2016 Tour of Croatia

Dates19–24 April 2016

Stages6

Distance1,004.8 km (624.4 mi)

Winning time23h 29' 29"

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.

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.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		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)

	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

	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)	Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels	+ 3' 26"
9	Scott Davies (GBR)	WIGGINS	+ 3' 28"
10	Riccardo Zoidl (AUT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 3' 50"

	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)	Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels	24
9	Edward Theuns (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	22
10	Matija Kvasina (CRO)	Synergy Baku	20

Participating teams

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		Synergy Baku
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo	Nicola Boem		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