2016 Tour de Wallonie

The 2016 Tour de Wallonie is a five-stage men's professional road cycling race. It is the forty-third running of the Tour de Wallonie. The race started on 23 July in Charleroi and finished on 27 July in Dison.

2016 Tour de Wallonie
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates23–27 July 2016
Stages5
Distance927 km (576.0 mi)
Winning time22h 02' 48"
Results
Winner  Dries Devenyns (BEL) (IAM Cycling)
  Second  Gianni Meersman (BEL) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
  Third  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) (Team Katusha)
Points  Matteo Trentin (ITA) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
Mountains  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect)
  Youth  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (Cofidis)
Sprints  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) (Team Katusha)
  Team Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Schedule
List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 23 JulyCharleroi - Mettet178.3 km (111 mi)Flat stage Tom Boonen (BEL)
2 24 JulySaint-Ghislain - Le Rœulx182.7 km (114 mi)Flat stage Boris Vallée (BEL)
3 25 JulyBraine-l'Alleud - Vielsalm200.6 km (125 mi)Hilly stage Dimitri Claeys (BEL)
4 26 JulyAubel - Herstal177.1 km (110 mi)Hilly stage Matteo Trentin (ITA)
5 27 JulyEngis - Dison189.3 km (118 mi)Hilly stage Dries Devenyns (BEL)

Teams

The eighteen teams invited to participate in the Tour de Wallonie were:[1]

World Tour teams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Stages

Stage 1
23 July 2016 – Charleroi to Mettet, 178.3 km (110.8 mi)
Result of stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Boonen (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 4h 15' 32"
2  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) IAM Cycling s.t.
3  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ s.t.
4  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
5  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect s.t.
6  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
7  Boris Vallée (BEL) Fortuneo–Vital Concept s.t.
8  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
9  Bryan Alaphilippe (FRA) Armée de Terre s.t.
10  Gerry Druyts (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice s.t.
Source: ProCyclingStats
General classification after stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Boonen (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 4h 15' 22"
2  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) IAM Cycling + 4"
3  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 4"
4  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 6"
5  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
6  Loïc Chetout (FRA) Cofidis + 7"
7  Alexander Kolobnev (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 8"
8  Thomas Deruette (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect + 8"
9  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 9"
10  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 10"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 2
24 July 2016 – Saint-Ghislain to Le Rœulx, 182.7 km (113.5 mi)
Result of stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Boris Vallée (BEL) Fortuneo–Vital Concept 4h 18' 50"
2  Tom Boonen (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
3  Roman Maikin (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo s.t.
4  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
5  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) IAM Cycling s.t.
6  Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
7  Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) IAM Cycling s.t.
8  Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
9  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
10  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
Source: ProCyclingStats
General classification after stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Boonen (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 8h 34' 06"
2  Boris Vallée (BEL) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 6"
3  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 9"
4  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) IAM Cycling + 10"
5  Antoine Warnier (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect + 11"
6  Roman Maikin (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 12"
7  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 12"
8  Mamyr Stash (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 12"
9  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 12"
10  Loïc Chetout (FRA) Cofidis + 13"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 3
25 July 2016 – Braine-l'Alleud to Vielsalm, 200.6 km (124.6 mi)
Result of stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 4h 36' 35"
2  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
3  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept s.t.
4  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ s.t.
5  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
6  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
7  Xandro Meurisse (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice s.t.
8  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
9  Pim Ligthart (NED) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
10  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
Source: ProCyclingStats
General classification after stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 13h 10' 47"
2  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
3  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 3"
4  Antoine Warnier (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect + 5"
5  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
6  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 6"
7  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 6"
8  Franck Bonnamour (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 8"
9  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 9"
10  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 10"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 4
26 July 2016 – Aubel to Herstal, 177.1 km (110.0 mi)
Result of stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step 4h 18' 08"
2  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
3  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t.
4  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
5  Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
6  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
7  Tony Hurel (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
8  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
9  Vicente Reynès (ESP) IAM Cycling s.t.
10  Xandro Meurisse (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice s.t.
Source: ProCyclingStats
General classification after stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step 17h 28' 49"
2  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 6"
3  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 9"
4  Antoine Warnier (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect + 11"
5  Laurent Pichon (FRA) FDJ + 11"
6  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 12"
7  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 12"
8  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 12"
9  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 13"
10  Dries Devenyns (BEL) IAM Cycling + 13"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 5
27 July 2016 – Engis to Dison, 189.3 km (117.6 mi)
Result of stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dries Devenyns (BEL) IAM Cycling 4h 33' 56"
2  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
3  Evgeny Shalunov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo s.t.
4  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
5  Floris De Tier (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
6  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Cofidis + 2"
7  Xandro Meurisse (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice + 2"
8  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha + 7"
9  Huub Duyn (NED) Roompot–Oranje Peloton + 8"
10  Laurent Pichon (FRA) FDJ + 8"
Source: ProCyclingStats
Final General classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dries Devenyns (BEL) IAM Cycling 22h 02' 48"
2  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 5"
3  Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Team Katusha + 6"
4  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 7"
5  Evgeny Shalunov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 9"
6  Floris De Tier (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 13"
7  Xandro Meurisse (BEL) Crelan–Vastgoedservice + 15"
8  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
9  Laurent Pichon (FRA) FDJ + 16"
10  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Fortuneo–Vital Concept + 17"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification
 Points Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Youth Classification Sprints Classification
 Team Classification Combativity award
1 Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Thomas Deruette Loïc Chetout Viacheslav Kuznetsov Etixx–Quick-Step Guillaume Bonnafond
2 Boris Vallée Antoine Warnier Boris Vallée Ludovic Robeet
3 Dimitri Claeys Gianni Meersman Thomas Deruette Antoine Warnier IAM Cycling Vladimir Isaichev
4 Matteo Trentin Matteo Trentin Baptiste Planckaert Wanty–Groupe Gobert Loïc Chetout
5 Dries Devenyns Dries Devenyns Florian Sénéchal Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Baptiste Planckaert
Final Dries Devenyns Matteo Trentin Baptiste Planckaert Florian Sénéchal Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise no award

Note:

  • During stage 2, the green jersey was worn by Jonas van Genechten as second in the points standings, as leader Tom Boonen was already wearing the yellow jersey.
  • During stage 3, the green jersey was worn by Jonas van Genechten as third in the points standings, as leader Tom Boonen was already wearing the yellow jersey and second places Boris Vallée was already wearing the white jersey.

References
  1. ProCyclingStats. "Tour de Wallonie 2016 - General Classification". procyclingstats.com.
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