# 2016 Ladies Tour of Norway

The 2016 Ladies Tour of Norway was the third edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway, a women's cycling stage race in Norway. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race. It was won by Lucinda Brand of Rabo–Liv.

## Teams

Eighteen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:
Professional women's teams
* Rabo–Liv
* Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
* Cylance Pro Cycling
* Team Hitec Products
* Team BMS BIRN
* Podium Ambition Pro Cycling
* Drops
* Lensworld–Zannata
National teams
* Norway
* Sweden
* Finland
Regional and club teams
* CK Victoria
* Bryne CK
* Region Sor
* Region Ost
Women's amateur teams
* Swaboladies.nl
* Maxx-Solar
* Crescent D.A.R.E

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 12 August | Halden to Fredrikstad | 76.1 km (47.3 mi) | Flat stage | Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) |
| 2 | 13 August | Mysen to Sarpsborg | 97 km (60 mi) | Hilly stage | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
| 3 | 14 August | Svinesund to Halden | 117.5 km (73.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Anouska Koster (NED) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 12 August 2016 – Halden to Fredrikstad, 71.1 km (44.2 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 1h 43' 17" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 9" |
| 3 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 14" |
| 4 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Norway | s.t. |
| 5 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | s.t. |
| 6 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |
| 7 | Camilla Møllebro (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |
| 8 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Sweden | s.t. |
| 9 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Beate Zanner (GER) | Maxx-Solar | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 1h 43' 06" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 14" |
| 3 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 21" |
| 4 | Emilie Moberg (NOR) | Team Hitec Products | + 22" |
| 5 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 6 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | + 23" |
| 7 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 8 | Rachele Barbieri (ITA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 24" |
| 9 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Norway | + 25" |
| 10 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 13 August 2016 – Mysen to Sarpsborg, 96 km (59.7 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 2h 25' 24" |
| 2 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Norway | + 56" |
| 3 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 4 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | + 57" |
| 5 | Kaat Van der Meulen (BEL) | Lensworld–Zannata | s.t. |
| 6 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |
| 7 | Ida Erngren (SWE) | Crescent D.A.R.E | s.t. |
| 8 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | s.t. |
| 9 | Camilla Møllebro (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |
| 10 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 4h 08' 39" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 57" |
| 3 | Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Norway | + 1' 06" |
| 5 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 7 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 1' 10" |
| 8 | Emilie Moberg (NOR) | Team Hitec Products | s.t. |
| 9 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Camilla Møllebro (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 14 August 2016 – Stromstad to Halden, 101.8 km (63.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 2h 45' 48" |
| 2 | Emilie Moberg (NOR) | Team Hitec Products | s.t. |
| 3 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | s.t. |
| 4 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 5 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Sweden | s.t. |
| 6 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 7 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 9" |
| 8 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | + 26" |
| 9 | Jeanne Korevaar (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 30" |
| 10 | Alexandra Nessmar (SWE) | Sweden | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 6h 54' 36" |
| 2 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 45" |
| 3 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 4 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team BMS BIRN | + 52" |
| 5 | Emilie Moberg (NOR) | Team Hitec Products | + 55" |
| 6 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Sweden | s.t. |
| 8 | Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 1' 21" |
| 9 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Norway | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | + 1' 30" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Nicole Hanselmann | Nicole Hanselmann | Nicole Hanselmann | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Thalita de Jong | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Lucinda Brand | Lucinda Brand | Lucinda Brand | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Thalita de Jong | Rabo–Liv |
| 3 | Anouska Koster | Lucinda Brand | Anouska Koster | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Thalita de Jong | Rabo–Liv |
| Final | Final | Lucinda Brand | Anouska Koster | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Thalita de Jong | Rabo–Liv |