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| Dates | 18–22 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 888.5 km (552.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 6th edition of the Tour of Norway road cycling race took place from 18 to 22 May 2016. The race was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.HC. [1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May | Drammen to Langesund | 172.4 km (107.1 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Steele Von Hoff (AUS) |
| 2 | 19 May | Kragerø to Rjukan | 211.2 km (131.2 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Pieter Weening (NED) |
| 3 | 20 May | Rjukan to Geilo | 168 km (104 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| 4 | 21 May | Flå to Hønefoss Airport | 173.2 km (107.6 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 5 | 22 May | Drøbak to Sarpsborg | 163.2 km (101.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| Stage | Stage leader | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Youth Classification | Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele Von Hoff | Steele Von Hoff | Steele Von Hoff | Håvard Blikra | Phil Bauhaus | Team Joker-Byggtorget |
| 2 | Pieter Weening | Pieter Weening | Pieter Weening | Odd Christian Eiking | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen | Pieter Weening | Mads Pedersen | Norway | ||
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sondre Holst Enger | ||||
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |||||
| Overall Winner | Pieter Weening | Sondre Holst Enger | Mads Pedersen | Odd Christian Eiking | Norway | |
 | Denotes the leader of the General classification |  | Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |  | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 22h 17' 20" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 23" |
| 3 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Norway (national) | + 33" |
| 4 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway (national) | + 55" |
| 5 |  Sander Armée (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 57" |
| 6 |  José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 59" |
| 7 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 02" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 19" |
| 9 |  Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 30" |
| 10 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop–Øster Hus | + 1' 31" |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Norway (national) | 55 |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 53 |
| 3 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway (national) | 36 |
| 4 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 32 |
| 5 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 32 |
| 6 | Sander Armée (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 30 |
| 7 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 30 |
| 8 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 24 |
| 9 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop–Øster Hus | 22 |
| 10 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | 20 |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | 30 |
| 2 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 26 |
| 3 | Håvard Blikra (NOR) | Team Coop–Øster Hus | 23 |
| 4 |  Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Bora–Argon 18 | 17 |
| 5 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 13 |
| 6 |  Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Bora–Argon 18 | 11 |
| 7 | Sander Armée (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 11 |
| 8 | Trond Trondsen (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | 9 |
| 9 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway (national) | 8 |
| 10 | Øivind Lukkedahl (NOR) | Team Coop–Øster Hus | 8 |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway (national) | 22h 18' 15" |
| 2 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Team Joker Byggtorget | + 52" |
| 3 |  Lennard Kämna (GER) | Stölting Service Group | + 3' 15" |
| 4 | Anders Skaarseth (NOR) | Team Joker Byggtorget | + 3' 53" |
| 5 | Øivind Lukkedahl (NOR) | Team Coop–Øster Hus | + 4' 04" |
| 6 | Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) | Team Ringeriks–Kraft | + 5' 10" |
| 7 |  Lucas Eriksson (SWE) | Team Tre Berg–Bianchi | + 7' 46" |
| 8 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 16' 38" |
| 9 | Marcus Fåglum (SWE) | Team Tre Berg–Bianchi | + 16' 48" |
| 10 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 18' 17" |
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 45h 40' 44" |
| 2 | Bora–Argon 18 | + 2' 51" |
| 3 | Norda–MG.K Vis Vega | + 8' 26" |
| 4 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 9' 39" |
| 5 | Team Katusha | + 11' 12" |
| 6 | Adria Mobil | + 12' 55" |
| 7 | Bardiani–CSF | + 14' 05" |
| 8 | Tinkoff | + 14' 34" |
| 9 | Amplatz–BMC | + 20' 27" |
| 10 | Lampre–Merida | + 24' 57" |
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