On the 2016 women's road cycling calendar there were only a few international individual time trial event. The most important one was the time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Behind gold medal winner Kristin Armstrong from the United States, Zabelinskaya finished the -long course with the silver medal, six seconds ahead of van der Breggen, with van Dijk in fourth after going off-course during her race. A week before the European Championships, the annual Chrono Champenois was held in the French commune of Bétheny. Over the course, Zabelinskaya finished five seconds ahead of van Dijk; however, both riders were beaten by Australia's Katrin Garfoot.