2016 Tour Down Under
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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.[1] The defending champion was Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team).[2]
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2016 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 19–24 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 781.3 km (485.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 19h 11' 33" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE) 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.