The 2016 Dubai Tour was a

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that took place in

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between 3 and 6 February 2016. It was the third edition of the

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and was rated as a

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event as part of the

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. The race was made up of four stages. Three of these were suited for sprinters, with the third stage ending with an uphill finish to the Hatta Dam. The defending champion was

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, who won the

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for but was riding for his new team, .

Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the , and squads. As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cycli ...

() won the first stage to take the lead of the race.

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() won the second stage and took over the race lead. The Hatta Dam stage was won by

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(), with

Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Leopard Trek (2011–18) Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launc ...

( taking the overall lead of the race. Kittel won the final stage and, with the help of bonus seconds, took the overall victory. Nizzolo was second, with Lobato third.

Teams

Sixteen teams were invited to take part in the race. Ten of these were

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s; there were also three

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teams and three

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teams. There were a maximum of eight riders per team; since not every team brought their full quota of riders, 123 riders were entered in the startlist.

Stages

Stage 1

3 February 2016 –

–

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Stage 2

4 February – Dubai–

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()

Stage 3

5 February – Dubai– Hatta Dam,

Stage 4

6 February – Dubai–

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Classification leadership table

References

External links

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