2016 Vuelta a Burgos

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]

2016 Vuelta a Burgos
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates2 August – 6 August
Stages5
Results
Winner  Alberto Contador (ESP) (Tinkoff)
  Second  Ben Hermans (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
  Third  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
Points  Danny van Poppel (NED) (Team Sky)
Mountains  Omar Fraile (ESP) (Team Dimension Data)
Youth  Matvey Mamykin (RUS) (Team Katusha)
  Team Spain Movistar Team

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
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  2. ProCyclingStats. "Vuelta a Burgos (2.HC) Startlist". procyclingstats.com.
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  4. "2016 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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