2016 Dubai Tour Explained

2016 Dubai Tour
Series:UCI Asia Tour
Date:3–6 February 2016
Stages:4
Distance:671
Unit:km
Time:14h 46' 54"
Speed:45.4
First:Marcel Kittel
First Nat:GER
First Color:blue
Second:Giacomo Nizzolo
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Juan José Lobato
Third Nat:ESP
Points:Marcel Kittel
Points Nat:GER
Points Color:red
Youth:Soufiane Haddi
Youth Nat:MAR
Youth Color:white
Sprints:Marcin Białobłocki
Sprints Nat:POL
Sprints Color:green
Team Color:yellow
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Dubai Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Dubai between 3 and 6 February 2016. It was the third edition of the Dubai Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Asia Tour.

The race was made up of four stages. Three of these were suited for sprinters, with the third stage ending with an uphill finish to the Hatta Dam. The defending champion was Mark Cavendish, who won the 2015 Dubai Tour for but was riding for his new team, .[1]

Marcel Kittel won the first stage to take the lead of the race. Elia Viviani won the second stage and took over the race lead. The Hatta Dam stage was won by Juan José Lobato, with Giacomo Nizzolo (taking the overall lead of the race. Kittel won the final stage and, with the help of bonus seconds, took the overall victory. Nizzolo was second, with Lobato third.

Teams

Sixteen teams were invited to take part in the race. Ten of these were UCI WorldTeams; there were also three UCI Professional Continental teams and three UCI Continental teams. There were a maximum of eight riders per team; since not every team brought their full quota of riders, 123 riders were entered in the startlist.[2]

Stages

Stage schedule[3]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
13 FebruaryDubai–Fujairah179km (111miles)Flat stage
24 FebruaryDubai–Palm Jumeirah188km (117miles)Flat stage
35 FebruaryDubai–Hatta Dam172km (107miles)Hilly stage
46 FebruaryDubai–Burj Khalifa132km (82miles)Flat stage

Stage 1

3 February 2016 – Dubai–Fujairah, 179km (111miles)

Stage 2

4 February – Dubai–Palm Jumeirah (188km (117miles))

Stage 3

5 February – Dubai–Hatta Dam, 172km (107miles)

Stage 4

6 February – Dubai–Burj Khalifa, 132km (82miles)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Sprint classification
Young rider classification
1Marcel KittelMarcel KittelMarcel KittelSoufiane HaddiSoufiane Haddi
2Elia VivianiElia VivianiElia VivianiMarcin Białobłocki
3Juan José LobatoGiacomo NizzoloGiacomo Nizzolo
4Marcel KittelMarcel KittelMarcel Kittel
FinalSoufiane Haddi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dubai Tour - General Classification (preview). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Dubai Tour - General Classification (startlist). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Dubai Tour — General Classification (stages). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2015.