2016 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
Cycling race
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Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2016 is the 31st edition of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place between May 13 till May 18, 2016 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stages and the total length is 1005 km. In 31st stage of the tour 21 teams from four continents participate.[1] For the first time in the history of Tour of Azerbaijan a cycling team from United States, Team Illuminate, participated in the tournament.[2]
Dates13–18 May 2016
Stages6
Distance1,004.6 km (624.2 mi)
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Stage 6 of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 13–18 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,004.6 km (624.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
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Participant teams
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Stages of the Tour
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 1 [3] | 13 May | Tabriz | Urmia | 162.4 km |  Connor McCutcheon (USA)  |
 Samad Pourseyedi (IRN) |
Ahad Kazemi (IRN) |
| 2 [4] | 14 May | Urmia | Aras Free Zone in Jolfa | 209.4 km |  Peter Koning (NED) |
Arvin Goodarzi (IRN) |
Ahad Kazemi (IRN) |
| 3 [5] | 15 May | Jolfa | Tabriz | 139.9 km | Derk Abel Beckeringh (NED) |
 Edwin Avila (COL) |
 Oleg Zemlyakov (KAZ) |
| 4 [6] | 16 May | Tabriz | Sarein | 192.2 km | Samad Pourseyedi (IRN)  |
Rahim Emami (IRN) |
Hamid Pourhashem (IRN) |
| 5 | 17 May | Sareyn | Sahand Ski Resort | 180.7 km | Ghader Mizbani (IRN) |
Arvin Ghoudarzi (IRN) |
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRN) |
| 6 | 18 May | Tabriz | Tabriz | 114 km | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) |
 Jon Aberasturi (ESP) |
 Artem Tesler (UKR) |
Final standing
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRN) |
Tabriz Shahrdari Team | 24h 7' 46" |
| 2 | Ahad Kazemi (IRN) |
Tabriz Shahrdari Team | 1:45 |
| 3 | Rahim Emami (IRN) |
Pishgaman–Giant | 2:22 |
| 4 | Arvin Moazemi (IRN) |
Pishgaman–Giant | 2:28 |
| 5 | Peter Koning (NED) |
Drapac Professional Cycling | 3:18 |
| 6 | Ghader Mizbani (IRN) |
Tabriz Shahrdari Team | 3:19 |
| 7 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) |
Vino 4ever SKO | 5:02 |
| 8 | Connor McCutcheon (USA) |
Team Illuminate | 6:08 |
| 9 |  Stefan Schumacher (GER) |
Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling | 6:38 |
| 10 | Amir Kolahdozhagh (IRN) |
Pishgaman–Giant | 7:09 |