The 2016 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: ''Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2016'') was the 62nd edition of the

Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...

cycling

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. It started on 4 May in

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

and ended on 8 May again in Dunkirk.

Teams

The start list includes 18 teams (3

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s, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 5 Continental Teams).(French) , ''Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website''. 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;4 May 2016 —

Gravelines Gravelines ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa (France), Aa southwest of Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk. It was form ...

Stage 2

;5 May 2016 —

Aniche Aniche (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The commune, located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining area, long lived on t ...

to Aniche,

Stage 3

;6 May 2016 —

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a town in northern France, Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department. Geography Béthune is located in the Provinces of Fran ...

Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Ternoise''; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Saint-Po-su-Térnoèse'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in northern France. It is the seat of th ...

Stage 4

;7 May 2016 — Audruicq to

Cassel, Nord Cassel (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman Empire, Roman times. ...

Stage 5

;8 May 2016 —

Hondschoote Hondschoote (; from Dutch language, Dutch; ''Hondschote'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a communes of France, commune of the Nord (French department), Nord ''departments of France, département'', in northern France. Geography Hondschoote bo ...