# 2016 Presidential Tour of Turkey

The 2016 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place in Turkey between 24 April and 1 May 2016. It was the 52nd edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included eight stages; seven of these were moderately hilly, while Stage 6 ended with a summit finish at Elmalı. The defending champion was Lampre–Merida's Kristijan Đurasek.

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 24 April | Istanbul to Istanbul | 129.2 km (80.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) |
| 2 | 25 April | Cappadocia to Cappadocia | 154.1 km (95.8 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 3 | 26 April | Aksaray to Konya | 158.9 km (98.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | André Greipel (GER) |
| 4 | 27 April | Seydişehir to Alanya | 187 km (116.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
| 5 | 28 April | Alanya to Kemer | 189.3 km (117.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) |
| 6 | 29 April | Kumluca to Elmalı | 116.9 km (72.6 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jaime Rosón (ESP) |
| 7 | 30 April | Fethiye to Marmaris | 128.6 km (79.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
| 8 | 1 May | Marmaris to Selçuk | 201.7 km (125.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) |
| Total | Total | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) | 1,265.7 km (786.5 mi) |

## Participating teams

Fifteen (15) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
UCI WorldTeams (18/2)
* Lampre–Merida
* Lotto–Soudal
UCI Professional Continental teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Team Roth
* Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Verva ActiveJet
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Southeast–Venezuela
UCI Continental teams
* Astana City
* Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
* Unieuro–Wilier
* Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
* Torku Şekerspor

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification turkuaz mayo | Mountains classification kırmızı mayo | Turkish Beauties classification beyaz mayo | Points classification yeşil mayo | Team classification |
| 1 | Przemysław Niemiec | Przemysław Niemiec | Rémy Di Gregorio | Lluís Mas | Przemysław Niemiec | Lampre–Merida |
| 2 | Pello Bilbao | Przemysław Niemiec | Rémy Di Gregorio | Lluís Mas | José Gonçalves | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 3 | André Greipel | Pello Bilbao | Rémy Di Gregorio | Lluís Mas | José Gonçalves | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 4 | Sacha Modolo | Pello Bilbao | Rémy Di Gregorio | Lluís Mas | José Gonçalves | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 5 | Jakub Mareczko | Pello Bilbao | Rémy Di Gregorio | Lluís Mas | Alberto Cecchin | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 6 | Jaime Rosón | José Gonçalves | Przemysław Niemiec | Lluís Mas | Alberto Cecchin | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 7 | Sacha Modolo | José Gonçalves | Przemysław Niemiec | Lluís Mas | Manuel Belletti | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 8 | Jakub Mareczko | José Gonçalves | Przemysław Niemiec | Lluís Mas | Manuel Belletti | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Final | Final | José Gonçalves (cyclist) | Przemysław Niemiec | Lluís Mas | Manuel Belletti | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Turkish Beauties classification | Denotes the leader of the Best Sprinter classification |

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Gonçalves (POR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 32h 31' 35" |
| 2 | David Arroyo (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 18" |
| 3 | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Astana City | + 56" |
| 4 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 13" |
| 5 | Adam Hansen (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 46" |
| 6 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 6' 46" |
| 7 | Stig Broeckx (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9' 22" |
| 8 | Gert Dockx (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 12' 46" |
| 9 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 12' 58" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | + 13' 08" |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Lampre–Merida | 21 |
| 2 | Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) | Lampre–Merida | 16 |
| 3 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 15 |
| 4 | Peter Schulting (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 14 |
| 5 | Paweł Cieślik (POL) | Verva ActiveJet | 13 |
| 6 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 12 |
| 7 | Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) | Torku Şekerspor | 11 |
| 8 | Muhammet Atalay (TUR) | Torku Şekerspor | 10 |
| 9 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 10 | Nicolas Baldo (FRA) | Team Roth | 7 |

### Turkish Beauties classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 10 |
| 2 | Paweł Cieślik (POL) | Verva ActiveJet | 8 |
| 3 | Peter Schulting (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 6 |
| 4 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5 |
| 5 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5 |
| 6 | Muhammet Atalay (TUR) | Torku Şekerspor | 5 |
| 7 | Alessandro Malaguti (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | 4 |
| 8 | Stig Broeckx (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 3 |
| 9 | Sven van Luijk (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 3 |
| 10 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 3 |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Southeast–Venezuela | 62 |
| 2 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 56 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | 54 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Stępniak (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 47 |
| 5 | Marco Zanotti (ITA) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 46 |
| 6 | Alberto Cecchin (ITA) | Team Roth | 45 |
| 7 | José Gonçalves (POR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 44 |
| 8 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Southeast–Venezuela | 41 |
| 9 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Lampre–Merida | 41 |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | 36 |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 97h 37' 28" |
| 2 | Lotto–Soudal | + 15' 47" |
| 3 | Lampre–Merida | + 37' 22" |
| 4 | Astana City | + 44' 54" |
| 5 | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 45' 29" |
| 6 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1h 00' 45" |
| 7 | Unieuro–Wilier | + 1h 01' 08" |
| 8 | Team Roth | + 1h 10' 36" |
| 9 | Verva ActiveJet | + 1h 14' 14" |
| 10 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1h 18' 29" |