2016 Tirreno–Adriatico| 2016 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 28 | 
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| Dates | 9–15 March 2016 | 
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| Stages | 7 | 
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| Distance | 850.8 km (528.7 mi) | 
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The 51st edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the 2016 UCI World Tour.[1] Due to the cancellation of stage 5, the race was run over six stages, covering a total distance of 850.8 km (529 mi).[2][N 1]
Route
The route for the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced in December 2015 in Camaiore, where the race starts.[3] The first stage is a 22.7-kilometre (14.1 mi) team time trial on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting classics riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring sprinters. The fifth stage is the queen stage of the race: it features five categorised climbs, finishing with the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) ascent of Monte San Vicino. The sixth stage again suits sprinters. The race finishes in San Benedetto del Tronto for the fiftieth consecutive year with a 10.1-kilometre (6.3 mi) individual time trial to decide the final standings.[3]
Participating teams
As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race.[5] Five other teams were given wild cards to enter the race.[6] All teams sent the allowed number of riders, eight, totaling 184 riders.[7][8]
UCI Professional Continental teams
 
Stages
Stage 1
9 March 2016 – Lido di Camaiore, 22.7 km (14.1 mi) (TTT)
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 10 March 2016 — Camaiore to Pomarance, 207 km (128.6 mi)
 
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 11 March 2016 — Castelnuovo Val di Cecina to Montalto di Castro, 176 km (109.4 mi)
 
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 12 March 2016 — Montalto di Castro to Foligno, 222 km (137.9 mi)
 
| Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 13 March 2016 — Foligno to Monte San Vicino, 178 km (110.6 mi)
 
Stage cancelled due to snow.
Stage 6
- 14 March 2016 — Castelraimondo to Cepagatti, 210 km (130.5 mi)
 
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 15 March 2016 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.1 km (6.3 mi)
 
| Stage 7 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership table
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled as 1,019.8 km (634 mi), the distance was scaled back to 850.8 km (529 mi) after the cancellation of stage 5.
 
 
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