# 2016 Four Days of Dunkirk

The 2016 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2016) was the 62nd edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 4 May in Dunkirk and ended on 8 May again in Dunkirk.

## Teams

The start list includes 18 teams (3 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 5 Continental Teams).
World Teams
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* FDJ
* AG2R La Mondiale
Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Cofidis
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Direct Énergie
* Fortuneo–Vital Concept
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Stölting Service Group
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
Continental teams
* Crelan–Vastgoedservice
* Armée de Terre
* HP BTP–Auber93
* Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille
* Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 4 May | Dunkirk to Gravelines | 191.4 km (118.9 mi) | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 2 | 5 May | Aniche to Aniche | 188.3 km (117.0 mi) | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 3 | 6 May | Béthune to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 174 km (108 mi) | Hilly stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 4 | 7 May | Audruicq to Cassel | 178.2 km (110.7 mi) | Hilly stage | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
| 5 | 8 May | Hondschoote to Dunkirk | 160.7 km (99.9 mi) | Flat stage | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 4 May 2016 — Dunkirk to Gravelines, 169.9 km (105.6 mi)

Result of stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4hr 28' 53" |
| 2 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +0" |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +0" |
| 4 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | +0" |
| 5 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +0" |
| 6 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +0" |
| 7 | Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) | FDJ | +0" |
| 8 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Etixx–Quick-Step | +0" |
| 9 | Yannick Martinez (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +0" |
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +0" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4hr 28' 43" |
| 2 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +2" |
| 3 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +4" |
| 4 | Kai Reus (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +4" |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +6" |
| 6 | Stéphane Poulhies (FRA) | Armée de Terre | +6" |
| 7 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | +10" |
| 8 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +10" |
| 9 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +10" |
| 10 | Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) | FDJ | +10" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 2
#### 5 May 2016 — Aniche to Aniche, 185.5 km (115.3 mi)

Result of stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4hr 34' 18" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +0" |
| 3 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +0" |
| 4 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +0" |
| 5 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Etixx–Quick-Step | +0" |
| 6 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +0" |
| 7 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +0" |
| 8 | Boris Vallée (BEL) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | +0" |
| 9 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +0" |
| 10 | Benjamin Giraud (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +0" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 9hr 02' 51" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +10" |
| 3 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | AG2R La Mondiale | +12" |
| 4 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +12" |
| 5 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +14" |
| 6 | Kai Reus (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +14" |
| 7 | Félix Pouilly (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +15" |
| 8 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +15" |
| 9 | Stéphane Poulhies (FRA) | Armée de Terre | +16" |
| 10 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +16" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 3
#### 6 May 2016 — Béthune to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 169.1 km (105.1 mi)

Result of stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4hr 10' 17" |
| 2 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | +0" |
| 3 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +0" |
| 4 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Etixx–Quick-Step | +0" |
| 5 | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | +0" |
| 6 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +0" |
| 7 | Laurent Pichon (FRA) | FDJ | +0" |
| 8 | Yannis Yssaad (FRA) | Armée de Terre | +0" |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | HP BTP–Auber93 | +0" |
| 10 | Sébastien Minard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +0" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 13hr 12' 58" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +20" |
| 3 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | AG2R La Mondiale | +22" |
| 4 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +22" |
| 5 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +24" |
| 6 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | +24" |
| 7 | Félix Pouilly (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +25" |
| 8 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille | +26" |
| 9 | Brian Van Goethem (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +26" |
| 10 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +26" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 4
#### 7 May 2016 — Audruicq to Cassel, Nord, 175.8 km (109.2 mi)

Result of stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Crelan–Vastgoedservice | 4hr 40' 09" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | +0" |
| 3 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +0" |
| 4 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | +0" |
| 5 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | +0" |
| 6 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +3" |
| 7 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +3" |
| 8 | Yoann Offredo (FRA) | FDJ | +11" |
| 9 | Rasmus Quaade (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | +11" |
| 10 | Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +16" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 17hr 53' 01" |
| 2 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +24" |
| 3 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Crelan–Vastgoedservice | +25" |
| 4 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | +36" |
| 5 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | +36" |
| 6 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +39" |
| 7 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +39" |
| 8 | Yoann Offredo (FRA) | FDJ | +43" |
| 9 | Rasmus Quaade (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | +47" |
| 10 | Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +52" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 5
#### 8 May 2016 — Hondschoote to Dunkerque, 159.7 km (99.2 mi)

Result of stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 3hr 31' 08" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | +0" |
| 3 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Etixx–Quick-Step | +0" |
| 4 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | +0" |
| 5 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +0" |
| 6 | Marco Benfatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +0" |
| 7 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | +0" |
| 8 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | AG2R La Mondiale | +0" |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | HP BTP–Auber93 | +0" |
| 10 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | +0" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 21hr 24' 03" |
| 2 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +30" |
| 3 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Crelan–Vastgoedservice | +31" |
| 4 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | +41" |
| 5 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | +42" |
| 6 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | +45" |
| 7 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +45" |
| 8 | Yoann Offredo (FRA) | FDJ | +46" |
| 9 | Rasmus Quaade (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | +53" |
| 10 | Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | +58" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| 4 | Xandro Meurisse | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 5 | Kenny Dehaes | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Final | Final | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Etixx–Quick-Step |