Tour of Belgium 2016
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output | 86th Tour of Belgium | ||
Racing series | UCI Europe Tour 2016 2nd HC | ||
Stages | 5 | ||
date | May 25-29, 2016 | ||
overall length | 764.8 km | ||
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begin | Beveren | ||
target | Tongeren | ||
Teams | 22nd | ||
Driver at the start | 172 | ||
Driver at the finish | 117 | ||
Average speed | 61.388 km / h | ||
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The 86th Tour of Belgium in 2016 was a Belgian road bike race . The stage race took place from May 25th to 29th, 2016 . It was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2016 and classified in the 2nd HC category.
The third stage was neutralized after two support motorcycles got into the peloton in a collision and brought down 20 riders. The 26-year-old cyclist Stig Broeckx suffered cerebral hemorrhage as a result of this fall and fell into a coma . The race started again on the fourth stage without Broeckx 'Team Lotto Soudal . The overall winner was the Belgian Dries Devenyns ahead of the Swiss Reto Hollenstein and his compatriot Stijn Vandenbergh .
Participating teams
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Stages
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date | Stage locations | type | Length (km) | Stage winner | Overall leader |
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prolog | 25. May | Beveren - Beveren | 6th |
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1st stage | May 26 | Buggenhout - Knokke-Heist | 177.3 |
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2nd stage | May 27th | Knokke-Heist - Herzele | 200.4 |
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3rd stage | 28th of May | Verviers - Verviers | 206.9 | Stage canceled |
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4th stage | May 29th | Tremelo - Tongeren | 174.2 |
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Scoring jerseys
stage | Stage winner | Overall rating Algemeen Classement![]() |
Scoring Puntenklassement![]() |
Combination ranking Prijs van de strijdlust![]() |
Team rating Ploegen class |
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prolog | Wout Van Aert | Wout Van Aert | Wout Van Aert | not forgiven | Etixx-Quick Step |
1 | Edward Theuns | Edward Theuns | Ludwig De Winter | ||
2 | Dries Devenyns | Dries Devenyns | Baptiste Planckaert | Amaury Capiot | IAM Cycling |
3 | canceled after mass fall | ||||
4th | Zico Waeytens | ||||
Valuation winner | Dries Devenyns | Baptiste Planckaert | Amaury Capiot | IAM Cycling |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tour of Belgium: 3rd stage canceled after an accident with motorcycles. radsport-news.com, May 28, 2016, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Broeckx still in very serious condition. radsport-news.com, May 29, 2016, accessed May 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Waeytens takes second win of the season for Giant-Alpecin. radsport-news.com, May 29, 2016, accessed May 29, 2016 .
Web links
Commons : Tour of Belgium 2016 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Tour of Belgium 2016 in the ProCyclingStats.com database