The 2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a road cycling one-day classic that took place on 31 January 2016 in Victoria, Australia. The race, which covered a distance of 174 kilometres (108 mi), started and finished in Geelong, where it used a circuit similar to that used in the 2010 world championships road race. It was the second edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
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| Dates | January 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 174 km (108.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 04' 59" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won in a solo attack by Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky). He attacked from a small group on the final climb and held off the chasers for the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the finish line. He finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders: the sprint for second was won by Leigh Howard (IAM Cycling) with Niccolò Bonifazio (Trek–Segafredo) third.[1]
Result edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Kennaugh (GBR)
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Team Sky | 4h 04' 59" |
| 2 |  Leigh Howard (AUS)
|
IAM Cycling | + 6" |
| 3 |  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 6" |
| 4 |  Pim Ligthart (NED)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 6" |
| 5 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | + 6" |
| 6 | Nathan Haas (AUS)
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Team Dimension Data | + 6" |
| 7 |  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)
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Team Katusha | + 6" |
| 8 | Ben Swift (GBR)
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Team Sky | + 6" |
| 9 | Enrico Battaglin (ITA)
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LottoNL–Jumbo | + 6" |
| 10 |  Dion Smith (NZL)
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ONE Pro Cycling | + 6" |
References edit
- ^ Smith, Sophie (31 January 2016). "Peter Kennaugh wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (GC)". ProCyclingStats. 12 February 2016.