2016 Drapac Cycling season

Cycling team season

Drapac Cycling

2016 season
UCI code| DPC
Status| UCI Professional Continental
Manager| Agostino Giramondo
Main sponsor(s)| Drapac Group
Based| Australia
Bicycles| Swiftcarbon
Season victories
Stage race stages| 12

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The 2016 season for the Drapac Professional Cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under and Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

## 2016 roster

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Graeme Brown (AUS) |  (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 36)
Brendan Canty (AUS) |  (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 23)
Will Clarke (AUS) |  (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 30)
Nathan Earle (AUS) |  (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 27)
Brad Evans[N 1] (NZL) |  (1992-05-08)8 May 1992 (aged 23)
Brenton Jones (AUS) |  (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 24)
Jordan Kerby (AUS) |  (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 23)
Peter Koning (NED) |  (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 25)
Jason Lowndes (AUS) |  (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 21)
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Gavin Mannion (USA) |  (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 24)
Travis Meyer (AUS) |  (1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 26)
Jens Mouris (NED) |  (1980-03-12)12 March 1980 (aged 35)
Lachlan Norris (AUS) |  (1987-01-21)21 January 1987 (aged 28)
Adam Phelan (AUS) |  (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 24)
Tim Roe (AUS) |  (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26)
Tom Scully (NZL) |  (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 25)
Samuel Spokes (AUS) |  (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 23)
Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) |  (1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 32)

1. ^ Evans joined the team on 1 April.

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
| Rider  | 2015 team

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Brendan Canty | Team Budget Forklifts
Jens Mouris | Orica–GreenEDGE

Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
| Rider  | 2016 team

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Wouter Wippert | Cannondale
Robbie Hucker | Avanti IsoWhey Sports
Cameron Peterson |
Darren Lapthorne | Retired
Malcolm Rudolph |
Dylan Girdlestone |
Martin Kohler | Team Roth

## Season victories

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Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location

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20 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour |  Peter Koning (NED) |  Argentina | La Punta
3 February | Herald Sun Tour, Prologue | UCI Oceania Tour |  Will Clarke (AUS) |  Australia | Melbourne
21 February | Tour of Oman, Youth classification | UCI Asia Tour |  Brendan Canty (AUS) |  Oman |
6 March | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour |  Will Clarke (AUS) |  Taiwan | Taipei
9 March | Tour de Taiwan, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour |  Will Clarke (AUS) |  Taiwan | Xiangshan Visitor Center
14 May | Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour |  Peter Koning (NED) |  Iran | Jolfa
5 June | Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour |  Tom Scully (NZL) |  France | Laval
8 June | Tour de Korea, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour |  Brenton Jones (AUS) |  South Korea | Daejeon
11 June | Tour de Korea, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour |  Brad Evans (AUS) |  South Korea | Seoul
12 June | Tour de Korea, Stage 8 | UCI Asia Tour |  Brenton Jones (AUS) |  South Korea | Seoul
12 June | Tour de Korea, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour |  Brenton Jones (AUS) |  South Korea |
2 July | Tour of Austria, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour |  Will Clarke (AUS) |  Austria | Kitzbüheler Horn
5 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour |  Brendan Canty (AUS) |  Austria | Sonntagberg
30 July | Volta a Portugal, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour |  Will Clarke (AUS) |  Portugal | Macedo de Cavaleiros

## References

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## External links

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List of 2016 UCI WorldTeams and riders

* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Cannondale
* Dimension Data
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* FDJ
* Giant–Alpecin
* IAM Cycling
* Team Katusha
* Lampre–Merida
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Orica–GreenEDGE
* Team Sky
* Tinkoff
* Trek–Segafredo

List of 2016 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

* Androni Giocattoli
* Bardiani–CSF
* Bora–Argon 18
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Direct Énergie
* Drapac Cycling
* Fortuneo-Vital Concept
* Funvic Soul Cycles-Carrefour
* RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Novo Nordisk
* Southeast–Venezuela
* Team Roth
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* UnitedHealthcare
* Verva ActiveJet
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert

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*[NZL]: New Zealand
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[USA]: United States
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