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) (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 Thomas Boudat (FRA) (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 Romain Cardis (FRA) (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (1979-06-30) 30 June 1979 Bryan Coquard (FRA) (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 Jérémy Cornu (FRA) (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 Antoine Duchesne (CAN) (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 Yohann Gène (FRA) (1981-06-25) 25 June 1981 Fabien Grellier (FRA) (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 Romain Guillemois (FRA) (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991

Rider Date of birth Tony Hurel (FRA) (1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 Julien Morice (FRA) (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 Bryan Nauleau (FRA) (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 Adrien Petit (FRA) (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 Alexandre Pichot (FRA) (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 Perrig Quéméneur (FRA) (1984-04-26) 26 April 1984 Romain Sicard (FRA) (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 Guillaume Thévenot (FRA) (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 Angelo Tulik (FRA) (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (1979-06-22) 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 Team
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	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
22 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 5	UCI Africa Tour	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
23 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 6 (ITT)	UCI Africa Tour	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
24 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, General Classification	UCI Africa Tour	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Gabon
3 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Beaucaire
4 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Méjannes-le-Clap
5 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	France	Bessèges
23 February	Tour La Provence, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	France	Cassis
25 February	Tour La Provence, General Classification	UCI Europe Tour	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	France	Marseille

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location

External links

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