The 2016 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 27 July to 7 August 2016.[1] It is the 78th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event.
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| Dates | July 27 - August 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 10 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,618.7 km (1,006 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 40h 57' 56" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Participating teams edit
In total, 18 teams are set to compete.
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Schedule edit
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Type | Winner | |
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| P | Oliveira de Azeméis > Oliveira de Azeméis | 3.6 km (2 mi) | July 27 | 
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Individual time trial |  Rafael Reis (POR)
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| 1 | Ovar (Furadouro) > Braga | 167.4 km (104 mi) | July 28 | 
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Medium-mountain stage | Daniel Mestre (POR)
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| 2 | Viana do Castelo > Fafe | 160 km (99 mi) | July 29 |
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Medium-mountain stage |  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
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| 3 | Montalegre > Macedo de Cavaleiros | 158.9 km (99 mi) | July 30 |
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Medium-mountain stage |  Will Clarke (AUS)
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| 4 | Bragança > Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça) | 191.9 km (119 mi) | July 31 | 
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Mountain stage |  Gustavo Veloso (ESP)
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| 5 | Lamego > Viseu | 153.2 km (95 mi) | August 1 |
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Mountain stage | Vicente García de Mateos (ESP)
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| 6 | Belmonte > Guarda | 173.7 km (108 mi) | August 3 |
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Mountain stage | Gustavo Veloso (ESP)
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| 7 | Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo > Castelo Branco | 182 km (113 mi) | August 4 | 
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Plain stage | José Gonçalves (POR)
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| 8 | Nazaré > Arruda dos Vinhos | 208.5 km (130 mi) | August 5 |
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Medium-mountain stage | Jesús Ezquerra (ESP)
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| 9 | Alcácer do Sal > Setúbal | 187.5 km (117 mi) | August 6 | 
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Medium-mountain stage | Daniel Mestre (POR)
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| 10 | Vila Franca de Xira > Lisbon | 32 km (20 mi) | August 7 |
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Individual time trial | Gustavo Veloso (ESP)
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Classification leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification Classificação Geral Individual |
Points classification Classificação dos Pontos |
Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha |
Young rider classification Classificação da Juventude |
Team classification Classificação por Equipas |
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| P | Rafael Reis | Rafael Reis | not awarded | not awarded | Oscar Rodríguez | Efapel |
| 1 | Daniel Mestre | Daniel Mestre | Daniel Mestre | Frederico Figueiredo | Diego Ochoa | |
| 2 | Francesco Gavazzi | Wilson Díaz | ||||
| 3 | Will Clarke | Rui Vinhas | Will Clarke | César Fonte | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | |
| 4 | Gustavo Veloso | Gustavo Veloso | Vitor Etxebarria | W52 / FC Porto / Porto Canal | ||
| 5 | Vicente García de Mateos | Wilson Díaz | ||||
| 6 | Gustavo Veloso | Alexander Vdovin | ||||
| 7 | José Gónçalves | |||||
| 8 | Jesús Ezquerra | |||||
| 9 | Daniel Mestre | |||||
| 10 | Gustavo Veloso | |||||
| Final Classification | Rui Vinhas | Gustavo Veloso | Wilson Díaz | Alexander Vdovin | W52 / FC Porto / Porto Canal | |
Classification standings edit
Prologue edit
- 27 July 2016 — Oliveira de Azeméis, 3.2 km individual time trial (ITT)[2]
Prologue result and general classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Rafael Reis (POR)
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W52 / FC Porto / Porto Canal | 4' 42" |
| 2 | Joni Brandão (POR)
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Efapel | + 3" |
| 3 | José Gonçalves (POR)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4" |
| 4 | Daniel Mestre (POR)
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Efapel | + 4" |
| 5 | Will Clarke (AUS)
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Drapac Professional Cycling | + 5" |
| 6 | Vicente García de Mateos (ESP)
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Louletano–Hospital de Loulé | + 5" |
| 7 | Filipe Cardoso (POR)
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Efapel | + 6" |
| 8 |  Tom Scully (NZL)
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Drapac Professional Cycling | + 6" |
| 9 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
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Sporting / Tavira | + 7" |
| 10 |  João Gaspar (BRA)
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Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour | + 7" |
Stage 1 edit
- 28 July 2016 — Ovar (Furadouro) to Braga, 167.4 km[3]
Stage 2 edit
- 19 July 2016 — Viana do Castelo to Fafe, 160 km[4]
Stage 2 result
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General classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 edit
- 30 July 2016 — Montalegre to Macedo de Cavaleiros, 158.9 km[5]
Stage 3 result
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General classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 edit
- 31 July 2016 — Bragança to Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça), 191.9 km[6]
Stage 4 result
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General classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 edit
Stage 5 result
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General classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6 edit
Stage 6 result
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General classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7 edit
- 4 August 2016 — Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo to Castelo Branco, 182 km[10]
Stage 7 result
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General classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8 edit
- 5 August 2016 — Nazaré to Arruda dos Vinhos, 208.5 km[11]
Stage 8 result
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General classification after Stage 8
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Stage 9 edit
- 6 August 2016 — Alcácer do Sal to Setúbal, 187.5 km[12]
Stage 9 result
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General classification after Stage 9
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Stage 10 edit
- 7 August 2016 — ITT Vila Franca de Xira to Lisbon, 32 km[13]
Stage 10 result
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Final General classification
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Final standings edit
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References edit
- ^ "78ª Volta a Portugal Liberty Seguros". volta-portugal.com (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Rafael Reis vence prólogo da Volta a Portugal". RTP (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Mestre é o novo camisola amarela da Volta a Portugal". RTP (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Francesco Gavazzi wins the 2nd stage of the Volta a Portugal". RTP (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian wins 3rd stage and Rui Vinhas wears yellow". RTP (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Gustavo Veloso wins at Senhora da Graça". RTP (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Raúl Alarcón perde duas Voltas a Portugal devido a suspensão por doping" [Raúl Alarcón loses two Volta a Portugal for doping suspension]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "De Mateos wins 5th stage and Vinhas hold on to the yellow". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Gustavo Veloso wins queen stage of the Volta a Portugal". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "José Gonçalves wins 7th stage by sprint". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Spaniard Jesús Ezquerra won 8th stage, Rui Vinhas goes on in yellow". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Mestre wins 9th stage by sprint, Rui Vinhas keeps leadership". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Rui Vinhas conquers the race". Record. Record. Retrieved 7 August 2016.