The 2016 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Azerbaijan in May 2016. The race is the fifth edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages, starting in Baku on 4 May and returning there for the finish on 8 May.

The race was won by Markus Eibegger (Adria Mobil). He finished the race 2 seconds ahead of Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting / Tavira), with Nikita Stalnov (Astana City) third. Eibegger's teammate Daniel Schorn won a stage and the points classification, while Synergy Baku won both the team classification and the mountains classification through Alex Surutkovich. The youth classification was won by Ildar Arslanov (Gazprom–RusVelo).

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
14 MayBaku to Sumqayit153.5 km (95 mi)Flat stagePhil Bauhaus (GER)
25 MayBaku to İsmayıllı186.5 km (116 mi)Hilly stageMaksym Averin (AZE)
36 MayQabala to Qabala177.2 km (110 mi)Hilly stageMatej Mugerli (SLO)
47 MayQabala to Pirqulu115.3 km (72 mi)Intermediate stageLuca Wackermann (ITA)
58 MayBaku to Baku (3 lap)158 km (98 mi)Hilly stageMichael Schwarzmann (GER)
Total790.5 km (491.2 mi)

Participating teams

Twenty-one (21) teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan.

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeam classification
1Phil BauhausPhil BauhausPhil BauhausMohd Zamri SallehPhil BauhausUnieuro–Wilier
2Maksym AverinGuillaume BoivinGuillaume BoivinMauro FinettoIldar ArslanovSynergy Baku
3Matej MugerliDaniel SchornDaniel Schorn
4Luca WackermannMarkus EibeggerLuca WackermannThomas Lebas
5Michael SchwarzmannDaniel Schorn
FinalMarkus EibeggerDaniel SchornThomas LebasIldar ArslanovSynergy Baku

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