2016 Direct Énergie season

Direct Énergie
2016 season
UCI code	DEN
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Manager	Jean-René Bernaudeau
Based	France
Bicycles	Colnago
Season victories
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	7

The 2016 season for the Direct Énergie cycling team began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Team Europcar is a French-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participates in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.

The sponsor on jerseys is Poweo in the cycling races taking place in Belgium.

Team roster

Rider Date of birth  Ryan Anderson (CAN) 22 July 1987  Thomas Boudat (FRA) 24 February 1994  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) 6 December 1992  Romain Cardis (FRA) 12 August 1992  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) 30 June 1979  Bryan Coquard (FRA) 25 April 1992  Jérémy Cornu (FRA) 7 August 1991  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) 12 September 1991  Yohann Gène (FRA) 25 June 1981  Fabien Grellier (FRA) 31 October 1994  Romain Guillemois (FRA) 28 March 1991

Rider Date of birth  Tony Hurel (FRA) 1 November 1987  Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) 4 December 1984  Julien Morice (FRA) 20 July 1991  Bryan Nauleau (FRA) 17 March 1988  Adrien Petit (FRA) 26 September 1990  Alexandre Pichot (FRA) 6 January 1983  Perrig Quéméneur (FRA) 26 April 1984  Romain Sicard (FRA) 1 January 1988  Guillaume Thévenot (FRA) 13 September 1993  Angelo Tulik (FRA) 2 December 1990  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) 22 June 1979

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season Rider 2015 team Romain Cardis Lilian Calmejane Adrien Petit Cofidis Sylvain Chavanel IAM Cycling Fabien Grellier Jérémy Cornu

Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season Rider 2016 team Maxime Méderel Retired Yannick Martinez Delko–Marseille Provence KTM Jérôme Cousin Cofidis Jimmy Engoulvent Retired Morgan Lamoisson Giovanni Bernaudeau Retired Dan Craven Cycling Academy Vincent Jérôme Retired Cyril Gautier AG2R La Mondiale Pierre Rolland Cannondale Yukiya Arashiro Lampre–Merida

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
20 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 3	UCI Africa Tour	Petit, AdrienAdrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
22 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 5	UCI Africa Tour	Petit, AdrienAdrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
23 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 6 (ITT)	UCI Africa Tour	Petit, AdrienAdrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
24 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, General Classification	UCI Africa Tour	Petit, AdrienAdrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
3 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Beaucaire
4 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Méjannes-le-Clap
5 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Chavanel, SylvainSylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	Bessèges
23 February	Tour La Provence, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Voeckler, ThomasThomas Voeckler (FRA)	France	Cassis
25 February	Tour La Provence, General Classification	UCI Europe Tour	Voeckler, ThomasThomas Voeckler (FRA)	France	Marseille

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location

References

External links

• http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Direct_Energie_2016