2016 in road cycling |
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List of men's road bicycle races |
List of women's road bicycle races |
2016 in men's road cycling is about the 2016 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing.
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The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 9 to 16 October 2016.
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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World Championship Team Time Trial | October 9 | Etixx–Quick-Step | BMC Racing Team | Orica–BikeExchange | [2] |
World Championship Time Trial | October 12 | Tony Martin (GER) | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | [3] |
World Championship Road Race | October 16 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | [4] |
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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Men's road race | August 6 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Rafał Majka (POL) | [5] |
Men's time trial | August 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Chris Froome (GBR) | [6] |
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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Giro d'Italia | May 6–29 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | [7] |
Tour de France | July 2–24 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | [8] |
Vuelta a España | August 20 – September 11 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Chris Froome (GBR) | Esteban Chaves (COL) | [9] |
Tour | Individual champion | Team champion | Nations champion |
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World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK)(Tinkoff) | Movistar Team | Spain |
UCI Africa Tour | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)(Sharjah Team) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | Eritrea |
UCI America Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)(BMC Racing Team) | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team | Colombia |
UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR)(Team Dimension Data) | Pishgaman–Giant | Iran |
UCI Europe Tour | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL)(Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | Belgium |
UCI Oceania Tour | Sean Lake (AUS)(Avanti IsoWhey Sports) | Avanti IsoWhey Sports | Australia |
Championships | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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African Championships Morocco | Road race | February 26 | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | [82] |
Individual time trial | February 24 | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) | [83] | |
Team time trial | February 22 | Eritrea | Algeria | Morocco | [84] | |
Pan American Championships Venezuela | Road race | May 22 | Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) | [85] |
Individual time trial | May 19 | Walter Vargas (COL) | Laureano Rosas (ARG) | Cristian Serrano (COL) | [86] | |
Asian Championships Japan | Road race | January 24 | Cheung King Lok (HKG) | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) | [87] |
Individual time trial | January 21 | Cheung King Lok (HKG) | Choe Hyeong-min (KOR) | Alireza Haghi (IRI) | [88] | |
European Championships France | Road race | September 18 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | [89] |
Individual time trial | September 15 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Moreno Moser (ITA) | [90] | |
Oceanian Championships Australia | Road race | March 5 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Mark O'Brien (AUS) | [91] |
Individual time trial | March 3 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Benjamin Dyball (AUS) | [92] |
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