# 2016 Vuelta a Burgos

The 2016 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 2 August to 6 August 2016. It was the 38th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and forms part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of five stages including a team time trial. Alberto Contador of Tinkoff won the race.

## Teams

A total of 21 teams with 8 riders each will race in the 2016 Vuelta a Burgos: 13 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams.
World Tour teams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Team Dimension Data
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* FDJ
* Movistar Team
* Team Giant–Alpecin
* Team Katusha
* Team Sky
* Tinkoff
* Cannondale–Drapac
* Orica–BikeExchange
Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Continental teams
* Burgos BH
* Euskadi Basque Country–Murias

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 2 August | Sasamón to Melgar de Fernamental | 158 km (98 mi) | Flat stage | Danny van Poppel (NED) |
| 2 | 3 August | Burgos | 10.72 km (6.66 mi) | Team Time Trial | Astana Pro Team |
| 3 | 4 August | Valle de Sedano to Villarcayo | 198 km (123 mi) | Flat stage | Danny van Poppel (NED) |
| 4 | 5 August | Aranda de Duero to Lerma | 145 km (90 mi) | Flat stage | Nathan Haas (AUS) |
| 5 | 6 August | Caleruega to Lagunas de Neila | 163 km (101 mi) | Mountain stage | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Team Sky | 3h 32' 04" |
| 2 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Wouter Wippert (NED) | Cannondale–Drapac | s.t. |
| 5 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 6 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 8 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 9 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 10 | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 13' 10" |
| 2 | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 5 | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 6 | Orica–BikeExchange | + 10" |
| 7 | Team Katusha | + 11" |
| 8 | Tinkoff | + 13" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 14" |
| 10 | FDJ | + 16" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Astana | 3h 45' 14" |
| 2 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 6 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 8 | David De La Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Team Sky | 4h 35' 47" |
| 2 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 5 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 6 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Orica–BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 9 | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Astana | 8h 21' 01" |
| 2 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 5 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | David De La Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 8 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Team Dimension Data | 3h 15' 42" |
| 2 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (AUS) | Cannondale–Drapac | s.t. |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 3" |
| 9 | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Team Giant–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | Karol Domagalski (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 11h 36' 46" |
| 2 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3" |
| 6 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | David De La Cruz (ESP) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 10 | Pieter Serry (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 4h 13' 34" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | + 17" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 22" |
| 4 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 24" |
| 5 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Team Dimension Data | + 31" |
| 6 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 34" |
| 7 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 43" |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 00" |
| 9 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 1' 03" |
| 10 | Matvey Mamykin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 16" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff | 15h 50' 50" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 4 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–BikeExchange | + 4" |
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 11" |
| 6 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 36" |
| 8 | Matvey Mamykin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 57" |
| 9 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Team Dimension Data | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Danny van Poppel | Danny van Poppel | Danny van Poppel | Martijn Tusveld | Jhonatan Restrepo | CCC Pro Team |
| 2 | Astana | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Danny van Poppel | Martijn Tusveld | Jhonatan Restrepo | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Danny van Poppel | Jochem Hoekstra | Matvey Mamykin | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| 4 | Nathan Haas | Gianni Meersman | Danny van Poppel | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | Matvey Mamykin | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| 5 | Sergio Pardilla | Alberto Contador | Danny van Poppel | Omar Fraile | Matvey Mamykin | Movistar Team |
| Final | Final | Alberto Contador | Danny van Poppel | Omar Fraile | Matvey Mamykin | Movistar Team |