The 2016 Tour of Britain was a nine-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the thirteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 76th British tour in total. The race started on 4 September in Glasgow and finished on 11 September in London.[2] The race was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.
Team Dimension Data rider Steve Cummings became the first British rider to win the Tour overall since Bradley Wiggins in 2013,[3] as well as improving upon two previous runner-up finishes to win the race for the first time. Cummings finished second on the second stage in Cumbria,[4] and assumed the race lead from Belgium's Julien Vermote (Etixx–Quick-Step) at the summit finish at Haytor,[5] and maintained the yellow jersey over the final two days. Cummings eventually won the race by 26 seconds ahead of Australian rider Rohan Dennis of the BMC Racing Team – who won the circuit race in Bristol on the penultimate day[6] – while the podium was completed by Tom Dumoulin from the Netherlands, riding for Team Giant–Alpecin, 12 seconds behinds Dennis and 38 seconds in arrears of Cummings.[7]
In the race's other classifications, another Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL–Jumbo) won the blue jersey for the points classification on the final stage, taking the lead from Dennis with a second-place finish to Caleb Ewan in London.[8] Groenewegen also won a stage during the race, the longest stage of the Tour, into Builth Wells.[9] Dutchman Jasper Bovenhuis won the green jersey for the sprints classification for An Post–Chain Reaction,[3] having featured in breakaways on the first and last stages of the race. Xandro Meurisse from Belgium, riding for the Wanty–Groupe Gobert team as a stagiaire, won the black jersey for the mountains classification, as well as finishing seventh overall in the general classification.[3] With two riders in the top ten overall – Nicolas Roche sixth and Ben Swift eighth – Team Sky won the teams classification,[10] while Germany's André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal), who won the opening stage into Castle Douglas, was named as the Tour's most combative rider.
^ a b c d e f g h i j"Tour of Britain stage 8 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ a b"Tour of Britain teams finalised after battle of the domestic squads". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ a b c d"Tour of Britain: Steve Cummings wins race as Caleb Ewan takes stage eight". BBC Sport. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^Charles, Andy (5 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Julien Vermote beats Steve Cummings on stage 2". Sky Sports. Sky UK. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^Fotheringham, William (9 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Steve Cummings battles his way into yellow jersey". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^O'Shea, Sadhbh (10 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Rohan Dennis wins stage 7b in Bristol". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^Weislo, Laura (11 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Ewan wins London finale". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^"Groenewegen snags second in Britain final sprint". LottoNL–Jumbo. Rabo Wielerploegen. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016. As a small consolation, Groenewegen won the points jersey in the Tour of Britain.
^Fotheringham, William (7 September 2016). "Dylan Groenewegen confirms progress with Tour of Britain stage win". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^"Roche sixth at Tour of Britain". Team Sky. Sky UK. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^"Tour of Britain 2016 route announced". cyclingnews.com. 25 February 2016.
^Frattini, Kirsten (4 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Greipel wins opening stage in Castle Douglas". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^Fotheringham, William (5 September 2016). "Steve Cummings pipped for stage win but moves second in Tour of Britain". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"Tour of Britain: Ian Stannard wins stage three after breakaway ride". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^Wynn, Nigel (7 September 2016). "Dylan Groenewegen sprints ahead of Dan McLay to win Tour of Britain stage four". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^O'Shea, Sadhbh; Frattini, Kirsten (8 September 2016). "Tour of Britain: Bauer wins stage 5". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^"Britain: Cummings takes control, Poels wins stage 6". VeloNews. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^"Tony Martin wins Tour of Britain time trial". Cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^Wynn, Nigel (10 September 2016). "Rohan Dennis attacks to win Tour of Britain stage in Bristol; Cummings keeps lead". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 1 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 2 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 3 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 4 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 5 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 6 results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 7a results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ a b c"Tour of Britain stage 7b results" (PDF). Matsport.fr. Matsport Timing. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ a b c d"Jerseys". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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