2016 Tour Down Under
| 2016 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 19–24 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 781.3 km (485.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 11' 33" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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(Orica–GreenEDGE) |
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| Second |
Richie Porte (AUS)
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(BMC Racing Team) | |
| Third |
 Sergio Henao (COL)
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(Team Sky) | |
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Mountains |
Sergio Henao (COL)
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(Team Sky) |
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Youth |
Jay McCarthy (AUS)
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(Tinkoff) |
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Sprints |
Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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(Orica–GreenEDGE) |
| Team | Cannondale | ||
The 2016 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 19 and 24 January. It was the 18th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2016 UCI World Tour. The defending champion was Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team).
Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE) took the lead after the third stage of the race. He maintained his lead through the remaining three stages to win the race for the fourth time in his career. Australian cyclists won every stage of the 2016 Tour Down Under; this was the second time this had occurred in the race's history.
As the Tour Down Under is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI World Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Two other teams were given wildcard entries into the race: these were Drapac Professional Cycling and UniSA–Australia.
UCI World Teams
Wildcard teams
The route of the 2016 Tour Down Under was announced at the beginning of July 2015 and centred around the city of Adelaide in South Australia. There were six mass-start road stages and no time trials. The day before the start of the Tour, there was a flat criterium race, the People's Choice Classic, which took place in Rymill Park and which was suited for the sprinters. It was won by Caleb Ewan (Orica–GreenEDGE) in a sprint finish. The first five stages of the race itself included at least some climbing, with none of them particularly suited to the sprinters. The first two stages of the Tour both included climbs early in the stage and hilly circuits at the end. The third and fourth stages had climbs towards the end of each day's racing, with opportunities for attacks. The fifth stage finished with two climbs of Willunga Hill, which had been decisive in previous editions of the race. The final stage was another criterium around the centre of Adelaide.
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