2016 La Course by Le Tour de France

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2016 La Course by Le Tour de France
2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 12 of 17
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Race details
Dates24 July 2016
Stages1
Distance89.0 km (55.30 mi)
Results
  WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS) (Wiggle High5)
  SecondFlag of Finland.svg  Lotta Lepistö  (FIN) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) (Rabo–Liv)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Nina Kessler  (NED) (Lensworld–Zannata)
  2015
2017  

The 2016 La Course by Le Tour de France was the third edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. The race was held before the final stage of the 2016 Tour de France on 24 July, and was the twelfth event on the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour. [1] The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. [2]

Contents

It was won by Chloe Hosking of Wiggle High5 in a sprint finish. [3]

Route

As with the two previous editions of the race, the course was 13 laps of the traditional course on the Champs-Élysées in Paris - making a distance of 89 kilometres (55 miles). [4]

Teams

UCI Women's Teams

National Teams

Result

Ellen van Dijk escaped solo during the race La Course by Le Tour de France 2016 (28644611715).jpg
Ellen van Dijk escaped solo during the race
Race result
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS) Wiggle High5 2h 01' 27"
2Flag of Finland.svg  Lotta Lepistö  (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 0"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 0"
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joëlle Numainville  (CAN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 0"
5Flag of France.svg  Roxane Fournier  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 0"
6Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 0"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tiffany Cromwell  (AUS) Canyon–SRAM + 0"
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  Joanne Kiesanowski  (NZL) Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Giulia Confalonieri  (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata + 0"

Source [5]

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References

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