2016 Tour La Provence

The 2016 Tour La Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 23 and 25 February 2016. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and was the first edition of the Tour La Provence.^[2]

2016 Tour La Provence

2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	23 February–25 February 2016
Stages	3
Distance	527[1] km (327.5 mi)
Winning time	13h 32' 57"
Results
Winner  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Direct Énergie)   Second  Petr Vakoč (CZE) (Etixx–Quick-Step)   Third  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (Direct Énergie)   Mountains  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Youth  Petr Vakoč (CZE) (Etixx–Quick-Step)   Team Etixx–Quick-Step
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Teams

Eighteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• FDJ
• BMC Racing Team
• Etixx–Quick-Step
• Team Katusha
• Cannondale

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
• Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
• Fortuneo–Vital Concept
• Cofidis
• Direct Énergie
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert

UCI Continental teams

• Armée de Terre
• Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille
• Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
• HP BTP–Auber93
• Verandas Willems

National team

• France U23

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	23 February	Aubagne to Cassis	169 km (105 mi)		Hilly stage	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
2	24 February	Miramas to Istres	185 km (115 mi)		Hilly stage	Davide Martinelli (ITA)
3	25 February	La Ciotat to Marseille	173 km (107 mi)		Hilly stage	Fernando Gaviria (COL)

Final ranking

Final general classification[4][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Direct Énergie 13h 32' 57" 2  Petr Vakoč (CZE) Etixx–Quick-Step + 7" 3  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Énergie + 9" 4  Pieter Serry (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t. 5  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) Fortuneo–Vital Concept s.t. 6  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 12" 7  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Team Katusha + 14" 8  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 9  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec s.t. 10  Anthony Roux (FRA) FDJ s.t.