2016 Tour of Croatia

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2016 Tour of Croatia
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates19–24 April 2016
Stages6
Distance1,004.8 km (624.4 mi)
Winning time23h 29' 29"
Results
Jersey red.svg WinnerFlag of Croatia.svg  Matija Kvasina  (CRO) (Synergy Baku)
  SecondFlag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Hansen  (DEN) (Tinkoff)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Víctor de la Parte  (ESP) (CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice)

Jersey blue.svg PointsFlag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Jersey green.svg MountainsFlag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT) (Trek–Segafredo)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Slovenia.svg  Domen Novak  (SLO) (Adria Mobil)
  Team Synergy Baku
  2015
2017  

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was the 2nd edition of the Tour of Croatia cycling stage race. The race started on 19 April in Osijek and ended on 24 April in Zagreb and consisted of six stages. The race is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.1 event.

Contents

The race has been won by Synergy Baku Cycling Project's Croatian rider Matija Kvasina, [1] who took the leader's jersey after winning the fourth stage. [2] Giacomo Nizzolo claimed the Points classification, Riccardo Zoidl won the Mountains classification, and Domen Novak finished first in the Young Rider classification [3] Synergy Baku Cycling Project won the Teams classification.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
1 19 April Osijek to Varaždin 235.1 km (146 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA)
2 20 April NP Plitvice Lakes to Split 240 km (149 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgIntermediate stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR)
3 21 April Makarska to Šibenik 189.8 km (118 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA)
4 22 April Crikvenica to Učka 122.1 km (76 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT)
5 23 April Poreč to Umag 40.3 km (25 mi)Time Trial.svg Team time trial   Tinkoff
6 24 April Sveti Martin na Muri to Zagreb 177.5 km (110 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Norway.svg  Sondre Holst Enger  (NOR)
Total1,004.8 km (624.4 mi)

Participating teams

Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Croatia. [5]

UCI WorldTeams (18/5)

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey red.svg
Crvena majica
Points classification
MaillotCyan.PNG
Plava majica
Mountains classification
Jersey green 2.svg
Zelena majica
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Bijela majica
Team classification
1 Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo Guillaume Boivin Alexey Kurbatov Synergy Baku
2 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Nicola Boem
3 Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo Gazprom–RusVelo
4 Riccardo Zoidl Matija Kvasina Riccardo Zoidl Domen Novak Synergy Baku
5 Tinkoff
6 Sondre Holst Enger
Final Matija Kvasina Giacomo Nizzolo Riccardo Zoidl Domen Novak Synergy Baku

Final standings

Legend
Jersey red.svgDenotes the leader of the General classificationMaillotCyan.PNGDenotes the leader of the Points classification
Jersey green.svgDenotes the leader of the Mountains classificationJersey white.svgDenotes the leader of the Young rider classification

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Matija Kvasina  (CRO)Jersey red.svg Synergy Baku 23h 29' 29"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Hansen  (DEN) Tinkoff + 24"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Víctor de la Parte  (ESP) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 32"
4Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Großschartner  (AUT) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 47"
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Radoslav Rogina  (CRO) Adria Mobil + 1' 16"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Domen Novak  (SLO)Jersey white.svg Adria Mobil + 1' 47"
7Flag of Russia.svg  Kirill Pozdnyakov  (RUS) Synergy Baku + 2' 19"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Markus Eibegger  (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 3' 26"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Scott Davies  (GBR) WIGGINS + 3' 28"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT)Jersey green.svg Trek–Segafredo + 3' 50"

Mountains classification

RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT)Jersey green.svg Trek–Segafredo 20
2Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Boem  (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 20
3Flag of Russia.svg  Artem Ovechkin  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 19
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Matija Kvasina  (CRO)Jersey red.svg Synergy Baku 15
5Flag of Spain.svg  Víctor de la Parte  (ESP) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 10
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Hansen  (DEN) Tinkoff 8
7Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Tonelli  (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 8
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kevin De Mesmaeker  (BEL) Team Novo Nordisk 7
9Flag of Croatia.svg  Radoslav Rogina  (CRO) Adria Mobil 6
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Scott Davies  (GBR) WIGGINS 6

Young riders classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Domen Novak  (SLO)Jersey white.svg Adria Mobil 23h 31' 16"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Scott Davies  (GBR) WIGGINS + 1' 51"
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel Pearson  (GBR) WIGGINS + 3' 14"
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Izidor Penko  (SLO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 12' 10"
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Bruno Maltar  (CRO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 16' 13"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Žiga Ručigaj  (SLO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 16' 26"
7Flag of Russia.svg  Aydar Zakarin  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 20' 26"
8Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Kurbatov  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 23' 17"

Team classification

TeamTime
1 Synergy Baku 68h 55' 59"
2 Adria Mobil + 4' 15"
3 CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 7' 10"
4 WIGGINS + 7' 29"
5 Tinkoff + 9' 56"
6 ONE Pro Cycling + 14' 41"
7 Meridiana–Kamen + 15' 26"
8 Trek–Segafredo + 15' 45"
9 Bardiani–CSF + 18' 40"
10 Cycling Academy + 20' 02"

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