The 2016 Tour de France was won by Chris Froome, while Romain Bardet finished in second and Nairo Quintana in third. Froome laid hands on the yellow jersey in the descent of the Peyresourde in stage 8. Back-up by a strong Sky-squad he cemented his lead in stage 11, 12, 13 to put and end to any doubts by powering to the win in the mountain time trial of stage 18. His performance on Mont Ventoux was striking when he, a Kenya born Briton, ran up the mountain after a crash.
Read about the full route, and click links in underneath table for detailed route descriptions on all individual stages, including route maps and profiles.
Tour de France 2016: stages
| Date | Stage details | Length | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sa 2-7 | Mont Saint-Michel – Utah Beach | 188,0 km | flat |
| 2 | Su 3-7 | Saint Lô – Cherbourg-Octeville | 183,0 km | flat, finish uphill |
| 3 | Mo 4-7 | Granville – Angers | 223,5 km | flat |
| 4 | Tu 5-7 | Saumur – Limoges | 237,5 km | flat |
| 5 | We 6-7 | Limoges – Le Lioran | 216,0 km | mountains |
| 6 | Th 7-7 | Arpajon-sur-Cère – Montauban | 190,5 km | hills, flat finish |
| 7 | Fr 8-7 | L’Isle-Jourdain – Lac De Payolle | 162,5 km | mountains, flat start |
| 8 | Sa 9-7 | Pau – Bagnères-de-Luchon | 184,0 km | mountains |
| 9 | Su 10-7 | Vielha (spa) – Arcalis (And) | 184,5 km | mountains |
| Mo 11-7 | Rest day in Andorra | |||
| 10 | Tu 12-7 | Andorra (And) – Revel | 197,0 km | mountains, flat finish |
| 11 | We 13-7 | Carcassonne – Montpellier | 162,5 km | flat |
| 12 | Th 14-7 | Montpellier – Mont Ventoux | 179,0 km | mountains, flat start |
| 13 | Fr 15-7 | Bourg-Saint-Andéol – Vallon Pont d’Arc | 37,5 km | ITT |
| 14 | Sa 16-7 | Montélimar – Villars-les-Dombes | 208,5 km | flat |
| 15 | Su 17-7 | Bourg-en-Bresse – Culoz | 160,0 km | mountains |
| 16 | Mo 18-7 | Moirans-en-Montagne – Bern (Swi) | 209,0 km | flat |
| Tu 19-7 | Rest day in Bern | |||
| 17 | We 20-7 | Bern (Swi) – Finhaut-Emosson (Swi) | 184,5 km | mountains |
| 18 | Th 21-7 | Sallanches – Mégève | 17,0 km | ITT, mountains |
| 19 | Fr 22-7 | Albertville – Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc | 146,0 km | mountains |
| 20 | Sa 23-7 | Mégève – Morzine | 146,5 km | mountains |
| 21 | Su 24-7 | Chantilly – Paris | 113,0 km | flat |
Tour de France 2016: Route maps, height profiles, and more
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