2016 Presidential Tour of Turkey

Summary

The 2016 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place in Turkey between 24 April and 1 May 2016. It was the 52nd edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included eight stages; seven of these were moderately hilly, while Stage 6 ended with a summit finish at Elmalı. The defending champion was Lampre–Merida's Kristijan Đurasek.[1]

2016 Tour of Turkey
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates24 April–1 May
Stages8
Results
Winner  José Gonçalves (POR) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Second  David Arroyo (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Third  Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (Astana)

Points  Manuel Belletti (ITA) (Southeast–Venezuela)
Mountains  Przemysław Niemiec (POL) (Lampre–Merida)
Combination  Lluís Mas (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
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Schedule edit

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 24 April Istanbul to Istanbul 129.2 km (80.3 mi)   Hilly stage   Przemysław Niemiec (POL)
2 25 April Cappadocia to Cappadocia 154.1 km (95.8 mi)   Intermediate stage   Pello Bilbao (ESP)
3 26 April Aksaray to Konya 158.9 km (98.7 mi)   Hilly stage   André Greipel (GER)
4 27 April Seydişehir to Alanya 187 km (116.2 mi)   Hilly stage   Sacha Modolo (ITA)
5 28 April Alanya to Kemer 189.3 km (117.6 mi)   Flat stage   Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
6 29 April Kumluca to Elmalı 116.9 km (72.6 mi)   Mountain stage   Jaime Rosón (ESP)
7 30 April Fethiye to Marmaris 128.6 km (79.9 mi)   Hilly stage   Sacha Modolo (ITA)
8 1 May Marmaris to Selçuk 201.7 km (125.3 mi)   Hilly stage   Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
Total 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi)


Participating teams edit

Fifteen (15) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.[2]

Classification leadership edit

Stage Winner General classification
 
turkuaz mayo
Mountains classification
 
kırmızı mayo
Turkish Beauties classification
 
beyaz mayo
Points classification
 
yeşil mayo
Team classification
1 Przemysław Niemiec Przemysław Niemiec Rémy Di Gregorio Lluís Mas Przemysław Niemiec Lampre–Merida
2 Pello Bilbao José Gonçalves Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
3 André Greipel Pello Bilbao
4 Sacha Modolo
5 Jakub Mareczko Alberto Cecchin
6 Jaime Rosón José Gonçalves Przemysław Niemiec
7 Sacha Modolo Manuel Belletti
8 Jakub Mareczko
Final José Gonçalves (cyclist) Przemysław Niemiec Lluís Mas Manuel Belletti Caja Rural–Seguros RGA

Final standings edit

Legend
  Denotes the leader of the General classification   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
  Denotes the leader of the Turkish Beauties classification   Denotes the leader of the Best Sprinter classification

General classification edit

Rider Team Time
1   José Gonçalves (POR)   Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 32h 31' 35"
2   David Arroyo (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 18"
3   Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) Astana City + 56"
4   Lluís Mas (ESP)   Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 13"
5   Adam Hansen (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 4' 46"
6   Greg Henderson (NZL) Lotto–Soudal + 6' 46"
7   Stig Broeckx (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 9' 22"
8   Gert Dockx (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 12' 46"
9   Jaime Rosón (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 12' 58"
10   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Unieuro–Wilier + 13' 08"

Mountains classification edit

Rider Team Points
1   Przemysław Niemiec (POL)   Lampre–Merida 21
2   Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) Lampre–Merida 16
3   Jaime Rosón (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 15
4   Peter Schulting (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg
Continental Team
14
5   Paweł Cieślik (POL) Verva ActiveJet 13
6   Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 12
7   Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 11
8   Muhammet Atalay (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 10
9   Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 10
10   Nicolas Baldo (FRA) Team Roth 7

Team classification edit

Team Time
1 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 97h 37' 28"
2 Lotto–Soudal + 15' 47"
3 Lampre–Merida + 37' 22"
4 Astana City + 44' 54"
5 Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team + 45' 29"
6 CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1h 00' 45"
7 Unieuro–Wilier + 1h 01' 08"
8 Team Roth + 1h 10' 36"
9 Verva ActiveJet + 1h 14' 14"
10 Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1h 18' 29"

References edit

  1. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (preview)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Teams". Presidential Tour of Turkey. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website