| 2016 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan | |
| Series: | 2016 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 4–8 May |
| Stages: | 5 |
| Distance: | 790.5 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 18hr 59' 12" |
| First: | Markus Eibegger |
| First Nat: | AUT |
| First Color: | light blue |
| Second: | Rinaldo Nocentini |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Third: | Nikita Stalnov |
| Third Nat: | KAZ |
| Points: | Daniel Schorn |
| Points Nat: | AUT |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Thomas Lebas |
| Mountains Nat: | FRA |
| Mountains Color: | red |
| Youth: | Ildar Arslanov |
| Youth Nat: | RUS |
| Youth Color: | violet |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
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 . He finished the race 2 seconds ahead of Rinaldo Nocentini, with Nikita Stalnov 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 .
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May | Baku to Sumqayit | 153.5km (95.4miles) | Flat stage | ||||
| 2 | 5 May | Baku to İsmayıllı | 186.5km (115.9miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 3 | 6 May | Qabala to Qabala | 177.2km (110.1miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 4 | 7 May | Qabala to Pirqulu | 115.3km (71.6miles) | Intermediate stage | ||||
| 5 | 8 May | Baku to Baku (3 lap) | 158km (98miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| Total | 790.5km (491.2miles) | |||||||
Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan.[2]