The fifth edition of the Gent–Wevelgem women's race (also known as Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields) was held on 27 March 2016.

It was included in the inaugural Women's World Tour, coming as the fourth round of the competition.

[1] Dutch rider Chantal Blaak won the race after a solo attack.

[2][N 1] Race director Hans De Clercq stated that it is a tribute to the historical significance of the Kemmelberg, as it is that road being used the first time the Kemmelberg was included in the men's race, in 1955.

They have given it an overall score of 183 points, which is more than the Koppenberg, the Muur van Geraardsbergen or the traditional Kemmelberg road.