2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics

The 2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics are the 21st edition of the EuroEyes Cyclassics road bicycle race, the first edition under the new name. The one-day-race took place on 21 August 2016 and was won by Caleb Ewan in the sprint, after Nacer Bouhanni was relegated for irregular sprinting.

2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics

2016 UCI World Tour
Race details
Dates	21 August 2016
Stages	1
Distance	217.7 km (135.3 mi)
Winning time	4h 54' 26"
Results
Winner Caleb Ewan (AUS) (Orica–BikeExchange)   Second John Degenkolb (GER) (Team Giant–Alpecin)   Third Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)

Route and background

The EuroEyes Cyclassics was the only UCI World Tour race held in Germany during the 2016 season.

Teams

The 18 UCI World Tour teams are automatically entitled and obliged to start the race. The race organisation will still hand out a few wildcards to some UCI Professional Continental teams.

World Tour teams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• BMC Racing Team
• Team Dimension Data
• Etixx–Quick-Step
• FDJ
• IAM Cycling
• Lampre–Merida
• Lotto–Soudal
• Movistar Team
• Team Giant–Alpecin
• Team Katusha
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• Team Sky
• Tinkoff
• Trek–Segafredo
• Cannondale–Drapac
• Orica–BikeExchange

Race report

The race was started at 11:30 local time with last year's champion André Greipel defending his title. A leading group of six, later five and four riders escaped from the peloton during the race, facing partly wet road conditions due to some showers. The leading group initially consisted of Lukas Pöstlberger (BOA), Matteo Montaguti (Ag2R), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Kamil Gradek (VAT), Matej Mohorič (LAM) and Maxat Ayazbayev (AST). After 217 km, the group of four was caught just before finishing straight. Nacer Bouhanni (COF) was fastest in the final sprint, ahead of Caleb Ewan (OBE), John Degenkolb (TGA) and Giacomo Nizzolo (TFS). However, Nacer Bouhanni was relegated for irregularities in the sprint, and Caleb Ewan was declared the winner.

Result

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Caleb Ewan (AUS) Orica–BikeExchange 4h 54' 26" 2 John Degenkolb (GER) Team Giant–Alpecin s.t. 3 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo s.t. 4 Danny van Poppel (NED) Team Sky s.t. 5 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha s.t. 6 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t. 7 Mark Renshaw (AUS) Team Dimension Data s.t. 8 Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) IAM Cycling s.t. 9 Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t. 10 André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Soudal s.t.