2016 Gent–Wevelgem (women)
| 2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 4 of 17 | |||||||||||||
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Chantal Blaak winning the race
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| Dates | 27 March 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 115 km (71.46 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2h 56' 00" | ||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
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(Boels–Dolmans) | |
| Second |
 Lisa Brennauer (GER)
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(Canyon–SRAM) | |
| Third |
Lucinda Brand (NED)
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(Rabo–Liv) |
 2016 UCI Women's World Tour
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| Races | ||||
| Round 1 | Strade Bianche | |||
| Round 2 | Ronde van Drenthe | |||
| Round 3 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | |||
| Round 4 | Gent–Wevelgem | |||
| Round 5 | Tour of Flanders | |||
| Round 6 | La Flèche Wallonne | |||
| Round 7 | Tour of Chongming Island | |||
| Round 8 | Amgen Tour of California | |||
| Round 9 | The Philadelphia Cycling Classic | |||
| Round 10 | Aviva Women's Tour | |||
| Round 11 | Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile | |||
| Round 12 | La Course by Le Tour de France | |||
| Round 13 | Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix | |||
| Round 14 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT | |||
| Round 15 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda | |||
| Round 16 | GP de Plouay-Bretagne | |||
| Round 17 | Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta | |||
| Teams and riders | ||||
| 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders | ||||
The 2016 Gent–Wevelgem Women's race (also known as, Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields) was the fifth edition of a one-day women's cycle race held in Belgium on Sunday 27 March 2016. After being an women's international 1.2 UCI category race it became a UCI World Tour race in 2016 and was the fourth race of the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour season.
It was the first race of Ellen van Dijk after she had broken her rib in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
The Kemmelberg is the emotional centrepiece of the race. This edition, the second ascent of the Kemmelberg was addressed via its steepest road. The first ascent was via the traditional route with a maximum gradient of 17%, but the second was addressed via this steeper road, which has a maximum gradient of 23% near the top. Race director Hans De Clercq stated that it is a tribute to the historical significance of the Kemmelberg, as it is that road being used the first time the Kemmelberg was included in the men's race, in 1955. According to COTACOL, a Belgian standard work that has examined and graded every climb in the country, the "new" Kemmelberg ascent is the toughest climb in all Flemish races. They have given it an overall score of 183 points, which is more than the Koppenberg, the Muur van Geraardsbergen or the traditional Kemmelberg road.
Sign of the race
0 km: The start of the race
38 km: Front of the peloton
Finish: The finish line
Finish: Chantal Blaak wins
Finish: Sprint for 2nd place onwards
Finish: Sprint for 2nd place onwards
Podium: Chantal Blaak on the podium
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