2016 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
| 2016 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4–8 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 790.5 km (491.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18hr 59' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Azerbaijan in May 2016. The race is the fifth edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages, starting in Baku on 4 May and returning there for the finish on 8 May.
The race was won by Markus Eibegger (Adria Mobil). He finished the race 2 seconds ahead of Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting / Tavira), with Nikita Stalnov (Astana City) third. Eibegger's teammate Daniel Schorn won a stage and the points classification, while Synergy Baku won both the team classification and the mountains classification through Alex Surutkovich. The youth classification was won by Ildar Arslanov (Gazprom–RusVelo).
Schedule[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 4 May | Baku to Sumqayit | 153.5 km (95 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Phil Bauhaus (GER)
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| 2 | 5 May | Baku to İsmayıllı | 186.5 km (116 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Maksym Averin (AZE)
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| 3 | 6 May | Qabala to Qabala | 177.2 km (110 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Matej Mugerli (SLO)
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| 4 | 7 May | Qabala to Pirqulu | 115.3 km (72 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Luca Wackermann (ITA)
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| 5 | 8 May | Baku to Baku (3 lap) | 158 km (98 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Michael Schwarzmann (GER)
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| Total | 790.5 km (491.2 mi) | ||||||
Participating teams[edit]
Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan.[2]
- Synergy Baku
- Alpha Baltic–Maratoni.lv
- Astana City
- Bridgestone–Anchor
- Massi–Kuwait Cycling Project
- Dukla Banská Bystrica
- Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
- Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
- Team Illuminate
- Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners
- Sporting / Tavira
- Terengganu Cycling Team
- Unieuro–Wilier
- Cycling Academy
National team
Classification leadership[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stages 2016". tourdeazerbaidjan.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Teams". Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.