The 2016 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Azerbaijan in May 2016. The race is the fifth edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages, starting in Baku on 4 May and returning there for the finish on 8 May.
The race was won by Markus Eibegger (). He finished the race 2 seconds ahead of Rinaldo Nocentini (), with Nikita Stalnov () third. Eibegger's teammate Daniel Schorn won a stage and the points classification, while Synergy Baku won both the team classification and the mountains classification through Alex Surutkovich. The youth classification was won by Ildar Arslanov ().
Schedule +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner14 May Baku to Sumqayit Flat stage 25 May Baku to İsmayıllı Hilly stage 36 May Qabala to Qabala Hilly stage 47 May Qabala to Pirqulu Intermediate stage 58 May Baku to Baku (3 lap) Hilly stage Total
Participating teams Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan.
Classification leadership Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeam classification1 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Mohd Zamri Salleh Phil Bauhaus 2 Maksym Averin Guillaume Boivin Guillaume Boivin Mauro Finetto Ildar Arslanov 3 Matej Mugerli Daniel Schorn Daniel Schorn4 Luca Wackermann Markus Eibegger Luca Wackermann Thomas Lebas5 Michael Schwarzmann Daniel Schorn Final Daniel Schorn
References
External links Official website