2016 UCI Europe Tour
The 2016 UCI Europe Tour was the twelfth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2016 season began on 28 January 2016 with the Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 23 October 2016 with the Chrono des Nations.
French rider Nacer Bouhanni, who scored 721 points in the 2015 edition, was the defending champion of the 2015 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.
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest were as follows:
- Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
- One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2
Events
January
February
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
| 3–7 Feb. | Étoile de Bessèges | 2.1 | ||||
| 3–7 Feb. | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana | 2.1 | ||||
| 7 Feb. | GP Costa degli Etruschi | 1.1 | ||||
| 11–14 Feb. | La Méditerranéenne | 2.1 | ||||
| 13 Feb. | Vuelta a Murcia | 1.1 | ||||
| 14 Feb. | Clásica de Almería | 1.1 | ||||
| 14 Feb. | GP Laguna | 1.2 | Team Colpack | |||
| 14 Feb. | Trofeo Laigueglia | 1.HC | ||||
| 17–21 Feb. | Vuelta an Andalucía | 2.1 | ||||
| 17–21 Feb. | Volta ao Algarve | 2.1 | ||||
| 20–21 Feb. | Tour du Haut Var | 2.1 | ||||
| 23–25 Feb. | Tour La Provence | 2.1 | ||||
| 27 Feb. | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 1.HC | ||||
| 27 Feb. | Classic Sud-Ardèche | 1.1 | ||||
| 28 Feb. | La Drôme Classic | 1.1 | ||||
| 28 Feb. | GP Izola | 1.2 | ||||
| 28 Feb. | Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | 1.HC | ||||
| 28 Feb. | Gran Premio di Lugano | 1.HC |
March
| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team | Ref |
| 2 Mar. | Le Samyn | 1.1 | ||||
| 2 Mar. | Trofej Umag | 1.2 | ||||
| 4–6 Mar. | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 Mar. | Ster van Zwolle | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 Mar. | Strade Bianche | 1.HC | ||||
| 5 Mar. | Porec Trophy | 1.2 | ||||
| 6 Mar. | GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano | 1.1 | ||||
| 6 Mar. | Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers | 1.2 | ||||
| 10–13 Mar. | Istrian Spring Trophy | 2.2 | ||||
| 12 Mar. | Ronde van Drenthe | 1.1 | ||||
| 12–13 Mar. | 8. GP Liberty Seguros - Troféu Alpendre | 2.2 | ||||
| 13 Mar. | Dorpenomloop Rucphen | 1.2 | ||||
| 13 Mar. | Paris–Troyes | 1.2 | ||||
| 16–20 Mar. | Volta ao Alentejo | 2.2 | ||||
| 16 Mar. | Nokere Koerse | 1.HC | ||||
| 18 Mar. | Handzame Classic | 1.1 | ||||
| 19 Mar. | Classic Loire Atlantique | 1.1 | ||||
| 20 Mar. | Cholet-Pays de Loire | 1.1 | ||||
| 21–27 Mar. | Tour de Normandie | 2.2 | ||||
| 23 Mar. | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 1.HC | ||||
| 24–27 Mar. | Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali | 2.1 | ||||
| 26–27 Mar. | Critérium International | 2.HC | ||||
| 27 Mar. | Kattekoers | 1.Ncup | ||||
| 28 Mar. | Giro del Belvedere | 1.2U | BMC Development Team | |||
| 29 Mar. | G.P. Palio del Recioto | 1.2U | ||||
| 29–31 Mar. | Three Days of De Panne | 2.HC |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Final standings
Individual classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1605 | ||
| 2 | 1425 | ||
| 3 | 1370 | ||
| 4 | 1333 | ||
| 5 | 1145 | ||
| 6 | 1145 | ||
| 7 | 1126 | ||
| 8 | 1035 | ||
| 9 | 954 | ||
| 10 | 910 |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 3015 | |
| 2 | 2966 | |
| 3 | 2953 | |
| 4 | 2683 | |
| 5 | 2469 | |
| 6 | 2244 | |
| 7 | 2201 | |
| 8 | 2109 | |
| 9 | 2038 | |
| 10 | 1930 |
Nations classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | 8044 | |
| 2 | 6943.75 | |
| 3 | 6786 | |
| 4 | 3871 | |
| 5 | 3759 | |
| 6 | 3738 | |
| 7 | 3718 | |
| 8 | 3410 | |
| 9 | 2685.5 | |
| 10 | 2231 |
Nations under-23 classification
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | 1746 | |
| 2 | 1576 | |
| 3 | 1438.25 | |
| 4 | 1247 | |
| 5 | 1152 | |
| 6 | 1145.5 | |
| 7 | 991 | |
| 8 | 970 | |
| 9 | 534 | |
| 10 | 476.92 |