2016 Clásica de Almería (1.1), Spain

31st edition: Sunday, February 14, 2016

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Almería - Roquetas de Mar, 184 km. Severe winds caused the race to be shortened to 21 kilometers.

Leigh Howard throws his bike to win the wind-shortened 2016 Clásica de Almería

The Race: Outdoor sports are always run with the risk that Mother Nature won't feel like cooperating. Today in Southern Spain she was feeling very cranky and hammered the racers with ferocious winds.

As the riders pushed their way through the dangerous blasts, the race was stopped and restarted a few times.

Finally, the organizers gave up and ran a few laps in the finishing town of Roquetas de Mar where IAM Cycling rider Leigh Howard triumphed.

Complete Results:

21 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.236 km/hr

1	HOWARD, Leigh	IAM CYCLING	28min 29sec
2	TCATEVICH, Aleksei	TEAM KATUSHA	st.
3	SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
4	COQUARD, Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	@ 5sec
5	BOUHANNI, Nacer	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
6	KREDER, Raymond	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
7	FRANCZAK, Pawel	VERVA ACTIVEJET	s.t.
8	MAIKIN, Roman	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	8
9	LATON, Eryk	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
10	ROJAS, Jose Joaquin	MOVISTAR	11
11	PETIT, Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
12	VAN LERBERGHE, Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
13	VAN HOECKE, Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
14	KURBATOV, Alexey	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	s.t.
15	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
16	PELUCCHI, Mateo	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
17	MATYSIAK, Bartlomiej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	15
18	KREDER, Michel	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	20
19	SOLOMENIKOV, Andrei	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	17
20	GRADEK, Kamil	VERVA ACTIVEJET	24
21	PATERSKI, Maciej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	25
22	VALVERDE, Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	KOCH, Jonas	VERVA ACTIVEJET	25
24	REYNES, Vicente	IAM CYCLING	31
25	MAS, Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA	44
26	LEMOINE, Cyril	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	51
27	KLUGE, Roger	IAM CYCLING	53
28	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	@ 1min 7sec
29	HELVEN, Sander	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
30	LIETAER, Eliot	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
31	AREGGER, Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
32	CATALDO, Dario	ASTANA	1:20
33	LOPEZ, Daniel	BURGOS BH	s.t.
34	EVTUSHENKO, Alexander	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	s.t.
35	BODNAR, Lucasz	VERVA ACTIVEJET	s.t.
36	LASTRA, Jonatan	CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
37	CERNY, Josef	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
38	BENITO, Miguel Angel	CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
39	CIESLIK, Pawel	VERVA ACTIVEJET	s.t.
40	ESTEVEZ, Imanol	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
41	TXOPERENA, Beñat	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
42	FARAZIJN, Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
43	POLS, Ruben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
44	SIMON, Jordi	VERVA ACTIVEJET	s.t.
45	VAN GINNEKEN,  Sjoerd	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
46	HOFSTETTER, Hugo	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
47	HOOGERLAD, Johnny	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	s.t.
48	PIEDRA, Antonio	FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES	s.t.
49	ELMINGER, Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
50	LOBATO, Juan Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
51	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	TEAM KATUSHA	1:23
52	SILIN, Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
53	SIMON, Julien	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	s.t.
54	KAMYSHEV, Arman	ASTANA	s.t.
55	BOZIC, Borut	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	1:34
56	CARDOSO, Santos	FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES	2:24
57	MIHAYLOV, Nikolay	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	2:41
58	TACIAK, Mateusz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
59	RIUTORT, Juan Carlos	BURGOS BH	s.t.
60	BELKOV, Maxim	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
61	SPRENGERS, Thomas	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
62	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	2:48
63	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
64	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	s.t.
65	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
66	HERMANS, Ben	BMC	s.t.
67	CARUSO, Damiano	BMC	s.t.
68	VAN GARDEREN,  Tejay	BMC	s.t.
69	ISAYCHEV, Vladimir	TEAM KATUSHA	4:19
70	SEROV, Alexander	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	4:41
71	BRAVO, Garikoitz	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
72	SOLE, Arnau	BURGOS BH	s.t.
73	BIZKARRA, Mikel	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
74	ERSHOV, Artur	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	s.t.
75	ITURRIA, Mikel	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY	s.t.
76	TOLHOEK, Antwan	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON	7:19

2016 Clásica de Almería Video, in Spanish (you can see the ferocious winds):

2016 Clásica de Almería map and profile

2016 Clasica de Almeria map

2016 Clasica de Almeria profile

Start list, February 14, 2016:

	MOVISTAR
1	LOBATO Juan Jose
2	VALVERDE Alejandro
3	FERNANDEZ Rubén
4	MORENO Javier
5	PEDRERO Antonio
6	ROJAS Jose Joaquin
7	SUTHERLAND Rory
	COFIDIS
11	BOUHANNI Nacer
12	BOZIC Borut
13	EDET Nicolas
14	HOFSTETTER Hugo
15	COUSIN Jerome
16	SIMON Julien
17	LEMOINE Cyril
	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
21	BARBERO Carlos
22	MAS BONET Luis
23	PARDILLA Sergio
24	ROSON Jaime
25	LASTRA Jonathan
26	CARTHY Hugh
27	BENITO Miguel Angel
	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
31	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej
32	LATON Eryk
33	CERNY Josef
34	MIHAILOV Nikolai
35	KACZMAREK Jakub
36	TACIAK Mateusz
37	PATERSKI Maciej
	KATUSHA
41	ISAYCHEV Vladimir
42	MAMYKIN Matvei
43	BELKOV Maxim
44	RESTREPO Jhonatan
45	SILIN Egor
46	TSATEVITCH Alexey
47	ZAKARIN Ilnur
	BMC
51	GILBERT Philippe
52	SANCHEZ Samuel
53	CARUSO Damiano
54	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin
55	HERMANS Ben
56	BOOKWALTER Brent
57	VAN GARDEREN Tejay
	VERVA ACTIVEJET
61	FRANCZAK Pawel
62	GRADEK Kamil
63	CIESLIK Pawel
64	BODNAR Lukasz
65	HNIK Karel
66	KOCH Jonas
67	SIMON Jordi
	ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON
71	KREDER Raymond
72	KREDER Michel
73	HOOGERLAND Johnny
74	LAMMERTINK Maurits
75	VAN DER LIJKE Nick
76	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd
77	TOLHOEK Antwan
	FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES
81	PIEDRA Antonio
83	NAZARET Magno Prado
84	CARDOSO Flavio
85	FERRAZ Murilo
86	DA SILVA Kleber
87	GASPAR João
	DIRECT ENERGIE
91	CHAVANEL Sylvain
92	COQUARD Bryan
93	GENE Yohann
94	MORICE Julien
95	PETIT Adrien
96	PICHOT Alexandre
97	TULIK Angelo
	ASTANA
101	SANCHEZ Luis Leon
102	CATALDO Dario
103	KAMYSHEV Arman
104	KANGERT Tanel
105	LUTSENKO Alexey
106	MALACARNE Davide
107	TIRALONGO Paolo
	IAM CYCLING
111	PELUCCHI Matteo
112	ELMIGER Martin
113	HOWARD Leigh
114	KLUGE Roger
115	AREGGER Marcel
116	REYNES Vicente
117	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
	BURGOS-BH
121	TORRES Pablo
122	SOLE Arnau
123	SALAS Ibai
124	MERINO Igor
125	RIUTORT Juan Carlos
126	ROBREDO Alvaro
127	LÓPEZ Daniel
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
131	FARAZIJN Maxime
132	SPRENGERS Thomas
133	VAN HOECKE Gijs
134	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
135	POLS Ruben
136	LIETAER Eliot
137	HELVEN Sander
	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY
141	BRAVO Garikoitz
142	ITURRIA Mikel
143	UDONDO Gotzon
144	BIZKARRA Mikel
145	ESTEVEZ Imanol
146	BARRENETXEA Ander
147	TXOPERENA Beñat
	GAZPROM-RUSVELO
151	KOLOBNEV Alexandr
152	MAIKIN Roman
153	SEROV Alexander
154	ERSHOV Artur
155	SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey
156	EVTUSHENKO Alexander
157	KURBATOV Alexey