Team Sunweb
2017 season
UCI codeSUN
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerIwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s)Sunweb
BasedGermany
BicyclesGiant
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages11
Grand Tours1
National Championships3

The 2017 season for Team Sunweb began in January with 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
 Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 22)
 Nikias Arndt (GER) (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 25)
 Warren Barguil (FRA) (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 25)
 Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 22)
 Roy Curvers (NED) (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 37)
 Bert De Backer (BEL) (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 32)
 Tom Dumoulin (NED) (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 26)
 Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 31)
 Simon Geschke (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30)
 Chad Haga (USA) (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 28)
 Chris Hamilton (AUS) (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 21)
 Lennard Hofstede (NED) (1994-12-29)29 December 1994 (aged 22)
 Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Lennard Kämna (GER) (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 20)
 Sindre Lunke (NOR) (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 (aged 23)
 Michael Matthews (AUS) (1990-09-26)26 September 1990 (aged 26)
 Sam Oomen (NED) (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 21)
 Georg Preidler (AUT) (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 26)
 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 27)
 Tom Stamsnijder (NED) (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 31)
 Laurens ten Dam (NED) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 36)
 Mike Teunissen (NED) (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 24)
 Albert Timmer (NED) (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 31)
 Zico Waeytens (BEL) (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 25)
 Max Walscheid (GER) (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 23)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    29 JanuaryCadel Evans Great Ocean Road RaceUCI World Tour Nikias Arndt (GER) AustraliaGeelong
    16 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) OmanQurayyat
    19 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Georg Preidler (AUT) Spain
    3 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 1UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) SpainValle de Egüés
    16 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 10UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) ItalyMontefalco
    20 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 14UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) ItalySanctuary of Oropa
    28 MayGiro d'Italia, OverallUCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) Italy
    4 JuneHammer Series, Stage 3UCI Europe TourTeam stage[N 1] NetherlandsSittard-Geleen
    8 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5UCI World Tour Phil Bauhaus (GER) FranceMâcon
    12 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 3UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS)  SwitzerlandBern
    14 JulyTour de France, Stage 13UCI World Tour Warren Barguil (FRA) FranceFoix
    15 JulyTour de France, Stage 14UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) FranceRodez
    18 JulyTour de France, Stage 16UCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) FranceRomans-sur-Isère
    20 JulyTour de France, Stage 18UCI World Tour Warren Barguil (FRA) FranceCol d'Izoard
    23 JulyTour de France, Points classificationUCI World Tour Michael Matthews (AUS) France
    23 JulyTour de France, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Warren Barguil (FRA) France
    23 JulyTour de France, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Warren Barguil (FRA) France
    13 AugustBinckBank Tour, OverallUCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) Belgium
     Netherlands

    National, Continental and World champions 2017

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    21 JuneDutch National Time Trial Champion
    		 Tom Dumoulin (NED) NetherlandsMontferland
    21 JuneAustrian National Time Trial Champion
    		 Georg Preidler (AUT) AustriaGrünau im Almtal
    25 JuneDutch National Road Race Champion
    		 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) NetherlandsMontferland

    Footnotes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Giant-Alpecin sign Kamna, Bauhaus". Cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    2. ↑ "Chris Hamilton signs for Giant-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    3. ↑ "Wilco Kelderman joins Giant-Alpecin on two-year contract". Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    4. ↑ "Michael Matthews signs for Giant-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    5. ↑ "Sagan to use private jet to make European Champs and Eneco Tour - News shorts". Cyclingnews.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    6. 1 2 "Trek-Segafredo sign John Degenkolb". Cyclingnews.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    7. ↑ "Fairly to retire after Tour of California". Cyclingnews.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    8. ↑ "Cheng Ji to retire after Tour of Hainan". Cyclingnews.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    9. ↑ "Carter Jones announces retirement from cycling". Cyclingnews.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    10. ↑ "Fredrik Ludvigsson hoping Twitter call out can land him a WorldTour contract for 2017". Cyclingnews.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    11. ↑ "FDJ announce Guarnieri, Tobias Ludvigsson and Rudy Molard signings". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    12. ↑ "Van der Haar signs with Nys' Telenet-Fidea cyclo-cross team". Cyclingnews.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
    13. ↑ "Veelers forced to retire due to knee injury". Cyclingnews.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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