The 100th edition of the Gran Piemonte one-day cycling classic race , also known as the

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, was held on 20 September 2016, one day after

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and two days before Il Lombardia, as part of the Trittico di Autunno. It covered a distance of , starting in

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and ending in Agliè. Italian

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won the race in a bunch sprint before

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and

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Teams

Nineteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of eight riders:

Result

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gran Piemonte 2016 2016 UCI Europe Tour 2016 in Italian sport Giro del Piemonte