2016 Tour de San Luis

2016 Tour de San Luis

2016 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	18–24 January 2016
Stages	7
Distance	921.7 km (572.7 mi)
Results
Winner  Dayer Quintana (COL) (Movistar Team)   Second  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) (Fortuneo–Vital Concept)   Third  Nairo Quintana (COL) (Movistar Team) Mountains  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) (Fortuneo–Vital Concept) Youth  Miguel Ángel López (COL) (Astana)   Team Movistar Team
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The 2016 Tour de San Luis was a road cycling stage race that took place in Argentina between 18 and 24 January 2016. It was the tenth edition of the Tour de San Luis. The race was used by many European-based riders as the beginning of their 2016 road seasons. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI America Tour. The defending champion is the Argentine cyclist Daniel Díaz (Delko–Marseille Provence KTM).^[1]

The race took place over seven days. The first stage was a team time trial; there were also two stages suitable for sprinters, two suitable for riders who can both climb and sprint, and two mountain-top finishes suitable for the best climbers.

The team time trial was won by Etixx–Quick-Step, putting their rider Maximiliano Richeze into the lead. Another Etixx–Quick-Step rider, Fernando Gaviria, won the second stage and took over the race lead. He lost this the following day to Peter Koning (Drapac Professional Cycling), who won in a solo breakaway. The first mountain stage was won by Eduardo Sepúlveda (Fortuneo–Vital Concept), giving him a three-second advantage over Dayer Quintana (Movistar Team). This was maintained through the following stage, won in a solo breakaway. The final mountain stage was won by Miguel Ángel López (Astana), with Quintana taking enough time out of Sepúlveda to put himself into the race lead. The final sprint stage was won by Jakub Mareczko (Italy), with Quintana taking the overall win.