# 2016 Tour of Croatia

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was the 2nd edition of the Tour of Croatia cycling stage race. The race started on 19 April in Osijek and ended on 24 April in Zagreb and consisted of six stages. The race is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.1 event.
The race has been won by Synergy Baku Cycling Project's Croatian rider Matija Kvasina, who took the leader's jersey after winning the fourth stage. Giacomo Nizzolo claimed the Points classification, Riccardo Zoidl won the Mountains classification, and Domen Novak finished first in the Young Rider classification Synergy Baku Cycling Project won the Teams classification.

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 19 April | Osijek to Varaždin | 235.1 km (146 mi) | | Flat stage | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| 2 | 20 April | NP Plitvice Lakes to Split | 240 km (149 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
| 3 | 21 April | Makarska to Šibenik | 189.8 km (118 mi) | | Hilly stage | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| 4 | 22 April | Crikvenica to Učka | 122.1 km (76 mi) | | Mountain stage | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) |
| 5 | 23 April | Poreč to Umag | 40.3 km (25 mi) | | Team time trial | Tinkoff |
| 6 | 24 April | Sveti Martin na Muri to Zagreb | 177.5 km (110 mi) | | Hilly stage | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) |
| Total | Total | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) | 1,004.8 km (624.4 mi) |

## Participating teams

Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Croatia.
UCI WorldTeams (18/5)
* Astana
* Team Dimension Data
* IAM Cycling
* Tinkoff
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Bardiani–CSF
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Verva ActiveJet
UCI Continental teams
* Adria Mobil
* Synergy Baku
* Meridiana–Kamen
* Radenska–Ljubljana
* Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Verandas Willems
* WIGGINS
* Cycling Academy

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification Crvena majica | Points classification Plava majica | Mountains classification Zelena majica | Young rider classification Bijela majica | Team classification |
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Giacomo Nizzolo | Giacomo Nizzolo | Guillaume Boivin | Alexey Kurbatov | Synergy Baku |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Nicola Boem | Alexey Kurbatov | Synergy Baku |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Giacomo Nizzolo | Giacomo Nizzolo | Nicola Boem | Alexey Kurbatov | Gazprom–RusVelo |
| 4 | Riccardo Zoidl | Matija Kvasina | Giacomo Nizzolo | Riccardo Zoidl | Domen Novak | Synergy Baku |
| 5 | Tinkoff | Matija Kvasina | Giacomo Nizzolo | Riccardo Zoidl | Domen Novak | Synergy Baku |
| 6 | Sondre Holst Enger | Matija Kvasina | Giacomo Nizzolo | Riccardo Zoidl | Domen Novak | Synergy Baku |
| Final | Final | Matija Kvasina | Giacomo Nizzolo | Riccardo Zoidl | Domen Novak | Synergy Baku |

## Final 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 Young rider classification |

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Synergy Baku | 23h 29' 29" |
| 2 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Tinkoff | + 24" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 32" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 47" |
| 5 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | + 1' 16" |
| 6 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 1' 47" |
| 7 | Kirill Pozdnyakov (RUS) | Synergy Baku | + 2' 19" |
| 8 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 26" |
| 9 | Scott Davies (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 3' 28" |
| 10 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 50" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 70 |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | 64 |
| 3 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Verandas Willems | 59 |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 35 |
| 5 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | IAM Cycling | 26 |
| 6 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | 25 |
| 7 | Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) | Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke | 25 |
| 8 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 24 |
| 9 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 22 |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Synergy Baku | 20 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | 20 |
| 2 | Nicola Boem (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 20 |
| 3 | Artem Ovechkin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 19 |
| 4 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Synergy Baku | 15 |
| 5 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 6 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Tinkoff | 8 |
| 7 | Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin De Mesmaeker (BEL) | Team Novo Nordisk | 7 |
| 9 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | 6 |
| 10 | Scott Davies (GBR) | WIGGINS | 6 |

### Young riders classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 23h 31' 16" |
| 2 | Scott Davies (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 1' 51" |
| 3 | Daniel Pearson (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 3' 14" |
| 4 | Izidor Penko (SLO) | Radenska–Ljubljana | + 12' 10" |
| 5 | Bruno Maltar (CRO) | Radenska–Ljubljana | + 16' 13" |
| 6 | Žiga Ručigaj (SLO) | Radenska–Ljubljana | + 16' 26" |
| 7 | Aydar Zakarin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 20' 26" |
| 8 | Alexey Kurbatov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 23' 17" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Synergy Baku | 68h 55' 59" |
| 2 | Adria Mobil | + 4' 15" |
| 3 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 7' 10" |
| 4 | WIGGINS | + 7' 29" |
| 5 | Tinkoff | + 9' 56" |
| 6 | ONE Pro Cycling | + 14' 41" |
| 7 | Meridiana–Kamen | + 15' 26" |
| 8 | Trek–Segafredo | + 15' 45" |
| 9 | Bardiani–CSF | + 18' 40" |
| 10 | Cycling Academy | + 20' 02" |