2016 Belgium Tour

2016 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour
	Overall winner Annemiek van Vleuten
Race details
Dates	6–9 September 2016
Stages	4
Distance	331 km (205.7 mi)
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team
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The 2016 Lotto Belgium Tour is the fourth edition of the Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour, previous called Lotto-Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.1.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[1]^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
P	6 September	Nieuwpoort	4.37 km (2.72 mi)	Individual time trial	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
1	7 September	Moorslede to Moorslede	121.4 km (75.4 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Lucinda Brand (NED)
2	8 September	Lierde to Lierde	107.9 km (67.0 mi)	Flat stage	Marianne Vos (NED)
3	9 September	Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen	97.2 km (60.4 mi)	Flat stage	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)

Stages

Vos won stage 2 sprint of Bronzini.

Prologue

6 September – Nieuwpoort to Nieuwpoort, 4.4 km (2.7 mi)

Prologue result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	5' 25"
2	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7"
3	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	s.t.
4	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
5	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 9"
6	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 10"
7	Mieke Kröger (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 11"
8	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	+ 12"
9	Moniek Tenniglo (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 13"
10	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 14"

General classification after Prologue^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	5' 24"
2	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7"
3	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 8"
4	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
5	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 9"
6	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 10"
7	Mieke Kröger (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 12"
8	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	s.t.
9	Moniek Tenniglo (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 13"
10	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 14"

Stage 1

Brand wearing gold leaders jersey.

7 September – Moorslede to Moorslede, 121.5 km (75.5 mi)

Stage 1 result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	3h 14' 10"
2	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	Canyon–SRAM	s.t.
3	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
4	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
5	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	s.t.
6	Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)	Canyon–SRAM	s.t.
7	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
8	Sara Mustonen (SWE)	Team Liv–Plantur	s.t.
9	Monique van de Ree (NED)	Lares–Waowdeals	s.t.
10	Simona Frapporti (ITA)	Team Hitec Products	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	3h 19' 32"
2	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	+ 2"
3	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7"
4	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 9"
5	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 10"
6	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	+ 14"
7	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
8	Élise Delzenne (FRA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 17"
9	Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 18"
10	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Wiggle High5	+ 22"

Stage 2

Vos wearing the pink points jersey.

8 September – Lierde to Lierde, 107.9 km (67.0 mi)

Stage 2 result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2h 56' 50"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	s.t.
3	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
4	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	s.t.
5	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
6	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
7	Élise Delzenne (FRA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
8	Simona Frapporti (ITA)	Team Hitec Products	s.t.
9	Valerie Demey (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or	s.t.
10	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	6h 16' 14"
2	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4"
3	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	+ 10"
4	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
5	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 18"
6	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	+ 22"
7	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 23"
8	Élise Delzenne (FRA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 25"
9	Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 26"
10	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Wiggle High5	+ 30"

Stage 3

Ryan wearing the red sprints jersey.

9 September – Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen, 97.3 km (60.5 mi)

Stage 3 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	2h 40' 30"
2	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 1' 04"
3	Kaat Hannes (BEL)	Lensworld–Zannata	s.t.
4	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
5	Élise Delzenne (FRA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
6	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
7	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Wiggle High5	s.t.
8	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	s.t.
9	Valerie Demey (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or	s.t.
10	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Netherlands	8h 56' 41"
2	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 04"
3	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 10"
4	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 1' 16"
5	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 1' 23"
6	Élise Delzenne (FRA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 1' 32"
7	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Wiggle High5	+ 1' 37"
8	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 1' 41"
9	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	+ 1' 43"
10	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Belgian Riders	Sprints classification	Team classification
P	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	not award	Thalita de Jong	Lotte Kopecky	not award	Rabo–Liv
1	Lucinda Brand	Lucinda Brand	Lucinda Brand	not award	Lotte Kopecky		Alexis Ryan
2	Marianne Vos	Marianne Vos	Marianne Vos	Anisha Vekemans			Lotte Kopecky
3	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Marianne Vos	Alexandra Nessmar			Marianne Vos
Final Classification		Annemiek van Vleuten	Marianne Vos	Alexandra Nessmar	Lotte Kopecky	Lotte Kopecky	Marianne Vos	Rabo–Liv

References

^ "Cycling - Lotto Belgium Tour - 2016 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Lotto Belgium Tour 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Van Vleuten wins Lotto Belgium Tour prologue". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Lotto Belgium Tour: Brand wins stage 1". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Lotto Belgium Tour: Vos wins stage 2 and takes overall lead". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Van Vleuten wins overall title at Lotto Belgium Tour". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

External links

Official website

[TSO-1] "Cycling - Lotto Belgium Tour - 2016 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] "Lotto Belgium Tour 2016". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[CNp-3] "Van Vleuten wins Lotto Belgium Tour prologue". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[CN1-4] "Lotto Belgium Tour: Brand wins stage 1". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[CN2-5] "Lotto Belgium Tour: Vos wins stage 2 and takes overall lead". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[CN3-6] "Van Vleuten wins overall title at Lotto Belgium Tour". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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