The 100th edition of the Gran Piemonte one-day
cycling classic race , also known as the
Giro del Piemonte, was held on 20 September 2016, one day after
Milano–Torino and two days before
Il Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cy ...
, as part of the
Trittico di Autunno The Trittico di Autunno is an unofficial trio of cycling classics held in October in northern Italy. It is not an official competition like its counterpart, the Trittico Lombardo. Three one day races, Milano–Torino, Giro del Piemonte and Giro di L ...
. It covered a distance of , starting in
Diano d'Alba and ending in
Agliè
Agliè (Piedmontese: ''Ajé'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Agliè borders the following municipalities: San Martino Canavese, Torre Canavese, Ba ...
. Italian
Giacomo Nizzolo won the race in a bunch sprint before
Fernando Gaviria and
Daniele Bennati.
Teams
Nineteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of eight riders:
Result
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gran Piemonte 2016
2016 UCI Europe Tour
2016 in Italian sport
Giro del Piemonte