# 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.

## Schedule

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 23 July | Charleroi - Mettet | 178.3 km (111 mi) | Flat stage | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 2 | 24 July | Saint-Ghislain - Le Rœulx | 182.7 km (114 mi) | Flat stage | Boris Vallée (BEL) |
| 3 | 25 July | Braine-l'Alleud - Vielsalm | 200.6 km (125 mi) | Hilly stage | Dimitri Claeys (BEL) |
| 4 | 26 July | Aubel - Herstal | 177.1 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
| 5 | 27 July | Engis - Dison | 189.3 km (118 mi) | Hilly stage | Dries Devenyns (BEL) |

## Teams

The eighteen teams invited to participate in the Tour de Wallonie were:
World Tour teams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* FDJ
* IAM Cycling
* Team Katusha
* Lotto–Soudal
Professional Continental teams
* Cofidis
* Direct Énergie
* Fortuneo–Vital Concept
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
Continental teams
* Armée de Terre
* Color Code–Arden'Beef
* Crelan–Vastgoedservice
* Veranclassic–Ago
* Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect

## 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 | Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen | Antoine Warnier | Boris Vallée | Viacheslav Kuznetsov | Etixx–Quick-Step | Ludovic Robeet |
| 3 | Dimitri Claeys | Gianni Meersman | Tom Boonen | Thomas Deruette | Antoine Warnier | Viacheslav Kuznetsov | IAM Cycling | Vladimir Isaichev |
| 4 | Matteo Trentin | Gianni Meersman | Matteo Trentin | Baptiste Planckaert | Antoine Warnier | Viacheslav Kuznetsov | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | Loïc Chetout |
| 5 | Dries Devenyns | Dries Devenyns | Matteo Trentin | Baptiste Planckaert | Florian Sénéchal | Viacheslav Kuznetsov | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Baptiste Planckaert |
| Final | 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.