2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
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The 68th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic was held on 28 February 2016. It was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour and ranked as a 1.HC event. It was the second and concluding race of the Belgian opening weekend, the year's first road races in Northwestern Europe, one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
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| Dates | 28 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 200.7 km (124.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 53' 51" | ||||||||||||
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Belgian Jasper Stuyven won the race after a 17 km solo.[1][2] The route was 200.7 km (125 mi), starting and finishing in Kuurne.[3] 199 riders started[4] and 97 riders finished[5] the race.
Hills in the race
| 1 | Edelare Top (64 m / 7% max) | 7 | Oude Kwaremont ( 89 m / 11.6% max) |
| 2 | La Houppe (80 m / 10% max) | 8 | Kluisberg (113 m / 10% max) |
| 3 | Kanarieberg (77 m / 14% max) | 9 | Tiegemberg (42 m / 9% max) |
| 4 | Kruisberg ( 90 m / 9% max) | 10 | Holstraat (52 m / 12% max) |
| 5 | Hotond ( 128 m / 7.5% max) | 11 | Nokereberg (20 m / 7% max) |
| 6 | Cote du Trieu ( 88 m / 13% max) | (Height difference / Gradient maximum) |
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | 4h 53' 51" |
| 2 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
Team Katusha | + 17" |
| 3 |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
Cofidis | s.t. |
| 4 |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 5 |  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) |
Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 |  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 8 | Edward Theuns (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) |
IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 |  Scott Thwaites (GBR) |
Bora–Argon 18 | s.t. |
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