2016 Tour of Flanders for Women
| 2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 17 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 3 April 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 141.2 km (87.74 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 53' 38" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
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(Boels–Dolmans) | |
| Second |
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
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(Wiggle High5) | |
| Third |
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
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(Boels–Dolmans) |
 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 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 13th running of the women's Tour of Flanders, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 3 April 2016, as the fifth race of the inaugural World Tour season over a distance of 141.2 kilometres (87.7 miles), starting and finishing in Oudenaarde. Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won the race in a two-woman sprint with Sweden's Emma Johansson.
Emma Johansson accelerated on the top of Oude Kwaremont, 17 km from the finish, followed by Lizzie Armitstead. The duo powered on over the Paterberg and held a small lead over a group of eight until the finish. In the sprint, Armitstead narrowly beat Johansson at the line.
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