The 2016 Boels Rental Ladies Tour also known as the 2016 Holland Ladies Tour is the 19th edition of the
Holland Ladies Tour
The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons ...
, a
women's cycle stage race held in the
Netherlands
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. The tour is part of the
2016 women's road cycling calendar and is held from 30 August to 4 September. The tour has six stages, including a team time trial. The tour starts in
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
and concludes with a stage in
Valkenburg. The tour has an
UCI rating of
2.1
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The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
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Stages
Stage 1
;30 August –
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
to
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
,
Stage 2
;31 August –
Gennep
Gennep () is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest o ...
to
Gennep
Gennep () is a municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the right bank of the Meuse river, and south of the forest o ...
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Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
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Stage 3
;1 September –
Sittard-Geleen
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The combined municipality has approximately 92,518 inhabitants (March 2019) ...
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Sittard-Geleen
Sittard-Geleen (; li, Zittert-Gelaen ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It was formed in 2001 from the former municipalities Sittard, Geleen and Born.
The combined municipality has approximately 92,518 inhabitants (March 2019) ...
,
Stage 4
;2 September –
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
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's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
Stage 5
;3 September –
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
to
Tiel
Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...
,
Stage 6
;4 September –
Bunde to
Valkenburg,
Classification leadership
See also
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2016 in women's road cycling
2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams.
World Championships
The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; ...
References
External links
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{{Holland Ladies Tour
Boels Rental Ladies Tour
The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...
Boels Rental Ladies Tour
The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...
Holland Ladies Tour
Cycling in North Brabant
Cycling in Gennep
Cycling in Meerssen
Cycling in Sittard-Geleen
Cycling in Tiel
Cycling in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Sports competitions in 's-Hertogenbosch