2016 Tour Down Under

November 2019 2016 Tour Down Under 2016 UCI World Tour 1 28 19–24 January 2016 6 781.3 km 19h 11' 33" Simon Gerrans OBE 2016a AUS orange Richie Porte BMC 2016 AUS Sergio Henao SKY 2016 COL Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 white Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a blue Jay McCarthy TNK 2016 AUS grey CPT 2016a 2015 2017 The 2016 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 19 and 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 18th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2016 UCI World Tour.Wynn Nigel UCI WorldTour calendar 2016 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/uci-worldtour-calendar-2016-193076 Cycling Weekly 18 December 2015 The defending champion was Rohan Dennis (BMC 2015).Santos Tour Down Under 2016 - General Classification (preview) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163240&c=2 ProCyclingStats 9 January 2016 Simon Gerrans (OBE 2016a) took the lead after the third stage of the race. He maintained his lead through the remaining three stages to win the race for the fourth time in his career. Australian cyclists won every stage of the 2016 Tour Down Under; this was the second time this had occurred in the race's history. Participating teams As the Tour Down Under is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI World Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race.http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 Union Cycliste Internationale uci.ch 20 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702030045/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf 2 July 2015 Two other teams were given wildcard entries into the race: these were DPC 2016 and UniSA–Australia.Santos Tour Down Under 2016 - General Classification (startlist) http://procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163240&c=3 ProCyclingStats 9 January 2016 ALM AST BMC OPQ FDJ IAM LAM LTB MOV OBE 2016a CPT 2016a GIA KAT BEL MTN SKY TTS TFR UCI World Teams 2016 Wildcard teams 2016 DPC UniSA–Australia Route The route of the 2016 Tour Down Under was announced at the beginning of July 2015 and centred around the city of Adelaide in South Australia. There were six mass-start road stages and no time trials.2016 Tour Down Under route announced http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2016-tour-down-under-route-announced/ 9 January 2016 Cyclingnews.com 2 July 2015 The day before the start of the Tour, there was a flat criterium race, the People's Choice Classic, which took place in Rymill Park and which was suited for the sprinters.Santos Tour Down Under 2016: Down Under Classic (Adelaide) Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2016/down-under-classic-adelaide/ 9 January 2016 Cyclingnews.com 2 July 2015 18 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118205145/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2016/down-under-classic-adelaide/ dead It was won by Caleb Ewan (OBE 2016a) in a sprint finish.Smith Sophie Caleb Ewan wins People's Choice Classic ahead of Tour Down Under http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/caleb-ewan-wins-peoples-choice-classic-207169 20 January 2016 Cycling Weekly 17 January 2016 The first five stages of the race itself included at least some climbing, with none of them particularly suited to the sprinters. The first two stages of the Tour both included climbs early in the stage and hilly circuits at the end. The third and fourth stages had climbs towards the end of each day's racing, with opportunities for attacks. The fifth stage finished with two climbs of Willunga Hill, which had been decisive in previous editions of the race. The final stage was another criterium around the centre of Adelaide.Wynn Nigel Tour Down Under 2016: Stage by stage http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-down-under-2016-stage-by-stage-198931 9 January 2016 Cycling Weekly 6 November 2015 +Stage scheduleSantos Tour Down Under 2016 - General Classification (stages) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163240&c=4 ProCyclingStats 9 January 2015 Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 19 JanuaryProspect to Lyndoch 130.8 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Caleb Ewan AUS 2 20 JanuaryUnley to Stirling 132 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Hilly stageJay McCarthy AUS 3 21 JanuaryGlenelg to Campbelltown 139 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stageSimon Gerrans AUS 4 22 JanuaryNorwood to Victor Harbor 138 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Hilly stageSimon Gerrans AUS 5 23 JanuaryMcLaren Vale to Willunga Hill 151.5 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stageRichie Porte AUS 6 24 JanuaryAdelaide 90 km 0 on22px|alt=|link= Flat stageCaleb Ewan AUS Pre-race favourites thumbnail|right|Rohan Dennis (BMC 2016), here shown after winning the first stage of the 2015 Tour de France, was the defending champion and one of the favourites for overall victory. The Tour Down Under comes at the very beginning of the cycling season. Many riders begin their seasons at the race; they therefore are not at their peak form.Puddicombe Stephen Tour Down Under 2016 preview http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-down-under-2016-preview-204503 20 January 2016 Cycling Weekly 12 January 2016 Some riders also choose to start later in the season. In 2016, these included Chris Froome (SKY 2016), Tom Boonen (EQS 2016 and Alberto Contador (TTS 2016). Others chose to begin their seasons at the Tour de San Luis, which takes place at the same time as the Tour Down Under in Argentina. These included Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2016), Nairo Quintana (MOV 2016) and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff).Hood Andrew Tour Down Under: A model bike race http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/01/news/tour-down-under-a-model-bike-race_392706 20 January 2016 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 13 January 2016 18 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118091414/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/01/news/tour-down-under-a-model-bike-race_392706 dead Despite the many prominent riders who did not appear at the race, the race director described himself as "delighted" with the field of riders who took to the startline.Woodpower Zeb Tour Down Under: Turtur 'delighted' with start list http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-down-under-turtur-delighted-with-start-list/ 20 January 2016 Cyclingnews.com 16 January 2016 The key stage was expected to be the penultimate stage, finishing on Old Willunga Hill. The third and fourth stages, which had climbs towards the finish of the race, were also expected to have the potential to affect the overall result.Woodpower Zeb Santos Tour Down Under 2016: Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/tourdownunder/preview/ 20 January 2016 Cyclingnews.com 17 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160119190305/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tourdownunder/preview/ 2016-01-19 dead Three of the main favourites for the race were Australians. These were Rohan Dennis and Richie Porte (both BMC 2016) and Simon Gerrans (OBE 2016a). Dennis was the defending champion, having beaten Porte by two seconds in the 2015 race; Gerrans had won the race on three former occasions, in 2006, 2012 and 2014.Santos Tour Down Under – General Classification (preview) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163240&c=2 ProCyclingStats 20 January 2016 While Porte and Dennis had an advantage on the uphill finishes, Gerrans's strong sprint gave him the opportunity to win bonus seconds. Other riders with a chance at a strong overall result included Geraint Thomas (Sky) and Louis Meintjes (LAM 2016).Tour Down Under 2016: 5 riders to watch http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-down-under-2016-5-riders-to-watch-video/ 20 January 2016 Cyclingnews.com 3 January 2016 The strongest sprinters in the race included Caleb Ewan (OBE 2016a), Wouter Wippert (GRS 2016a), Giacomo Nizzolo (TFR 2016) and Matteo Pelucchi (IAM 2016). They were expected to feature strongly on the first and last stages. Stages Stage 1 Result of Stage 1Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 1 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_1 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Caleb Ewan AUS OBE 2016a 3h 24' 13" 2 Mark Renshaw AUS DDD 2016 + 0" 3 Wouter Wippert NED GRS 2016a + 0" 4 Marko Kump SLO LAM 2016 + 0" 5 Adam Blythe GBR TTS 2016 + 0" 6 Giacomo Nizzolo ITA TFR 2016 + 0" 7 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2016 + 0" 8 Steele Von Hoff AUS UniSA–Australia + 0" 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2016 + 0" 10 Gregory Henderson NZL LTB 2016 + 0"General classification after Stage 1Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 1 (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_1_GC ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Caleb Ewan AUS OBE 2016a 3h 24' 03" 2 Mark Renshaw AUS DDD 2016 + 4" 3 Alexis Gougeard FRA ALM 2016 + 4" 4 Wouter Wippert NED GRS 2016a + 6" 5 Sean Lake AUS UniSA–Australia + 7" 6 Marko Kump SLO LAM 2016 + 10" 7 Adam Blythe GBR TTS 2016 + 10" 8 Giacomo Nizzolo ITA TFR 2016 + 10" 9 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2016 + 10" 10 Steele Von Hoff AUS UniSA–Australia + 10" Stage 2 Result of Stage 2Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 2 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_2 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 3h 26' 40" 2 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2016 + 0" 3 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2016 + 0" 4 Danilo Wyss SUI BMC 2016 + 0" 5 Petr Vakoč CZE EQS 2016 + 0" 6 Patrick Bevin NZL GRS 2016a + 0" 7 Juan José Lobato ESP MOV 2016 + 0" 8 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 0" 9 Anthony Roux FRA FDJ 2016 + 0" 10 Enrico Battaglin ITA BEL 2016 + 0"General classification after Stage 2Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 2 (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_2_GC ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 6h 50' 43" 2 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2016 + 4" 3 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a + 5" 4 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2016 + 6" 5 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA DDD 2016 + 9" 6 Patrick Bevin NZL GRS 2016a + 10" 7 Enrico Battaglin ITA BEL 2016 + 10" 8 Juan José Lobato ESP MOV 2016 + 10" 9 Anthony Roux FRA FDJ 2016 + 10" 10 Tobias Ludvigsson SWE GIA 2016 + 10" Stage 3 Result of Stage 3Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 3 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_3 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 3h 37' 34" 2 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2016 + 0" 3 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 0" 4 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 0" 5 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 0" 6 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 0" 7 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 0" 8 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 0" 9 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 0" 10 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 0"General classification after Stage 3Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 3 (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_3_GC ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 10h 28' 12" 2 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 3" 3 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2016 + 5" 4 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 11" 5 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 15" 6 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 15" 7 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 15" 8 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 15" 9 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 15" 10 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 15" Stage 4 Result of Stage 4Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 4 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_4 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 3h 13' 59" 2 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2016 + 0" 3 Giacomo Nizzolo ITA TFR 2016 + 0" 4 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 0" 5 Leigh Howard AUS IAM 2016 + 0" 6 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA DDD 2016 + 0" 7 Sergey Lagutin RUS KAT 2016 + 0" 8 Alexey Tsatevich RUS KAT 2016 + 0" 9 Nathan Haas AUS DDD 2016 + 0" 10 Enrico Battaglin ITA BEL 2016 + 0"General classification after Stage 4Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 4 (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_4_GC ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 13h 41' 58" 2 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 14" 3 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2016 + 26" 4 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 28" 5 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 28" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 28" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 28" 8 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 32" 9 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 36" 10 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 36" Stage 5 Result of Stage 5Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 5 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_5 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 3h 34' 16" 2 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 6" 3 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 9" 4 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2016 + 17" 5 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 17" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 17" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 17" 8 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a + 17" 9 Jarlinson Pantano COL IAM 2016 + 17" 10 Patrick Bevin NZL GRS 2016a + 17"General classification after Stage 5Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 5 (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_5_GC ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 17h 16' 31" 2 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 9" 3 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 11" 4 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 20" 5 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 20" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 28" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 28" 8 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 36" 9 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 49" 10 Patrick Bevin NZL GRS 2016a + 50" Stage 6 Result of Stage 6Santos Tour Down Under – Stage 6 (result) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016_Stage_6 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Caleb Ewan AUS OBE 2016a 1h 55' 02" 2 Mark Renshaw AUS DDD 2016 + 0" 3 Giacomo Nizzolo ITA TFR 2016 + 0" 4 Adam Blythe GBR TTS 2016 + 0" 5 Alexey Tsatevich RUS KAT 2016 + 0" 6 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2016 + 0" 7 Marko Kump SLO LAM 2016 + 0" 8 Davide Martinelli ITA EQS 2016 + 0" 9 Leigh Howard AUS IAM 2016 + 0" 10 Wouter Wippert NED GRS 2016a + 0"Final general classificationSantos Tour Down Under – General Classification (GC) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Santos_Tour_Down_Under_2016 ProCyclingStats 2 February 2016 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OBE 2016a 19h 11' 33" 2 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 9" 3 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 11" 4 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2016 + 20" 5 Michael Woods CAN GRS 2016a + 20" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP MOV 2016 + 28" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 28" 8 Rafael Valls ESP LTB 2016 + 36" 9 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 49" 10 Patrick Bevin NZL GRS 2016a + 50" Classification leadership table Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Sprint classification25px|link=|alt=Young rider classification25px|link=|alt=Most competitive rider25pxTeam classification25px 1 Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Sean Lake Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Alexis Gougeard CPT 2016a 2 Jay McCarthy Jay McCarthy Manuele Boaro Jay McCarthy Adam Hansen 3 Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Sergio Henao Jay McCarthy Laurens De Vreese 4 Simon Gerrans David Tanner 5 Richie Porte Simon Gerrans Reinardt Janse van Rensburg 6 Caleb EwanMaarten Tjallingii Final Simon GerransSergio HenaoSimon GerransJay McCarthy - CPT 2016a References 30em External links http://tourdownunder.com.au/ Category:Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Tour