# 2016 Belgium Tour

The 2016 Lotto Belgium Tour is the fourth edition of the Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour, previous called Lotto-Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.1.

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| P | 6 September | Nieuwpoort | 4.37 km (2.72 mi) | Individual time trial | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| 1 | 7 September | Moorslede to Moorslede | 121.4 km (75.4 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
| 2 | 8 September | Lierde to Lierde | 107.9 km (67.0 mi) | Flat stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 3 | 9 September | Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen | 97.2 km (60.4 mi) | Flat stage | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 6 September – Nieuwpoort to Nieuwpoort, 4.4 km (2.7 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | 5' 25" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 7" |
| 3 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | s.t. |
| 4 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 9" |
| 6 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 10" |
| 7 | Mieke Kröger (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 11" |
| 8 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 12" |
| 9 | Moniek Tenniglo (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 13" |
| 10 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Alé–Cipollini | + 14" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | 5' 24" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 7" |
| 3 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 8" |
| 4 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 9" |
| 6 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 10" |
| 7 | Mieke Kröger (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 12" |
| 8 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| 9 | Moniek Tenniglo (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 13" |
| 10 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Alé–Cipollini | + 14" |

### Stage 1
#### 7 September – Moorslede to Moorslede, 121.5 km (75.5 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 3h 14' 10" |
| 2 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Canyon–SRAM | s.t. |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 4 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 5 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| 6 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | s.t. |
| 7 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 8 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Team Liv–Plantur | s.t. |
| 9 | Monique van de Ree (NED) | Lares–Waowdeals | s.t. |
| 10 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Team Hitec Products | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 3h 19' 32" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | + 2" |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 7" |
| 4 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 9" |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 10" |
| 6 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 14" |
| 7 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 15" |
| 8 | Élise Delzenne (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 17" |
| 9 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | + 18" |
| 10 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 22" |

### Stage 2
#### 8 September – Lierde to Lierde, 107.9 km (67.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 2h 56' 50" |
| 2 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| 3 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 4 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | s.t. |
| 5 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 6 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 7 | Élise Delzenne (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 8 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Team Hitec Products | s.t. |
| 9 | Valerie Demey (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or | s.t. |
| 10 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 6h 16' 14" |
| 2 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 4" |
| 3 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | + 10" |
| 4 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 18" |
| 6 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 22" |
| 7 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 23" |
| 8 | Élise Delzenne (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 25" |
| 9 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | + 26" |
| 10 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 30" |

### Stage 3
#### 9 September – Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen, 97.3 km (60.5 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | 2h 40' 30" |
| 2 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 1' 04" |
| 3 | Kaat Hannes (BEL) | Lensworld–Zannata | s.t. |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 5 | Élise Delzenne (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 6 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | s.t. |
| 8 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | s.t. |
| 9 | Valerie Demey (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or | s.t. |
| 10 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Netherlands | 8h 56' 41" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 1' 04" |
| 3 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 1' 10" |
| 4 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Élise Delzenne (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 1' 37" |
| 8 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 1' 41" |
| 9 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 1' 43" |
| 10 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Belgian Riders | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| P | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | not award | Thalita de Jong | Lotte Kopecky | not award | Rabo–Liv |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand | Lucinda Brand | Lucinda Brand | not award | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Alexis Ryan | Rabo–Liv |
| 2 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Anisha Vekemans | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Rabo–Liv |
| 3 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Marianne Vos | Alexandra Nessmar | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Marianne Vos | Rabo–Liv |
| Final Classification | Final Classification | Annemiek van Vleuten | Marianne Vos | Alexandra Nessmar | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | Marianne Vos | Rabo–Liv |