2016 Tour of Croatia explained

2016 Tour of Croatia
Series:	2016 UCI Europe Tour
Season No:	2
Date:	19–24 April 2016
Stages:	6
Distance:	1004.8
Unit:	km
Time:	23h 29' 29"
Speed:	42.8
First:	Matija Kvasina
First Nat:	CRO
First Color:	red
Second:	Jesper Hansen
Second Nat:	DEN
Third:	Víctor de la Parte
Third Nat:	ESP
Points:	Giacomo Nizzolo
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Riccardo Zoidl
Mountains Nat:	AUT
Mountains Color:	green
Youth:	Domen Novak
Youth Nat:	SLO
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2015
Next:	2017

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was the 2nd edition of the Tour of Croatia cycling stage race. The race started on 19 April in Osijek and ended on 24 April in Zagreb and consisted of six stages. The race is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.1 event.

The race has been won by Synergy Baku Cycling Project's Croatian rider Matija Kvasina,^[1] who took the leader's jersey after winning the fourth stage.^[2] Giacomo Nizzolo claimed the Points classification, Riccardo Zoidl won the Mountains classification, and Domen Novak finished first in the Young Rider classification^[3] Synergy Baku Cycling Project won the Teams classification.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	19 April	Osijek to Varaždin	235.1km (146.1miles)		Flat stage
2	20 April	NP Plitvice Lakes to Split	240km (150miles)		Intermediate stage
3	21 April	Makarska to Šibenik	189.8km (117.9miles)		Hilly stage
4	22 April	Crikvenica to Učka	122.1km (75.9miles)		Mountain stage
5	23 April	Poreč to Umag	40.3km (25miles)		Team time trial
6	24 April	Sveti Martin na Muri to Zagreb	177.5km (110.3miles)		Hilly stage
Total		1004.8km (624.4miles)

Participating teams

Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Croatia.^[5]

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification Crvena majica	Points classification Plava majica	Mountains classification Zelena majica	Young rider classification Bijela majica	Team classification
1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo	Guillaume Boivin	Alexey Kurbatov
2	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Nicola Boem
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo	Giacomo Nizzolo
4	Riccardo Zoidl	Matija Kvasina	Riccardo Zoidl	Domen Novak
5
6	Sondre Holst Enger
Final				Riccardo Zoidl	Domen Novak

Final standings

Denotes the leader of the General classification		Denotes the leader of the Points classification
	Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification		Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 24"
3			+ 32"
4			+ 47"
5			+ 1' 16"
6			+ 1' 47"
7			+ 2' 19"
8			+ 3' 26"
9			+ 3' 28"
10			+ 3' 50"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			70
2			64
3			59
4		Bardiani–CSF	35
5			26
6			25
7			25
8			24
9			22
10			20

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			20
2		Bardiani–CSF	20
3			19
4			15
5			10
6			8
7		Bardiani–CSF	8
8			7
9			6
10			6

Young riders classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 51"
3			+ 3' 14"
4			+ 12' 10"
5			+ 16' 13"
6			+ 16' 26"
7			+ 20' 26"
8			+ 23' 17"

Team classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 4' 15"
3		+ 7' 10"
4		+ 7' 29"
5		+ 9' 56"
6		+ 14' 41"
7		+ 15' 26"
8		+ 15' 45"
9		+ 18' 40"
10		+ 20' 02"

Notes and References

1. News: Matija Kvasina wins the 2016 Tour of Croatia. Tour of Croatia. 24 April 2016. 30 April 2016. English.
2. News: Zoidl takes the 4th stage, Kvasina now leads overall. Tour of Croatia. 22 April 2016. 30 April 2016. English.
3. .Web site: Overall Classifications. Tour of Croatia. 30 April 2016. English.
4. Web site: Stages of 2016 Tour of Croatia. tourofcroatia.com. Croatian. 4 March 2016.
5. Web site: Teams. Tour of Croatia. 1 May 2016.