Amgen Tour of California 2016 United States, Stage Race
- Stages
- 8
- Starters
- 144
- UCI points
- 1,435
Julian ALAPHILIPPE won in 31:47:50, 0:21 ahead of DENNIS.
| 1 |  J. ALAPHILIPPE | 31:47:50 |
| 2 |  R. DENNIS | +0:21 |
| 3 |  B. BOOKWALTER | +0:43 |
| Points |  P. SAGAN | 68 pts |
| Mountains | E. HUFFMAN | 36 pts |
| Youth | N. POWLESS | +1:57 |
The Tour of California was an annual professional road cycling stage race held in the U.S. state of California, running from 2006 to 2019. It was part of the UCI World Tour and was the only top-level World Tour event in the United States. The eight-day race covered 650–700 miles (1,045–1,126 km) through California, typically starting in the Sierra Nevada in northern California and finishing in southern California.
Stages
8| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. SAGANTinkoff | Bunch sprint | +0:15Bunch sprint | P. SAGANleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | B. KINGCannondale Pro Cycling Team | Group of 2 | +0:08Group of 2 | B. KINGleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | J. ALAPHILIPPEEtixx - Quick Step | Solo | +0:15Solo | J. ALAPHILIPPEleads · 6 stages |
| 4 | P. SAGAN 2nd winTinkoff | Bunch sprint | +0:03Bunch sprint | |
| 5 |  T. SKUJINSCannondale Pro Cycling Team | Group of 2 | +0:08Group of 2 | |
| 6 | R. DENNISBMC Racing Team | Time trial | Time trial | |
| 7 |  A. KRISTOFFTeam Katusha | Bunch sprint | +0:10Bunch sprint | |
| 8 |  M. CAVENDISHTeam Dimension Data | Bunch sprint | +0:03Bunch sprint |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumALAPHILIPPE 31:47:50DENNIS +0:21BOOKWALTER +0:43Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: ALAPHILIPPE gained 58 seconds on DENNIS.13 of the 21 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
144| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. ALAPHILIPPEEtixx - Quick Step | 31:47:50 | 200 |
| 2 | R. DENNISBMC Racing Team | +0:21 | 150 |
| 3 | B. BOOKWALTERBMC Racing Team | +0:43 | 125 |
| 4 | A. TALANSKYCannondale Pro Cycling Team | +0:52 | 100 |
| 5 | G. CRADDOCKCannondale Pro Cycling Team | +1:22 | 85 |
| 6 |  S. SANCHEZ GONZALEZBMC Racing Team | s.t. | 70 |
| 7 |  G. BENNETTTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +1:50 | 60 |
| 8 |  J. VAN DEN BROECKTeam Katusha | +1:53 | 50 |
| 9 | N. POWLESSAxeon Hagens Berman | +1:57 | 40 |
| 10 |  L. TEN DAMTeam Giant - Alpecin | +2:13 | 35 |
| 11 |  R. BRITTONRally Cycling | +2:46 | 30 |
| 12 | T. GEOGHEGAN HARTAxeon Hagens Berman | +3:00 | 25 |
| 13 |  R. GUERREIROAxeon Hagens Berman | +3:22 | 20 |
| 14 | J. MEGIAS LEALTeam Novo Nordisk | +3:53 | 15 |
| 15 | R. CARPENTERHolowesko / Citadel p/b Hincapie Sportswear | +5:03 | 10 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleJ. ALAPHILIPPE1 winR. DENNIS1 winB. BOOKWALTERbest 4
Teams
17 of 18 scored · 8 riders each| # | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMC Racing Team | 388 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Etixx - Quick Step | 253 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | 250 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Team Katusha | 90 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Axeon Hagens Berman | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 78 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Tinkoff | 71 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Rally Cycling | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
