The 2016 Eneco Tour is a road cycling stage race which took place between 19 and 25 September 2016 in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was the 12th edition of the Eneco Tour stage race and the twenty-sixth race of the 2016 UCI World Tour. It was won by Niki Terpstra.
Teams
The 18 UCI World Tour teams are automatically entitled and obliged to start the race. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to four UCI Professional Continental teams.
Schedule
The course for the race was announced in March 2016.
Stage Date Route DistanceType Winner 1 19 SeptemberBolsward to Bolsward 184,5 km (114.6 mi)Flat stage 2 20 SeptemberBreda to Breda 9,6 km (6 mi)Individual time trial 3 21 SeptemberBlankenberge to Ardooie 184,5 km (114.6 mi)Flat stage 4 22 SeptemberAalter to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw 199 km (123.7 mi)Flat stage 5 23 SeptemberSittard-Geleen to Sittard-Geleen 20,9 km (13 mi) Team time trial 6 24 SeptemberRiemst to Lanaken 177,5 km (110.3 mi) Hilly stage 7 25 SeptemberBornem to Geraardsbergen 195 km (121.2 mi) Hilly stage
Stages
Stage 1 19 September 2016 — Bolsward to Bolsward,
Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 2 20 September 2016 — Breda to Breda, Individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 3 21 September 2016 — Blankenberge to Ardooie,
Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 4 22 September 2016 — Aalter to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw,
Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 5 23 September 2016 — Sittard-Geleen to Sittard-Geleen, Team time trial (TTT)
Stage 5 Result TeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 6 24 September 2016 — Riemst to Lanaken,
Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 7 24 September 2016 — Bornem to Geraardsbergen,
Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final general classification RiderTeamTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Classification leadership table
There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a white jersey.
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the red jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the green jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Combativity classification Team classification 1 Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen Bert van Lerberghe 2Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Peter Sagan 3Peter Sagan 4Peter Sagan Peter Sagan 5 Rohan Dennis 6Luka Pibernik 7 Edvald Boasson Hagen Niki Terpstra Final Niki Terpstra
In stage five, Dylan Groenewegen, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first-placed Peter Sagan wore the white jersey as leader of the general classification.
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