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2016 Giro d'Italia
2016 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 28
Race details
Dates6 May – 29 May 2016[1]
Stages21
Distance3,383 km (2,102 mi)
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The 2016 Giro d'Italia will be 99th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro will start in Apeldoorn on 6 May with an 9.8 km (6 mi) individual time trial, and continue with two other stages in the Netherlands, both between Nijmegen and Arnhem. Then, after a rest day, there will be 18 further stages to reach the finish on 29 May. These stages are principally in Italy, although two stages take place partly in France.[1]

Route and stages

Vineyards in the Chianti region, location of the 40.4-kilometre (25.1 mi) individual time trial on Stage 9

Details about the start of the Giro were unveiled on 26 June 2015. It was confirmed the Netherlands would hold its third [Grande Partenza] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (Big Start) of the Giro, having previously hosted the opening stages of the 2002 and 2010 editions. The stages in the Netherlands will include an individual time trial on the opening day, followed by two road stages suitable for sprinters; to allow for the long transfer, there will be a rest day after the third stage.[2] Stage 9, a 40.4-kilometre (25.1 mi) individual time trial, was announced at a press conference in London on 7 September 2015[3] and the mountainous Stage 13 was confirmed at a press conference on 21 September 2015.[4] The remainder of the route was unveiled by the race director, Mauro Vegni, on 5 October 2015.[5] After the three stages in the Netherlands, the race moves to Calabria in the south of Italy. The route generally takes the riders north, frequently visiting the Apennines, with stages in the mountains of Friuli and the Dolomites coming later in the race. The final and most difficult part of the Giro comes in the final week, with stages in the Alps.[6]

After a series of moderately hilly stages, the first summit finish comes at the end of Stage 6.[7] It is followed by two more hilly stages, the second of which includes a sterrato (dirt) climb in the final 25 kilometres (16 mi).[5] The ninth stage is expected to be one of the most important for deciding the overall winner of the race: it is a 40.4-kilometre (25.1 mi) individual time trial through the Chianti region. The second rest day followed the time trial.[8] After the rest day, Stage 10 includes the second summit finish of the race – although it was only a third-category climb – which came at the end of a very hilly second half of the stage.[5] After two fairly flat stages, the race again enters the mountains towards the end of the second week, with the difficult Stage 13 ending with two mountains shortly before the finish in Cividale del Friuli. The second weekend takes place in the Dolomites: Stage 14 includes six major climbs, while Stage 15 is a 10.8-kilometre (6.7 mi) mountain time trial to Alpe di Siusi. After the final rest day, the third week of the Giro begins with a rolling stage that includes a climb in the final 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), then two more fairly flat days.[5][6] Stages 19 and 20 again take the riders into the high mountains: Stage 19 finishes on the 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) climb of Risoul in France,[9] then Stage 20 includes three first-category climbs on the way to another summit finish.[10] The final stage takes place over a sprinter-friendly circuit in Turin.[8]

After the start in the Netherlands, three stages leave Italy: Stages 19 and 20 visit France and Stage 18 starts in Switzerland.[6] In comparison with the previous year's race, the race was 98.8 kilometres (61 mi) shorter; it contained one more rest day and two more individual time trials. Unlike the previous edition, there is no team time trial.[11][12]

List of stages[12]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 6 May Apeldoorn 9.8 km (6 mi) Individual time trial  Tom Dumoulin (NED)
2 7 May Arnhem – Nijmegen 190 km (118 mi) Flat stage
3 8 May Nijmegen – Arnhem 189 km (117 mi) Flat stage
9 May Rest day
4 10 May Catanzaro – Praia a Mare 191 km (119 mi) Medium-mountain stage
5 11 May Praia a Mare – Benevento 233 km (145 mi) Hilly stage
6 12 May Ponte – Roccaraso 165 km (103 mi) Medium-mountain stage
7 13 May Sulmona – Foligno 210 km (130 mi) Hilly stage
8 14 May Foligno – Arezzo 169 km (105 mi) Medium-mountain stage
9 15 May Chianti Classico Stage
Radda in Chianti – Greve in Chianti 		40.4 km (25 mi) Individual time trial
16 May Rest day
10 17 May Campi Bisenzio – Sestola 216 km (134 mi) Medium-mountain stage
11 18 May Modena – Asolo 212 km (132 mi) Medium-mountain stage
12 19 May Noale – Bibione 168 km (104 mi) Flat stage
13 20 May Palmanova – Cividale del Friuli 161 km (100 mi) Medium-mountain stage
14 21 May Alpago (Farra) – Corvara (Alta Badia) 210 km (130 mi) Mountain stage
15 22 May Castelrotto/Kastelruth – Alpe di Siusi/Seiseralm 10.8 km (7 mi) Individual time trial
23 May Rest day
16 24 May Bressanone/Brixen – Andalo 133 km (83 mi) Medium-mountain stage
17 25 May Molveno – Cassano d'Adda 196 km (122 mi) Flat stage
18 26 May Switzerland Muggio – Pinerolo 234 km (145 mi) Medium-mountain stage
19 27 May Pinerolo – France Risoul 161 km (100 mi) Mountain stage
20 28 May France Guillestre – Sant'Anna di Vinadio 134 km (83 mi) Mountain stage
21 29 May Cuneo – Torino 150 km (93 mi) Flat stage

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2016 Giro d'Italia

All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race.[13] The first wildcard invitation was secured at the end of the 2015 cycling season by You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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UCI Professional Continental teams

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Pre-race favorites

Pre-race favorites are Vincenzo Nibali, Mikel Landa, Alejandro Valverde, Ilnur Zakarin, Rigoberto Uran, Rafal Majka, Tom Dumoulin, Domenico Pozzovivo, Jakob Fuglsang.[17]

Race overview

Main articles: 2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Tom Dumoulin You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. * {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. * {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. * {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. won the first stage of the race and became the first leader.

The race began with an individual time trial in Apeldoorn. Fabian Cancellara was the favourite, aiming to become the leader of the Giro for the first time in his career, but a stomach bug left him seventh on the stage. Instead, home rider Tom Dumoulin powered through to win, though he had the same time as second placed Primož Roglič. Ultimately, the Dutchman took honours and collected the first Maglia Rosa of the race.

Classification leadership

In the Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys are awarded. The first and most important is the general classification, calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. Riders received time bonuses for finishing in the first three places on each stage (excluding the team time trial and individual time trial). The rider with the lowest cumulative time was awarded the pink jersey (the maglia rosa) and was considered the winner of the Giro d'Italia.[18][19]

Additionally, there was a points classification. Riders won points for finishing in the top 15 on each stage. Flat stages award more points that mountainous stages, meaning that this classification tends to favour sprinters. In addition, points can be won in intermediate sprints. The winner of the points classification won the red jersey.[18][19]

There was also a mountains classification. Points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb towards the front of the race. Each climb will be categorized as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awards more points than the other first-category climbs. At 2,744 metres (9,003 ft), the Cima Coppi for the 2016 Giro d'Italia is the Col Agnel.[20]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1991 were eligible. The winner of the classification was awarded a white jersey.[18]

There were also two classifications for teams. In the Trofeo Fast Team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added up; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.[18]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
A pink jersey 		Points classification
A red jersey 		Mountains classification
A blue jersey 		Young rider classification
A white jersey 		Trofeo Fast Team Trofeo Super Team
1 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin not awarded Tobias Ludvigsson You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Notes
  • In stage 2, Primož Roglič, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because Tom Dumoulin (in first place) wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.

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