2016 Vuelta a Andalucía

2016 Vuelta a Andalucía

UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	17–21 February 2016
Stages	5
Distance	694.6 km (431.6 mi)
Winning time	17hr 41' 10"
Results
Winner Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)   Second Tejay van Garderen (USA) (BMC Racing Team)   Third Bauke Mollema (NED) (Trek-Segafredo) Points Ben Swift (GBR) (Team Sky) Mountains Damiano Caruso (ITA) (BMC Racing Team) Sprints Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) (Wanty–Groupe Gobert)

The 62nd edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, also known as the Ruta del Sol, was held in Andalusia, in southern Spain, from 17 to 21 February 2016. Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the event after winning the final mountain-top stage; his fourth overall victory in the Vuelta a Andalucía.

The Vuelta a Andalucía is a road cycling stage race, rated as a 2.1 event of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. Chris Froome, the previous year's champion, did not to defend his title. The race was run over five stages. The first three stages were moderately hilly and won by sprinters; the fourth was an individual time trial; the fifth and final stage had a summit finish atop the climb of Peñas Blancas.

Course

Race summary

Alejandro Valverde won his fourth overall victory in the Vuelta a Andalucía.

The race comprised five stages, increasing in difficulty. The first, relatively flat stage, was won by Daniele Bennati in a sprint in the streets of Seville. The second ended with a third-category climb, followed by a technical descent into Córdoba, won by sprinter Nacer Bouhanni. The third stage featured several climbs, ending with a flat run-in to El Padul, won by Oscar Gatto in the sprint of a select group. The final two stages were decisive in the general classification. The fourth stage, a 21-kilometre (13 mi) individual time trial with a technical opening half and a climb at the finish, was won by Tejay van Garderen. The final stage ended with the climb of Peñas Blancas, a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) climb near Estepona at an average gradient of 8%. Alejandro Valverde, in eight place after the time trial, attacked from afar to overhaul van Garderen and take the overall victory.

Stage schedule

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	17 February	Almonaster la Real to Sevilla	165.2 km (103 mi)		Hilly stage	Daniele Bennati (ITA)
2	18 February	Palomares del Río to Córdoba	186.3 km (116 mi)		Hilly stage	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
3	19 February	Monachil to El Padul	157.9 km (98 mi)		Hilly stage	Oscar Gatto (ITA)
4	20 February	Alhaurín de la Torre	21 km (13 mi)		Individual time trial	Tejay van Garderen (USA)
5	21 February	San Roque to Peñas Blancas	164.2 km (102 mi)		Mountain stage	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

Classifications

Classification Leadership Table

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Sprints Classification	Points Classification	Teams Classification
1	Daniele Bennati	Daniele Bennati	Imanol Estevez	Jérôme Baugnies	Daniele Bennati	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.
2	Nacer Bouhanni	Nacer Bouhanni			Nacer Bouhanni
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5	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde
Final		Alejandro Valverde	Damiano Caruso	Jérôme Baugnies	Ben Swift	BMC Racing Team

Teams

24 teams were invited to take part in the 2016 race. Ten of these were UCI WorldTeams; ten were UCI Professional Continental teams; and four were UCI Continental teams. Each team lined up seven riders - totaling 168 riders.

UCI WorldTeams

• Team Sky
• Tinkoff
• Movistar Team
• Trek–Segafredo
• Lotto–Soudal
• Team Giant–Alpecin
• IAM Cycling
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• BMC Racing Team
• Team Dimension Data

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Direct Énergie
• Cofidis
• CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
• Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour
• Roompot–Oranje Peloton
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert
• Gazprom–RusVelo
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

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Participating teams

• Burgos BH
• Matrix Powertag
• Euskadi Basque Country–Murias
• Stradalli–Bike Aid

External links

• Official website