2016 Tour of Flanders

2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 17
Race details
Dates	3 April 2016
Stages	1
Distance	141.2 km (87.74 mi)
Winning time	3h 53' 38"
Results
Winner  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) (Boels–Dolmans)   Second  Emma Johansson (SWE) (Wiggle High5)   Third  Chantal Blaak (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
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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.^[1] Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won the race in a two-woman sprint with Sweden's Emma Johansson.^[2]

Race Summary

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.^[3]

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)	Boels–Dolmans	3h 53' 38"
2	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Wiggle High5	s.t.
3	Chantal Blaak (NED)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 4"
4	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 4"
5	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	+ 4"
6	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 4"
7	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Orica–AIS	+ 4"
8	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4"
9	Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 4"
10	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4"