# 2016 Tour de Luxembourg

The 2016 Tour de Luxembourg is the 76th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg cycle stage race. It is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event.

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 1 June | Luxembourg | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | Individual time trial | Jean-Pierre Drucker (LUX) |
| 1 | 2 June | Luxembourg to Hesperange | 170.6 km (106.0 mi) | Hilly stage | André Greipel (GER) |
| 2 | 3 June | Rosport to Schifflange | 162.8 km (101.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 3 | 4 June | Eschweiler to Differdange | 177.4 km (110.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
| 4 | 5 June | Mersch to Luxembourg | 178.2 km (110.7 mi) | Flat stage | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| Total | Total | | | | |

## Teams

15 teams were selected to take place in the 2016 Tour de Luxembourg. Five of these were UCI WorldTeams; seven were UCI Professional Continental teams and three were UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* BMC Racing Team
* IAM Cycling
* Lotto–Soudal
* Tinkoff
* Orica–GreenEDGE
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Cofidis
* Fortuneo–Vital Concept
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Stölting Service Group
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
Continental teams
* Differdange–Losch
* Leopard Pro Cycling
* Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 1 June 2016 – Luxembourg

Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | 4' 20" |
| 2 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | +3" |
| 3 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | +4" |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | +5" |
| 5 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +6" |
| 6 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | +7" |
| 7 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | +7" |
| 8 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | +9" |
| 9 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | +9" |
| 10 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | +10" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 1
#### 2 June 2016 – Luxembourg to Hesperange, 170.6 km (106.0 mi)

Result of stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 13' 07" |
| 2 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 3 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 5 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 8 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 10 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | BMC Racing Team | 4h 17' 27" |
| 2 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 3" |
| 3 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 5" |
| 5 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 6" |
| 6 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 7" |
| 7 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 8 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 9" |
| 9 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | + 10" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 10" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 2
#### 3 June 2016 – Rosport to Schifflange, 162.8 km (101.2 mi)

Result of stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 55' 59" |
| 2 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Cofidis | + 3" |
| 5 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 3" |
| 6 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 3" |
| 7 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 3" |
| 8 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 9 | Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | + 6" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 8h 13' 23" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | + 9" |
| 4 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 11" |
| 5 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 16" |
| 6 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 16" |
| 7 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 23" |
| 8 | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 23" |
| 9 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 24" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | + 26" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 3
#### 4 June 2016 – Eschweiler to Differdange, 162.8 km (101.2 mi)

Result of stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 57' 12" |
| 2 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 3 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | Dion Smith (NZL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 12" |
| 6 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 12" |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 12" |
| 8 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 12" |
| 9 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 12" |
| 10 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 12" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 12h 10' 44" |
| 2 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | + 7" |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 12" |
| 4 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | + 12" |
| 5 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 13" |
| 6 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 13" |
| 7 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 19" |
| 8 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 24" |
| 9 | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 26" |
| 10 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 27" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 4
#### 4 June 2016 – Mersch to Luxembourg, 178.2 km (110.7 mi)

Result of stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 4h 17' 44" |
| 2 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1" |
| 5 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 3" |
| 6 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | + 3" |
| 7 | Dion Smith (AUS) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 3" |
| 8 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 6" |
| 9 | Tosh van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
| 10 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 16h 28' 21" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Stölting Service Group | + 19" |
| 4 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | + 22" |
| 5 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 24" |
| 6 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 28" |
| 7 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 32" |
| 8 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 37" |
| 9 | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 48" |
| 10 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 52" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Jempy Drucker | Jempy Drucker | not awarded | not awarded | Maurits Lammertink | BMC Racing Team |
| 1 | André Greipel | Jempy Drucker | André Greipel | Thomas Deruette | Maurits Lammertink | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert | Maurits Lammertink | Philippe Gilbert | Thomas Deruette | Maurits Lammertink | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 3 | Anthony Turgis | Maurits Lammertink | Philippe Gilbert | Brice Feillu | Maurits Lammertink | Cofidis |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert | Maurits Lammertink | Philippe Gilbert | Brice Feillu | Maurits Lammertink | Cofidis |
| Final | Final | Maurits Lammertink | Philippe Gilbert | Brice Feillu | Maurits Lammertink | Cofidis |