The 2016 French Road Cycling Cup was the 25th edition of the

French Road Cycling Cup The French Road Cycling Cup (English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992. It consists of a number of one-day ...

. It was the first edition in which all riders are eligible to score points, whereas in previous seasons only French riders or riders part of French teams were eligible. The team classification however remained a contest between the French teams only. Compared to the previous season, the same 16 events were part of the cup. The defending champion from the last season was Nacer Bouhanni. The series turned out to be a close fight between two times winner

Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin (born 20 August 1980) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam . Career Dumoulin rode as an amate ...

and Belgian sprinter

Baptiste Planckaert Baptiste Planckaert (born 28 September 1988 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia, where he finished 116th overall. Personal life Planckaert, a ...

, with both riders separated by just one point before the final race. Dumoulin finished ahead of Planckaert in the final race, taking his third overall win.

Events

Race Results

Final standings

Individual

As a change compared to previous editions, all riders are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.

Young rider classification

As a change compared to previous editions, all riders younger than 25 are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.

Teams

Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.

References

External links

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Official website
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French Road Cycling Cup

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