2016 Giro d'Italia
| 2016 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6 May – 29 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,467.1 km (2,154 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)
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(Astana) |
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| Second |
 Esteban Chaves (Colombia)
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(Orica–GreenEDGE) | |
| Third |
 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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(Movistar Team) | |
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Points |
Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy)
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(Trek–Segafredo) |
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Mountains |
Mikel Nieve (Spain)
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(Team Sky) |
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Youth |
 Bob Jungels (Luxembourg)
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(Etixx–Quick-Step) |
The 2016 Giro d'Italia was the 99th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Apeldoorn on 6 May with a 9.8 km (6 mi) individual time trial, followed by two other stages in the Netherlands, both between Nijmegen and Arnhem. After a rest day, there were 18 further stages to reach the finish on 29 May. These stages were principally in Italy, although two stages partly took place in France.
The overall winner was Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana, who won his second Giro.
All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. The first wildcard invitation was secured at the end of the 2015 cycling season by Wilier Triestina–Southeast. While riding as Southeast Pro Cycling, they won the season-long Coppa Italia series; the winners of the series are automatically awarded an entry into the following year's Giro d'Italia. Two of the remaining three wildcard places were awarded to Italian teams (Bardiani–CSF and Nippo–Vini Fantini); the final place was awarded to the Russian team Gazprom–RusVelo. There were therefore 22 teams in the Giro, each of which consisted of nine riders; there are therefore 198 riders in the peloton at the beginning of the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Pre-race favorites were Vincenzo Nibali, Mikel Landa, Alejandro Valverde, Ilnur Zakarin, Rigoberto Uran, Rafal Majka, Tom Dumoulin, Domenico Pozzovivo, Jakob Fuglsang.
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