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]
Schedule
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 April | Istanbul to Istanbul | 129.2 km (80.3 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Przemysław Niemiec (POL)
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| 2 | 25 April | Cappadocia to Cappadocia | 154.1 km (95.8 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Pello Bilbao (ESP)
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| 3 | 26 April | Aksaray to Konya | 158.9 km (98.7 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  André Greipel (GER)
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| 4 | 27 April | Seydişehir to Alanya | 187 km (116.2 mi) |
|
Hilly stage |  Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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| 5 | 28 April | Alanya to Kemer | 189.3 km (117.6 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
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| 6 | 29 April | Kumluca to Elmalı | 116.9 km (72.6 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Jaime Rosón (ESP)
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| 7 | 30 April | Fethiye to Marmaris | 128.6 km (79.9 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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| 8 | 1 May | Marmaris to Selçuk | 201.7 km (125.3 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
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| Total | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) | |||||
Participating teams
Fifteen (15) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.[2]
UCI WorldTeams (18/2)
Classification leadership
| 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
|
Denotes the leader of the General classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Turkish Beauties classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the Best Sprinter classification |
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  José Gonçalves (POR)
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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)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 46" |
| 6 |  Greg Henderson (NZL)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 6' 46" |
| 7 |  Stig Broeckx (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 9' 22" |
| 8 | Gert Dockx (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 12' 46" |
| 9 | Jaime Rosón (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 12' 58" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA)
|
Unieuro–Wilier | + 13' 08" |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL)
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Lampre–Merida | 21 |
| 2 |  Ilia Koshevoy (BLR)
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Lampre–Merida | 16 |
| 3 | Jaime Rosón (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 15 |
| 4 |  Peter Schulting (NED)
|
Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
14 |
| 5 | Paweł Cieślik (POL)
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Verva ActiveJet | 13 |
| 6 |  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 12 |
| 7 |  Nazim Bakırcı (TUR)
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Torku Şekerspor | 11 |
| 8 | Muhammet Atalay (TUR)
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Torku Şekerspor | 10 |
| 9 |  Jan Hirt (CZE)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 10 | Nicolas Baldo (FRA)
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Team Roth | 7 |
Turkish Beauties classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lluís Mas (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 10 |
| 2 | Paweł Cieślik (POL)
|
Verva ActiveJet | 8 |
| 3 | Peter Schulting (NED)
|
Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
6 |
| 4 |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5 |
| 5 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5 |
| 6 | Muhammet Atalay (TUR)
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Torku Şekerspor | 5 |
| 7 | Alessandro Malaguti (ITA)
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Unieuro–Wilier | 4 |
| 8 | Stig Broeckx (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 3 |
| 9 | Sven van Luijk (NED)
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Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 3 |
| 10 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 3 |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA)
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Southeast–Venezuela | 62 |
| 2 | Daniele Colli (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | 56 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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Lampre–Merida | 54 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Stępniak (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 47 |
| 5 | Marco Zanotti (ITA)
|
Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
46 |
| 6 | Alberto Cecchin (ITA)
|
Team Roth | 45 |
| 7 | José Gonçalves (POR)
|
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 44 |
| 8 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
|
Southeast–Venezuela | 41 |
| 9 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL)
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Lampre–Merida | 41 |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA)
|
Unieuro–Wilier | 36 |
Team classification
| 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
- ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (preview)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Teams". Presidential Tour of Turkey. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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