Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2016 Spain, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 164
- UCI points
- 732
Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE won in 17:41:10, 0:26 ahead of VAN GARDEREN, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  A. VALVERDE BELMONTE | 17:41:10 |
| 2 |  T. VAN GARDEREN | +0:26 |
| 3 |  B. MOLLEMA | +0:52 |
| Points |  B. SWIFT | 41 pts |
| Mountains |  D. CARUSO | 22 pts |
| Intermediate sprints |  J. BAUGNIES | 6 pts |
The Vuelta a Andalucía is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in mid-February. It takes place in the region of Andalucía, referencing the popular tourist coastline known as the Costa del Sol.
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. BENNATITinkoff | Group of 153 | +0:38Group of 153 | D. BENNATIleads · 1 stage |
| 2 |  N. BOUHANNICofidis, Solutions Credits | Group of 58 | +0:37Group of 58 | N. BOUHANNIleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | O. GATTOTinkoff | Group of 51 | +1:59Group of 51 | B. SWIFTleads · 1 stage |
| 4 | T. VAN GARDERENBMC Racing Team | Time trial | Time trial | T. VAN GARDERENleads · 1 stage |
| 5 | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEMovistar Team | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumVALVERDE BELMONTE 17:41:10VAN GARDEREN +0:26MOLLEMA +0:52Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: VALVERDE BELMONTE went from 22 seconds behind VAN GARDEREN to 26 seconds ahead.
General
164| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEMovistar Team | 17:41:10 | 125 |
| 2 | T. VAN GARDERENBMC Racing Team | +0:26 | 85 |
| 3 | B. MOLLEMATrek - Segafredo | +0:52 | 70 |
| 4 | W. KELDERMANTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +0:56 | 60 |
| 5 |  R. MAJKATinkoff | +1:11 | 50 |
| 6 |  R. KREUZIGERTinkoff | +1:37 | 40 |
| 7 | W. POELSTeam Sky | +1:42 | 35 |
| 8 | B. BOOKWALTERBMC Racing Team | +2:03 | 30 |
| 9 | D. NAVARRO GARCIACofidis, Solutions Credits | +2:14 | 25 |
| 10 | M. NIEVE ITURRALDETeam Sky | +2:45 | 20 |
| 11 | L. MATE MARDONESCofidis, Solutions Credits | s.t. | 15 |
| 12 | I. ANTON HERNANDEZTeam Dimension Data | +2:57 | 10 |
| 13 | B. DE CLERCQLotto Soudal | +3:17 | 5 |
| 14 | F. FELLINETrek - Segafredo | +3:19 | 5 |
| 15 |  R. HOLLENSTEINIam Cycling | +3:24 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleA. VALVERDE BELMONTE1 winT. VAN GARDEREN1 winB. MOLLEMAbest 2
Teams
16 of 23 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Team | 145 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | BMC Racing Team | 135 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Tinkoff | 124 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Trek - Segafredo | 85 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Team Sky | 69 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 68 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 57 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Team Dimension Data | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |