# 2016 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The 2016 Vuelta a España began on 21 August, with Stage 21 scheduled for 11 September. The 2016 edition of the cycle race began with the only team time trial stage of the race, just outside Ourense.

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | Denotes the leader of the combination rider classification |

## Stage 12
### 1 September 2016 — Los Corrales de Buelna – Bilbao, 193.2 km (120.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–BikeExchange | 4h 31' 43" |
| 2 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 4 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 7 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 46h 53' 21" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 54" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 05" |
| 4 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 2' 34" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 3' 08" |
| 6 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 3' 09" |
| 7 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 3' 45" |
| 10 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 56" |

## Stage 13
### 2 September 2016 — Bilbao – Urdax-Dantxarinea, 213.4 km (132.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | 5h 29' 04" |
| 2 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 55" |
| 3 | Sergey Lagutin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 55" |
| 4 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | Tinkoff | + 55" |
| 5 | Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR) | IAM Cycling | + 55" |
| 6 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 55" |
| 7 | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 02" |
| 8 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 04" |
| 9 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | Astana | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 08" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 52h 56' 29" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 54" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 05" |
| 4 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 2' 34" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 3' 08" |
| 6 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 3' 09" |
| 7 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 3' 45" |
| 10 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 56" |

## Stage 14
### 3 September 2016 — Urdax-Dantxarinea – Col d'Aubisque (Gourette), 196.1 km (121.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Gesink (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 5h 43' 24" |
| 2 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | FDJ | + 7" |
| 3 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 9" |
| 4 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 31" |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 39" |
| 6 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 49" |
| 7 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 14" |
| 9 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 1' 14" |
| 10 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 1' 16" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 58h 41' 40" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 54" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 2' 01" |
| 4 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 2' 38" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 3' 28" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 59" |
| 8 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 4' 30" |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 5' 37" |
| 10 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 5' 52" |

## Stage 15
### 4 September 2016 — Sabiñánigo – Aramon Formigal, Sallent de Gállego 118.5 km (73.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 2h 54' 30" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 25" |
| 4 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | FDJ | + 28" |
| 5 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 31" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 34" |
| 7 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 53" |
| 8 | Matvey Mamykin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 59" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 61h 36' 07" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 3' 37" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 02" |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 5' 07" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 6' 12" |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 6' 43" |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 17" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 7' 23" |
| 10 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 7' 39" |

## Stage 16
### 5 September 2016 — Alcañiz – Peñiscola 156.4 km (97.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 21' 18" |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 3 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 4 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 6 | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 7 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 8 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 10 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 64h 56' 27" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 3' 37" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 02" |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 5' 07" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 6' 12" |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 6' 43" |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 17" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 7' 23" |
| 10 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 7' 39" |

## Stage 17
### 7 September 2016 — Castellón – Lluenca, Mas de la Costa 177.5 km (110.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | 4h 34' 38" |
| 2 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 11" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 14" |
| 5 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 16" |
| 6 | José Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 29" |
| 7 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 8 | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 57" |
| 9 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | Lampre–Merida | + 1' 02" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 04" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 69h 35' 32" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 3' 37" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 02" |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 6' 03" |
| 6 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 34" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 8' 12" |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 8' 13" |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 8' 28" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 8' 52" |

## Stage 18
### 8 September 2016 — Requena – Gandia 200.6 km (124.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | 4h 54' 31" |
| 2 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 3 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 5 | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 6 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 | Michael Schwarzmann (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 8 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 10 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 74h 30' 03" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 3' 37" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 02" |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 6' 03" |
| 6 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 34" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | BMC Racing Team | + 8' 12" |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 8' 13" |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 8' 28" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 8' 52" |

## Stage 19
### 9 September 2016 — Xàbia – Calp 37.5 km (23.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 46' 33" |
| 2 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 44" |
| 3 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 1' 24" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 1' 26" |
| 5 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 1' 51" |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 54" |
| 8 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 1' 57" |
| 9 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 58" |
| 10 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 2' 10" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 75h 18' 52" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 21" |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 3' 43" |
| 4 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 4' 54" |
| 5 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 12" |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 7' 32" |
| 7 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 10' 01" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10' 07" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 10' 11" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 11' 14" |

## Stage 20
### 10 September 2016 — Benidorm – Aito de Aitana 193.2 km (120.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 5h 19' 41" |
| 2 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 17" |
| 4 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 40" |
| 5 | Robert Gesink (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 03" |
| 6 | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 28" |
| 7 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 02" |
| 8 | Lilian Calmejane (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 3' 01" |
| 9 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 4' 03" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 80h 42' 36" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 23" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 4' 08" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 21" |
| 5 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 43" |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 8' 33" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 11' 18" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 13' 04" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 13' 17" |
| 10 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 14' 07" |

## Stage 21
### 11 September 2016 — Las Rozas – Madrid 104.1 km (64.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Orica–BikeExchange | 2h 48' 52" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 3 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 5 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 6 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 7 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 10 | Salvatore Puccio (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 83h 31' 28" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 23" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 4' 08" |
| 4 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 4' 21" |
| 5 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 7' 43" |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 8' 33" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 11' 18" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 13' 04" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 13' 17" |
| 10 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 14' 07" |