2016 VUELTA A BURGOS

2016 Vuelta a Burgos
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	2 August – 6 August
Stages	5
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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The 2016 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 2 August to 6 August 2016. It was the 38th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and forms part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of five stages including a team time trial. Alberto Contador of Tinkoff won the race.^[1]

Teams

A total of 21 teams with 8 riders each will race in the 2016 Vuelta a Burgos: 13 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams. ^[2]

World Tour teams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	2 August	Sasamón to Melgar de Fernamental	158 km (98 mi)	Flat stage	Danny van Poppel ( NED)
2	3 August	Burgos	10.72 km (6.66 mi)	Team Time Trial	Astana Pro Team
3	4 August	Valle de Sedano to Villarcayo	198 km (123 mi)	Flat stage	Danny van Poppel ( NED)
4	5 August	Aranda de Duero to Lerma	145 km (90 mi)	Flat stage	Nathan Haas ( AUS)
5	6 August	Caleruega to Lagunas de Neila	163 km (101 mi)	Mountain stage	Sergio Pardilla ( ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1^[4]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Danny van Poppel ( NED)	Team Sky	3h 32' 04"
2	Jempy Drucker ( LUX)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
3	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Wouter Wippert ( NED)	Cannondale–Drapac	s.t.
5	Steele Von Hoff ( AUS)	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
6	José Joaquín Rojas ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Nathan Haas ( AUS)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
8	Pieter Vanspeybrouck ( BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
9	Luka Mezgec ( SLO)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
10	Zico Waeytens ( BEL)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[4]^[6]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Astana	13' 10"
2	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 3"
3	Movistar Team	s.t.
4	Team Sky	+ 7"
5	BMC Racing Team	+ 9"
6	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 10"
7	Team Katusha	+ 11"
8	Tinkoff	+ 13"
9	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 14"
10	FDJ	+ 16"

General classification after Stage 2^[4]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitriy Gruzdev ( KAZ)	Astana	3h 45' 14"
2	Dario Cataldo ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
3	Eros Capecchi ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
4	Michele Scarponi ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
5	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 3"
6	José Joaquín Rojas ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
8	David De La Cruz ( ESP)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
9	Gorka Izagirre ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
10	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[4]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Danny van Poppel ( NED)	Team Sky	4h 35' 47"
2	Jempy Drucker ( LUX)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
3	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Pieter Vanspeybrouck ( BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
5	Kristian Sbaragli ( ITA)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
6	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
7	José Joaquín Rojas ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
8	Luka Mezgec ( SLO)	Orica–BikeExchange	s.t.
9	Zico Waeytens ( BEL)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.
10	Ángel Madrazo ( ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3^[4]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitriy Gruzdev ( KAZ)	Astana	8h 21' 01"
2	Dario Cataldo ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
3	Michele Scarponi ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
4	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 3"
5	José Joaquín Rojas ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
6	David De La Cruz ( ESP)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
8	Rubén Fernández ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
9	Gorka Izagirre ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
10	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result^[4]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nathan Haas ( AUS)	Team Dimension Data	3h 15' 42"
2	Jempy Drucker ( LUX)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
3	Patrick Bevin ( AUS)	Cannondale–Drapac	s.t.
4	Danny van Poppel ( NED)	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Alexey Tsatevich ( RUS)	Team Katusha	s.t.
6	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Loïc Vliegen ( BEL)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
8	Eduard-Michael Grosu ( ROM)	Nippo–Vini Fantini	+ 3"
9	Zico Waeytens ( BEL)	Team Giant–Alpecin	s.t.
10	Karol Domagalski ( POL)	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4^[4]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gianni Meersman ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	11h 36' 46"
2	Dmitriy Gruzdev ( KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
3	Dario Cataldo ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
4	Michele Scarponi ( ITA)	Astana	s.t.
5	José Joaquín Rojas ( ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 3"
6	Rubén Fernández ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Gorka Izagirre ( ESP)	Movistar Team	s.t.
8	Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
9	David De La Cruz ( ESP)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.
10	Pieter Serry ( BEL)	Etixx–Quick-Step	s.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result^[1]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sergio Pardilla ( ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	4h 13' 34"
2	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Tinkoff	+ 17"
3	Ben Hermans ( BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 22"
4	Simon Yates ( GBR)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 24"
5	Igor Antón ( ESP)	Team Dimension Data	+ 31"
6	Peter Kennaugh ( GBR)	Team Sky	+ 34"
7	Rubén Fernández ( ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 43"
8	Domenico Pozzovivo ( ITA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1' 00"
9	Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 1' 03"
10	Matvey Mamykin ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 16"

General classification after Stage 5^[1]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Tinkoff	15h 50' 50"
2	Ben Hermans ( BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1"
3	Sergio Pardilla ( ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	s.t.
4	Simon Yates ( GBR)	Orica–BikeExchange	+ 4"
5	Peter Kennaugh ( GBR)	Team Sky	+ 11"
6	Rubén Fernández ( ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 16"
7	Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 36"
8	Matvey Mamykin ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 57"
9	Igor Antón ( ESP)	Team Dimension Data	+ 1' 04"
10	Domenico Pozzovivo ( ITA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Danny van Poppel	Danny van Poppel	Danny van Poppel	Martijn Tusveld	Jhonatan Restrepo	CCC Pro Team
2	Astana	Dmitriy Gruzdev		Martijn Tusveld	Jhonatan Restrepo	Astana Qazaqstan Team
3	Danny van Poppel	Dmitriy Gruzdev		Jochem Hoekstra	Matvey Mamykin
4	Nathan Haas	Gianni Meersman		Jacques Janse van Rensburg
5	Sergio Pardilla	Alberto Contador		Omar Fraile		Movistar Team
Final		Alberto Contador	Danny van Poppel	Omar Fraile	Matvey Mamykin	Movistar Team

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Contador wins Vuelta a Burgos title by one second". cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2016.
^ ProCyclingStats. "Vuelta a Burgos (2.HC) Startlist". procyclingstats.com.
^ "Vuelta a Burgos 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2016 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ "Danny van Poppel takes convincing win in Vuelta a Burgos opener". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Vuelta a Burgos: Astana win team time trial". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Vuelta a Burgos: Danny van Poppel wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Vuelta a Burgos: Haas wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

External links

"Vuelta a Burgos". Vuelta a Burgos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2016.

[CN5-1] "Contador wins Vuelta a Burgos title by one second". cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2016.

[2] ProCyclingStats. "Vuelta a Burgos (2.HC) Startlist". procyclingstats.com.

[3] "Vuelta a Burgos 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[BRI2016-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2016 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[CN1-5] "Danny van Poppel takes convincing win in Vuelta a Burgos opener". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[CN2-6] "Vuelta a Burgos: Astana win team time trial". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[CN3-7] "Vuelta a Burgos: Danny van Poppel wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[CN4-8] "Vuelta a Burgos: Haas wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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