Tour de Normandie 2016

Tour de Normandie 2016
General
output	36th Tour de Normandie
Racing series	UCI Europe Tour 2016 2.2
Stages	7th
date	March 21-27, 2016
overall length	1,039.9 km
Host country	France
begin	Carentan
target	Caen
Teams	24
Driver at the start	143
Driver at the finish	93
Average speed	40.836 km / h
Result
winner	Baptiste Planckaert ( Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect )
Second	Olivier Pardini ( Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect )
Third	Benoît Sinner ( Armée de terre )
Scoring	Timothy Dupont ( Verandas Willems )
Mountain scoring	Jonas Gregaard ( Riwal Platform )
Sprint scoring	Risto Raid (VC Rouen 76)
Young talent evaluation	Martijn Tusveld ( Rabobank Development )
Team evaluation	joker
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The Tour de Normandie 2016 was the 41st Tour de Normandie , a road bike race in France in the Normandy region and took place from March 21 to 27, 2016 . The stage race was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2016 and was classified in category 2.2 .

The cycle race is mainly characterized by the wind , because you ride along the sea, but also through steep hills .

It started with a prologue and then 6 more stages were held. The winner of the race was Baptiste Planckaert from Belgium from the Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect team, ahead of his compatriot Olivier Pardini from Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect . Third place in the overall ranking went to Frenchman Benoît Sinner from the Équipe Cycliste de l'Armée de Terre .

Participating teams

UCI Continental Teams Leopard Pro Cycling Armée de Terre Post-chain reaction SEG Racing Academy Madison Genesis Team Sparebanken Sør	Team Kuota Lotto Cyclingteam Join's - De Rijke Rabobank Development Team JLT-Condor Riwal Platform Cycling Team Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	Vérandas Willems Cycling Team Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect Team joker Team Raleigh GAC ColoQuick-Cult
National teams  Germany
societies Vendee Ú Pays De Loire VC Rouen	Lotto Soudal U23 CC Norgent Sur Oise	Aldro Cycling Team VC Pays De Loudeac

Stages

stage	date	Stage locations	type	Length (km)	Stage winner	Overall leader
prolog	21 Mar	Carentan - Carentan		6.4	Lucas Liß	Lucas Liß
1st stage	22 Mar	Mondeville - Forges-les-Eaux		201	Timothy Dupont	Lucas Liß
2nd stage	23 Mar	Vernon - Elbeuf		167	Olivier Pardini	Olivier Pardini
3rd stage	24 Mar	Bourg-Achard - Argentan		175.5	Timothy Dupont	Olivier Pardini
4th stage	25th Mar	Bagnoles-de-l'Orne - Bagnoles-de-l'Orne		160	Benoît Sinner	Benoît Sinner
5th stage	26th Mar	Trévières - Villedieu-les-Poêles		180	Baptiste Planckaert	Baptiste Planckaert
6th stage	27 Mar	Coutances - Caen		150	Timothy Dupont	Baptiste Planckaert

Scoring jerseys

stage	Stage winner	Overall rating	Scoring	Mountain scoring	Sprint scoring	Young talent evaluation	Team evaluation
prolog	Lucas Liß	Lucas Liß	Lucas Liß	not forgiven	not forgiven	Lucas Liß	Leopard Pro Cycling
1	Timothy Dupont		Timothy Dupont	Nick Schultz	Erwan Brenterch
2	Olivier Pardini	Olivier Pardini			Nicolas Vereecken	Dylan Kowalski	Team joker
3	Timothy Dupont			Jonas Gregaard		Martijn Tusveld	Rabobank Development Team
4th	Benoît Sinner	Benoît Sinner			Risto Raid
5	Baptiste Planckaert	Baptiste Planckaert					Team joker
6th	Timothy Dupont
Valuation winner		Baptiste Planckaert	Timothy Dupont	Jonas Gregaard	Risto Raid	Martijn Tusveld	Team joker

Web links

• Tour de Normandie 2016 in the ProCyclingStats.com database