# 2017 Dimension Data season

The 2017 season for the Team Dimension Data 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.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2017
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Igor Anton (ESP) | Igor Anton (ESP) | (1983-03-02)2 March 1983 (aged 33) |
| Natnael Berhane (ERI) | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 25) |
| Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | (1987-05-17)17 May 1987 (aged 29) |
| Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 31) |
| Steve Cummings (GBR) | Steve Cummings (GBR) | (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 35) |
| Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25) |
| Nicolas Dougall (RSA) | Nicolas Dougall (RSA) | (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 24) |
| Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | (1981-02-17)17 February 1981 (aged 35) |
| Tyler Farrar (USA) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | (1984-06-02)2 June 1984 (aged 32) |
| Omar Fraile (ESP) | Omar Fraile (ESP) | (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 26) |
| Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 22) |
| Nathan Haas (AUS) | Nathan Haas (AUS) | (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 27) |
| Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 29) |
| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ben King (USA) | Ben King (USA) | (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 27) |
| Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 22) |
| Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | (1992-01-02)2 January 1992 (aged 24) |
| Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) | Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) | (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 29) |
| Ben O'Connor (AUS) | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 21) |
| Serge Pauwels (BEL) | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 (aged 33) |
| Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 26) |
| Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 34) |
| Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 26) |
| Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) | (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 28) |
| Jay Thomson (RSA) | Jay Thomson (RSA) | (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 30) |
| Scott Thwaites (GBR) | Scott Thwaites (GBR) | (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 26) |
| Johann Van Zyl (RSA) | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) | (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (aged 25) |
| Jaco Venter (RSA) | Jaco Venter (RSA) | (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 29) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Ryan Gibbons | Dimension Data for Qhubeka |
| Ben King | Cannondale–Drapac |
| Lachlan Morton | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
| Ben O'Connor | Avanti IsoWhey Sports |
| Scott Thwaites | Bora–Argon 18 |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Theo Bos | |
| Matt Brammeier | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Songezo Jim | Kuwait–Cartucho.es |
| Cameron Meyer | |
| Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Bahrain–Merida |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Youth classification | UCI Asia Tour | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Oman | |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Oman | |
| 23 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | Madinat Zayed |
| 24 February | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Malaysia | Cameron Highlands |
| 25 February | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Malaysia | Kuala Kubu Bharu |
| 26 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 1 March | Tour de Langkawi, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Malaysia | |
| 1 March | Tour de Langkawi, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Malaysia | |
| 30 April | Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | United Kingdom | Sheffield |
| 30 April | Tour de Yorkshire, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | United Kingdom | |
| 30 April | Tour de Yorkshire, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | United Kingdom | |
| 17 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Italy | Bagno di Romagna |
| 17 May | Tour of Norway, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Asker |
| 20 May | Tour of California, Youth classification | UCI World Tour | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | United States | |
| 21 May | Tour of Norway, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Oslo |
| 21 May | Tour of Norway, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | |
| 21 May | Tour of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | |
| 26 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Kopervik |
| 27 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Sandnes |
| 28 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Stavanger |
| 28 May | Tour des Fjords, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | |
| 28 May | Tour des Fjords, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | |
| 7 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | Austria | Alpendorf |
| 8 July | Tour of Austria, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Austria | |
| 21 July | Tour de France, Stage 19 | UCI World Tour | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | France | Salon-de-Provence |
| 13 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | Norway | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2017

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 12 February | South African National Road Race Champion | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | South Africa | Wellington |
| 22 June | Norwegian National Time Trial Champion | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Norway | Trondheim |
| 22 June | British National Time Trial Champion | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Isle of Man | St John's |
| 23 June | Eritrean National Time Trial Champion | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Eritrea | |
| 24 June | Rwanda National Time Trial Champion | Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) | Rwanda | Bugesera |
| 25 June | British National Road Race Champion | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Isle of Man | Douglas |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Merhawi Kudus, Mekseb Debesay, Tyler Farrar, Nathan Haas, Lachlan Morton, Youcef Reguigui, Kristian Sbaragli and Jay Thomson
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Serge Pauwels, Bernhard Eisel, Omar Fraile, Jacques Janse van Rensburg, Ben O'Connor, Kristian Sbaragli, Scott Thwaites and Johann van Zyl
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Igor Antón, Mekseb Debesay, Ryan Gibbons, Ben O'Connor, Youcef Reguigui, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Jay Thomson and Johann van Zyl