# 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

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

### Year-end ranking
## 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 |
| World Championship Team Time Trial | October 9 | Etixx–Quick-Step | BMC Racing Team | Orica–BikeExchange |
| World Championship Time Trial | October 12 | Tony Martin (GER) | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) |
| World Championship Road Race | October 16 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Tom Boonen (BEL) |

## Olympic Games

Road cycling events at the 2016 Summer Olympics :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
| Men's road race | August 6 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Rafał Majka (POL) | |
| Men's time trial | August 10 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Chris Froome (GBR) | |

## Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2016 season :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Giro d'Italia | May 6–29 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Tour de France | July 2–24 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
| Vuelta a España | August 20 – September 11 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Chris Froome (GBR) | Esteban Chaves (COL) |

## UCI tours

| Tour | Individual champion | Team champion | Nations champion |
| World Tour | Peter Sagan (SVK) (Tinkoff) | Movistar Team | Spain |
| UCI Africa Tour | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) (Sharjah Team) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | Eritrea |
| UCI America Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team) | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team | Colombia |
| UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Dimension Data) | Pishgaman–Giant | Iran |
| UCI Europe Tour | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | Belgium |
| UCI Oceania Tour | Sean Lake (AUS) (Avanti IsoWhey Sports) | Avanti IsoWhey Sports | Australia |

## UCI World Tour

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Tour Down Under | 19–24 January | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Richie Porte (AUS) | Sergio Henao (COL) |
| Paris–Nice | 6–13 March | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Richie Porte (AUS) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 9–15 March | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bob Jungels (LUX) |
| Milan–San Remo | 19 March | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Ben Swift (GBR) | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) |
| Volta a Catalunya | 21–27 March | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| E3 Harelbeke | 25 March | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Ian Stannard (GBR) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 27 March | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) |
| Tour of Flanders | 3 April | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 4–9 April | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Sergio Henao (COL) | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
| Paris–Roubaix | 10 April | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Ian Stannard (GBR) |
| Amstel Gold Race | 17 April | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 20 April | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 24 April | Wout Poels (NED) | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Rui Costa (POR) |
| Tour de Romandie | 26 April – 1 May | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Jon Izagirre (ESP) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 5–12 June | Chris Froome (GBR) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| Tour de Suisse | 11–19 June | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Warren Barguil (FRA) |
| Tour de Pologne | 12–18 July | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 30 July | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | 21 August | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| GP Ouest-France | 28 August | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| GP de Québec | 9 September | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Anthony Roux (FRA) |
| GP de Montréal | 11 September | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) |
| / Eneco Tour | 19–25 September | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| Il Lombardia | 1 October | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |

## 2.HC Category

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Dubai Tour | February 3–6 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Juan José Lobato (ESP) |
| Tour of Qatar | February 8–12 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Tour of Oman | February 16–21 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| Tour de Langkawi | February 24 – March 2 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
| Critérium International | March 26–27 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Pierre Latour (FRA) | Sam Oomen (NED) |
| Three Days of De Panne | March 29–31 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |
| Giro del Trentino | April 19–22 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| Presidential Tour of Turkey | April 24 – May 1 | José Gonçalves (POR) | David Arroyo (ESP) | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) |
| Four Days of Dunkirk | May 4–8 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
| Tour of California | May 15–22 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Brent Bookwalter (USA) |
| Tour of Norway | May 18–22 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) |
| Tour of Belgium | May 25–29 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) |
| Tour de Luxembourg | June 1–5 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Alex Kirsch (LUX) |
| Tour of Qinghai Lake | July 17–30 | Sergiy Lagkuti (UKR) | Matej Mugerli (SLO) | Vitaliy Buts (UKR) |
| Tour de Wallonie | July 23–27 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) |
| Danmark Rundt | July 27–31 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) |
| Tour of Utah | August 1–7 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Adrien Costa (USA) | Andrew Talansky (USA) |
| Vuelta a Burgos | August 2–6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) |
| Arctic Race of Norway | August 10–14 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Stef Clement (NED) | Oscar Gatto (ITA) |
| Tour of Britain | September 4–11 | Stephen Cummings (GBR) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| Abu Dhabi Tour | October 20–23 | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) |
| Tour of Hainan | October 22–30 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Matej Mohorič (SLO) |

## 1.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | January 31 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Leigh Howard (AUS) | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| Trofeo Laigueglia | February 14 | Andrea Fedi (ITA) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Grega Bole (SLO) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | February 27 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | February 28 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| Gran Premio di Lugano | February 28 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) |
| Strade Bianche | March 5 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
| Nokere Koerse | March 16 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | March 23 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Edward Theuns (BEL) |
| Scheldeprijs | April 6 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | André Greipel (GER) |
| Brabantse Pijl | April 13 | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
| Grand Prix de Denain | April 14 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |
| Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop | May 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau | June 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | David Tanner (AUS) |
| London–Surrey Classic | July 31 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| Brussels Cycling Classic | September 3 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| Grand Prix de Fourmies | September 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| GP Impanis–Van Petegem | September 17 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
| Giro dell'Emilia | September 24 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | September 25 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) |
| Tre Valli Varesine | September 27 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) |
| Milano–Torino | September 28 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Michael Woods (CAN) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| Giro del Piemonte | September 29 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
| Münsterland Giro | October 3 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Roy Jans (BEL) | Pascal Ackermann (GER) |
| Paris–Tours | October 9 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) |
| Japan Cup | October 23 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Robert Power (AUS) |

## Championships
### Continental Championships

| Championships | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| African Championships Morocco | Road race | February 26 | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) |
| African Championships Morocco | Individual time trial | February 24 | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI) |
| African Championships Morocco | Team time trial | February 22 | Eritrea | Algeria | Morocco |
| Pan American Championships Venezuela | Road race | May 22 | Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) |
| Pan American Championships Venezuela | Individual time trial | May 19 | Walter Vargas (COL) | Laureano Rosas (ARG) | Cristian Serrano (COL) |
| Asian Championships Japan | Road race | January 24 | Cheung King Lok (HKG) | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) |
| Asian Championships Japan | Individual time trial | January 21 | Cheung King Lok (HKG) | Choe Hyeong-min (KOR) | Alireza Haghi (IRI) |
| European Championships France | Road race | September 18 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) |
| European Championships France | Individual time trial | September 15 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Moreno Moser (ITA) |
| Oceanian Championships Australia | Road race | March 5 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Mark O'Brien (AUS) |
| Oceanian Championships Australia | Individual time trial | March 3 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Benjamin Dyball (AUS) |

### National Championships
## UCI Teams
### UCI WorldTeams

2016 UCI WorldTeams viewtalkedit :
| 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–Drapac (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–BikeExchange (2016 season) | GreenEdge Cycling | Australia | Shimano | Scott |
| TGA | Team Giant–Alpecin (2016 season) | SMS Cycling B.V. | Germany | Shimano | Giant |
| KAT | Team Katusha (2016 season) | Katusha Management SA | Russia | SRAM | 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 |