2016 Vuelta a Guatemala

The 56th edition of the Vuelta a Guatemala was held from 24 October to 1 November 2016.^[1]

2016 Vuelta a Guatemala

2017 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	October 24 – November 1, 2016
Stages	9
Winning time	24h 51' 47"
Results
Winner  Román Villalobos (CRC)   Second  Manuel Rodas (GUA)   Third  Víctor García (ESP)   Mountains  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU)   Sprints  Dorian Monterroso (GUA)
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Teams

Twelve teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders.^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3][4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	October 24	Guatemala City to El Progreso	130 km (81 mi)		Flat stage	Álder Torres (GUA)
2	October 25	Jutiapa to Chiquimulilla	112.5 km (69.9 mi)		Flat stage	Alfredo Ajpacajá (GUA)
3	October 26	Puerto San José to Retalhuleu	174.5 km (108.4 mi)		Flat stage	Dorian Monterroso (GUA)
4	October 27	Champerico to Retalhuleu	37.8 km (23.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Manuel Rodas (GUA)
5	October 28	San Pedro Sacatepéquez to San Marcos	115 km (71 mi)		Mountain stage	Román Villalobos (CRC)
6	October 29	Quetzaltenango to Quetzaltenango	121 km (75 mi)		Flat stage	Cristian Pita (ECU)
7	October 30	Totonicapán to Sololá	96.7 km (60.1 mi)		Mountain stage	Byron Guamá (ECU)
8	October 31	Chimaltenango to Tecpán Guatemala	109.1 km (67.8 mi)		Mountain stage	Jonathan de León (GUA)
9	November 1	Guatemala City to Guatemala City	105 km (65 mi)		Flat stage	Elías Vega (CRC)

Result

Final general classification[5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Román Villalobos (CRC) Canel's–Specialized 24h 51' 47" 2  Manuel Rodas (GUA) Cable DX–Decorabaños + 1' 24" 3  Víctor García (ESP) Canel's–Specialized + 1' 57" 4  Juan Pablo Rendón (COL) Aguardiente Antioqueño–Loteria de M + 3' 14" 5  Byron Guamá (ECU) Team Ecuador + 3' 16" 6  Elías Vega (CRC) Nestlé–Giant + 4' 20" 7  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU) Team Ecuador + 5' 24" 8  Álder Torres (GUA) Hino Pizza Hut–RCN + 7' 31" 9  Daniel Bonilla (CRC) Nestlé–Giant + 7' 38" 10  Alfredo Ajpacajá (GUA) Cable DX–Decorabaños + 9' 34"