The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,529 km (2,193 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification was won by Chris Froome of Team Sky, with the second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), respectively.
Mark Cavendish of Team Dimension Data won the opening stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. Tinkoff rider Peter Sagan won the second stage to claim yellow and held onto it until the fifth stage when Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) took the stage and the yellow jersey. Van Avermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth stage, finishing over 25 minutes behind the stage winner Froome, who took the yellow jersey. Froome retained the yellow jersey through to stage 17 and extended his lead further following a strong performance in the stage 18's mountain time trial. Bardet won the mountainous 19th stage and moved into second place overall and despite crashing in the rain, Froome was able to extend his lead. He then held the lead into the finish in Paris.
The points classification was won by Sagan, who won three stages. Tinkoff's Rafał Majka won the mountains classification. Orica–BikeExchange rider Adam Yates, in fourth place overall, won the young rider classification. The team classification was won by Movistar Team and Sagan was given the award for the most combative rider. Cavendish won the most stages, with four.
and 29 Related for: 2016 Tour de France information
The 2016TourdeFrance was the 103rd edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,529 km (2,193 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages...
The 2014 TourdeFrance was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,660.5-kilometre (2,274.5 mi) race included 21 stages, starting...
The 2011 TourdeFrance was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July...
The TourdeFrance (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]; English: Tour of France) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France...
The TourdeFrance is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most...
The 2013 TourdeFrance was the 100th edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 29 June and finished...
The 2000 TourdeFrance was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 1 to 23 July, and the 87th edition of the TourdeFrance. There was no overall winner...
The 2007 TourdeFrance the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional...
The 2009 TourdeFrance was the 96th edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with...
The 2005 TourdeFrance was the 92nd edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 2–24 July, with 21 stages covering...
The 1999 TourdeFrance was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 86th edition of the TourdeFrance. It has no overall winner—although...
The 2001 TourdeFrance was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 7 to 29 July, and the 88th edition of the TourdeFrance. It has no overall winner—although...
The 2012 TourdeFrance was the 99th edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and...
The 2002 TourdeFrance was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 6 to 28 July, and the 89th edition of the TourdeFrance. The event started in Luxembourg...
The 2017 TourdeFrance was the 104th edition of the TourdeFrance, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across 3,540 km (2,200 mi)...
The 1997 TourdeFrance was the 84th edition of the TourdeFrance and took place from 5 to 27 July. Jan Ullrich's victory margin of 9:09 was the largest...
The 1995 TourdeFrance was the 82nd TourdeFrance, taking place from 1 to 23 July. It was Miguel Induráin's fifth and final victory in the Tour. On the...
The 2003 TourdeFrance was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 5 to 27 July, and the 90th edition of the TourdeFrance. It has no overall winner—although...
There have been allegations of doping in the TourdeFrance since the race began in 1903. Early Tour riders consumed alcohol and used ether, among other...
The 1993 TourdeFrance was the 80th edition of the TourdeFrance, taking place from 3 to 25 July. It consisted of 20 stages, over a distance of 3,714 km...
The 2004 TourdeFrance was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 91st edition of the TourdeFrance. It has no overall winner—although...
This is a list of records and statistics in the TourdeFrance, road cycling's premier competitive event. One rider has been King of the Mountains, won...
The 1996 TourdeFrance was the 83rd edition of the TourdeFrance, starting on 29 June and ending on 21 July, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual...
The 2008 TourdeFrance was the 95th running of the race. The event took place from 5 to 27 July. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered...
The 2010 TourdeFrance was the 97th edition of the TourdeFrance cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 3 July with an 8.9 km prologue...
Global Information
