 The 2016 E3 Harelbeke ( officially the Record Bank E3 Harelbeke ) was a one @-@ day cycling classic that took place on Friday 25 March 2016 . It was the 59th edition of the E3 Harelbeke ; it was the second one @-@ day race of the 2016 UCI World Tour and the first of the cobbled classics . The race started and finished in Harelbeke , West Flanders , Belgium .
 nobody was able to get away in the final 20 km .
The race was won by Philippe Gilbert ( BMC Racing Team ) .
The race was a UCI World Tour race.
The race was won by Philippe Gilbert (