Tour Down Under 2016
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| General | |||
| output | 18th Tour Down Under | ||
| Racing series | UCI WorldTour 2016 2nd UWT | ||
| Stages | 6th | ||
| date | January 19-24, 2016 | ||
| overall length | 781.3 km | ||
| Host country |
 Australia |
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| begin | Prospect | ||
| target | Adelaide | ||
| Teams | 20th | ||
| Driver at the start | 140 | ||
| Driver at the finish | 134 | ||
| Average speed | 40.709 km / h | ||
| Result | |||
| winner |
Simon Gerrans ( Orica-GreenEDGE ) |
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| Second |
Richie Porte ( BMC Racing Team ) |
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| Third |
 Sergio Henao ( Sky ) |
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| Scoring |
Simon Gerrans ( Orica-GreenEDGE ) |
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| Mountain scoring |
Sergio Henao ( Sky ) |
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| Young talent evaluation |
Jay McCarthy ( Tinkoff ) |
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| Team evaluation |
 Cannondale
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| ◀ 2015 | 2017 ▶ | ||
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The 18th Tour Down Under 2016 was a road bike race in Australia . The stage race took place from January 19 to 24, 2016 . The competition marked the start of the UCI WorldTour 2016 and was the first of a total of 28 races in this series. The route mainly led through the state of South Australia . Record winner Simon Gerrans won the race for the fourth time in his career.
Attendees
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Stage overview
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stage |
date | Stage locations | type | Length (km) | Stage winner | Overall leader |
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| 1st stage | Jan. 19 | Prospect - Lyndoch |  |
130.8 |
Caleb Ewan
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Caleb Ewan
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| 2nd stage | Jan. 20 | Unley - Stirling |  |
132 |
Jay McCarthy
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Jay McCarthy
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| 3rd stage | Jan. 21 | Glenelg - Campbelltown | |
139 |
Simon Gerrans
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Simon Gerrans
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| 4th stage | Jan. 22 | Norwood - Victor Harbor | |
138 |
Simon Gerrans
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Simon Gerrans
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| 5th stage | Jan. 23 | McLaren Vale - Willunga |  |
151.5 |
Richie Porte
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Simon Gerrans
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| 6th stage | Jan. 24 | Adelaide - Adelaide | |
90 |
Caleb Ewan
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Simon Gerrans
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Evaluation overview
| stage | Stage winner | Overall rating
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Mountain scoring
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Scoring
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Young talent evaluation
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Most combative driver
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Team evaluation
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| 1 | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Sean Lake | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Alexis Gougeard | Cannondale |
| 2 | Jay McCarthy | Jay McCarthy | Manuele Boaro | Jay McCarthy | Adam Hansen | ||
| 3 | Simon Gerrans | Simon Gerrans | Sergio Henao | Jay McCarthy | Laurens De Vreese | ||
| 4th | Simon Gerrans | David Tanner | |||||
| 5 | Richie Porte | Simon Gerrans | R. Janse van Rensburg | ||||
| 6th | Caleb Ewan | Maarten Tjallingii | |||||
| Final score | Simon Gerrans | Sergio Henao | Simon Gerrans | Jay McCarthy | - | Cannondale | |
Web links
Commons : 2016 Tour Down Under - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- 18th Santos Tour Down Under (2nd UWT) in the ProCyclingStats.com database
