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| Twelfth edition of theUCI Europe Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) – 23 October 2016 |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 283 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect) |
| Teams' champion | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
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The2016 UCI Europe Tour was the twelfth season of theUCI Europe Tour. The 2016 season began on 28 January 2016 with theTrofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 23 October 2016 with theChrono des Nations.
French riderNacer Bouhanni (Cofidis), who scored 721 points in the2015 edition, was the defending champion of the2015 UCI Europe Tour.
Throughout the season, points were awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers; the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded.
TheUCI ratings from highest to lowest were as follows:
| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan. | Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres |  Spain | 1.1 |  André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | [1] |
| 29 Jan. | Trofeo Pollença-Andratx | Spain | 1.1 |  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | [2] |
| 30 Jan. | Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana | Spain | 1.1 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek–Segafredo | [1] |
| 31 Jan. | Trofeo Playa de Palma-Palma | Spain | 1.1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | [1] |
| 31 Jan. | GP Cycliste la Marseillaise |  France | 1.1 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | IAM Cycling | [1] |
| Date | Race name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October | Tour de Vendée | France | 1.1 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | |
| 2 October | Tour de l'Eurométropole | Belgium | 1.HC |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | |
| 2 October | Piccolo Giro di Lombardia | Italy | 1.2U | Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) | ||
| 3 October | Sparkassen Münsterland Giro | Germany | 1.HC | John Degenkolb (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | |
| 4 October | Binche-Chimay-Binche | Belgium | 1.1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | |
| 8 October | Paris–Bourges | France | 1.1 |  Sam Bennett (IRE) | Bora–Argon 18 | |
| 9 October | Paris–Tours | France | 1.HC |  Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | |
| 9 October | Paris–Tours Espoirs | France | 1.2U | Arvid De Kleijn (NED) | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | |
| 11 October | Nationale Sluitingsprijs | Belgium | 1.1 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | |
| 23 October | Chrono des Nations | France | 1.1 |  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | 1605 |
| 2 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Verandas Willems | 1425 |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 1370 |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 1333 |
| 5 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 1145 |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 1145 |
| 7 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | 1126 |
| 8 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | 1035 |
| 9 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 954 |
| 10 |  Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 910 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 3015 |
| 2 | Direct Énergie | 2966 |
| 3 | Cofidis | 2953 |
| 4 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 2683 |
| 5 | Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect | 2469 |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF | 2244 |
| 7 | Verandas Willems | 2201 |
| 8 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 2109 |
| 9 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 2038 |
| 10 | Bora–Argon 18 | 1930 |
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 8044 |
| 2 | Italy | 6943.75 |
| 3 | France | 6786 |
| 4 |  Norway | 3871 |
| 5 | Spain | 3759 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3738 |
| 7 |  United Kingdom | 3718 |
| 8 | Germany | 3410 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 2685.5 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2231 |
