2016 Bora–Argon 18 season

The 2016 season for the Bora–Argon 18 cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

Bora–Argon 18
2016 season
UCI codeBOA
StatusUCI Professional Continental
ManagerRalph Denk
Main sponsor(s)BORA & Argon 18
BasedGermany
BicyclesArgon 18
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages7
National Championships1
Most WinsSam Bennett, Phil Bauhaus (3)[1]
Best ranked riderSam Bennett [1]
Jersey

Team roster
Rider Date of birth
 Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 26)
 Jan Bárta (CZE) (1984-12-07)7 December 1984 (aged 31)
 Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 21)
 Cesare Benedetti (ITA) (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 28)
 Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 25)
 Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 23)
 Zak Dempster (AUS) (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 28)
 Silvio Herklotz (GER) (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 21)
 Bartosz Huzarski (POL) (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 35)
 Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (aged 24)
 Ralf Matzka (GER) (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
 José Mendes (POR) (1985-04-24)24 April 1985 (aged 30)
 Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 21)
 Dominik Nerz (GER) (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 26)
 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 28)
 Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 23)
 Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 32)
 Daniel Schorn (AUT) (1988-10-21)21 October 1988 (aged 27)
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 26)
 Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 24)
 Scott Thwaites (GBR) (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 25)
 Paul Voss (GER) (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 29)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
15 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Cesare Benedetti (ITA) Italy
26 MarchCritérium International, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Sam Bennett (IRL) FrancePorto-Vecchio
4 MayTour d'Azerbaïdjan, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Phil Bauhaus (GER) AzerbaijanSumqayit
8 MayTour d'Azerbaïdjan, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Michael Schwarzmann (GER) AzerbaijanBaku
17 JuneOberösterreichrundfahrt, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Phil Bauhaus (GER) AustriaAltheim
19 JuneOberösterreichrundfahrt, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) AustriaWindischgarsten
19 JuneOberösterreichrundfahrt, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Austria
31 JulyRad am RingUCI Europe Tour Paul Voss (GER) GermanyNürburgring
31 JulyDanmark Rundt, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Phil Bauhaus (GER) DenmarkFrederiksberg
21 SeptemberGiro di Toscana, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Sam Bennett (IRL) ItalyPontedera
21 SeptemberGiro di Toscana, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Sam Bennett (IRL) Italy
6 OctoberParis–BourgesUCI Europe Tour Sam Bennett (IRL) FranceBourges

National, Continental and World champions 2016
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
26 JunePortuguese National Road Race Champion
 José Mendes (POR) PortugalBraga

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Phil Bauhaus, Zak Dempster, Silvio Herklotz, Lukas Pöstlberger and Michael Schwarzmann
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References
  1. "Bora - Argon 18 (PCT) 2016". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "News Shorts: Valls out of Vuelta a España with suspected virus". Cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "News shorts: Bora-Argon 18 sign Rüdiger Selig from Katusha". Cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "News shorts: Trek completes 2016 roster with Alafaci extension". Cyclingnews.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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