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]

Teams

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

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		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 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.