The 68th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic was held on 28 February 2016. It was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour and ranked as a 1.HC event. It was the second and concluding race of the Belgian opening weekend, the year's first road races in Northwestern Europe, one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
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| Dates | 28 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 200.7 km (124.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 53' 51" | ||||||||||||
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Belgian Jasper Stuyven won the race after a 17 km solo.[1][2] The route was 200.7 km (125 mi), starting and finishing in Kuurne.[3] 199 riders started[4] and 97 riders finished[5] the race.
Hills in the race
edit| 1 | Edelare Top (64 m / 7% max) | 7 | Oude Kwaremont ( 89 m / 11.6% max) |
| 2 | La Houppe (80 m / 10% max) | 8 | Kluisberg (113 m / 10% max) |
| 3 | Kanarieberg (77 m / 14% max) | 9 | Tiegemberg (42 m / 9% max) |
| 4 | Kruisberg ( 90 m / 9% max) | 10 | Holstraat (52 m / 12% max) |
| 5 | Hotond ( 128 m / 7.5% max) | 11 | Nokereberg (20 m / 7% max) |
| 6 | Cote du Trieu ( 88 m / 13% max) | (Height difference / Gradient maximum) |
Results
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
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Trek–Segafredo | 4h 53' 51" |
| 2 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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Team Katusha | + 17" |
| 3 |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
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Cofidis | s.t. |
| 4 |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 5 |  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 |  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
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Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 8 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
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Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Jonas van Genechten (BEL)
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IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 |  Scott Thwaites (GBR)
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Bora–Argon 18 | s.t. |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Windsor, Richard. "Jasper Stuyven takes sensational solo win at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Stuyven voert verbluffend nummer op in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne". Sporza;be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2016 - Road book" (PDF). Official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Participants list". Official website. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Result". UCI website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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