2016 in men's road cycling

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2016 in men's road cycling is about the 2016 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

Year-end ranking

In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing.

World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 9 to 16 October 2016.

Events at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
World Championship Team Time Trial October 9 Belgium Etixx–Quick-Step United States BMC Racing Team Australia 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]

Olympic Games

Road cycling events at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
International Olympic Committee Men's road race August 6  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Rafał Majka (POL) [5]
International Olympic Committee Men's time trial August 10  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Tom Dumoulin (NED)  Chris Froome (GBR) [6]

Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2016 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Italy Giro d'Italia May 6–29  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [7]
France Tour de France July 2–24  Chris Froome (GBR)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Nairo Quintana (COL) [8]
Spain Vuelta a España August 20 – September 11  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Chris Froome (GBR)  Esteban Chaves (COL) [9]

UCI tours

Tour Individual champion Team champion Nations champion
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

UCI World Tour

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Tour Down Under 19–24 January  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Richie Porte (AUS)  Sergio Henao (COL) [10]
France Paris–Nice 6–13 March  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Richie Porte (AUS) [11]
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico 9–15 March  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Bob Jungels (LUX) [12]
Italy Milan–San Remo 19 March  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Ben Swift (GBR)  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) [13]
Spain Volta a Catalunya 21–27 March  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Dan Martin (IRL) [14]
Belgium E3 Harelbeke 25 March  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Ian Stannard (GBR) [15]
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 27 March  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) [16]
Belgium Tour of Flanders 3 April  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) [17]
Spain Tour of the Basque Country 4–9 April  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Sergio Henao (COL)  Nairo Quintana (COL) [18]
France Paris–Roubaix 10 April  Mathew Hayman (AUS)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Ian Stannard (GBR) [19]
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race 17 April  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) [20]
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne 20 April  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Dan Martin (IRL) [21]
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège 24 April  Wout Poels (NED)  Michael Albasini (SUI)  Rui Costa (POR) [22]
Switzerland Tour de Romandie 26 April – 1 May  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Jon Izagirre (ESP) [23]
France Critérium du Dauphiné 5–12 June  Chris Froome (GBR)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Dan Martin (IRL) [24]
Switzerland Tour de Suisse 11–19 June  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Jon Izagirre (ESP)  Warren Barguil (FRA) [25]
Poland Tour de Pologne 12–18 July  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Fabio Felline (ITA)  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) [26]
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián 30 July  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Tony Gallopin (FRA)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [27]
Germany Hamburg Cyclassics[28] 21 August  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  John Degenkolb (GER)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) [29]
France GP Ouest-France 28 August  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Alberto Bettiol (ITA)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) [30]
Canada GP de Québec 9 September  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Anthony Roux (FRA) [31]
Canada GP de Montréal 11 September  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Diego Ulissi (ITA) [32]
Belgium/Netherlands Eneco Tour 19–25 September  Niki Terpstra (NED)  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK) [33]
Italy Il Lombardia 1 October  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Diego Rosa (ITA)  Rigoberto Urán (COL) [34]

2.HC Category

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
United Arab Emirates Dubai Tour February 3–6  Marcel Kittel (GER)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Juan José Lobato (ESP) [35]
Qatar Tour of Qatar February 8–12  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [36]
Oman Tour of Oman February 16–21  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) [37]
Malaysia Tour de Langkawi February 24 – March 2  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)  Daniel Jaramillo (COL)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [38]
France Critérium International March 26–27  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Pierre Latour (FRA)  Sam Oomen (NED) [39]
Belgium Three Days of De Panne March 29–31  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) [40]
Italy Giro del Trentino April 19–22  Mikel Landa (ESP)  Tanel Kangert (EST)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) [41]
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey April 24 – May 1  José Gonçalves (POR)  David Arroyo (ESP)  Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) [42]
France Four Days of Dunkirk May 4–8  Bryan Coquard (FRA)  Marco Frapporti (ITA)  Xandro Meurisse (BEL) [43]
United States Tour of California May 15–22  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Brent Bookwalter (USA) [44]
Norway Tour of Norway May 18–22  Pieter Weening (NED)  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) [45]
Belgium Tour of Belgium May 25–29  Dries Devenyns (BEL)  Reto Hollenstein (SUI)  Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) [46]
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg June 1–5  Maurits Lammertink (NED)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Alex Kirsch (LUX) [47]
China Tour of Qinghai Lake July 17–30  Sergiy Lagkuti (UKR)  Matej Mugerli (SLO)  Vitaliy Buts (UKR) [48]
Belgium Tour de Wallonie July 23–27  Dries Devenyns (BEL)  Gianni Meersman (BEL)  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) [49]
Denmark Danmark Rundt July 27–31  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Magnus Cort (DEN)  Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) [50]
United States Tour of Utah August 1–7  Lachlan Morton (AUS)  Adrien Costa (USA)  Andrew Talansky (USA) [51]
Spain Vuelta a Burgos August 2–6  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Ben Hermans (BEL)  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) [52]
Norway Arctic Race of Norway August 10–14  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  Stef Clement (NED)  Oscar Gatto (ITA) [53]
United Kingdom Tour of Britain September 4–11  Stephen Cummings (GBR)  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Tom Dumoulin (NED) [54]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Tour October 20–23  Tanel Kangert (EST)  Nicolas Roche (IRL)  Diego Ulissi (ITA) [55]
China Tour of Hainan October 22–30  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Przemysław Niemiec (POL)  Matej Mohorič (SLO) [56]

1.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race January 31  Peter Kennaugh (GBR)  Leigh Howard (AUS)  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) [57]
Italy Trofeo Laigueglia February 14  Andrea Fedi (ITA)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Grega Bole (SLO) [58]
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 27  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) [59]
Belgium Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne February 28  Jasper Stuyven (BEL)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) [60]
Switzerland Gran Premio di Lugano February 28  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) [61]
Italy Strade Bianche March 5  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) [62]
Belgium Nokere Koerse March 16  Timothy Dupont (BEL)  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) [63]
Belgium Dwars door Vlaanderen March 23  Jens Debusschere (BEL)  Bryan Coquard (FRA)  Edward Theuns (BEL) [64]
Belgium Scheldeprijs April 6  Marcel Kittel (GER)  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  André Greipel (GER) [65]
Belgium Brabantse Pijl April 13  Petr Vakoč (CZE)  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)  Tony Gallopin (FRA) [66]
France Grand Prix de Denain April 14  Daniel McLay (GBR)  Thomas Boudat (FRA)  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) [67]
Germany Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop May 1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Sam Bennett (IRL) [68]
Switzerland Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau June 9  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)  David Tanner (AUS) [69]
United Kingdom London–Surrey Classic July 31  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Mark Renshaw (AUS)  Michael Matthews (AUS) [70]
Belgium Brussels Cycling Classic September 3  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) [71]
France Grand Prix de Fourmies September 4  Marcel Kittel (GER)  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Bryan Coquard (FRA) [72]
Belgium GP Impanis–Van Petegem September 17  Fernando Gaviria (COL)  Timothy Dupont (BEL)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) [73]
Italy Giro dell'Emilia September 24  Esteban Chaves (COL)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Rigoberto Urán (COL) [74]
Italy Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli September 25  Nicola Ruffoni (ITA)  Filippo Pozzato (ITA)  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) [75]
Italy Tre Valli Varesine September 27  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) [76]
Italy Milano–Torino September 28  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Michael Woods (CAN)  Rigoberto Urán (COL) [77]
Italy Giro del Piemonte September 29  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Fernando Gaviria (COL)  Daniele Bennati (ITA) [78]
Germany Münsterland Giro October 3  John Degenkolb (GER)  Roy Jans (BEL)  Pascal Ackermann (GER) [79]
France Paris–Tours October 9  Fernando Gaviria (COL)  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) [80]
Japan Japan Cup October 23  Davide Villella (ITA)  Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)  Robert Power (AUS) [81]

Championships

UCI Teams

References

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