2016 Tour of Croatia

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.

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
Winner  Matija Kvasina (CRO) (Synergy Baku)
  Second  Jesper Hansen (DEN) (Tinkoff)
  Third  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) (CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice)
Points  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Mountains  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) (Trek–Segafredo)
Youth  Domen Novak (SLO) (Adria Mobil)
  Team Synergy Baku

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]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 19 April Osijek to Varaždin 235.1 km (146 mi) Flat stage  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
2 20 April NP Plitvice Lakes to Split 240 km (149 mi) Intermediate stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
3 21 April Makarska to Šibenik 189.8 km (118 mi) Hilly stage  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
4 22 April Crikvenica to Učka 122.1 km (76 mi) Mountain stage  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT)
5 23 April Poreč to Umag 40.3 km (25 mi) Team time trial  Tinkoff
6 24 April Sveti Martin na Muri to Zagreb 177.5 km (110 mi) Hilly stage  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR)
Total 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi)

Participating teams

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

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification

Crvena majica		 Points classification

Plava majica		 Mountains classification

Zelena majica		 Young rider classification

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
Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Points classification
Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Matija Kvasina (CRO) Synergy Baku 23h 29' 29"
2  Jesper Hansen (DEN) Tinkoff + 24"
3  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 32"
4  Felix Großschartner (AUT) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 47"
5  Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Adria Mobil + 1' 16"
6  Domen Novak (SLO) Adria Mobil + 1' 47"
7  Kirill Pozdnyakov (RUS) Synergy Baku + 2' 19"
8  Markus Eibegger (AUT) Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 3' 26"
9  Scott Davies (GBR) WIGGINS + 3' 28"
10  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Trek–Segafredo + 3' 50"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 70
2  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data 64
3  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Verandas Willems 59
4  Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 35
5  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) IAM Cycling 26
6  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Trek–Segafredo 25
7  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke 25
8  Markus Eibegger (AUT) Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 24
9  Edward Theuns (BEL) Trek–Segafredo 22
10  Matija Kvasina (CRO) Synergy Baku 20

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Trek–Segafredo 20
2  Nicola Boem (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 20
3  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 19
4  Matija Kvasina (CRO) Synergy Baku 15
5  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 10
6  Jesper Hansen (DEN) Tinkoff 8
7  Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 8
8  Kevin De Mesmaeker (BEL) Team Novo Nordisk 7
9  Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Adria Mobil 6
10  Scott Davies (GBR) WIGGINS 6

Young riders classification

Rider Team Time
1  Domen Novak (SLO) Adria Mobil 23h 31' 16"
2  Scott Davies (GBR) WIGGINS + 1' 51"
3  Daniel Pearson (GBR) WIGGINS + 3' 14"
4  Izidor Penko (SLO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 12' 10"
5  Bruno Maltar (CRO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 16' 13"
6  Žiga Ručigaj (SLO) Radenska–Ljubljana + 16' 26"
7  Aydar Zakarin (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 20' 26"
8  Alexey Kurbatov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 23' 17"

Team classification

Team Time
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"

References
  1. "Matija Kvasina wins the 2016 Tour of Croatia". Tour of Croatia. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Zoidl takes the 4th stage, Kvasina now leads overall". Tour of Croatia. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ."Overall Classifications". Tour of Croatia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "Stages of 2016 Tour of Croatia" (in Croatian). tourofcroatia.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "Teams". Tour of Croatia. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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