2016 Volta a Portugal
DateJuly 27 - August 7
Series2016 UCI Europe Tour
Stages10 + Prologue
Distance1618.7
Unitkm
Time40h 57' 56"
FirstRui Vinhas
First natPOR
First coloryellow
SecondGustavo Veloso
Second natESP
ThirdDaniel Silva
Third natPOR
PointsGustavo Veloso
Points natESP
Points colorgreen
MountainsWilson Díaz
Mountains natCOL
Mountains colorblue
YouthAlexander Vdovin
Youth natRUS
Youth colorwhite
Team natPOR
Previous2015
Next2017

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.

Participating teams

In total, 18 teams are set to compete.

  • National teams:
  • International teams:

Schedule

StageRouteDistanceDateTypeWinner
POliveira de Azeméis > Oliveira de Azeméis3.6 km (2 mi)July 27Individual time trialRafael Reis (Portugal)
1Ovar (Furadouro) > Braga167.4 km (104 mi)July 28Medium-mountain stageDaniel Mestre (Portugal)
2Viana do Castelo > Fafe160 km (99 mi)July 29Medium-mountain stageFrancesco Gavazzi (Italy)
3Montalegre > Macedo de Cavaleiros158.9 km (99 mi)July 30Medium-mountain stageWill Clarke (Australia)
4Bragança > Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça)191.9 km (119 mi)July 31Mountain stageGustavo Veloso (Spain)
5Lamego > Viseu153.2 km (95 mi)August 1Mountain stageVicente García de Mateos (Spain)
6Belmonte > Guarda173.7 km (108 mi)August 3Mountain stageGustavo Veloso (Spain)
7Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo > Castelo Branco182 km (113 mi)August 4Plain stageJosé Gonçalves (Portugal)
8Nazaré > Arruda dos Vinhos208.5 km (130 mi)August 5Medium-mountain stageJesús Ezquerra (Spain)
9Alcácer do Sal > Setúbal187.5 km (117 mi)August 6Medium-mountain stageDaniel Mestre (Portugal)
10Vila Franca de Xira > Lisbon32 km (20 mi)August 7Individual time trialGustavo Veloso (Spain)

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral 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
PRafael ReisRafael Reisnot awardednot awardedOscar Rodríguez
1Daniel MestreDaniel MestreDaniel MestreFrederico FigueiredoDiego Ochoa
2Francesco GavazziWilson Díaz
3Will ClarkeRui VinhasWill ClarkeCésar Fonte
4Gustavo VelosoGustavo VelosoVitor Etxebarria
5Vicente García de MateosWilson Díaz
6Gustavo VelosoAlexander Vdovin
7José Gónçalves
8Jesús Ezquerra
9Daniel Mestre
10Gustavo Veloso
Final ClassificationRui VinhasGustavo VelosoWilson DíazAlexander Vdovin

Classification standings

Prologue

27 July 2016 — Oliveira de Azeméis, 3.2 km individual time trial (ITT)[2]

Prologue result and general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rafael Reis (Portugal)4' 42"
2Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3"
3José Gonçalves (Portugal)+ 4"
4Daniel Mestre (Portugal)+ 4"
5Will Clarke (Australia)+ 5"
6Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 5"
7Filipe Cardoso (Portugal)+ 6"
8Tom Scully (New Zealand)+ 6"
9Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)+ 7"
10João Gaspar (Brazil)+ 7"

Stage 1

28 July 2016 — Ovar (Furadouro) to Braga, 167.4 km[3]

Stage 1 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Daniel Mestre (Portugal)4h 21' 27"
2Davide Viganò (Italy)s.t.
3José Gonçalves (Portugal)s.t.
4Samuel Caldeira (Portugal)s.t.
5Gustavo Veloso (Spain)s.t.
6Adam Phelan (Australia)s.t.
7Luís Mendonça (Portugal)s.t.
8Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)s.t.
9Jesús Ezquerra (Spain)s.t.
10David de la Fuente (Spain)s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

RankRiderTeamTime
1Daniel Mestre (Portugal)4h 26' 03"
2José Gonçalves (Portugal)+ 6"
3Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 9"
4Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 11"
5Filipe Cardoso (Portugal)+ 12"
6Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)+ 13"
7João Gaspar (Brazil)+ 13"
8Stefan Schumacher (Germany)+ 14"
9Jesús Ezquerra (Spain)+ 15"
10Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)+ 16"

Stage 2

19 July 2016 — Viana do Castelo to Fafe, 160 km[4]

Stage 2 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)4h 12' 43"
2José Gonçalves (Portugal)s.t.
3Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)s.t.
4Davide Viganò (Italy)s.t.
5Gustavo Veloso (Spain)s.t.
6Daniel Mestre (Portugal)s.t.
7Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)s.t.
8Jesús Ezquerra (Spain)s.t.
9Ricardo Vilela (Portugal)s.t.
10Daniel Silva (Portugal)s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

RankRiderTeamTime
1Daniel Mestre (Portugal)8h 38' 43"
2José Gonçalves (Portugal)+ 3"
3Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)+ 9"
4Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 10"
5Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 12"
6Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)+ 16"
7João Gaspar (Brazil)+ 16"
8Stefan Schumacher (Germany)+ 17"
9Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 18"
10Jesús Ezquerra (Spain)+ 18"

Stage 3

30 July 2016 — Montalegre to Macedo de Cavaleiros, 158.9 km[5]

Stage 3 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Will Clarke (Australia)3h 49' 50"
2Marco Frapporti (Italy)+ 2"
3Benjamin Thomas (France)+ 54"
4Alex Diniz (Brazil)+ 54"
5Micael Isidoro (Portugal)+ 54"
6Jon Insausti (Spain)+ 54"
7Carlos Parra (Colombia)+ 54"
8Rui Vinhas (Portugal)+ 54"
9Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 4' 45"
10Andrea Pasqualon (Italy)+ 4' 45"

General classification after Stage 3

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)12h 29' 59"
2Daniel Mestre (Portugal)+ 3' 19"
3José Gonçalves (Portugal)+ 3' 21"
4Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)+ 3' 25"
5Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 29"
6Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 31"
7João Gaspar (Brazil)+ 3' 34"
8Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)+ 3' 35"
9Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 3' 35"
10Stefan Schumacher (Germany)+ 3' 36"

Stage 4

31 July 2016 — Bragança to Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça), 191.9 km[6]

Stage 4 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Gustavo Veloso (Spain)5h 12' 24"
2Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 5"
3Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 12"
4Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 34"
5Rui Vinhas (Portugal)+ 35"
6Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 35"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 35"
8João Benta (Portugal)+ 37"
9António Carvalho (Portugal)+ 46"
10Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 1' 02"

General classification after Stage 4

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)17h 42' 58"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 48"
3Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 04"
4Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 3' 05"
5João Benta (Portugal)+ 3' 43"
6Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 45"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 46"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 3' 49"
9Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 56"
10António Carvalho (Portugal)+ 3' 57"

Stage 5

1 August 2016 — Lamego to Viseu, 153.2 km[8]

Stage 5 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)3h 57' 58"
2Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)s.t.
3Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)s.t.
4Daniel Mestre (Portugal)s.t.
5Joni Brandão (Portugal)s.t.
6Alexander Vdovin (Russia)s.t.
7Nathan Earle (Australia)s.t.
8Amaro Antunes (Portugal)s.t.
9Alejandro Marque (Spain)s.t.
10Gustavo Veloso (Spain)s.t.

General classification after Stage 5

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)21h 40' 56"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 45"
3Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 02"
4Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 3' 04"
5João Benta (Portugal)+ 3' 43"
6Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 44"
7Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 45"
8Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 46"
9Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 3' 49"
10António Carvalho (Portugal)+ 4' 01"

Stage 6

3 August 2016 — Belmonte to Guarda, 173.7 km[9]

Stage 6 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Gustavo Veloso (Spain)4h 55' 49"
2Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 5"
3Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 7"
4Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 10"
5Rui Vinhas (Portugal)+ 10"
6Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 21"
7Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 21"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 26"
9Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 32"
10Frederico Figueiredo (Portugal)+ 48"

General classification after Stage 6

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)26h 36' 55"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 25"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 53"
4Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 13"
5Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 38"
6Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 46"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 55"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 4' 05"
9Frederico Figueiredo (Portugal)+ 4' 56"
10Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 5' 35"

Stage 7

4 August 2016 — Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo to Castelo Branco, 182 km[10]

Stage 7 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1José Gonçalves (Portugal)4h 19' 38"
2Samuel Caldeira (Portugal)s.t.
3Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)s.t.
4Gustavo Veloso (Spain)s.t.
5Daniel Mestre (Portugal)s.t.
6Matvey Nikitin (Kazakhstan)s.t.
7Stephane Poulhies (France)s.t.
8Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)s.t.
9Luís Mendonça (Portugal)s.t.
10Daniel Silva (Portugal)s.t.

General classification after Stage 7

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)30h 56' 33"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 25"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 53"
4Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 11"
5Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 37"
6Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 43"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 55"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 4' 17"
9Frederico Figueiredo (Portugal)+ 4' 56"
10Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 5' 35"

Stage 8

5 August 2016 — Nazaré to Arruda dos Vinhos, 208.5 km[11]

Stage 8 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Jesús Ezquerra (Spain)5h 02' 04"
2Samuel Caldeira (Portugal)+ 15"
3Nathan Earle (Australia)+ 17"
4David Belda (Spain)+ 19"
5Ricardo Vilela (Portugal)+ 21"
6Davide Viganò (Italy)+ 21"
7Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 4' 44"
8Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 4' 44"
9Franco Pellizotti (Italy)+ 4' 44"
10Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 4' 44"

General classification after Stage 8

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)36h 03' 21"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 25"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 53"
4Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 11"
5Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 37"
6Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 43"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 55"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 4' 17"
9Frederico Figueiredo (Portugal)+ 4' 56"
10Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 5' 35"

Stage 9

6 August 2016 — Alcácer do Sal to Setúbal, 187.5 km[12]

Stage 9 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Daniel Mestre (Portugal)4h 12' 50"
2Alejandro Marque (Spain)s.t.
3Alessio Taliani (Italy)+ 3"
4Davide Viganò (Italy)+ 5"
5Adam Phelan (Australia)+ 5"
6Eduard Prades (Spain)+ 5"
7Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 5"
8Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)+ 5"
9Luís Mendonça (Portugal)+ 5"
10Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy)+ 5"

General classification after Stage 9

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)40h 16' 16"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 2' 25"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 53"
4Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 11"
5Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 37"
6Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 3' 43"
7Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 3' 55"
8Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 4' 17"
9Frederico Figueiredo (Portugal)+ 4' 56"
10Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 5' 35"

Stage 10

7 August 2016 — ITT Vila Franca de Xira to Lisbon, 32 km[13]

Stage 10 result

RankRiderTeamTime
1Gustavo Veloso (Spain)40' 46"
2Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 47"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 50"
4Rui Vinhas (Portugal)+ 54"
5Ricardo Mestre (Portugal)+ 1' 29"
6Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 1' 37"
7Stefan Schumacher (Germany)+ 1' 39"
8Ricardo Vilela (Portugal)+ 2' 02"
9Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 2' 03"
10Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 2' 07"

Final General classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal)40h 57' 56"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 1' 31"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 49"
4Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 30"
5Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 54"
6Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 5' 08"
7Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 6' 03"
8Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 6' 30"
9Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 6' 44"
10Ricardo Vilela (Portugal)+ 7' 21"

Final standings

General classification
PosRiderTeamTime
1Rui Vinhas (Portugal) '40h 57' 56"
2Gustavo Veloso (Spain)+ 1' 31"
3Daniel Silva (Portugal)+ 2' 49"
4Raúl Alarcón (Spain)[7]+ 3' 30"
5Joni Brandão (Portugal)+ 3' 54"
6Amaro Antunes (Portugal)+ 5' 08"
7Henrique Casimiro (Portugal)+ 6' 03"
8Vicente García de Mateos (Spain)+ 6' 30"
9Rui Sousa (Portugal)+ 6' 44"
10Ricardo Vilela (Portugal)+ 7' 21"
Points classification
PosRiderTeamPoints
1Gustavo Veloso (Spain)W52–FC Porto–Porto Canal124
2Daniel Mestre (Portugal)89
3Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)70
Mountains classification
PosRiderTeamPoints
1Wilson Díaz (Colombia) Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour70
2Joni Brandão (Portugal)57
3Bruno Silva (Portugal)55
Youth classification
PosRiderTeamTime
1Alexander Vdovin (Russia) '41h 39' 15"
2Diego Ochoa (Colombia)+ 17' 34"
3Vitor Etxebarria (Spain)+ 18' 55"
Teams classification
PosTeamTime
1'122h 54' 24"
2+ 16' 46"
3+ 33' 33"

References

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  2. ^ "Rafael Reis vence prólogo da Volta a Portugal" (in Portuguese). RTP. RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Daniel Mestre é o novo camisola amarela da Volta a Portugal" (in Portuguese). RTP. RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Francesco Gavazzi wins the 2nd stage of the Volta a Portugal" (in portuguese). RTP. RTP. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Australian wins 3rd stage and Rui Vinhas wears yellow" (in Portuguese). RTP. RTP. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Gustavo Veloso wins at Senhora da Graça" (in Portuguese). RTP. RTP. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Raúl Alarcón perde duas Voltas a Portugal devido a suspensão por doping" [Raúl Alarcón loses two Volta a Portugal for doping suspension] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. ^ "De Mateos wins 5th stage and Vinhas hold on to the yellow". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Gustavo Veloso wins queen stage of the Volta a Portugal". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ "José Gonçalves wins 7th stage by sprint". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Spaniard Jesús Ezquerra won 8th stage, Rui Vinhas goes on in yellow". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Daniel Mestre wins 9th stage by sprint, Rui Vinhas keeps leadership". RTP. RTP. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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