The 2016 Ladies Tour of Qatar was the 8th edition of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. It was organised by the Qatar Cycling Federation with technical and sports-related assistance from Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (category 2.1). It took place from 2 February until 5 February 2016 and consisted of 4 stages. 15 teams of 6 riders took part.

Teams

UCI Women's Teams

Canyon–SRAM

Team Liv-Plantur

Lares–Waowdeals

National Teams

Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 2 February Katara Cultural Village to Qatar University Flat stage 2 3 February Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum to Al Khor Corniche Flat stage 3 4 February Al Zubara Fort to Al Shamal Medium mountain stage 4 5 February Aspire Zone to Doha Corniche Flat stage

Stages Stage 1 2 February 2016 – Qatar University to Qatar University, Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 Italy (national) s.t. 7 Lares–Waowdeals s.t. 8 Canyon SRAM s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Team Liv-Plantur s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 2 +7" 3 +9" 4 +9" 5 +10" 6 +11" 7 +13" 8 Italy (national) +13" 9 Lares–Waowdeals +13" 10 Canyon SRAM +13"

Stage 2 3 February 2016 – Sheikh Faisal Museum to Al Khor Corniche, Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 Canyon SRAM +13" 3 +13" 4 +13" 5 +58" 6 +58" 7 Canyon SRAM +58" 8 +58" 9 +58" 10 Canyon SRAM +58"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 Canyon SRAM +17" 3 +19" 4 +23" 5 +1' 02" 6 +1' 07" 7 Canyon SRAM +58" 7 Canyon SRAM +1' 08" 8 +1' 08" 9 Canyon SRAM +1' 08" 10 +1' 08"

Stage 3 4 February 2016 – Al Zubarah Fort to Al Shamal, A year after her last stage win, also at Al Shamal, Ellen van Dijk made the best of her time-trialling skills to conquer her third success in Qatar. The Dutch rider from Boels-Dolmans, part of a breakaway group that took off as soon as the first few kilometres of a windswept day, powered away in the last two kilometres of the race. She was never to be caught and triumphantly crossed the line on her own, clear of Kirsten Wild and Lauretta Hanson. The golden jersey changes shoulders and goes to Germany's Trixi Worrack. Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 Hitec Products +7" 3 Australia national team +7" 4 +7" 5 Canyon SRAM +8" 6 +11" 7 Canyon SRAM +13" 8 +19" 9 +24" 10 +45"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Canyon SRAM 2 +17" 3 +31" 4 +34" 5 +50" 6 +53" 7 Canyon SRAM +56" 8 Australia national team +1' 32" 9 +1' 34" 10 +1' 42"

Stage 4 5 February 2016 – Aspire Zone to Doha Corniche, Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 Hitec Products s.t. 3 Lares–Waowdeals s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Australia national team s.t. 8 Italy national team s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Canyon SRAM 2 +17" 3 +28" 4 +43" 5 +50" 6 +53" 7 Canyon SRAM +56" 8 +1' 32" 9 +1' 32" 10 Australia national team +1' 32"

Classification leadership table Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationYoung rider classificationTeams classification 1 Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild Arianna Fidanza 2 Katrin Garfoot Katrin Garfoot Anouska Koster 3 Ellen van Dijk Trixi Worrack Lauretta HansonCanyon–SRAM 4 Chloe Hosking Anouska Koster Final Trixi Worrack Kirsten Wild Anouska Koster Canyon–SRAM

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See also 2016 in women's road cycling

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