Stage 16
Drucker's breakthrough
- Monday 5 September 2016
- 157 km
- 1,514 m climbed
- Won by Jempy Drucker
The road
How it was won
- 12 km to go
The escape's day ends
The six leaders are finally caught with twelve kilometres to go, and the GC teams surge forward for a technical run to Peñíscola strewn with roundabouts.
- 3 km to go
Bennati's roundabout gamble
Daniele Bennati attacks out of one of the many roundabouts inside the final three kilometres and carries a slim margin under the flamme rouge.
- At the line
Drucker's breakthrough
Meersman opens from more than 200 metres to close Bennati down and pays for it. Jempy Drucker blows past him with a hundred to go and wins clearly from Selig and Arndt.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jempy Drucker | BMC Racing Team | 3:21:18 |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig | Bora - Argon 18 | +0:00 |
| 3 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Alpecin | +0:00 |
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