2016 Tour of Belgium

2016 Tour of Belgium 2016 UCI Europe Tour 25 May – 29 May 4 + prologue 555.6 km 12h 27' 30" Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 red Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 blue white Amaury Capiot BEL TSV 2016 black IAM 2016 2015 2017 The 2016 Tour of Belgium was the 86th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race. It took place from 25 to 29 May 2016 in Belgium as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour and was won by Dries Devenyns. Defending champion Greg Van Avermaet did not take part in the race. On 28 May 2016, during the Stage 3, a crash of two motorcycles into the peloton injured 19 riders. The stage was cancelled that day and several riders abandoned the race and did not start on Stage 4.http://sporza.be/permalink/1.2665266 Rit in Baloise Belgium Tour afgelast na nieuwe zware valpartij met motards Stage of Baloise Belgium Tour cancelled following yet another severe crash with motorbikes dutch 2016-05-28 sporza.be May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes Stig Broeckx was reported to suffer severe injuries and was in a coma and vegetative (succumbing) state in the hospital in Gent. Teams UCI WorldTeams AST CPT 2016a EQS IAM LTS TGA KAT TFR 2016 UCI Professional Continental teams AND BOH COF DEN FVC ROO TSV WGG 2016 UCI Continental teams CIB CRV MMM TFL 2016a VWT WBC 2016 Schedule StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerRefP25 MayBeveren to Beveren 6 km 1 onFile:Time Trial.svgIndividual time trial Wout van Aert BEL 126 MayBuggenhout to Knokke-Heist 174.5 km 1 on22px|alt=|link=Flat stage Edward Theuns BEL 227 MayKnokke-Heist to Herzele 200.9 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Flat stage Dries Devenyns BEL328 MayVerviers to Verviers 203.0 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Intermediate stage stage cancelled 429 MayTremelo to Tongeren 174.2 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Intermediate stage Zico Waeytens BEL Total 758.6 km 1 on Stages Prologue 25 May 2016 – Beveren to Beveren, 6 km mi on Result and General classification after prologue 1 Wout van Aert BEL CRV 2016 6' 52" red General classificationblue Points classification 2 Tony Martin GER EQS 2016 + 2" 3 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 4" 4 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 + 4" 5 Yves Lampaert BEL EQS 2016 + 5" 6 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2016 + 6" 7 Lars Boom NED AST 2016 + 7" 8 David Boucher BEL CRV 2016 + 10" 9 Gijs Van Hoecke BEL TSV 2016 + 11" 10 Sylvain Chavanel FRA DEN 2016 + 11" Stage 1 26 May 2016 – Buggenhout to Knokke-Heist, 174.5 km mi on Result of stage 1 1 Edward Theuns BEL TFR 2016 4h 14' 03" 2 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 3 Kenny Dehaes BEL WGG 2016 s.t. 4 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 s.t. 5 Timothy Dupont BEL VWT 2016 s.t. 6 Jonas van Genechten BEL IAM 2016 s.t. 7 Jonas Ahlstrand SWE COF 2016 s.t. 8 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 s.t. 9 Francesco Chicchi ITA AND 2016 s.t. 10 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 s.t.General classification after stage 1 1 Wout van Aert BEL CRV 2016 4h 20' 55" red General classification 2 Tony Martin GER EQS 2016 + 2" 3 Yves Lampaert BEL EQS 2016 + 4" 4 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 4" 5 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 + 4" 6 Edward Theuns BEL TFR 2016 + 5" blue Points classification 7 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2016 + 6" 8 Lars Boom NED AST 2016 + 7" 9 David Boucher BEL CRV 2016 + 10" 10 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 + 10" Stage 2 27 May 2016 – Knokke-Heist to Herzele, 200.9 km mi on Result of stage 2 1 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 4h 32' 26" 2 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 + 1" 3 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 + 1" 4 Tiesj Benoot BEL LTS 2016 + 1" 5 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 + 1" 6 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2016 + 1" 7 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 + 1" 8 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 1" 9 Floris De Tier BEL TSV 2016 + 1" 10 Edward Theuns BEL TFR 2016 + 40" blue Points classificationGeneral classification after stage 2 1 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 8h 53' 22" red General classification 2 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 4" 3 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 + 7" 4 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2016 + 16" 5 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 + 18" blue Points classification 6 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 + 20" 7 Tiesj Benoot BEL LTS 2016 + 23" 8 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 + 23" 9 Wout van Aert BEL CRV 2016 + 39" 10 Yves Lampaert BEL EQS 2016 + 43" Stage 3 28 May 2016 – Verviers to Verviers, 203.0 km mi on Two motorbikes crashed and fell into the peloton at high speeds about 65 km into the stage. 19 riders were involved into the crash, with Stig Broeckx, Fredrik Ludvigsson, Jesper Asselman, Andrea Guardini, Kristoffer Skjerping and Pieter Jacobs all transported to the hospital because of injuries. Broeckx, who had just recovered from injury after already being hit by a motorbike during the 2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne race two months earlier, was in worst shape as he immediately went unconscious and was later diagnosed to have two intracranial hemorrhages and a broken eye socket. Race direction and riders decided not to continue the race. A closed peloton rode to the finish in Verviers as the stage was cancelled. Stage 4 29 May 2016 – Tremelo to Tongeren, 174.2 km mi on Several riders did not start the race, most notably the entire team of Stig Broeckx, LTS 2016.http://sporza.be/permalink/1.2665268 Lotto–Soudal stapt uit de wedstrijd Lotto–Soudal exits race dutch 2016-05-29 sporza.beJune 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Result of stage 4 1 Zico Waeytens BEL GIA 2016 3h 34' 08" 2 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 3 Timothy Dupont BEL VWT 2016 s.t. 4 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 s.t. blue Points classification 5 Shane Archbold NZL BOH 2016 s.t. 6 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 s.t. 7 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 s.t. 8 Michel Kreder NED ROO 2016 s.t. 9 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 s.t. 10 Julien Vermote BEL EQS 2016 s.t.Final general classification 1 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 12h 27' 30" red General classification 2 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 4" 3 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 + 4" 4 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2016 + 16" 5 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 + 18" blue Points classification 6 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 + 20" 7 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 + 23" 8 Wout van Aert BEL CRV 2016 + 39" 9 Yves Lampaert BEL EQS 2016 + 43" 10 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 + 43" Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification25pxAlgemeen klassement Points classification25pxPuntenklassement Combativity classification25pxPrijs van de strijdlust Teams classificationPloegenklassement P Wout van AertWout van AertWout van Aert Not awardedEQS 2016 1 Edward Theuns Edward Theuns Ludwig De Winter 2 Dries Devenyns Dries Devenyns Baptiste Planckaert Amaury CapiotIAM 2016 3 stage cancelled 4 Zico Waeytens Final Dries Devenyns Baptiste Planckaert Amaury Capiot IAM 2016 Standings Legend   20px|alt=Red jersey   Denotes the leader of the General classification   20px|alt=Blue jersey   Denotes the leader of the Points classification   20px|alt=Black jersey   Denotes the leader of the Combativity classification General classification Final 1 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 12h 27' 30" red General classification 2 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 4" 3 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 + 4" 4 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2016 + 16" 5 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 + 18" blue Points classification 6 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 + 20" 7 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 + 23" 8 Wout van Aert BEL CRV 2016 + 39" 9 Yves Lampaert BEL EQS 2016 + 43" 10 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 + 43" Points classification Final 1 Baptiste Planckaert BEL WBC 2016 63 blue Points classification 2 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 50 3 Edward Theuns BEL TFR 2016 40 4 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 40 5 Timothy Dupont BEL VWT 2016 39 6 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 38 7 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 30 red General classification 8 Zico Waeytens BEL GIA 2016 30 9 Enrico Gasparotto ITA WGG 2016 28 10 Niki Terpstra NED EQS 2016 27 Combativity classification Final 1 Amaury Capiot BEL TSV 2016 48 black Combativity classification 2 Brian Van Goethem NED ROO 2016 21 3 Lawrence Naesen BEL CIB 2016 18 4 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck BEL EQS 2016 16 5 Benjamin Verraes BEL CIB 2016 12 6 Christophe Prémont BEL VWT 2016 12 7 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL EQS 2016 10 8 Dries Devenyns BEL IAM 2016 8 red General classification 9 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL TSV 2016 8 10 Toon Aerts BEL TFL 2016a 8 Team classification TeamPoints 1 IAM 2016 37h 23' 29" 2 EQS 2016 + 30" 3 TSV 2016 + 40" 4 KAT 2016 + 1' 07" 5 WGG 2016 + 1' 35" 6 WBC 2016 + 1' 37" 7 CPT 2016a + 1' 50" 8 DEN 2016 + 1' 52" 9 ROO 2016 + 1' 55" 10 VWT 2016 + 1' 57" References External links http://www.rondevanbelgie.be/ Category:Tour of Belgium Tour of Belgium Tour of Belgium