The 2016 Tour of Britain was a nine-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the thirteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 76th British tour in total. The race started on 4 September in Glasgow and finished on 11 September in London.[2] The race was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.
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| Dates | 4–11 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,295.6 km (805.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 31h 30' 45"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team Dimension Data rider Steve Cummings became the first British rider to win the Tour overall since Bradley Wiggins in 2013,[3] as well as improving upon two previous runner-up finishes to win the race for the first time. Cummings finished second on the second stage in Cumbria,[4] and assumed the race lead from Belgium's Julien Vermote (Etixx–Quick-Step) at the summit finish at Haytor,[5] and maintained the yellow jersey over the final two days. Cummings eventually won the race by 26 seconds ahead of Australian rider Rohan Dennis of the BMC Racing Team – who won the circuit race in Bristol on the penultimate day[6] – while the podium was completed by Tom Dumoulin from the Netherlands, riding for Team Giant–Alpecin, 12 seconds behinds Dennis and 38 seconds in arrears of Cummings.[7]
In the race's other classifications, another Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL–Jumbo) won the blue jersey for the points classification on the final stage, taking the lead from Dennis with a second-place finish to Caleb Ewan in London.[8] Groenewegen also won a stage during the race, the longest stage of the Tour, into Builth Wells.[9] Dutchman Jasper Bovenhuis won the green jersey for the sprints classification for An Post–Chain Reaction,[3] having featured in breakaways on the first and last stages of the race. Xandro Meurisse from Belgium, riding for the Wanty–Groupe Gobert team as a stagiaire, won the black jersey for the mountains classification, as well as finishing seventh overall in the general classification.[3] With two riders in the top ten overall – Nicolas Roche sixth and Ben Swift eighth – Team Sky won the teams classification,[10] while Germany's André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal), who won the opening stage into Castle Douglas, was named as the Tour's most combative rider.
For the first time since 2006, no rider won more than one stage. As well as the victories recorded by Greipel, Vermote, Groenewegen, Dennis and Ewan; Team Sky pair Ian Stannard and Wout Poels, Cannondale–Drapac's Jack Bauer and Etixx–Quick-Step rider Tony Martin took stage wins.
Teams
The twenty-one teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain are:[2]
| UCI WorldTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Schedule
Summarize
Perspective
The route for the race was announced in February 2016.[11]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 1 | 4 September | Glasgow to Castle Douglas | 161.6 km (100 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  André Greipel (GER) | [12] |
| 2 | 5 September | Carlisle to Kendal | 188.2 km (117 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Julien Vermote (BEL) | [13] |
| 3 | 6 September | Congleton to Tatton Park | 179.4 km (111 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Ian Stannard (GBR) | [14] |
| 4 | 7 September | Denbigh to Builth Wells | 218 km (135 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | [15] |
| 5 | 8 September | Aberdare to Bath | 194.5 km (121 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Jack Bauer (NZL) | [16] |
| 6 | 9 September | Sidmouth to Haytor | 149.9 km (93 mi) | | Hilly stage | Wout Poels (NED) | [17] |
| 7a | 10 September | Bristol | 14.2 km (9 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Tony Martin (GER) | [18] |
| 7b | Bristol | 90.6 km (56 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Rohan Dennis (AUS) | [19] | |
| 8 | 11 September | London | 99.2 km (62 mi) | | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | [3] |
| Total | 1,295.6 km (805 mi) | ||||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 4 September 2016 — Glasgow to Castle Douglas, 161.6 km (100 mi)[20]
Stage 1 result[20]
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General classification after Stage 1[20]
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Stage 2
Stage 3
- 6 September 2016 — Congleton to Tatton Park, 179.4 km (111 mi)[22]
Stage 3 result[22]
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General classification after Stage 3[22]
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Stage 4
- 7 September 2016 — Denbigh to Builth Wells, 218 km (135 mi)[23]
Stage 4 result[23]
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General classification after Stage 4[23]
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Stage 5
Stage 5 result[24]
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General classification after Stage 5[24]
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Stage 6
Stage 6 result[25]
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General classification after Stage 6[25]
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Stage 7a
- 10 September 2016 — Bristol, 14.2 km (9 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[26]
Stage 7a result[26]
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General classification after Stage 7a[26]
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Stage 7b
- 10 September 2016 — Bristol, 90.6 km (56 mi)[27]
Stage 7b result[27]
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General classification after Stage 7b[27]
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Stage 8
- 11 September 2016 — London, 99.2 km (62 mi)[1]
Stage 8 result[1]
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Final General classification[1]
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Team classification | Combativity |
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| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Peter Williams | Jasper Bovenhuis | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | Tom Moses |
| 2 | Julien Vermote | Julien Vermote | Julien Vermote | Xandro Meurisse | André Greipel | Etixx–Quick-Step | Nicolas Roche |
| 3 | Ian Stannard | Ramon Sinkeldam | Ian Stannard | ||||
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen | Julien Vermote | Jasper Bovenhuis | Alessandro Tonelli | |||
| 5 | Jack Bauer | Daniel McLay | Jack Bauer | ||||
| 6 | Wout Poels | Steve Cummings | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | Jasper Bovenhuis | |||
| 7a | Tony Martin | Tom Dumoulin | Team Sky | not awarded | |||
| 7b | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | André Greipel | ||||
| 8 | Caleb Ewan | Dylan Groenewegen | Taylor Phinney | ||||
| Final | Steve Cummings | Dylan Groenewegen | Xandro Meurisse | Jasper Bovenhuis | Team Sky | André Greipel | |
Final standings
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification[28] |  |
Denotes the leader of the points classification[28] |
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification[28] |  |
Denotes the leader of the sprints classification[28] |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Cummings (GBR)  |
Team Dimension Data | 31h 30' 45" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
BMC Racing Team | + 26" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
Team Giant–Alpecin | + 38" |
| 4 |  Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) |
Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 21" |
| 6 |  Nicolas Roche (IRL) |
Team Sky | + 1' 26" |
| 7 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL)  |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 48" |
| 8 | Ben Swift (GBR) |
Team Sky | + 1' 52" |
| 9 | Julien Vermote (BEL) |
Etixx–Quick-Step | + 2' 12" |
| 10 |  Jacopo Mosca (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 32" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)  |
LottoNL–Jumbo | 53 |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
BMC Racing Team | 47 |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
Orica–BikeExchange | 41 |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
Team Giant–Alpecin | 41 |
| 5 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
Lotto–Soudal | 39 |
| 6 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) |
Cannondale–Drapac | 39 |
| 7 | Daniel McLay (GBR) |
Great Britain | 38 |
| 8 | Boy van Poppel (NED) |
Trek–Segafredo | 37 |
| 9 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF | 36 |
| 10 | Steve Cummings (GBR) |
Team Dimension Data | 35 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 60 |
| 2 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) |
Team Sky | 42 |
| 3 |  Miguel Ángel Benito (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 27 |
| 4 | Kristian House (GBR) |
ONE Pro Cycling | 26 |
| 5 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) |
NFTO | 25 |
| 6 | Ian Stannard (GBR) |
Team Sky | 21 |
| 7 | Peter Williams (GBR) |
ONE Pro Cycling | 20 |
| 8 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
BMC Racing Team | 20 |
| 9 | Wout Poels (NED) |
Team Sky | 17 |
| 10 | Jacopo Mosca (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 17 |
Sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Bovenhuis (NED)  |
An Post–Chain Reaction | 24 |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) |
Lotto–Soudal | 12 |
| 3 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) |
NFTO | 10 |
| 4 | Matt Cronshaw (GBR) |
Madison Genesis | 6 |
| 5 | Peter Williams (GBR) |
ONE Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Benito (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 6 |
| 7 | Conor Dunne (IRL) |
JLT–Condor | 6 |
| 8 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
Lotto–Soudal | 5 |
| 9 | Erick Rowsell (GBR) |
Madison Genesis | 5 |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) |
Movistar Team | 5 |
Best British classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Cummings |
Team Dimension Data | 31h 30' 45" |
| 2 | Ben Swift | Team Sky | + 1' 52" |
| 3 | Mark Christian | WIGGINS | + 4' 02" |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Great Britain | + 5' 23" |
| 5 | Erick Rowsell | Madison Genesis | + 5' 41" |
| 6 | Steven Lampier | JLT–Condor | + 7' 05" |
| 7 | Edmund Bradbury | NFTO | + 9' 32" |
| 8 | Russell Downing | JLT–Condor | + 9' 54" |
| 9 | Tom Stewart | Madison Genesis | + 18' 29" |
| 10 | Alistair Slater | JLT–Condor | + 19' 55" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sky | 94h 43' 33" |
| 2 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 2' 15" |
| 4 | Cannondale–Drapac | + 9' 17" |
| 5 | BMC Racing Team | + 15' 49" |
| 6 | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 19' 00" |
| 7 | JLT–Condor | + 21' 39" |
| 8 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 21' 59" |
| 9 | Bardiani–CSF | + 24' 04" |
| 10 | Movistar Team | + 26' 04" |
Steve Cummings
(GC winner and best British rider)
Dylan Groenewegen (Points winner)
Jasper Bovenhuis (Sprints winner)
Xandro Meurisse
(King of the Mountains)
Team Sky
(Winning team)
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References
External links
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