# 2017 Cannondale–Drapac season

The 2017 season for the Cannondale–Drapac cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2017.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | (1993-10-23)October 23, 1993 (aged 23) |
| Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | (1991-05-01)May 1, 1991 (aged 25) |
| Nate Brown (USA) | Nate Brown (USA) | (1991-07-06)July 6, 1991 (aged 25) |
| Brendan Canty (AUS) | Brendan Canty (AUS) | (1992-08-17)August 17, 1992 (aged 24) |
| Hugh Carthy (GBR) | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 22) |
| Simon Clarke (AUS) | Simon Clarke (AUS) | (1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Will Clarke (AUS) | Will Clarke (AUS) | (1985-04-11)April 11, 1985 (aged 31) |
| Lawson Craddock (USA) | Lawson Craddock (USA) | (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 24) |
| Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 25) |
| Davide Formolo (ITA) | Davide Formolo (ITA) | (1992-10-25)October 25, 1992 (aged 24) |
| Alex Howes (USA) | Alex Howes (USA) | (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 29) |
| Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | (1986-11-25)November 25, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 31) |
| Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | (1994-08-07)August 7, 1994 (aged 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Taylor Phinney (USA) | Taylor Phinney (USA) | (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 26) |
| Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | (1986-10-10)October 10, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Tom Scully (NZL) | Tom Scully (NZL) | (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 26) |
| Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | (1991-06-15)June 15, 1991 (aged 25) |
| Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | (1989-07-01)July 1, 1989 (aged 27) |
| Andrew Talansky (USA) | Andrew Talansky (USA) | (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 28) |
| Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 29) |
| Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | (1990-04-19)April 19, 1990 (aged 26) |
| Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | (1993-05-22)May 22, 1993 (aged 23) |
| Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | (1988-07-27)July 27, 1988 (aged 28) |
| Davide Villella (ITA) | Davide Villella (ITA) | (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (aged 25) |
| Wouter Wippert (NED) | Wouter Wippert (NED) | (1990-08-14)August 14, 1990 (aged 26) |
| Michael Woods (CAN) | Michael Woods (CAN) | (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 30) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Brendan Canty | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Hugh Carthy | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Will Clarke | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team |
| Tom Scully | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Tom Van Asbroeck | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Sep Vanmarcke | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Jack Bauer | Quick-Step Floors |
| Matti Breschel | Astana |
| André Cardoso | Trek–Segafredo |
| Phil Gaimon | Retired |
| Ben King | Team Dimension Data |
| Alan Marangoni | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| Moreno Moser | Astana |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas | Bahrain–Merida |
| Kristoffer Skjerping | Joker Icopal |
| Ruben Zepuntke | Development Team Sunweb |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 24 March | Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Italy | Sogliano al Rubicone |
| 26 March | Volta a Catalunya, Sprints classification | UCI World Tour | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Spain | |
| 8 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Alex Howes (USA) | Spain | |
| 18 May | Tour of California, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Andrew Talansky (USA) | United States | Mount Baldy |
| 24 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Italy | Canazei |
| 17 June | Route du Sud, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | France | Gavarnie-Gèdre |
| 18 June | Route du Sud, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Scully (NZL) | France | Nogaro |
| 4 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Austria | Pöggstall |
| 8 July | Tour of Austria, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Austria | |
| 9 July | Tour de France, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | France | Chambéry |
| 11 August | Colorado Classic, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Alex Howes (USA) | United States | Breckenridge |
| 13 August | Colorado Classic, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |

## National, Continental and World champions

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 22 June | Irish National Time Trial Championships | | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Ireland | Wexford |
| 25 June | Irish National Road Race Championships | | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Ireland | Wexford |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Hugh Carthy, William Clarke, Lawson Craddock, Alex Howes, Taylor Phinney, and Rigoberto Urán