The 11th edition of the Tour of California is a multi-dayhighwayracing cycle on the state ofCalifornia in the United States . The race was held from 15 to 22 May 2016 as part of the UCI 2016 American Tour . The victory was won by the French cyclist Julian Alaphillip from the Etixx-Quick Step team. [one]
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Members
An invitation to the race from the organizers took 10 teams of the UCI WorldTeam category. Also invited were 3 pro continental teams and 5 continental ones . [2] Each team could consist of no more than 8 cyclists. At the start of the competition went all 144 athletes. 131 riders reached the finish line.
WorldTeams (10)
Tinkoff
Etixx-quick step
Sky
Dimension Data
Katusha
BMC racing
Cannondale
Trek-segafredo
Giant-alpecin
LottoNL-Jumbo
Professional Continental Teams (3)
Direct Γnergie
United health
Novo Nordisk
Continental Teams (5)
Team wiggins
Axon-hagens berman
Jelly belly-maxxis
Holowesko-Citadel-Hincapie Sportswear
Rally cycling
Route
The race route was introduced on January 28, 2016. It included 8 stages with a total length of 1253.8 kilometers. [3]
The winner of the mountain stage was the American Ben King from Cannondale . He, as well as Will Bart ( Axeon β Hagens Berman ), Evan Huffman ( Rally Cycling ) and Sindre Lunke ( Team Giant-Alpecin ) were selected to break the day, which gained a significant advantage over the peloton , reaching in the middle distance to 7 minutes. 30 seconds At the finish of the stage ahead were King and Huffman, who managed to play the sprint, not being overtaken by the peloton. The strongest was King, who also got the yellow jersey of the race leader. [four]
The 23-year-old French cyclist Julien Alaphillip from the Etixx-Quick Step team won the most difficult stage of the race. Having attacked from the group of generals on the final ascent, he managed to bypass the riders who had previously fought off and finished solo, beating ahead of the second Peter Stettin ( Trek-Segafredo ) for 15 seconds. Third, 25 seconds after Alafilippe, George Bennet ( Team Lotto NL-Jumbo ) came to the finish line. In the same order they were placed in the intermediate general classification. [five]
The stage victor was the Latvian cyclist Tom Skuins from Cannondale . He was selected in the numerous gap of the day, in which, at the end of the distance, apart from him remained Adam De Vos ( Rally Cycling ) and Javier Zandio ( Team Sky ). After the late attack of the Latvian, only De Vos sat behind him, Zandio fell behind. In a sprint duel with Canadian Skujins, he emerged the winner. [6]
The best time in the individual start showed Australian Roan Dennis from the BMC Racing Team . It covered the course of 20.3 km in 24 minutes. 16 seconds with an average speed of 50.19 km / h. This allowed him to climb to second place overall. Julien Alaphillip ( Etixx-Quick Step ) retained the lead in the race, showing the 8th time. [7]
At the Tour of California 2016 five different T-shirts were played. The leader of the general classification , which was calculated by summing up the time of each rider, shown at each of the stages, was awarded a yellow jersey. In addition, this classification took into account temporary bonuses for the finish in the first three places at all stages, except stage 6 ( individual race ): 10 seconds for the first place, 6 for the second and 4 for the third, as well as intermediate finishes: 3 seconds for the first place, 2 for the second and 1 for the third. The racer with the lowest total time became the winner of the general classification and the entire race.
The leader of the sprint classification wore a green jersey. The place in this classification was determined by the points accumulated by the rider for the finish in the top-10 at all stages, except for stage 6 and for the first three positions at the intermediate finishes.
Points in the sprint classification
A place
one
2
3
four
five
6
7
eight
9
ten
Stage finish
15
12
9
7
6
five
four
3
2
one
The gap. the finish
3
2
one
A white shirt with red polka dots was awarded to the leader of the mountain classification , which was calculated on the basis of the sum of points awarded to the rider for crossing the top of the categorical ascents among the first. Each rise in the race, depending on its complexity, was awarded the category: highest, first, second or third. The higher the category of rise, the more points on it played out and more riders had the opportunity to get them.
Mountain classification points
A place
one
2
3
four
five
6
7
eight
Top category
15
13
eleven
9
eight
7
6
five
Category 1
eight
7
6
five
3
-
Category 2
five
four
3
one
-
Category 3
3
2
one
-
The leader of the youth classification was awarded a white shirt. This classification was calculated as well as the general one, but only between riders younger than 23 years old.
After each stage, a blue t-shirt was marked by a racer who, according to the race jury, βbest demonstrated the character of those who fight cancer / heart diseasesβ (the most attacking, active, and stubborn) in accordance with the T-shirt sponsors.
There was also a team classification in which the position of the teams was determined by the total time shown by the three best riders of each team at each of the stages. The team with the lowest total time after the last stage became the winner of the classification. [eight]
USA
Julian Alaphillip ( Etixx-Quick Step )
Roan Dennis ( BMC Racing )
Peter Sagan ( Tinkoff )
