The 2016 Danmark Rundt (officially PostNord Danmark Rundt 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was a men's

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which was held from 27 July to 31 July 2016. It was the 26th edition of

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tou ...

, which was established in 1985. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the

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. The race was made up of five stages over five days and included an

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Teams

A total of 16 teams with 8 riders each raced in the 2016 Danmark Rundt: 3

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s, 8

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, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Postnord Danmark name.

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was the name sponsor of the race.

Schedule

There were five stages over five days with an individual time trial on day four.

Teams

Schedule

Classifications

Classification leadership

References

External links