2016 Tour of the Basque Country
Route
The route of the 2016 Tour of the Basque Country was generally mountainous, with no stages suited for the sprinters. The first stage included eight categorised climbs, the last of which was 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) from the finish.

2016 Tour of the Basque Country

Section Title: Route
Table Section Text: The route of the 2016 Tour of the Basque Country was generally mountainous, with no stages suited for the sprinters. The first stage included eight categorised climbs, the last of which was 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) from the finish.

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type	Winner

1	4 April	Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein	144 km (89 mi)	Medium-mountain stage	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)

2	5 April	Markina-Xemein to Baranbio-Garrastatxu (Amurrio)	174.2 km (108 mi)	Mountain stage	Mikel Landa (ESP)

3	6 April	Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lesaka	193.5 km (120 mi)	Medium-mountain stage	Steve Cummings (GBR)

4	7 April	Lesaka to Orio	165 km (103 mi)	Medium-mountain stage	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)

5	8 April	Orio to Arrate [fr] (Eibar)	159 km (99 mi)	Mountain stage	Diego Rosa (ITA)

6	9 April	Eibar to Eibar	16.5 km (10 mi)	Individual time trial	Alberto Contador (ESP)

Sentence(s)

On 4 April, the first stage took place over a 144-kilometre (89 mi) course that started in Etxebarria and finish in Markina-Xemein.

final_sentence: On 4 April, the first stage took place over a 144-kilometre (89 mi) course that started in Etxebarria and finish in Markina-Xemein.