2016 Tirreno–Adriatico
| 2016 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9–15 March 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 850.8 km (528.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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(BMC Racing Team) |
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| Second |
 Peter Sagan (SVK)
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(Tinkoff) | |
| Third |
 Bob Jungels (LUX)
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(Etixx–Quick-Step) |
The 51st edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the 2016 UCI World Tour. Due to the cancellation of stage 5, the race was run over six stages, covering a total distance of 850.8 km (529 mi).
The route for the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced in December 2015 in Camaiore, where the race starts. The first stage is a 22.7-kilometre (14.1 mi) team time trial on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting classics riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring sprinters. The fifth stage is the queen stage of the race: it features five categorised climbs, finishing with the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) ascent of Monte San Vicino. The sixth stage again suits sprinters. The race finishes in San Benedetto del Tronto for the fiftieth consecutive year with a 10.1-kilometre (6.3 mi) individual time trial to decide the final standings.
As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Five other teams were given wild cards to enter the race. All teams sent the allowed number of riders, eight, totaling 184 riders.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
9 March 2016 – Lido di Camaiore, 22.7 km (14.1 mi) (TTT)
Stage cancelled due to snow.
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