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| Dates | 4–8 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 860 km (534.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
The start list includes 18 teams (3 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 5 Continental Teams). [2]
World Teams
Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 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) |
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Mountains classification  | Points classification  | Young rider classification  | Teams classification  |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | |||||
| 3 | Bryan Coquard | |||||
| 4 | Xandro Meurisse | Etixx–Quick-Step | ||||
| 5 | Kenny Dehaes | |||||
| Final | Bryan Coquard | Stéphane Poulhies | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Etixx–Quick-Step | |
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