2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

The 2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a road cycling one-day classic that took place on 31 January 2016 in Victoria, Australia. The race, which covered a distance of 174 kilometres (108 mi), started and finished in Geelong, where it used a circuit similar to that used in the 2010 world championships road race. It was the second edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Race details
Dates	January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)
Stages	1
Distance	174 km (108.1 mi)
Winning time	4h 04' 59"
Results
Winner  Peter Kennaugh (GBR) (Team Sky)   Second  Leigh Howard (AUS) (IAM Cycling)   Third  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
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The race was won in a solo attack by Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky). He attacked from a small group on the final climb and held off the chasers for the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the finish line. He finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders: the sprint for second was won by Leigh Howard (IAM Cycling) with Niccolò Bonifazio (Trek–Segafredo) third.^[1]

Result

Result (top 10)^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Peter Kennaugh (GBR)	Team Sky	4h 04' 59"
2	Leigh Howard (AUS)	IAM Cycling	+ 6"
3	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 6"
4	Pim Ligthart (NED)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 6"
5	Simon Gerrans (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 6"
6	Nathan Haas (AUS)	Team Dimension Data	+ 6"
7	Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 6"
8	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 6"
9	Enrico Battaglin (ITA)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 6"
10	Dion Smith (NZL)	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 6"