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. Stig Broeckx was reported to suffer severe injuries and was in a coma and vegetative (succumbing) state in the hospital in Gent.
Teams
Schedule StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerRefP25 MayBeveren to Beveren Individual time trial 126 MayBuggenhout to Knokke-Heist Flat stage 227 MayKnokke-Heist to Herzele Flat stage 328 MayVerviers to Verviers Intermediate stage stage cancelled 429 MayTremelo to Tongeren Intermediate stage Total
Stages
Prologue 25 May 2016 – Beveren to Beveren,
Stage 1 26 May 2016 – Buggenhout to Knokke-Heist,
Stage 2 27 May 2016 – Knokke-Heist to Herzele,
Stage 3 28 May 2016 – Verviers to Verviers,
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,
Several riders did not start the race, most notably the entire team of Stig Broeckx, .
Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classificationAlgemeen klassement Points classificationPuntenklassement Combativity classificationPrijs van de strijdlust Teams classificationPloegenklassement P Wout van AertWout van AertWout van Aert Not awarded 1 Edward Theuns Edward Theuns Ludwig De Winter 2 Dries Devenyns Dries Devenyns Baptiste Planckaert Amaury Capiot 3 stage cancelled 4 Zico Waeytens Final Dries Devenyns Baptiste Planckaert Amaury Capiot
Standings Legend Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Points classification Denotes the leader of the Combativity classification
General classification
Points classification
Combativity classification
Team classification TeamPoints 1 2 + 30" 3 + 40" 4 + 1' 07" 5 + 1' 35" 6 + 1' 37" 7 + 1' 50" 8 + 1' 52" 9 + 1' 55" 10 + 1' 57"
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