The 2016 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 2 August to 6 August 2016. It was the 38th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and forms part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of five stages including a team time trial. Alberto Contador of Tinkoff won the race.[1]

Teams

A total of 21 teams with 8 riders each will race in the 2016 Vuelta a Burgos: 13 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams. [2]

World Tour teams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 2 August Sasamón to Melgar de Fernamental 158 km (98 mi) Flat stage  Danny van Poppel (NED)
2 3 August Burgos 10.72 km (6.66 mi) Team Time Trial Astana Pro Team
3 4 August Valle de Sedano to Villarcayo 198 km (123 mi) Flat stage  Danny van Poppel (NED)
4 5 August Aranda de Duero to Lerma 145 km (90 mi) Flat stage  Nathan Haas (AUS)
5 6 August Caleruega to Lagunas de Neila 163 km (101 mi) Mountain stage  Sergio Pardilla (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Danny van Poppel (NED) Team Sky 3h 32' 04"
2  Jempy Drucker (LUX) BMC Racing Team s.t.
3  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
4  Wouter Wippert (NED) Cannondale–Drapac s.t.
5  Steele Von Hoff (AUS) ONE Pro Cycling s.t.
6  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
7  Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data s.t.
8  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
9  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Orica–BikeExchange s.t.
10  Zico Waeytens (BEL) Team Giant–Alpecin s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result[4][6]
Rank Team Time
1 Astana 13' 10"
2 Etixx–Quick-Step + 3"
3 Movistar Team s.t.
4 Team Sky + 7"
5 BMC Racing Team + 9"
6 Orica–BikeExchange + 10"
7 Team Katusha + 11"
8 Tinkoff + 13"
9 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 14"
10 FDJ + 16"
General classification after Stage 2[4][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Astana 3h 45' 14"
2  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana s.t.
3  Eros Capecchi (ITA) Astana s.t.
4  Michele Scarponi (ITA) Astana s.t.
5  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 3"
6  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
7  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
8  David De La Cruz (ESP) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
9  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
10  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Danny van Poppel (NED) Team Sky 4h 35' 47"
2  Jempy Drucker (LUX) BMC Racing Team s.t.
3  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
4  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
5  Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Team Dimension Data s.t.
6  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
7  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
8  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Orica–BikeExchange s.t.
9  Zico Waeytens (BEL) Team Giant–Alpecin s.t.
10  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
General classification after Stage 3[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Astana 8h 21' 01"
2  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana s.t.
3  Michele Scarponi (ITA) Astana s.t.
4  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 3"
5  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
6  David De La Cruz (ESP) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
7  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
8  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
9  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
10  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result[4][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data 3h 15' 42"
2  Jempy Drucker (LUX) BMC Racing Team s.t.
3  Patrick Bevin (AUS) Cannondale–Drapac s.t.
4  Danny van Poppel (NED) Team Sky s.t.
5  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
6  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
7  Loïc Vliegen (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
8  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 3"
9  Zico Waeytens (BEL) Team Giant–Alpecin s.t.
10  Karol Domagalski (POL) ONE Pro Cycling s.t.
General classification after Stage 4[4][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 11h 36' 46"
2  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Astana s.t.
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana s.t.
4  Michele Scarponi (ITA) Astana s.t.
5  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
6  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
7  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
8  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
9  David De La Cruz (ESP) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
10  Pieter Serry (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result[1][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 4h 13' 34"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff + 17"
3  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 22"
4  Simon Yates (GBR) Orica–BikeExchange + 24"
5  Igor Antón (ESP) Team Dimension Data + 31"
6  Peter Kennaugh (GBR) Team Sky + 34"
7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 43"
8  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 00"
9  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 1' 03"
10  Matvey Mamykin (RUS) Team Katusha + 1' 16"
General classification after Stage 5[1][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff 15h 50' 50"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 1"
3  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
4  Simon Yates (GBR) Orica–BikeExchange + 4"
5  Peter Kennaugh (GBR) Team Sky + 11"
6  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 16"
7  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 36"
8  Matvey Mamykin (RUS) Team Katusha + 57"
9  Igor Antón (ESP) Team Dimension Data + 1' 04"
10  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
A jersey with a violet design 		Points classification
A jersey with a green design 		Mountains classification
A jersey with a red design 		Young rider classification
A jersey with a white design 		Team classification
1 Danny van Poppel Danny van Poppel Danny van Poppel Martijn Tusveld Jhonatan Restrepo CCC Pro Team
2 Astana Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Qazaqstan Team
3 Danny van Poppel Jochem Hoekstra Matvey Mamykin
4 Nathan Haas Gianni Meersman Jacques Janse van Rensburg
5 Sergio Pardilla Alberto Contador Omar Fraile Movistar Team
Final Alberto Contador Danny van Poppel Omar Fraile Matvey Mamykin Movistar Team

References

  1. ^ a b c "Contador wins Vuelta a Burgos title by one second". cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ ProCyclingStats. "Vuelta a Burgos (2.HC) Startlist". procyclingstats.com.
  3. ^ "Vuelta a Burgos 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2016 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Danny van Poppel takes convincing win in Vuelta a Burgos opener". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Vuelta a Burgos: Astana win team time trial". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Vuelta a Burgos: Danny van Poppel wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Vuelta a Burgos: Haas wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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