2016 Abu Dhabi Tour Explained

2016 Abu Dhabi Tour
Series:	2016 UCI Asia Tour
Date:	20–23 October 2016
Stages:	4
Distance:	555^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	12h 27' 34"
First:	Tanel Kangert
First Nat:	EST
Second:	Nicolas Roche
Second Nat:	IRL
Third:	Diego Ulissi
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	Mark Cavendish
Points Nat:	GBR
Sprints:	Jens Keukeleire
Sprints Nat:	BEL
Youth:	Julien Bernard
Youth Nat:	FRA
Previous:	2015
Next:	2017

The second edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour took place from 20 to 23 October 2016. It was part of the 2016 UCI Asia Tour, ranked as a 2.HC category event.^[2]

Teams

Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.^{[3] [4]}

Route

The race consisted of four stages in the United Arab Emirates.

Stage characteristics and winners^{[5] [6] [7]}

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	20 October	Madinat Zayed to Madinat Zayed	147km (91miles)		Flat stage
2	21 October	Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi	115km (71miles)		Flat stage
3	22 October	Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet	150km (90miles)		Medium mountain stage
4	23 October	Yas Marina Circuit to Yas Marina Circuit	143km (89miles)		Flat stage

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[8] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 7" 5 + 9" 6 + 10" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[9] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 5" 4 + 8" 5 s.t. 6 + 10" 7 s.t. 8 + 14" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[10] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 17" 3 + 33" 4 s.t. 5 + 50" 6 s.t. 7 + 52" 8 + 1' 19" 9 + 1' 28" 10 s.t.

General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 21" 3 + 43" 4 + 1' 00" 5 s.t. 6 + 1' 02" 7 + 1' 29" 8 + 1' 38" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result^[11] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Result

Final general classification^[12] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 21" 3 + 43" 4 + 1' 00" 5 s.t. 6 + 1' 02" 7 + 1' 29" 8 + 1' 38" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

External links

• 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour at ProCyclingStats.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abu Dhabi Tour (WorldTour), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. BikeRaceInfo. 5 March 2019.
2. Web site: Abu Dhabi Tour 2016. cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 October 2016.
3. Web site: 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour. FirstCycling. 5 March 2019.
4. News: Abu Dhabi Tour 2016 - Start List. Cycling News. 5 March 2019.
5. Web site: Abu Dhabi Tour 2016. Cycling News. 5 March 2019.
6. News: 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour - Stages. FirstCycling. 5 March 2019.
7. Web site: 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour (HC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. BikeRaceInfo. 5 March 2019.
8. News: Abu Dhabi Tour: Nizzolo wins stage 1. Cycling News. 20 October 2016. 5 March 2019.
9. News: Abu Dhabi Tour: Cavendish wins stage 2. Cycling News. 21 October 2016. 5 March 2019.
10. News: Kangert wins Abu Dhabi Tour stage 3. Cycling News. Sadhbh. O'Shea. 22 October 2016. 5 March 2019.
11. News: Cavendish wins final stage of Abu Dhabi Tour. Cycling News. 23 October 2016. 5 March 2019.
12. Web site: 2016 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica. FirstCycling. 5 March 2019.