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, a women's cycling race held in

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. The race was held before the final stage of the

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on 24 July, and was the twelfth event on the

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. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the

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. It was won by

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of in a sprint finish.

Route

As with the two previous editions of the race, the course was 13 laps of the traditional course on the

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- making a distance of .

Teams

UCI Women's Teams * Alé–Cipollini–Galassia * Astana Women's Team * Bepink * Boels–Dolmans *

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* Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling * Cylance Pro Cycling * Lensworld.eu–Zannata *

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* Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team * Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 *

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* Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank * Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo *

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National Teams *

Result

References

External links

* {{2016 UCI Women's World Tour La Course La Course by Le Tour de France La Course

Route

Teams

Result

See also

References

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