2016 in men's road cycling

2016 in men's road cycling is about the 2016 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

UCI World Ranking

Main article: UCI World Ranking

In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing.

Current Top 10

UCI World Rankings (Individual), as of 1 May 2016[1]
Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff 2215 1 Steady
2  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 1420.25 16 Increase14
3  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Trek–Segafredo 1417 2 Decrease1
4  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FDJ 1386 12 Increase8
5  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 1338 3 Decrease2
6  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff 1317 4 Decrease2
7  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 1294 6 Decrease1
8  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) LottoNL–Jumbo 1130 5 Decrease3
9  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Team Katusha 1085 19 Increase10
10  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 1050 7 Decrease3

Change since previous week's rankings
U23 rider

UCI World Rankings (Nations), as of 1 May 2016
Rank Nation Points Prev Move
1  France 5865 2 Increase1
2  Belgium 5623 1 Decrease1
3  Spain 5412 3 Steady
4  Italy 4865.75 4 Steady
5  Australia 4437.5 5 Steady
6  Great Britain 3741 6 Steady
7  Colombia 3727.75 8 Increase1
8  Netherlands 3565 7 Decrease1
9   Switzerland 3036 9 Steady
10  Norway 2648 11 Increase1

World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 9 to 16 October 2016.

Events at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
World Championship Team Time Trial October 9
World Championship Time Trial October 12
World Championship Road Race October 16

Olympic Games

Road cycling events at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Race Date Winner Second Third
International Olympic Committee Men's Road race August 6
International Olympic Committee Men's Time trial August 10

Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2016 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Italy Giro d'Italia May 6 – 29
France Tour de France July 2 – 24
Spain Vuelta a España August 20 – September 11

UCI tours

Tour Individual champion Individual champion's team Team champion Nations champion
World Tour
UCI Africa Tour
UCI America Tour
UCI Asia Tour
UCI Europe Tour
UCI Oceania Tour  Sean Lake (AUS) Avanti IsoWhey Sports Avanti IsoWhey Sports

UCI World Tour

Main article: 2016 UCI World Tour
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Tour Down Under 19–24 January  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Richie Porte (AUS)  Sergio Henao (COL) [2]
France Paris–Nice 6–13 March  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Richie Porte (AUS) [3]
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico 9–15 March  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Bob Jungels (LUX) [4]
Italy Milan–San Remo 19 March  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Ben Swift (GBR)  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) [5]
Spain Volta a Catalunya 21–27 March  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Dan Martin (IRL) [6]
Belgium E3 Harelbeke 25 March  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Ian Stannard (GBR) [7]
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 27 March  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) [8]
Belgium Tour of Flanders 3 April  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) [9]
Spain Tour of the Basque Country 4–9 April  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Sergio Henao (COL)  Nairo Quintana (COL) [10]
France Paris–Roubaix 10 April  Mathew Hayman (AUS)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Ian Stannard (GBR) [11]
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race 17 April  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) [12]
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne 20 April  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Dan Martin (IRL) [13]
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège 24 April  Wout Poels (NED)  Michael Albasini (SUI)  Rui Costa (POR) [14]
Switzerland Tour de Romandie 26 April – 1 May  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Jon Izagirre (ESP) [15]
France Critérium du Dauphiné 5–12 June
Switzerland Tour de Suisse 11–19 June
Poland Tour de Pologne 12–18 July
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián 30 July
Germany Hamburg Cyclassics[16] 21 August
France GP Ouest-France 28 August
Canada GP de Québec 9 September
Canada GP de Montréal 11 September
Belgium/Netherlands Eneco Tour 19–25 September
Italy Il Lombardia 1 October

2.HC Category

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
United Arab Emirates Dubai Tour February 3 – 6  Marcel Kittel (GER)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Juan José Lobato (ESP) [17]
Qatar Tour of Qatar February 8 – 12  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [18]
Oman Tour of Oman February 16 – 21  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) [19]
Malaysia Tour de Langkawi February 24 – March 2  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)  Daniel Jaramillo (COL)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [20]
France Critérium International March 26 – 27  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Pierre Latour (FRA)  Sam Oomen (NED) [21]
Belgium Three Days of De Panne March 29 – 31  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) [22]
Italy Giro del Trentino April 19 – 22  Mikel Landa (ESP)  Tanel Kangert (EST)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) [23]
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey April 24 – May 1  José Gonçalves (POR)  David Arroyo (ESP)  Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) [24]
France Four Days of Dunkirk May 4 – 8
United States Tour of California May 15 – 22
Norway Tour of Norway May 18 – 22
Belgium Tour of Belgium May 25 – 29
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg June 1 – 5
Austria Österreich Rundfahrt July 3 – 10
China Tour of Qinghai Lake July 17 – 30
Belgium Tour de Wallonie July 23 – 27
Denmark Danmark Rundt July 27 – 31
United States Tour of Utah August 1 – 7
Spain Vuelta a Burgos August 2 – 6
Norway Arctic Race of Norway August 10 – 14
United Kingdom Tour of Britain September 4 – 11
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Tour October 20 – 23

1.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race January 31  Peter Kennaugh (GBR)  Leigh Howard (AUS)  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) [25]
Italy Trofeo Laigueglia February 14  Andrea Fedi (ITA)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Grega Bole (SLO) [26]
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 27  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) [27]
Belgium Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne February 28  Jasper Stuyven (BEL)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) [28]
Switzerland Gran Premio di Lugano February 28  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) [29]
Italy Strade Bianche March 5  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) [30]
Belgium Nokere Koerse March 16  Timothy Dupont (BEL)  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) [31]
Belgium Dwars door Vlaanderen March 23  Jens Debusschere (BEL)  Bryan Coquard (FRA)  Edward Theuns (BEL) [32]
Belgium Scheldeprijs April 6  Marcel Kittel (GER)  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  André Greipel (GER) [33]
Belgium Brabantse Pijl April 13  Petr Vakoč (CZE)  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)  Tony Gallopin (FRA) [34]
France Grand Prix de Denain April 14  Daniel McLay (GBR)  Thomas Boudat (FRA)  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) [35]
Germany Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop May 1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Sam Bennett (IRL) [36]
Switzerland Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau June 9
United Kingdom London–Surrey Classic July 31
Belgium Brussels Cycling Classic September 3
France Grand Prix de Fourmies September 4
Belgium GP Impanis–Van Petegem September 17
Italy Giro dell'Emilia September 24
Italy Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli September 25
Italy Tre Valli Varesine September 27
Italy Milano–Torino September 28
Italy Giro del Piemonte September 29
Germany Münsterland Giro October 3
France Paris–Tours October 9
Japan Japan Cup October 23

Championships

Continental Championships

Championships Race Date Winner Second Third
Morocco African Championships Road race February 26  Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI)  Youcef Reguigui (ALG)  Mekseb Debesay (ERI)
Individual time trial February 24  Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR)  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH)  Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)
Team time trial February 22  Eritrea  Algeria  Morocco
Japan Asian Championships Road race January 24  Cheung King Lok (HKG)  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)  Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN)
Individual time trial January 21  Cheung King Lok (HKG)  Choe Hyeong-min (KOR)  Alireza Haghi (IRI)
Venezuela Pan American Championships Road race May 29
Individual time trial May 26
FranceMonaco European Championships Road race September 18
Individual time trial September 15
Australia Oceanian Championships Road race March 5  Sean Lake (AUS)  Brendan Canty (AUS)  Mark O'Brien (AUS)
Individual time trial March 3  Sean Lake (AUS)  Joseph Cooper (NZL)  Benjamin Dyball (AUS)

National Championships

UCI Teams

UCI WorldTeams

2016 UCI WorldTeams[37]
Code Official Team Name Licence holder Country Groupset Bicycles
ALM AG2R La Mondiale (2016 season) EUSRL France Cyclisme  France SRAM Focus
AST Astana (2016 season) Abacanto SA  Kazakhstan Campagnolo Specialized
BMC BMC Racing Team (2016 season) Continuum Sports LLC  United States Shimano BMC
CPT Cannondale (2016 season) Slipstream Sports, LLC  United States Shimano Cannondale
DDD Team Dimension Data (2016 season)  South Africa Shimano Cervélo
EQS Etixx–Quick-Step (2016 season) Esperanza bvba  Belgium Shimano Specialized
FDJ FDJ (2016 season) Société de Gestion de L'Echappée  France Shimano Lapierre
IAM IAM Cycling (2016 season)   Switzerland Shimano Scott
LAM Lampre–Merida (2016 season) CGS Cycling Team AG  Italy Shimano Merida
LTS Lotto–Soudal (2016 season) Belgian Cycling Company sa  Belgium Campagnolo Ridley
MOV Movistar Team (2016 season) Abarca Sports S.L.  Spain Campagnolo Canyon
OGE Orica–GreenEDGE (2016 season) GreenEdge Cycling  Australia Shimano Scott
TGA Giant–Alpecin (2016 season) SMS Cycling B.V.  Germany Shimano Giant
KAT Team Katusha (2016 season) Katusha Management SA  Russia Shimano Canyon
TLJ LottoNL–Jumbo (2016 season) Rabo Wielerploegen  Netherlands Shimano Bianchi
SKY Team Sky (2016 season) Tour Racing Limited  Great Britain Shimano Pinarello
TNK Tinkoff (2016 season) Tinkoff Sport  Russia Shimano Specialized
TFR Trek–Segafredo (2016 season) Trek Bicycle Corporation  United States Shimano Trek

UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

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