2016 French Road Cycling Cup

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The 2016 French Road Cycling Cup was the 25th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. It was the first edition in which all riders are eligible to score points, whereas in previous seasons only French riders or riders part of French teams were eligible. The team classification however remained a contest between the French teams only. Compared to the previous season, the same 16 events were part of the cup. The defending champion from the last season was Nacer Bouhanni.

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The series turned out to be a close fight between two times winner Samuel Dumoulin and Belgian sprinter Baptiste Planckaert, with both riders separated by just one point before the final race. Dumoulin finished ahead of Planckaert in the final race, taking his third overall win.

Events

DateEventWinnerTeamSeries leaderLeading Team
31 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dries Devenyns  (BEL) IAM Cycling Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dries Devenyns  (BEL) FDJ
19 March Classic Loire Atlantique Flag of France.svg  Anthony Turgis  (FRA) Cofidis Flag of France.svg  Anthony Turgis  (FRA) Cofidis
20 March Cholet-Pays de Loire Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Armée de Terre
1 April Route Adélie Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Direct Énergie
3 April Paris–Camembert Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale
14 April Grand Prix de Denain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Fortuneo–Vital Concept
16 April Tour du Finistère Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect Cofidis
17 April Tro-Bro Léon Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Mortensen  (DEN) ONE Pro Cycling FDJ
24 April La Roue Tourangelle Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale Cofidis
28 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale
29 May Boucles de l'Aulne Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA)
31 July Polynormande Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
4 September Grand Prix de Fourmies Flag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER) Etixx–Quick-Step
11 September Tour du Doubs Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale Armée de Terre
18 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues Flag of Norway.svg  Kristoffer Halvorsen  (NOR) Team Joker Byggtorget
2 October Tour de Vendée Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) Cofidis HP BTP–Auber93

Race results

Final standings

Individual

As a change compared to previous editions, all riders are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.

Pos.RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 348
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect 330
3Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) HP BTP–Auber93 123
4Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Direct Énergie 122
5Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille 112
6Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) Cofidis 104
7Flag of France.svg  Julien Duval  (FRA) Armée de Terre 102
8Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) Cofidis 85
9Flag of France.svg  Arthur Vichot  (FRA) FDJ 74
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Fortuneo–Vital Concept 70

Young rider classification

As a change compared to previous editions, all riders younger than 25 are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.

Pos.RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Direct Énergie 122
2Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille 112
3Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) Cofidis 104
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Fortuneo–Vital Concept 50
5Flag of France.svg  Anthony Turgis  (FRA) Cofidis 68
6Flag of France.svg  Loïc Chetout  (FRA) Cofidis 55
7Flag of Norway.svg  Kristoffer Halvorsen  (NOR) Team Joker Byggtorget 50
8Flag of France.svg  Yannis Yssaad  (FRA) Armée de Terre 50
9Flag of France.svg  Thomas Boudat  (FRA) Direct Énergie 47
10Flag of France.svg  David Menut  (FRA) HP BTP–Auber93 45

Teams

Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.

Pos.TeamPoints
1 HP BTP–Auber93 108
2 Armée de Terre 106
3 Cofidis 103
4 FDJ 83
5 Fortuneo–Vital Concept 82
6 AG2R La Mondiale 80
7 Direct Énergie 76
8 Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille 76
9 Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 60

References

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  5. "77th Paris-Camembert (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. "57th GP de Denain – Porte du Hainaut / Valenciennes Métropole (1.HC)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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  9. "15th La Roue Tourangelle Région Centre Val de Loire – Trophée Harmonie Mutuelle (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  10. "Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  11. "Boucles de l'Aulne – Châteaulin (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. "La Poly Normande (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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