2016 Presidential Tour of Turkey

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

Schedule
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

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

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification
General classification
turkuaz mayo		 Mountains classification
Mountains classification
kırmızı mayo		 Turkish Beauties classification
Turkish Beauties classification
beyaz mayo		 Points classification
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
Legend
Turquoise jersey Denotes the leader of the General classification Red jersey Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
White jersey Denotes the leader of the Turkish Beauties classification Green jersey Denotes the leader of the Best Sprinter classification

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  José Gonçalves (POR) General classification 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) Turkish Beauties classification 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

Rider Team Points
1  Przemysław Niemiec (POL) Mountains classification 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

Turkish Beauties classification

Rider Team Points
1  Lluís Mas (ESP) Turkish Beauties classification 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) Nippo–Vini Fantini 5
5  Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini 5
6  Muhammet Atalay (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 5
7  Alessandro Malaguti (ITA) Unieuro–Wilier 4
8  Stig Broeckx (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 3
9  Sven van Luijk (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 3
10  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 3

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Sprints classification Southeast–Venezuela 62
2  Daniele Colli (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini 56
3  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida 54
4  Grzegorz Stępniak (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 47
5  Marco Zanotti (ITA) Parkhotel Valkenburg
Continental Team		 46
6  Alberto Cecchin (ITA) Team Roth 45
7  José Gonçalves (POR) General classification Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 44
8  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Southeast–Venezuela 41
9  Przemysław Niemiec (POL) Mountains classification 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
  1. "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (preview)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. "Teams". Presidential Tour of Turkey. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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