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2016 Critérium International

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2016 Critérium International

| series = 2016 UCI Europe Tour

| race_no =

| season_no =

| image =

| image_caption =

| date = 26–27 March 2016

| stages = 3

| distance = 269

| unit = km

| time = 6h 46' 34"

| speed =

| first_color = yellow

| first =Thibaut Pinot

| first_nat = FRA

| first_team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}

| second = Pierre Latour

| second_nat =FRA

| second_team ={{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}

| third =Sam Oomen

| third_nat = NED

| third_team ={{UCI team code|TGA|2016}}

| points_color = green

| points =Thibaut Pinot

| points_nat =FRA

| points_team ={{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}

| mountains_color = polkadot

| mountains = Rémy Di Gregorio

| mountains_nat =FRA

| mountains_team ={{UCI team code|DMP|2016}}

| youth_color = white

| youth =Pierre Latour

| youth_nat =FRA

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}

| team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}

| team_color = yellow number

| previous = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

The 2016 Critérium International was the 85th edition of the Critérium International cycling stage race. It took place on the island of Corsica, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous three editions, the race consisted of three stages, two on the first race day (including a short individual time trial) and one on the second day.{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/criterium-international/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/the-adventure-goes-on.html|title=The Adventure goes on!|work=letour.com|year=2016|accessdate=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309064302/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-international/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/the-adventure-goes-on.html|archive-date=9 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Thibaut Pinot of {{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}} won the race and two stages,{{cite web|title=Pinot wins Criterium International|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/critrium-international-2016/stage-3/results/|website=cyclingsnews.com|accessdate=4 April 2016|date=27 March 2016|archivedate=6 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406105627/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/critrium-international-2016/stage-3/results/}} including his first ever win in an individual time trial.{{cite web|title=Criterium International: Pinot wins stage 2 time trial in Porto-Vecchio|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/critrium-international-2016/stage-2/results/|website=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=4 April 2016|date=26 March 2016|archivedate=6 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406105644/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/critrium-international-2016/stage-2/results/}} The race was overshadowed by the death of Belgian cyclist Daan Myngheer ({{UCI team code|RLM|2016}}), who suffered a heart attack during the opening stage of the race and was taken to hospital, where he died.{{cite news|title=Belgian cyclist Daan Myngheer dies after heart attack in Criterium International|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/29/belgian-cyclist-dan-myngheer-dies-heart-attack-criterium-international|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=4 April 2016|date=29 March 2016|archivedate=6 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406105649/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/29/belgian-cyclist-dan-myngheer-dies-heart-attack-criterium-international}}

Schedule

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Stage

!Date

!Course

!Distance

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

style="text-align:left"|1

| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2"|26 March

| Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|90.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Sam Bennett|IRL}}

style="text-align:left"|2

| Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}}

style="text-align:left"|3

|align=right|27 March || Porto-Vecchio – Col de l'Ospedale

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|171.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}}

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Total

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|269|km|1|abbr=on}}

Teams

A total of 16 teams were selected to take part in the race:{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/criterium-international/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/16-teams-head-for-porto-vecchio.html|title=16 teams head for Porto-Vecchio|work=letour.com|year=2016|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402002341/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-international/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/16-teams-head-for-porto-vecchio.html|archive-date=2016-04-02|url-status=dead}}

{{cyclingteamlist|title=World Teams|ALM|team1={{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|FDJ|TGA|IAM|year=2016}}

{{cyclingteamlist|title=Professional Continental teams|BOH|COF|DMP|DEN|FVC|ONE|ROT|SSG|year=2016}}

{{cyclingteamlist|title=Continental teams|ADT|AUB|RML|year=2016}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

26 March (Morning) Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio, {{convert|90.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 result (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Sam Bennett|IRL|{{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}|2hr 03' 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Rudy Barbier|FRA|{{UCI team code|RLM|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Stéphane Poulhies|FRA|{{UCI team code|ADT|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Samuel Dumoulin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Jimmy Raibaud|FRA|{{UCI team code|ADT|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Fabian Wegmann|GER|{{UCI team code|SSG|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Benjamin Giraud|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Armindo Fonseca|FRA|{{UCI team code|FVC|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164328 ProCyclingStats]}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 1 (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Sam Bennett|IRL|{{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}|2hr 03' 09"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}|{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Rudy Barbier|FRA|{{UCI team code|RLM|2016}}|+2"|{{cjersey|white|Young rider classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|DEN|2016}}|+3"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2016}}|+4"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Pierre Latour|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+5"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Stéphane Poulhies|FRA|{{UCI team code|ADT|2016}}|+6"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Samuel Dumoulin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+6"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jimmy Raibaud|FRA|{{UCI team code|ADT|2016}}|+6"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+6"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Fabian Wegmann|GER|{{UCI team code|SSG|2016}}|+6"}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Criterium_International_2016_Stage_1_GC ProCyclingStats]}}

=Stage 2=

26 March (Afternoon) Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio, {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2 result (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|9' 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Jérôme Coppel|FRA|{{UCI team code|IAM|2016}}|+2"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Alexandre Geniez|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|+3"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Moreno Moser|ITA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+4"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+5"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+10"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Sam Oomen|NED|{{UCI team code|GIA|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Matthias Brändle|AUT|{{UCI team code|IAM|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jérémy Roy|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|+12"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Lawson Craddock|USA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+17"}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=166786 ProCyclingStats]}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2 (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|2hr 12' 26"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}|{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Jérôme Coppel|FRA|{{UCI team code|IAM|2016}}|+2"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Alexandre Geniez|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|+3"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Moreno Moser|ITA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+4"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+5"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+10"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Sam Oomen|NED|{{UCI team code|GIA|2016}}|s.t.|{{cjersey|white|Young rider classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Matthias Brändle|AUT|{{UCI team code|IAM|2016}}|s.t.}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Sam Bennett|IRL|{{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}|+16"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Lawson Craddock|USA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+17"}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Criterium_International_2016_Stage_1_General_Classification ProCyclingStats]}}

=Stage 3=

27 March Porto-Vecchio – Col de l'Ospedale, {{convert|171.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 3 result (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|9' 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Pierre Latour|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+7"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Arnold Jeannesson|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2016}}|+12"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+23"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Sam Oomen|NED|{{UCI team code|GIA|2016}}|+26"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Lawson Craddock|USA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+39"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Dominik Nerz|GER|{{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}|+47"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Romain Sicard|FRA|{{UCI team code|DEN|2016}}|+1' 22"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Davide Villella|ITA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+1' 44"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Alexandre Geniez|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|+1' 52"}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=166786 ProCyclingStats]}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 3 (1-10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|6hr 46' 34"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}|{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Pierre Latour|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+37"|{{cjersey|white|Young rider classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Sam Oomen|NED|{{UCI team code|GIA|2016}}|+46"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Arnold Jeannesson|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2016}}|+48"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2016}}|+1' 02"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Lawson Craddock|USA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+1' 06"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Dominik Nerz|GER|{{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}|+1' 47"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Romain Sicard|FRA|{{UCI team code|DEN|2016}}|+1' 54"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Alexandre Geniez|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}|+2' 05"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Davide Villella|ITA|{{UCI team code|CPT|2016a}}|+2' 13"}}

{{cyclingresult end|source=[http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Criterium_International_2016 ProCyclingStats]}}

Classification leadership table

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! style="width:1%;"| Stage

! style="width:14%;"| Winner

! style="background:#efefef; width:15%;"|General classification
25px

! style="background:#efefef; width:15%;"|Points classification
25px

! style="background:#efefef; width:15%;"|Mountains classification
25px

! style="background:#efefef; width:15%;"|Young rider classification
25px

! style="background:#efefef; width:15%;"|Team Classification
25px

1

|Sam Bennett

| style="background:yellow;"| Sam Bennett

| style="background:lightgreen;"| Sam Bennett

|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon;| Jérémy Leveau

| style="background:offwhite;"| Rudy Barbier

| style="background:orange;"| {{UCI team code|SSG|2016}}

2

|Thibaut Pinot

| style="background:yellow;" rowspan=2 |Thibaut Pinot

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan=2|Thibaut Pinot

| style="background:offwhite;" |Sam Oomen

| style="background:orange;" rowspan=2| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}

3

|Thibaut Pinot

| style="background:salmon;|Rémy Di Gregorio

|style="background:offwhite;" |Pierre Latour

colspan=2| Final

! style="background:gold;"|Thibaut Pinot

! style="background:#50C878;"|Thibaut Pinot

! style="background:#CC4E5C;"|Rémy Di Gregorio

! style="background:offwhite;"|Pierre Latour

! style="background:#FF8C00;"|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}

  • In stage two, Romain Feillu, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Sam Bennett, the leader of the classification wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification and Rudy Barbier, who was second in the points classification, wore the white jersey as leader of the young riders' classification.
  • In stage three, Sam Bennett, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Thibaut Pinot, the leader of the classification wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.

References

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External links

  • {{official website|http://www.letour.fr/criterium-international/2016/us/}}

{{Critérium International}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Criterium International}}

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