrier (FRA) | (1992-06-29)June 29, 1992 (aged 23) |
| Stef Clement (NED) | Stef Clement (NED) | (1982-09-24)September 24, 1982 (aged 33) |
| Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | (1986-08-06)August 6, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Stefan Denifl (AUT) | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | (1987-09-20)September 20, 1987 (aged 28) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22)July 22, 1983 (aged 32) |
| Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | (1978-09-23)September 23, 1978 (aged 37) |
| Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | (1993-12-17)December 17, 1993 (aged 22) |
| Mathias Frank (SUI) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | (1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | (1988-03-07)March 7, 1988 (aged 28) |
| Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | (1984-02-25)February 25, 1984 (aged 32) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)August 22, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Leigh Howard (AUS) | Leigh Howard (AUS) | (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 26) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Roger Kluge (GER) | Roger Kluge (GER) | (1986-02-05)February 5, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | (1989-02-07)February 7, 1989 (aged 27) |
| Pirmin Lang (SUI) | Pirmin Lang (SUI) | (1984-11-25)November 25, 1984 (aged 31) |
| Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | (1990-09-16)September 16, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | (1988-11-19)November 19, 1988 (aged 27) |
| Simon Pellaud (SUI) | Simon Pellaud (SUI) | (1992-11-06)November 6, 1992 (aged 23) |
| Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | (1989-01-21)January 21, 1989 (aged 27) |
| Vicente Reynés (ESP) | Vicente Reynés (ESP) | (1981-07-30)July 30, 1981 (aged 34) |
| Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | (1982-04-08)April 8, 1982 (aged 33) |
| David Tanner (AUS) | David Tanner (AUS) | (1984-09-30)September 30, 1984 (aged 31) |
| Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | (1986-09-16)September 16, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Larry Warbasse (USA) | Larry Warbasse (USA) | (1990-06-28)June 28, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | (1986-06-25)June 25, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | (1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 34) |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Leigh Howard | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Vegard Stake Laengen | Team Joker |
| Oliver Naesen | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff–Saxo |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Sylvain Chavanel | Direct Énergie |
| Thomas Degand | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Jérôme Pineau | Retired |
| Sébastien Reichenbach | FDJ |
| Patrick Schelling | Team Vorarlberg |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 31 January | Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise | UCI Europe Tour | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | France | Marseille |
| 7 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | France | Alès |
| 7 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | France | |
| 14 February | Clásica de Almería | UCI Europe Tour | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Spain | Almeria |
| 24 April | Tour of Croatia, Stage 6 | UCI Europe Tour | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Croatia | Zagreb |
| 22 May | Tour of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Norway | |
| 25 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Roger Kluge (GER) | Italy | Cassano d'Adda |
| 27 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Belgium | Herzele |
| 29 May | Tour of Belgium, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 29 May | Tour of Belgium, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |
| 19 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | Switzerland | Davos |
| 17 July | Tour de France, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | France | Culoz |
| 27 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Belgium | Dison |
| 27 July | Tour de Wallonie, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 28 August | GP Ouest-France | UCI World Tour | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | France | Plouay |
| 31 August | Tour des Fjords, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Norway | Bergen |
| 7 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Mathias Frank (SUI) | Spain | Llucena |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 25 June | Austrian National Time Trial Champion | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Austria | Neumarkt am Wallersee |
| 26 June | Austrian National Road Race Champion | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Austria | Strasswalchen |
| 26 June | Swiss National Road Race Champion | Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | Switzerland | Martigny |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Dries Devenyns, Martin Elmiger, Clément Chevrier, Reto Hollenstein, Oliver Naesen, Vicente Reynès, Aleksejs Saramotins and Jonas Vangenechten