Tour de France 2016: Favourites

The 2016 Tour de France was played out between Saturday, 2 July 2, and Sunday, 24 July. (Slideshow route/profile)

Read about the overall contenders and click links in underneath scheme for favourites per stage. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race.

Favourites 2016 Tour de France – per stage:

	Date	Favourites	Length	Type
1	Sa 2-7	Sprint for yellow	188,0 km	flat
2	Su 3-7	Power to the punchers!	183,0 km	flat, finish uphill
3	Mo 4-7	Sprint on false flat arrival	223,5 km	flat
4	Tu 5-7	Degenkolbish kind of sprinter’s finish	237,5 km	flat
5	We 6-7	Climbing sprinters and punchy climbers	216,0 km	hills
6	Th 7-7	Who dares to spoil a Cav/Kittel party?	190,5 km	hills, flat finish
7	Fr 8-7	Dan Martin’s day near Lac de Payolle	162,5 km	mountains, flat start
8	Sa 9-7	Escapees and good descenders	184 km	mountains
9	Su 10-7	Take your pick from the big three	184,5 km	mountains
	Mo 11-7	Rest day in Andorra
10	Tu 12-7	For the escapees	197,0 km	mountains, flat finish
11	We 13-7	Cav to beat Kittel (again)	162,5 km	flat
12	Th 14-7	Battle between the Big Guys	184,0 km	mountains, flat start
13	Fr 15-7	>Dennis-Martin-Dumoulin tête-à-tête in ITT	37,5 km	ITT
14	Sa 16-7	Sprinters or escapees	208,5 km	flat
15	Su 17-7	Strong descenders with adventurous minds	160,5 km	mountains
16	Mo 18-7	A Saganesque Finish	209,0 km	flat
	Tu 19-7	Rest day in Bern
17	We 20-7	Battle for overall victory to ignite	184,5 km	mountains
18	Th 21-7	Dumoulin for his second stage win?	17 km	ITT, mountains
19	Fr 22-7	For elite breed climbers	146 km	mountains
20	Sa 23-7	All-or-nothing for Aru or Contador	146,5 km	mountains
21	Su 24-7	Heavenly sprint on Champs Elysees	113 km	flat