2016 Tour de Pologne

2016 Tour de Pologne
2016 UCI World Tour, race 19 of 28
Race details
Dates	12–18 July 2016
Stages	7
Distance	1,190 km (739.4 mi)
Winning time	23h 47' 23"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combativity
	Team
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Last updated June 23, 2025

The 2016 Tour de Pologne was the 73rd edition of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It was scheduled from 12 to 18 July as the nineteenth event of the 2016 UCI World Tour ^[1].

Schedule

Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Winner
1	12 July	Radzymin to Warsaw	138 km (86 mi)	Flat stage	Davide Martinelli (ITA)
2	13 July	Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice	128 km (80 mi)	Flat stage	Fernando Gaviria (COL)
3	14 July	Zawiercie to Nowy Sącz	240 km (149 mi)	Intermediate stage	Niccolo Bonifazio (ITA)
4	15 July	Nowy Sącz to Rzeszów	218 km (135 mi)	Hilly stage	Fernando Gaviria (COL)
5	16 July	Wieliczka to Zakopane	225 km (140 mi)	Mountain stage	Tim Wellens (BEL)
6	17 July	Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska	72 km (45 mi)	Mountain stage	Stage cancelled due to weather conditions.
7	18 July	Kraków to Kraków	25 km (16 mi)	Individual time trial	Alex Dowsett (GBR)
Total		1,190 km (739.4 mi)

Participating teams

As the Tour de Pologne is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Along with Team Poland – the Polish national team – six other squads were given wildcard places into the race,^[2]^[3] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton. The number of riders allowed per squad will be eight, therefore the start list will contain a total of 200 riders.

UCI WorldTeams (18/18)

UCI Professional Continental teams

National team

Poland

Stages

Stage 1

12 July 2016 — Radzymin to Warsaw, 138 km (85.7 mi)

Stage 1 Result
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Davide Martinelli (ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	3h 01' 10"
2	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
4	Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
5	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
6	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
7	Kévin Reza (FRA)	FDJ	s.t.
8	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	s.t.
9	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	s.t.
10	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Davide Martinelli (ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	3h 01' 00"
2	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 4"
3	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 6"
4	Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 10"
5	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 10"
6	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 10"
7	Kévin Reza (FRA)	FDJ	+ 10"
8	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	+ 10"
9	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 10"
10	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 10"

Stage 2

13 July 2016 — Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice, 128 km (79.5 mi)

Result of Stage 2
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	3h 19' 30"
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
4	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
5	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
6	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.
7	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM Cycling	s.t.
8	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.
9	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	s.t.
10	Kamil Zieliński (POL)	Poland (national)	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	6h 20' 24"
2	Davide Martinelli (ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 6"
3	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 8"
4	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 14"
5	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 16"
6	Nikias Arndt (GER)	Team Giant–Alpecin	+ 16"
7	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 16"
8	Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)	FDJ	+ 16"
9	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	+ 16"
10	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 16"

Stage 3

14 July 2016 — Zawiercie to Nowy Sącz, 240 km (150 mi)

Result of Stage 3
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	5h 46' 12"
2	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
3	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
4	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM Cycling	s.t.
5	Roman Maikin (RUS)	Gazprom–RusVelo	s.t.
6	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
7	Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
8	Loïc Vliegen (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
9	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
10	Koen de Kort (NED)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	12h 06' 36"
2	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 6"
3	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 8"
4	Moreno Hofland (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 10"
5	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 14"
6	Roman Maikin (RUS)	Gazprom–RusVelo	+ 16"
7	Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)	FDJ	+ 16"
8	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 16"
9	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM Cycling	+ 16"
10	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	+ 16"

Stage 4

15 July 2016 — Nowy Sącz to Rzeszów, 218 km (135 mi)

Result of Stage 4
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	5h 12' 56"
2	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
3	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	s.t.
4	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM Cycling	s.t.
5	Boy van Poppel (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.
6	Zico Waeytens (BEL)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.
7	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	s.t.
8	Enrico Battaglin (ITA)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
9	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
10	Kévin Reza (FRA)	FDJ	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	17h 19' 22"
2	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team Sky	+ 19"
3	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 22"
4	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 25"
5	Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM Cycling	+ 26"
6	Roman Maikin (RUS)	Gazprom–RusVelo	+ 26"
7	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 26"
8	Floris Gerts (NED)	BMC Racing Team	+ 26"
9	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 26"
10	Kamil Zieliński (POL)	Poland (national)	+ 26"

Stage 5

16 July 2016 — Wieliczka to Zakopane, 225 km (140 mi)

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	5h 57' 22"
2	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 3' 48"
3	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 4' 37"
4	Fabio Felline (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 4' 38"
5	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 4' 49"
6	Larry Warbasse (USA)	IAM Cycling	+ 5' 12"
7	Andrey Zeits (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5' 12"
8	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 5' 27"
9	Matvey Mamykin (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 5' 32"
10	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 5' 59"

General classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	23h 16' 53"
2	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 4' 05"
3	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 4' 50"
4	Fabio Felline (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 5' 04"
5	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 5' 12"
6	Andrey Zeits (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5' 29"
7	Larry Warbasse (USA)	IAM Cycling	+ 5' 38"
8	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 5' 44"
9	Dario Cataldo (ITA)	Astana	+ 6' 16"
10	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 6' 25"

Stage 6

17 July 2016 — Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, ~~194 km (121 mi)117 km (73 mi)72 km (45 mi)~~

Stage cancelled due to weather conditions.

Stage 7

18 July 2016 — Kraków to Kraków, 25 km (16 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alex Dowsett (GBR)	Movistar Team	28' 59"
2	Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 22"
3	Primož Roglič (SLO)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 39"
4	Ben Hermans (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 41"
5	Victor Campenaerts (BEL)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 48"
6	Fabio Felline (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 49"
7	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 1' 11"
8	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 1' 13"
9	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Tinkoff	+ 1' 19"
10	Victor de la Parte (ESP)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 1' 21"

General classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	23h 47' 23"
2	Fabio Felline (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 4' 22"
3	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 4' 54"
4	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 5' 06"
5	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 5' 22"
6	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 5' 45"
7	Larry Warbasse (USA)	IAM Cycling	+ 5' 47"
8	Andrey Zeits (KAZ)	Astana	+ 6' 08"
9	Dario Cataldo (ITA)	Astana	+ 6' 20"
10	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale–Drapac	+ 8' 01"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification Żółta koszulka Skandia	Sprinters classification Klasyfikacja sprinterska Hyundai	Mountains classification Klasyfikacja górska Tauron	Most active rider classification Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych	Best Polish rider Najlepszy Polak	Teams classification Klasyfikacja drużynowa
1	Davide Martinelli	Davide Martinelli	Davide Martinelli	Jarosław Marycz	Marc Fournier	Michał Kwiatkowski	Etixx–Quick-Step
2	Fernando Gaviria	Fernando Gaviria	Fernando Gaviria	Jarosław Marycz	Jonas Koch		Team Sky
3	Niccolò Bonifazio		Moreno Hofland	Kamil Gradek
4	Fernando Gaviria		Fernando Gaviria	Alessandro Tonelli
5	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens	Moreno Hofland	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens	Paweł Cieślik	Lotto–Soudal
6	Stage cancelled		Moreno Hofland
7	Alex Dowsett		Alberto Bettiol
Final		Tim Wellens	Alberto Bettiol	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens	Paweł Cieślik	Lotto–Soudal

References

↑ "In 2016 the Tour de Pologne changes dates and duplicates..." tourdepologne.pl. Lang Team. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "TOUR DE POLOGNE 2016: FIRST 5 WILD CARDS ASSIGNED - TDP - Tour De Pologne". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
↑ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO AND ONE PRO CYCLING AT THE TOUR DE POLOGNE - TDP - Tour De Pologne". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
"Nowy Sącz creating cycling history". tourdepologne.pl (in Polish). tourdepologne.pl. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

External links

Official website

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[cal-1] "In 2016 the Tour de Pologne changes dates and duplicates..." tourdepologne.pl. Lang Team. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] "TOUR DE POLOGNE 2016: FIRST 5 WILD CARDS ASSIGNED - TDP - Tour De Pologne". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[3] "GAZPROM-RUSVELO AND ONE PRO CYCLING AT THE TOUR DE POLOGNE - TDP - Tour De Pologne". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[nowysacz-4] "Nowy Sącz creating cycling history". tourdepologne.pl (in Polish). tourdepologne.pl. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

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