# 2016 Abu Dhabi Tour

The second edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour took place from 20 to 23 October 2016. It was part of the 2016 UCI Asia Tour, ranked as a 2.HC category event.

## Teams

Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Giant–Alpecin
* Lampre–Merida
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Team Sky
* Tinkoff
* Trek–Segafredo
* Orica–BikeExchange
UCI Professional Continental teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Wilier Triestina–Southeast
UCI Continental teams
* Minsk Cycling Club
* WIGGINS
* Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai

## Route

The race consisted of four stages in the United Arab Emirates.
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 20 October | Madinat Zayed to Madinat Zayed | 147 km (91 mi) | Flat stage | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| 2 | 21 October | Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi | 115 km (71 mi) | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
| 3 | 22 October | Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet | 150 km (93 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Tanel Kangert (EST) |
| 4 | 23 October | Yas Marina Circuit to Yas Marina Circuit | 143 km (89 mi) | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 3h 15' 59" |
| 2 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 4 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 5 | Christopher Latham (GBR) | WIGGINS | s.t. |
| 6 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 7 | Roman Maikin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 8 | Marco Coledan (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 3h 15' 49" |
| 2 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 4" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | + 6" |
| 4 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 7" |
| 5 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 6 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 10" |
| 7 | Christopher Latham (GBR) | WIGGINS | s.t. |
| 8 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 9 | Roman Maikin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 10 | Marco Coledan (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | 2h 32' 21" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Southeast | s.t. |
| 5 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 | Christopher Latham (GBR) | WIGGINS | s.t. |
| 8 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 9 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | 5h 48' 06" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 4" |
| 3 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 5" |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 8" |
| 5 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | + 10" |
| 7 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 8 | Christopher Latham (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 14" |
| 9 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Tinkoff | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Astana | 3h 31' 31" |
| 2 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sky | + 17" |
| 3 | Mekseb Debesay (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 33" |
| 4 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | s.t. |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 50" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 52" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 19" |
| 9 | Martijn Tusveld (NED) | Rabobank Development Team | + 1' 28" |
| 10 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Astana | 9h 19' 44" |
| 2 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 43" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 6 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Martijn Tusveld (NED) | Rabobank Development Team | + 1' 38" |
| 9 | Winner Anacona (COL) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Tinkoff | s.t. |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | 3h 07' 44" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 5 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 7 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | s.t. |
| 9 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Tinkoff | s.t. |

## Result

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Astana | 12h 27' 34" |
| 2 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 43" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 6 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Martijn Tusveld (NED) | Rabobank Development Team | + 1' 38" |
| 9 | Winner Anacona (COL) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Tinkoff | s.t. |