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| Dates | December 13–25, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42h 09' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Vuelta a Costa Rica, the 52nd edition of the Vuelta a Costa Rica, was held from December 13 to 25 December 25, 2016. [1]
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| Dates | December 13–25, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42h 09' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Vuelta a Costa Rica, the 52nd edition of the Vuelta a Costa Rica, was held from December 13 to 25 December 25, 2016. [1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | December 13 | Alajuela to Nicoya | 190 km (120 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Daniel Jara (CRC) |
| 2 | December 14 | Nicoya to Cañas District | 176 km (109 mi) | | Flat stage |  Efrén Santos (MEX) |
| 3 | December 15 | Cañas District to Quesada | 193 km (120 mi) |  | Hilly stage | César Rojas (CRC) |
| 4 | December 16 | Quesada to Guápiles | 114.8 km (71.3 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage | Bryan Salas (CRC) |
| 5 | December 17 | Guápiles to Tucurrique District | 131.2 km (81.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Román Villalobos (CRC) |
| 6 | December 18 | Orosí to Paraíso | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Román Villalobos (CRC) |
| December 19 | Rest day | |||||
| 7 | December 20 | Alajuela to Grecia | 176.2 km (109.5 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas (CRC) |
| 8 | December 21 | San José to San Isidro de El General | 126.8 km (78.8 mi) |  | Mountain stage | Elías Vega (CRC) |
| 9 | December 22 | Dominical to Golfito | 145 km (90 mi) | | Flat stage |  Víctor García (ESP) |
| 10 | December 23 | San Isidro de El General | 175 km (109 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Carlos Becerra (COL) |
| 11 | December 24 | Rivas District to Cot District | 123 km (76 mi) | | Mountain stage | Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas (CRC) |
| 12 | December 25 | Heredia to Heredia | 99.5 km (61.8 mi) | | Flat stage |  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) |
Final general classification [2] [4]
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