The 2016 Critérium International was the 85th edition of the

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day Stage (bicycle race), bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in ...

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. It took place on the island of

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, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous three editions, the race consisted of three stages, two on the first race day (including a short

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) and one on the second day.

Thibaut Pinot Thibaut Pinot (born 29 May 1990) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2023, spending his entire career with . Once considered one of the most promising talents in French cycling, he finis ...

of won the race and two stages, including his first ever win in an

. The race was overshadowed by the death of Belgian cyclist Daan Myngheer (), who suffered a heart attack during the opening stage of the race and was taken to hospital, where he died.

Schedule

Teams

A total of 16 teams were selected to take part in the race:

Stages

Stage 1

26 March (Morning) Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio,

Stage 2

26 March (Afternoon) Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio,

Stage 3

27 March Porto-Vecchio – Col de l'Ospedale,

Classification leadership table

* In stage two,

Romain Feillu Romain Feillu (born 16 April 1984) is a French former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019. He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who also competed professionally as a cyclist. Career Feillu was born in Château ...

, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Sam Bennett, the leader of the classification wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification and

Rudy Barbier Rudy Barbier (born 18 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Pierre Barbier. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Major ...

, who was second in the points classification, wore the white jersey as leader of the young riders' classification. * In stage three, Sam Bennett, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because

, the leader of the classification wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Criterium International Criterium International Criterium International Critérium International