# 2016 Tour of California (women's race)

The 2016 Amgen Tour of California Women's Race (also known as the Amgen Breakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the Tour of California Women's Race cycling stage race. It is scheduled to run from 19 to 22 May 2016, and is part of the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour. It will begin in South Lake Tahoe and finish in Sacramento.

## Schedule

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 19 May | South Lake Tahoe – South Lake Tahoe | 117.0 km (72.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Megan Guarnier (USA) |
| 2 | 20 May | Folsom – Folsom | 20.3 km (12.6 mi) | | Team time trial | TWENTY16–Ridebiker |
| 3 | 21 May | Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa | 111.0 km (69.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 4 | 22 May | Sacramento – Sacramento | 66.0 km (41.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 314.3 km (195.3 mi) | 314.3 km (195.3 mi) | 314.3 km (195.3 mi) | 314.3 km (195.3 mi) | 314.3 km (195.3 mi) |

## Teams

| UCI Women's teams | National teams |
| Bepink Boels–Dolmans Canyon–SRAM Colavita/Bianchi Cylance Pro Cycling Drops Hagens Berman–Supermint Team Hitec Products Podium Ambition Pro Cycling Rabo–Liv Rally Cycling Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank TWENTY16–Ridebiker UnitedHealthcare Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling Weber Shimano Ladies Power Wiggle High5 | United States of America |
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## Results
### Stage 1
#### 19 May 2016 – South Lake Tahoe – South Lake Tahoe, 117.0 km (72.7 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 05' 09" |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 4" |
| 3 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 10" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | + 10" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 10" |
| 6 | Rossella Ratto (ITA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 16" |
| 7 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 16" |
| 8 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Rabo–Liv | + 18" |
| 9 | Tayler Wiles (USA) | United States (national team) | + 18" |
| 10 | Katie Hall (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 18" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 04' 57" |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 10" |
| 3 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 18" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | + 22" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 22" |
| 6 | Rossella Ratto (ITA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 28" |
| 7 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 28" |
| 8 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Rabo–Liv | + 30" |
| 9 | Tayler Wiles (USA) | United States (national team) | + 30" |
| 10 | Katie Hall (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 30" |

### Stage 2
#### 20 May 2016 – Folsom – Folsom: TTT, 20.3 km (12.6 mi)

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | 27' 33" |
| 2 | Boels–Dolmans | + 6" |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare | + 25" |
| 4 | Rabo–Liv | + 34" |
| 5 | Canyon–SRAM | + 36" |
| 6 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 55" |
| 7 | Wiggle High5 | + 58" |
| 8 | Team Hitec Products | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Podium Ambition Pro Cycling | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Colavita/Bianchi | + 1' 55" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 32' 36" |
| 2 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 12" |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | + 22" |
| 4 | Leah Thomas (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 44" |
| 5 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 47" |
| 6 | Katie Hall (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 49" |
| 7 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 50" |
| 8 | Chloé Dygert (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 53" |
| 9 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Rabo–Liv | + 58" |
| 10 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 1' 02" |

### Stage 3
#### 21 May 2016 – Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa, 111.0 km (69.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 2h 51' 52" |
| 2 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| 4 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | s.t. |
| 5 | Brianna Walle (USA) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | s.t. |
| 6 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Canyon–SRAM | s.t. |
| 7 | Heather Fischer (USA) | Rally Cycling | s.t. |
| 8 | Chloé Dygert (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | s.t. |
| 9 | Lauren Stephens (USA) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | s.t. |
| 10 | Danielle King (GB) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 6h 25' 24" |
| 2 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 15" |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | + 25" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 43" |
| 5 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 44" |
| 6 | Leah Thomas (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 47" |
| 7 | Katie Hall (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 52" |
| 8 | Chloé Dygert (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | + 56" |
| 9 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Rabo–Liv | + 1' 06" |

### Stage 4
#### 22 May 2016 – Sacramento – Sacramento, 66.0 km (41.0 mi)
## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Youth classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Most courageous | Team classification |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier | Megan Guarnier | Rosella Ratto | Megan Guarnier | Megan Guarnier | Sarah Storey | Wiggle High5 |
| 2 (TTT) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | Megan Guarnier | Chloé Dygert | Megan Guarnier | Megan Guarnier | not awarded | TWENTY16–Ridebiker |
| 3 | Marianne Vos | Megan Guarnier | Chloé Dygert | Mara Abbott | Megan Guarnier | Mara Abbott | TWENTY16–Ridebiker |
| 4 | Kirsten Wild | Megan Guarnier | Chloé Dygert | Mara Abbott | Megan Guarnier | Shara Gillow | TWENTY16–Ridebiker |
| Final | Final | Megan Guarnier | Chloé Dygert | Mara Abbott | Megan Guarnier | not awarded | TWENTY16–Ridebiker |