2016 Tour de France

April 2019 July 2017 2016 Tour de France 2016 UCI World Tour 18 28 Route of the 2016 Tour de France.png Route of the 2016 Tour de France Map of France showing the path of the race going counter-clockwise. 360px 2–24 July 2016 21 3529 km 89h 04' 48" Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 yellow Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 green Rafał Majka POL TNK 2016 polkadot Adam Yates GBR OBE 2016b white ESP MOV 2016 yellow_number Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 red_number 2015 2017 The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3529 km 0 on-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 SKY 2016, with the second and third places taken by Romain Bardet (ALM 2016) and Nairo Quintana (MOV 2016), respectively. Mark Cavendish of DDD 2016 won the opening stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. TNK 2016 rider Peter Sagan won the second stage to claim yellow and held onto it until the fifth stage when Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2016) 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. TNK 2016 yes's Rafał Majka won the mountains classification. OBE 2016b rider Adam Yates, in fourth place overall, won the young rider classification. The team classification was won by MOV 2016 yes and Sagan was given the award for the most combative rider. Cavendish won the most stages, with four. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2016 Tour de France thumb|300px|alt=A map of the world showing the number of riders per nation represented in the race.|The number of riders per nation represented in the 2016 Tour de France: #FFAAAA 20+#AAAAFF 10–19#AAFFAA 2–9#FFFFAA 1 Twenty-two teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour de France.Teams – The riders, videos, photos – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/teams.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161014114213/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/teams.html 14 October 2016 dead dmy-all The race was the 18th of the 28 events in the UCI World Tour,Henrys Colin UCI WorldTour 2016: full race calendar https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/uci-worldtour-2016-full-race-calendar.html 29 August 2016 Road Cycling UK Mpora 15 December 2015 and all of its eighteen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.UCI cycling regulations 2016 121 On 2 March 2016, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the four second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations: BOH 2016, COF 2016, DEN 2016 and FVC 2016.2016 Tour de France wildcards announced https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2016-tour-de-france-wildcards-announced/ 11 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 2 March 2016 The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place in the town square of Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, on 28 June, two days before the opening stage held in the region. Each team arrived in World War II military vehicles, commemorating the Normandy landings.Wynn Nigel Tour de France 2016 team presentation in photos https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-team-presentation-photos-245713 11 July 2016 Cycling Weekly 1 July 2016 Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.Start list – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/starters.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 11 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160708035709/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/starters.html 8 July 2016 dead dmy-all Of these, 33 were competing in their first Tour de France.Tour de France by the numbers: 103rd edition gives riders a pay bump https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-by-the-numbers-103rd-edition-gives-riders-a-pay-bump/ 11 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 29 June 2016 The riders came from 35 countries; France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany all had 10 or more riders in the race. Riders from ten countries won stages during the race; British riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2016 – The stage winners http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2016/vainqueurs.html 13 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161112134542/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2016/vainqueurs.html 12 November 2016 dead dmy-all The average age of riders in the race was 30 years,Tour de France 2016 – Average age http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163736&c=3&stat_id=150 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20160925134059/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163736&c=3&stat_id=150 25 September 2016 dead 13 September 2016 dmy-all ranging from the 22-year-old Sondre Holst Enger (IAM 2016) to the 42-year-old Matteo Tosatto (TNK 2016). Of the total average ages, LAM 2016 was the youngest team and LTS 2016 the oldest. The teams entering the race were: UCI WorldTeams 20em margin-right:20%; ALM 2016 AST 2016 BMC 2016 CPT 2016b DDD 2016 EQS 2016 FDJ 2016 TGA 2016 IAM 2016 KAT 2016 LAM 2016 LTS 2016 TLJ 2016 MOV 2016 OBE 2016b SKY 2016 TNK 2016 TFR 2016 UCI Professional Continental teams 20em margin-right:20%; BOH 2016 COF 2016 DEN 2016 FVC 2016 Pre-race favourites thumb|alt=A man wearing a yellow jersey riding a bicycle.|Defending champion Chris Froome of SKY 2016 (pictured at the 2015 Tour) was widely seen as the leading contender for the general classification. In the run up to the 2016 Tour de France, Chris Froome (SKY 2016 yes) was seen by many as the top pre-race favourite for the general classification. His closest rivals were thought to be Nairo Quintana (MOV 2016 yes) and Alberto Contador (TNK 2016 yes). The other riders considered contenders for the general classification were Richie Porte (BMC 2016 yes), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2016 yes), Fabio Aru (AST 2016 yes), Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2016 yes), who won the 2014 Tour and the 2016 Giro d'Italia, Romain Bardet (ALM 2016 yes), and Tejay van Garderen (BMC 2016 yes).Benson Daniel Fletcher Patrick Tour de France: Analysing the favourites and their seasons so far https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-analysing-the-favourites-and-their-seasons-so-far/ 6 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com 20 June 2016Westby Matt Tour de France: Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana and the other favourites https://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/10327386/tour-de-france-chris-froome-nairo-quintana-and-the-other-favourites 25 July 2016 Sky Sports Sky plc 1 July 2016Ingle Sean Tour de France 2016 yellow jersey race: will Nairo Quintana upset Chris Froome? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/28/tour-de-france-2016-chris-froome-yellow 6 January 2017 The Guardian 28 June 2016MacLeary John Tour de France 2016: Main contenders https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2016/06/30/tour-de-france-2016-main-contenders/ 6 January 2017 The Daily Telegraph 1 July 2016Guinness Rupert The top 10 contenders for this year's Tour de France 'maillot jaune' https://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/16678540/tour-de-france-2016-top-10-contenders-year-maillot-jaune 6 January 2017 ESPN 1 July 2016Finch-Penninger Jamie Contenders test their Tour de France legs https://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2016/06/21/contenders-test-their-tour-de-france-legs 6 January 2017 SBS Commonwealth of Australia 21 June 2016 Froome, who won both the 2013 and 2015 editions of the race, had shown his form during the season with overall victories in two stage races, the Herald Sun Tour and the Critérium du Dauphiné, a race considered to be the warm-up for the Tour.Clarke Stuart Which is the best Tour de France warmup race? https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/which-is-the-best-tour-de-france-warmup-race-177648 7 January 2017 Cycling Weekly 18 June 2015 The runner-up in the 2013 and 2015 Tours, Quintana, had won three stage races in the lead up to the Tour, the Volta a Catalunya, the Tour de Romandie, and the Route du Sud. Contador, winner of the 2007 and 2009 Tours, found success in stage races during the season, winning the Tour of the Basque Country and placing second at Paris–Nice and the Volta a Catalunya. The sprinters considered favourites for the points classification and wins on the flat or hilly bunch sprint finishes were Peter Sagan (TNK 2016 yes), Marcel Kittel (EQS 2016 yes), André Greipel (LTS 2016 yes), Mark Cavendish (DDD 2016 yes), Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2016 yes), John Degenkolb (TGA 2016 yes) and Michael Matthews (OBE 2016b yes).Clarke Stuart How the sprinters are preparing for the Tour de France https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/how-the-sprinters-are-preparing-for-the-tour-de-france-233244 25 July 2016 Cycling Weekly 14 June 2015Henrys Colin Tour de France 2016: green jersey contenders https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-france-2016-green-jersey-contenders.html 25 July 2016 Road Cycling UK Mpora 29 June 2016Frattini Kirsten The kings of the sprints at the Tour de France https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-kings-of-the-sprints-at-the-tour-de-france/ 6 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com 1 July 2016Glendenning Barry Tour de France 2016 green jersey race: Peter Sagan and his main rivals https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/28/tour-de-france-2016-green-jersey-peter-sagan 6 January 2017 The Guardian 28 June 2016Westby Matt Tour de France: How Marcel Kittel, Mark Cavendish and the other sprinters compare https://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/10330607/tour-de-france-how-marcel-kittel-mark-cavendish-and-the-other-sprinters-compare 6 January 2017 Sky Sports Sky plc 1 July 2016Guinness Rupert Kittel, Cavendish among the usual sprinters to watch at Tour https://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/16688520/tour-de-france-2016-there-tour-there-sprint-finishes 6 January 2017 ESPN 1 July 2016 Sagan, the world road race champion and winner of the points classification in the four previous Tours, had won the one-day classics, Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, and two stages of the Tour of California during the season before the Tour. Kittel's 2016 season had been successful up to the Tour as he had amassed a total of nine wins from sprints, most notably, two stages of the Giro and the Scheldeprijs one-day race. He also won both the general and points classifications of the Dubai Tour. Greipel's season total of wins so far was eight, with three Giro stages. Cavendish's form was not clear as his season was mostly spent training for the omnium track event at the Olympic Games the month following the Tour. Although Kristoff's total of wins in the season was eight, they were not in major races. Degenkolb had spent the majority of his season recovering from an injury and it was thought he could pose a threat. Matthews only had two wins so far in the season, both at Paris–Nice, including the race's points classification. Route and stages thumb|Stage seventeen concluded with a summit finish at the Émosson Dam in the Swiss Alps. On 24 November 2014, ASO announced that for time the first time in Tour history the department of Manche would host the 2016 edition's opening stages (known as the Grand Départ),http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/tour-de-france-2016-to-start-from-manche.html Tour de France 2016 to start from Manche – News pre-race – Tour de France 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 25 November 2014 24 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141127062806/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/tour-de-france-2016-to-start-from-manche.html 27 November 2014 dead dmy-all before further details of the first three stages held in Manche were released on 9 December 2014.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2016-tour-de-france-to-start-at-mont-saint-michel/ 2016 Tour de France to start at Mont Saint-Michel 9 December 2014 Cyclingnews.com 24 November 2015 On 15 January 2015, the organisers confirmed that the race would visit Andorra, for the fifth time in history; after the 1964, 1993, 1997 and 2009 editions.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/30834098 Tour de France: 2016 race to visit mountainous Andorra 20 January 2015 BBC Sport 15 January 2015 The principality hosted the finish of the ninth stage, the first rest day and start of stage ten.2016 Route – Sporting aspects, stage cities – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/overall-route.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 11 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712175127/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/overall-route.html 12 July 2016 dead dmy-all The entire route was unveiled by race director Christian Prudhomme on 20 October 2015 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome delight at 'great course' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/34582773 BBC Sport 20 October 2015 20 October 2015 The defending champion Chris Froome said after the route was announced that he expected the course to suit him better than the previous year's course. "I think it's going to take a complete cyclist – but the stage that certainly stands out for me is Mont Ventoux", he added. The first stage started at the Mont Saint-Michel island monastery and finished north on at Utah Beach. The second stage was held between Saint-Lô and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The third stage left Manche in Granville and headed south to the finish in Angers. Stage four took the race further south, between Saumur and Limoges, with the fifth stage crossing the elevated region of Massif Central to the finish at the Le Lioran mountain resort. Stage six headed to Montauban before the entrance to the Pyrenees in stage seven. This mountain range also hosted two further stages: a roller-coaster stage eight and the finish in Andorra in stage nine. The following three stages, 10 to 12, crossed the south of the country eastwards to Mont Ventoux. After an individual time trial, stage 14 took the race northwards through the Rhône Valley, which was followed by a stage that took the race into the Jura Mountains. Stage 16 ended with a finish in Bern, Switzerland. The next four stages took place in and around the Alps, before a long transfer took the Tour to the finish with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3529 km 0 on, 168.7 km 1 on longer than the 2015 Tour.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2015 http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/index.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 13 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716172710/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/index.html 16 July 2015 dead dmy-all The longest mass-start was the fourth at 237.5 km 0 on, and stage 21 was the shortest at 113 km 0 on. The race featured a total of 54.5 km 0 on in individual time trials and four summit finishes: stage 9, to Andorra-Arcalis (Andorra); stage 12, to Chalet Reynard (Mont Ventoux);ventoux Stage twelve's finish line was moved from the summit of Mont Ventoux to Chalet Reynard, 6 km 0 on before, due to dangerous winds.Mont Ventoux stage finish cancelled https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36786486 14 July 2016 BBC Sport 13 July 2016 stage 17, to Finhaut–Émosson (Switzerland); and stage 19, to Saint Gervais-les-Bains.Race regulations 2016 29 The highest point of elevation in the race was the 2408 m ft on-high Port d'Envalira mountain pass on stage ten.Cunningham Josh The 2016 Tour de France in numbers https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/1386/the-2016-tour-de-france-in-numbers 22 October 2017 Cyclist Dennis Publishing 29 June 2016Yost Whit What You Should Know About the Stages of the 2016 Tour de France https://www.bicycling.com/racing/tour-de-france/what-you-should-know-about-the-stages-of-the-2016-tour-de-france/ 25 July 2016 Bicycling.com Rodale, Inc. 27 May 2016 There were seven hors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs in the race. There were sixteen new stage start or finish locations. The second rest day took place in Bern after stage 15. +Stage characteristics and winnersRace regulations 2016 29The history of the Tour de France – Year 2016 – The stage winners http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2016/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 19 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120085155/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2016/vainqueurs.html 20 November 2016 dead dmy-all Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 2 July Mont Saint-Michel to Utah Beach (Sainte-Marie-du-Mont) 188 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 23 July Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 183 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 3 4 July Granville to Angers 223.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 4 5 July Saumur to Limoges 237.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER 5 6 July Limoges to Le Lioran 216 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Greg Van Avermaet BEL 6 7 July Arpajon-sur-Cère to Montauban 190.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 7 8 July L'Isle-Jourdain to Lac de Payolle 162.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Steve Cummings GBR 8 9 July Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon 184 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Chris Froome GBR 9 10 July Vielha Val d'Aran (Spain) to Andorra-Arcalis (Andorra) 184.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Tom Dumoulin NED 11 July Andorra Rest day 10 12 July Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Revel 197 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Michael Matthews AUS 11 13 July Carcassonne to Montpellier 162.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 12 14 July Montpellier to Chalet Reynard (Mont Ventoux)ventoux 178 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Thomas De Gendt BEL 13 15 July Bourg-Saint-Andéol to La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc 37.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Tom Dumoulin NED 14 16 July Montélimar to Villars-les-Dombes (Parc des Oiseaux) 208.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 15 17 July Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz 160 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Jarlinson Pantano COL 16 18 July Moirans-en-Montagne to Bern (Switzerland) 209 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK19 July Bern (Switzerland)Rest day 17 20 July Bern (Switzerland) to Finhaut–Émosson (Switzerland) 184.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stageIlnur Zakarin RUS 18 21 July Sallanches to Megève 17 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain time trial Chris Froome GBR 19 22 July Albertville to Saint Gervais-les-Bains 146 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Romain Bardet FRA 20 23 July Megève to Morzine 146.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Ion Izagirre ESP 21 24 July Chantilly to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 113 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER Total 3529 km 0 onClassifications stage 21 – Chantilly > Paris Champs-Élysées – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-21/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 25 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722134734/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-21/classifications.html 22 July 2016 dead dmy-all Race overview 2016 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2016 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Grand Départ and journey south thumb|The peloton passing through the town of Panazol on the fourth stage, which ended with a bunch sprint won by Marcel Kittel of EQS 2016 The first stage's bunch sprint finish was won by Mark Cavendish, who gained the race leader's yellow jersey; he also claimed the green jersey as the leader of the points classification, with Paul Voss (BOH 2016 yes) taking the polka dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. Alberto Contador crashed and lost 55 seconds.Cossins Peter Cavendish wins opening stage https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-1/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 2 July 2016 Peter Sagan took victory in stage two with an uphill sprint in Cherbourg, putting him in the yellow and green jerseys. Jasper Stuyven of TFS 2016 yes led the mountains classification. General classification rivals Contador and Richie Porte both lost time.Cossins Peter Sagan wins stage 2 https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-2/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 3 July 2016 The bunch sprint in Angers was won by Cavendish in a photo finish with André Greipel. Cavendish's win was his 28th in the Tour and drew him level with Bernard Hinault at second on the all-time list; Cavendish also took the green jersey.Fletcher Patrick Cavendish wins stage 3 in Angers https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-3/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 4 July 2016 Another photo finish followed in the next stage with Marcel Kittel beating EUC 2016 yes's Bryan Coquard. Sagan claimed back the green and Thomas De Gendt (LTS 2016 yes) the polka dot.Ryan Barry Kittel wins stage 4 in Limoges https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-4/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 5 July 2016 Greg Van Avermaet of BMC 2016 yes won the fifth stage after he was the only rider to survive from an early breakaway. He took the lead of the general classification by over five minutes.Ryan Barry Van Avermaet takes stage win in Le Lioran https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-5/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 6 July 2016 Stage six was won by Cavendish, who beat Kittel and claimed the green jersey.Windsor Richard Mark Cavendish makes history with Tour de France stage six victory https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/mark-cavendish-makes-history-with-tour-de-france-stage-six-victorytour-de-france-stage-six-256052 19 September 2016 Cycling Weekly 7 July 2016 Pyrenees and transition In stage seven, the first in the Pyrenees, Steve Cummings (DDD 2016 yes) soloed over the final climb, the Col d'Aspin, and descended into the finish at Lac de Payolle where he took victory. Van Avermaet came fifth and extended his lead. OBE 2016b yes's Adam Yates attacked the chasing group and as he passed underneath the one kilometre to go arch it collapsed on top of, and injured, him.Weislo Laura Cummings solos to victory over Col d'Aspin https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-7/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 8 July 2016 In the following stage Chris Froome attacked the front of the race of overall favourites as they passed the summit of the Col de Peyresourde, descending to the finish in Bagnères-de-Luchon to take a solo victory by thirteen seconds. This put him in the yellow jersey, sixteen seconds ahead of Yates in second, with Rafał Majka (TNK 2016 yes) taking the polka dot.Cossins Peter Froome attacks descent to win stage to Luchon https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-8/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 9 July 2016 In the Tour's queen stage,Tom Dumoulin scores again, Froome gains more time http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-13/news/flm/tom-dumoulin-scores-again-froome-gains-more-time.html 10 April 2017 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055913/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-13/news/flm/tom-dumoulin-scores-again-froome-gains-more-time.html 11 April 2017 dead the ninth, Tom Dumoulin of GIA 2016 yes broke clear of the large breakaway to claim the win at the Andorra-Arcalis. Thibaut Pinot took the lead of the mountains classification.Cossins Peter Dumoulin wins stage 9 at Andorra Arcalis https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-9/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 July 2016 Contador abandoned the race, citing a fever which had developed overnight.Contador abandons the Tour de France https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-abandons-the-tour-de-france/ 4 July 2017 Cyclingnews.com 10 July 2016 The next day was the first rest day of the Tour. Another breakaway succeeded in stage ten, with OBE 2016b yes using their advantage of having three riders in the small group to give Michael Matthews the win. Sagan, who came second, took the lead in the points classification.Malach Pat Matthews wins stage 10 https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-10/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 12 July 2016 thumb|left|Chris Froome (yellow jersey) and Peter Sagan (green jersey), along with one teammate each, formed a breakaway in the final kilometers of stage eleven, with Sagan victorious and Froome gaining time on his rivals. On stage eleven, Sagan forced a move in the final 12 km 1 on with his teammate Maciej Bodnar, who were followed by Froome and his teammate Geraint Thomas. They opened up a lead of over twenty seconds and held it to six seconds at the finish, where Sagan beat Froome in a sprint.Malach Pat Sagan wins stunner of a stage in Montpellier https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-11/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 14 July 2016 A successful breakaway saw De Gendt win stage twelve at the finish at Chalet Reynard, which was changed from the intended summit finish at Mont Ventoux, 6 km 1 on later, due to dangerous winds. In the chasing group of overall favourites, a leading group of Porte, Froome and Bauke Mollema (TFS 2016 yes) crashed into the back of a camera motorbike that was stopped by the encroaching spectators. Froome's bike was unrideable and he was forced to run until he was given a bike from a neutral service car; although it did not fit him he managed to ride until he received his team bike. The race jury gave Froome and Porte the same time as Mollema,Weislo Laura Froome knocked from bike on Mont Ventoux, keeps yellow https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-12/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 14 July 2016Wynn Nigel Chris Froome extends Tour de France lead as stage 12 descends into chaos https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/froome-extends-tour-de-france-lead-stage-12-260132 25 July 2016 Cycling Weekly 14 July 2016 who later criticised the jury's decision, suggesting that they would have acted differently if he was the one to go down.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-mollema-angered-by-ucis-handling-of-ventoux-crash/ Tour de France: Mollema angered by UCI's handling of Ventoux crash O'Shea Sadhbh 16 July 2018 Cyclingnews.com 17 April 2019 De Gendt took the lead of the mountains classification. Stage thirteen's 37.5 km 1 on individual time trial was won by Dumoulin, 1:03 ahead of Froome, who extended his lead over his nearest rival (Mollema) to one minute and forty-seven seconds.Frattini Kirsten Dumoulin wins stage 13 time trial in Pont-d'Arc https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-13/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 15 July 2016 Cavendish won his fourth stage the next day with a bunch sprint at the Parc des Oiseaux.Mark Cavendish wins stage 14 as Chris Froome retains lead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36815986 19 September 2016 BBC Sport 16 July 2016 Alps and finale IAM 2016 yes rider Jarlinson Pantano won stage fifteen after a sprint with fellow surviving breakaway rider Majka.Clarke Stuart Chris Froome maintains lead as Pantano wins Tour de France stage 15 https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-maintains-lead-as-pantano-wins-tour-de-france-stage-15-261402 19 September 2016 Cycling Weekly 17 July 2016 In next stage, Sagan won his third stage from a select group of sprinters that had traversed a cobbled climb 6 km 1 on from the finish in Bern.Weislo Laura Sagan wins in Berne https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-16/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 18 July 2016 The next day was the second rest day. In stage seventeen, as the race entered the Alps, KAT 2016 yes's Ilnur Zakarin attacked a breakaway and held off a chasing Pantano to take the win at the summit finish by the Émosson Dam.Farrand Stephen Zakarin wins atop Finhaut-Emosson https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-17/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 20 July 2016 In the following stage's 17 km 1 on mountain time trial Froome beat second-placed Dumoulin by 21 seconds and extended his lead to three minutes and 52 seconds overall, with Mollema keeping second.Frattini Kirsten Froome wins mountain time trial to Megève https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-18/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 21 July 2016 In stage nineteen, the general classification leaders descended the wet roads of the unclassified penultimate climb at the head of the race, with only Costa surviving from the breakaway. Romain Bardet attacked after a series of crashes that included Froome and Mollema. Froome took Thomas's bike and got back to the group, but Mollema was left isolated and finished over four minutes behind the stage winner Bardet, who had passed Costa in the final 7 km 1 on and soloed to the finish at the Le Bettex ski station. Froome's lead was increased to 4' 11", with Bardet moving up from fifth to second.Malach Pat Bardet wins summit to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-19/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 22 July 2016 In stage twenty Jon Izaguirre (MOV 2016 yes) took the win in Morzine, attacking on the wet descent from a three rider group that led over the final climb of Col de Joux Plane.Benson Daniel Froome set to win 2016 Tour de France ahead of procession to Paris https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-20/results/ 25 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 23 July 2016 thumb|LTS 2016's André Greipel (left) celebrates winning the Tour's final stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris The final stage in Paris was won by Greipel, his second consecutive Champs-Élysées stage win.Wynn Nigel https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-wins-tour-de-france-2016-stage-21-265003 Chris Froome wins 2016 Tour de France as André Greipel takes final stage Cycling Weekly 24 July 2016 25 July 2016 Froome finished the race to claim his third Tour de France, becoming the first man since Miguel Induráin in 1995 Tour to officially defend his title.Chris Froome wins third Tour de France crown as Andre Greipel takes final stage in Paris https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2016/chris-froome-wins-third-tour-de-france-crown-as-andre-greipel-takes-final-stage-in-paris_sto5697060/story.shtml 19 September 2016 Eurosport Discovery Communications 24 July 2016 He beat second-placed Bardet by four minutes and five seconds, with Nairo Quintana third, a further sixteen seconds down. Sagan won the points classification with a total of 470, 242 ahead of Greipel in second. Majka won the mountains classification with De Gendt and Pantano second and third respectively. The best young rider was Yates, two minutes and sixteen seconds ahead of second-placed Louis Meintjes (LAM 2016 yes). MOV 2016 yes finished as the winners of the team classification, over eight minutes ahead of second-placed SKY 2016 yes. Of the 198 starters, 174 reached the finish of the last stage in Paris, beating the previous record high of 170 set in the 2010 Tour. Classification leadership and minor prizes There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2016 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Race regulations 2016 30 Time bonuses (time subtracted) were awarded at the end of every stage apart from the two individual time trials. The first three riders got 10, 6 and 4 seconds, respectively.Race regulations 2016 30 If a crash had happened within the final 3 km 1 on of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.Race regulations 2016 33 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.Race regulations 2016 30 The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.Race regulations 2016 23 + Points classification points for the top 15 positions by typeRace regulations 2016 29 Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage 50 30 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage 30 25 22 19 17 15 13 11 9 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial 20px|alt=|link= Intermediate sprint The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.Race regulations 2016 29 The leader was identified by a green jersey.Race regulations 2016 23 The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and hors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower.Race regulations 2016 29 Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 9, 12, 17 and 19.Race regulations 2016 29 The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Race regulations 2016 23 The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1991.Race regulations 2016 30 The leader wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2016 23 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.Race regulations 2016 30 The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and yellow helmets.Race regulations 2016 23 In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".Race regulations 2016 30 No combativity awards were given for the time trials and the final stage.Race regulations 2016 19 The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.Race regulations 2016 30 At the conclusion of the Tour, Peter Sagan won the overall super-combativity award, again, decided by a jury.Race regulations 2016 30 A total of €2,295,850 was awarded in cash prizes in the race.Race regulations 2016 19 The overall winner of the general classification received €500,000, with the second and third placed riders getting €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. All finishers of the race were awarded with money.Race regulations 2016 17 The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000.Race regulations 2016 17–18 The team classification winners were given €50,000.Race regulations 2016 18 €11,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places 2–20.Race regulations 2016 17 There were also three special awards each with a prize of €5000. The Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to pass Goddet's memorial at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet on stage eight, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given to first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in the Tour, the Port d'Envalira on stage ten, and the Prix Bernard Hinault, given to the rider with fastest ascent of the Côte de Domancy on stage eighteen.Race regulations 2016 19 Thibaut Pinot won the Jacques Goddet, Rui Costa won the Henri Desgrange and Richie Porte won the Bernard Hinault.Pinot to shift focus to king of the mountains classification https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-pinot-to-shift-focus-to-king-of-the-mountains-classification/ 10 July 2016 Cyclingnews.com 9 July 2016Michael Matthews denies Sagan to win stage 10, Chris Froome retains yellow https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2016/tour-de-france-michael-matthews-denies-sagan-to-win-stage-10-chris-froome-retains-yellow_sto5684278/story.shtml 15 July 2016 Eurosport Discovery Communications 12 July 2016Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome wins stage 18 time trial to build commanding lead https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/reports/tour-de-france-2016-chris-froome-wins-stage-18-time-trial-build-commanding-lead.html 21 July 2016 Road Cycling UK 21 July 2016 +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 2016 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2016/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221512/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2016/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 livevan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 2016 Information about the Tour de France from 2016 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052848/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2016 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Team classification25px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Combativity award25px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. 1 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Paul Voss Edward Theuns LTS 2016 Anthony Delaplace 2 Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Jasper Stuyven Julian Alaphilippe OBE 2016b Jasper Stuyven 3 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Thomas Voeckler 4 Marcel Kittel Peter Sagan Oliver Naesen 5 Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet Thomas De Gendt BMC 2016 Thomas De Gendt 6 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Yukiya Arashiro 7 Steve Cummings Adam Yates Vincenzo Nibali 8 Chris Froome Chris Froome Rafał Majka Thibaut Pinot 9 Tom Dumoulin Thibaut Pinot MOV 2016 Tom Dumoulin 10 Michael Matthews Peter Sagan BMC 2016 Peter Sagan 11 Peter Sagan Arthur Vichot 12 Thomas De Gendt Thomas De Gendt Thomas De Gendt 13 Tom Dumoulinno award 14 Mark CavendishJérémy Roy 15 Jarlinson Pantano Rafał Majka MOV 2016 Rafał Majka 16Peter Sagan Alaphilippe and T. Martin 17Ilnur ZakarinJarlinson Pantano 18Chris Froomeno award 19 Romain BardetRui Costa 20 Jon IzagirreJarlinson Pantano 21André Greipelno award Final Chris Froome Peter Sagan white Rafał Majka yes Adam Yates MOV 2016 white Peter Sagan yes In stage two, Marcel Kittel, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Mark Cavendish wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 1 – Mont Saint-Michel > Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-1/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161010194609/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-1/classifications.html 10 October 2016 dead dmy-all In stages three and five, Mark Cavendish, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Peter Sagan wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 2 – Saint-Lô > Cherbourg-en-Cotentin – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-2/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161010185824/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-2/classifications.html 10 October 2016 dead dmy-allClassifications stage 4 – Saumur > Limoges – Tour de France 2016 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-4/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161012161416/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/stage-4/classifications.html 12 October 2016 dead dmy-all Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classificationRace regulations 2016 23 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Denotes the winner of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2016 23 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classificationRace regulations 2016 23 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationRace regulations 2016 23 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Denotes the winner of the team classificationRace regulations 2016 23 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the combativity awardRace regulations 2016 23 General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. SKY 2016 89h 04' 48" 2 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 4' 05" 3 Nairo Quintana COL 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow background on the number bib. MOV 2016 + 4' 21" 4 Adam Yates GBR 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. OBE 2016b + 4' 42" 5 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 + 5' 17" 6 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow background on the number bib. MOV 2016 + 6' 16" 7 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 6' 58" 8 Louis Meintjes RSA LAM 2016 + 6' 58" 9 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 7' 04" 10 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 7' 11" Final general classification (11–174) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Bauke Mollema NED TFS 2016 + 13' 13" 12 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 18' 51" 13 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 19' 20" 14 Sébastien Reichenbach SUI FDJ 2016 + 24' 59" 15 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2016 + 28' 31" 16 Pierre Rolland FRA CPT 2016b + 30' 42" 17 Mikel Nieve ESP SKY 2016 + 38' 30" 18 Stef Clement NED IAM 2016 + 38' 57" 19 Jarlinson Pantano COL IAM 2016 + 38' 59" 20 Alexis Vuillermoz FRA ALM 2016 + 42' 28" 21 Emanuel Buchmann GER BOH 2016 + 47' 40" 22 Damiano Caruso ITA BMC 2016 + 48' 23" 23 Warren Barguil FRA TGA 2016 + 52' 14" 24 Haimar Zubeldia ESP TFS 2016 + 53' 06" 25 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2016 + 56' 33" 26 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2016 + 1h 03' 59" 27 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey. TNK 2016 + 1h 04' 25" 28 Wout Poels NED SKY 2016 + 1h 06' 57" 29 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2016 + 1h 12' 06" 30 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2016 + 1h 19' 59" 31 Daniel Moreno ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2016 + 1h 21' 00" 32 Wilco Kelderman NED TLJ 2016 + 1h 24' 38" 33 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2016 + 1h 25' 14" 34 Fränk Schleck LUX TFS 2016 + 1h 27' 39" 35 Mikel Landa ESP SKY 2016 + 1h 32' 19" 36 Steve Morabito SUI FDJ 2016 + 1h 38' 30" 37 Diego Rosa ITA AST 2016 + 1h 46' 36" 38 Daryl Impey RSA OBE 2016b + 1h 50' 51" 39 Bartosz Huzarski POL BOH 2016 + 1h 55' 28" 40 Thomas De Gendt BEL LTS 2016 + 1h 58' 45" 41 Julian Alaphilippe FRA EQS 2016 + 2h 00' 09" 42 Serge Pauwels BEL DDD 2016 + 2h 00' 38" 43 Sylvain Chavanel FRA DEN 2016 + 2h 02' 53" 44 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 + 2h 06' 13" 45 Amaël Moinard FRA BMC 2016 + 2h 06' 36" 46 Peter Stetina USA TFS 2016 + 2h 07' 22" 47 Ion Izagirre ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2016 + 2h 09' 49" 48 Luis León Sánchez ESP AST 2016 + 2h 10' 25" 49 Rui Costa POR LAM 2016 + 2h 11' 42" 50 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2016 + 2h 13' 47" 51 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2016 + 2h 15' 16" 52 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2016 + 2h 17' 16" 53 George Bennett NZL TLJ 2016 + 2h 18' 05" 54 Jan Polanc SLO LAM 2016 + 2h 18' 24" 55 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2016 + 2h 21' 17" 56 Georg Preidler AUT TGA 2016 + 2h 25' 45" 57 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2016 + 2h 27' 45" 58 Robert Kišerlovski CRO TNK 2016 + 2h 28' 06" 59 Eduardo Sepúlveda ARG FVC 2016 + 2h 28' 27" 60 Fabrice Jeandesboz FRA DEN 2016 + 2h 39' 17" 61 Ben Gastauer LUX ALM 2016 + 2h 41' 05" 62 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2016 + 2h 41' 52" 63 Anthony Roux FRA FDJ 2016 + 2h 43' 51" 64 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2016 + 2h 44' 01" 65 Patrick Konrad AUT BOH 2016 + 2h 46' 32" 66 Simon Geschke GER TGA 2016 + 2h 47' 32" 67 Alberto Losada ESP KAT 2016 + 2h 48' 02" 68 Cyril Gautier FRA ALM 2016 + 2h 49' 49" 69 Winner Anacona COL 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2016 + 2h 50' 23" 70 Brice Feillu FRA FVC 2016 + 2h 50' 49" 71 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2016 + 2h 51' 23" 72 Rubén Plaza ESP OBE 2016b + 2h 53' 10" 73 Laurens ten Dam NED TGA 2016 + 2h 53' 22" 74 Paolo Tiralongo ITA AST 2016 + 2h 58' 12" 75 Jérôme Coppel FRA IAM 2016 + 2h 58' 48" 76 Michael Schär SUI BMC 2016 + 3h 00' 54" 77 Michael Valgren DEN TNK 2016 + 3h 01' 22" 78 Arthur Vichot FRA FDJ 2016 + 3h 02' 10" 79 Thomas Voeckler FRA DEN 2016 + 3h 02' 35" 80 Nelson Oliveira POR 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2016 + 3h 04' 53" 81 Romain Sicard FRA DEN 2016 + 3h 09' 11" 82 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED CPT 2016b + 3h 09' 19" 83 Oliver Naesen BEL IAM 2016 + 3h 11' 28" 84 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN FVC 2016 + 3h 12' 52" 85 Daniel Teklehaimanot ERI DDD 2016 + 3h 14' 07" 86 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2016 + 3h 14' 31" 87 Arnold Jeannesson FRA COF 2016 + 3h 18' 14" 88 Jan Bárta CZE BOH 2016 + 3h 19' 44" 89 Marcus Burghardt GER BMC 2016 + 3h 20' 22" 90 Anthony Delaplace FRA FVC 2016 + 3h 21' 09" 91 Dylan van Baarle NED CPT 2016b + 3h 23' 15" 92 Tsgabu Grmay ETH LAM 2016 + 3h 23' 17" 93 Pierre-Luc Périchon FRA FVC 2016 + 3h 24' 36" 94 Bert-Jan Lindeman NED TLJ 2016 + 3h 26' 19" 95 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. TNK 2016 + 3h 27' 09" 96 Jérémy Roy FRA FDJ 2016 + 3h 27' 15" 97 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2016 + 3h 28' 33" 98 Paul Martens GER TLJ 2016 + 3h 33' 29" 99 Jasper Stuyven BEL TFS 2016 + 3h 33' 29" 100 Adam Hansen AUS LTS 2016 + 3h 34' 26" 101 Paul Voss GER BOH 2016 + 3h 36' 25" 102 Luka Pibernik SLO LAM 2016 + 3h 38' 17" 103 Vasil Kiryienka BLR SKY 2016 + 3h 38' 41" 104 Sep Vanmarcke BEL TLJ 2016 + 3h 40' 02" 105 Florian Vachon FRA FVC 2016 + 3h 40' 09" 106 Nicolas Edet FRA COF 2016 + 3h 42' 42" 107 Antoine Duchesne CAN DEN 2016 + 3h 44' 54" 108 Imanol Erviti ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2016 + 3h 46' 42" 109 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR DDD 2016 + 3h 47' 29" 110 Michael Matthews AUS OBE 2016b + 3h 47' 40" 111 Timo Roosen NED TLJ 2016 + 3h 50' 43" 112 Luke Durbridge AUS OBE 2016b + 3h 51' 55" 113 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 + 3h 51' 57" 114 Julien Vermote BEL EQS 2016 + 3h 52' 50" 115 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA DDD 2016 + 3h 56' 30" 116 Yukiya Arashiro JPN LAM 2016 + 3h 57' 06" 117 Brent Bookwalter USA BMC 2016 + 3h 57' 49" 118 Petr Vakoč CZE EQS 2016 + 3h 57' 58" 119 Christopher Juul-Jensen DEN OBE 2016b + 3h 58' 10" 120 Markel Irizar ESP TFS 2016 + 3h 58' 17" 121 Jérôme Cousin FRA COF 2016 + 3h 58' 36" 122 Roy Curvers NED TGA 2016 + 4h 03' 16" 123 Grégory Rast SUI TFS 2016 + 4h 03' 44" 124 Lawson Craddock USA CPT 2016b + 4h 03' 44" 125 Natnael Berhane ERI DDD 2016 + 4h 04' 27" 126 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LTS 2016 + 4h 05' 22" 127 William Bonnet FRA FDJ 2016 + 4h 06' 18" 128 Cesare Benedetti ITA BOH 2016 + 4h 06' 23" 129 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2016 + 4h 08' 07" 130 Samuel Dumoulin FRA ALM 2016 + 4h 08' 08" 131 Alex Howes USA CPT 2016b + 4h 08' 22" 132 Michael Albasini SUI OBE 2016b + 4h 09' 04" 133 André Greipel GER LTS 2016 + 4h 09' 07" 134 Ramūnas Navardauskas LIT CPT 2016b + 4h 09' 40" 135 Mathew Hayman AUS OBE 2016b + 4h 10' 33" 136 Matteo Bono ITA LAM 2016 + 4h 12' 53" 137 Cyril Lemoine FRA COF 2016 + 4h 13' 49" 138 Maarten Wynants BEL TLJ 2016 + 4h 16' 53" 139 Iljo Keisse BEL EQS 2016 + 4h 16' 57" 140 Stephen Cummings GBR DDD 2016 + 4h 17' 03" 141 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2016 + 4h 17' 32" 142 Geoffrey Soupe FRA COF 2016 + 4h 18' 15" 143 Ramon Sinkeldam NED TGA 2016 + 4h 21' 41" 144 Maximiliano Richeze ARG EQS 2016 + 4h 22' 02" 145 Matteo Tosatto ITA TNK 2016 + 4h 22' 05" 146 Armindo Fonseca FRA FVC 2016 + 4h 23' 01" 147 Alexis Gougeard FRA ALM 2016 + 4h 23' 42" 148 John Degenkolb GER TGA 2016 + 4h 24' 24" 149 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 + 4h 24' 24" 150 Fabio Sabatini ITA EQS 2016 + 4h 26' 39" 151 Luke Rowe GBR SKY 2016 + 4h 27' 49" 152 Kristijan Koren SLO CPT 2016b + 4h 28' 01" 153 Albert Timmer NED TGA 2016 + 4h 28' 11" 154 Andreas Schillinger GER BOH 2016 + 4h 28' 33" 155 Greg Henderson NZL LTS 2016 + 4h 29' 22" 156 Oscar Gatto ITA TNK 2016 + 4h 29' 38" 157 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 + 4h 29' 47" 158 Yohann Gène FRA DEN 2016 + 4h 30' 02" 159 Maciej Bodnar POL TNK 2016 + 4h 30' 30" 160 Dylan Groenewegen NED TLJ 2016 + 4h 30' 34" 161 Ian Stannard GBR SKY 2016 + 4h 31' 34" 162 Marco Haller AUT KAT 2016 + 4h 31' 40" 163 Robert Wagner GER TLJ 2016 + 4h 32' 09" 164 Adrien Petit FRA DEN 2016 + 4h 32' 25" 165 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA KAT 2016 + 4h 34' 45" 166 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 + 4h 35' 06" 167 Vegard Breen NOR FVC 2016 + 4h 38' 27" 168 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2016 + 4h 39' 37" 169 Marcel Sieberg GER LTS 2016 + 4h 40' 24" 170 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 + 4h 50' 14" 171 Bernhard Eisel AUT DDD 2016 + 4h 51' 07" 172 Leigh Howard AUS IAM 2016 + 4h 55' 13" 173 Lars Bak DEN LTS 2016 + 5h 01' 18" 174 Sam Bennett IRL BOH 2016 + 5h 17' 14" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. TNK 2016 470 2 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 228 3 Michael Matthews AUS OBE 2016b 199 4 André Greipel GER LTS 2016 178 5 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 172 6 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 156 7 Thomas de Gendt BEL LTS 2016 154 8 Greg van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 136 9 Chris Froome GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. SKY 2016 131 10 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. TNK 2016 120 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. TNK 2016 209 2 Thomas De Gendt BEL LTS 2016 130 3 Jarlinson Pantano COL IAM 2016 121 4 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2016 84 5 Rui Costa POR LAM 2016 76 6 Serge Pauwels BEL DDD 2016 62 7 Stef Clement NED IAM 2016 53 8 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2016 36 9 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2016 36 10 Thomas Voeckler FRA DEN 2016 33 Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Adam Yates GBR 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. OBE 2016b 89h 09' 30" 2 Louis Meintjes RSA LAM 2016 + 2' 16" 3 Emanuel Buchmann GER BOH 2016 + 42' 58" 4 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 47' 32" 5 Wilco Kelderman NED TLJ 2016 + 1h 19' 56" 6 Julian Alaphilippe FRA EQS 2016 + 1h 55' 27" 7 Jan Polanc SLO LAM 2016 + 2h 13' 42" 8 Eduardo Sepúlveda ARG FVC 2016 + 2h 23' 45" 9 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2016 + 2h 37' 10" 10 Patrick Konrad AUT BOH 2016 + 2h 41' 50" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 ESP MOV 2016 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. 267h 20' 45" 2 GBR SKY 2016 + 8' 14" 3 USA BMC 2016 + 48' 11" 4 FRA ALM 2016 + 56' 50" 5 KAZ AST 2016 + 1h 16' 58" 6 TNK 2016 + 1h 52' 23" 7 USA TFS 2016 + 2h 00' 16" 8 SUI IAM 2016 + 2h 10' 03" 9 KAT 2016 + 2h 29' 13" 10 ITA LAM 2016 + 2h 35' 18" UCI rankings Riders from the WorldTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings.UCI cycling regulations 2016 75–78 Riders from both the WorldTeams and Professional Continental teams also competed individually and for their nations for points that contributed towards the new UCI World Ranking, which included all UCI road races.UCI cycling regulations 2016 57–58Wynn Nigel New UCI World Ranking introduced for pro road racing https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/new-uci-world-ranking-introduced-for-pro-road-racing-205261 29 August 2016 Cycling Weekly 30 December 2015 Points were awarded to the top twenty (World Tour) and sixty finishers (World Ranking) in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.Race regulations 2016 21 The points accrued by Chris Froome moved him up to third in the World Tour and second in the World Ranking. Peter Sagan held the lead of both rankings. MOV 2016 yes's strong showing put them in the lead of the World Tour team ranking, replacing TNK 2016 yes. Spain and France remained the leaders of the WorldTour and World Ranking nation rankings, respectively. The UCI WorldTour Chronicle http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/the-uci-worldtour-chronicle-177965/ 29 August 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 25 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160729010505/http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/the-uci-worldtour-chronicle-177965/ 29 July 2016 dead dmy-all +UCI World Tour individual ranking on 24 July 2016 (1–10)UCI WorldTour Individual Ranking – 24 July 2016 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D490&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1444755&Phase1ID%3D1444800&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?796962 29 August 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 24 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160911083550/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D490%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1444755%26Phase1ID%3D1444800%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?796962 11 September 2016 dead dmy-allUCI WorldTour Individual Ranking – 19 June 2016 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D490&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1444755&Phase1ID%3D1444798&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?73024 29 August 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 19 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160911174120/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D490%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1444755%26Phase1ID%3D1444798%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?73024 11 September 2016 dead dmy-all Rank Prev. Previous rank Name Team Points 1 1 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 445 2 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 407 3 21 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 396 4 3 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 394 5 2 Alberto Contador ESP TNK 2016 314 6 20 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 314 7 9 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 307 8 11 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 280 9 5 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2016 241 10 6 Ion Izagirre ESP MOV 2016 240 +UCI World Ranking individual ranking on 24 July 2016 (1–10)UCI World Ranking – 24 July 2016 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D19007&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D27323&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&SeasonID%3D490&EventPhaseID%3D1428675&Phase1ID%3D1428728&ContainerEventID%3D12146&Detail%3D1&Cache%3D2.html?19619 29 August 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 24 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160911103925/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D19007%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D27323%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26SeasonID%3D490%26EventPhaseID%3D1428675%26Phase1ID%3D1428728%26ContainerEventID%3D12146%26Detail%3D1%26Cache%3D2.html?19619 11 September 2016 dead dmy-allUCI World Ranking – 3 July 2016 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D19007&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D27323&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&SeasonID%3D490&EventPhaseID%3D1428675&Phase1ID%3D1428725&ContainerEventID%3D12146&Detail%3D1&Cache%3D2.html?112926 29 August 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160911164816/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D19007%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D27323%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26SeasonID%3D490%26EventPhaseID%3D1428675%26Phase1ID%3D1428725%26ContainerEventID%3D12146%26Detail%3D1%26Cache%3D2.html?112926 11 September 2016 dead dmy-all Rank Prev. Previous rank Name Team Points 1 1 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 3233 2 30 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 2569 3 2 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 2269 4 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 2250.25 5 18 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 2017 6 11 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 1863 7 3 Alberto Contador ESP TNK 2016 1652 8 10 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 1628 9 7 Ion Izagirre ESP MOV 2016 1626 10 9 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 1564 See also Sports France 2016 in men's road cycling 2016 in sports 2016 La Course by Le Tour de France Notes References Bibliography Race regulations http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/reglement/TDF16_Reglement_BD.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160702090415/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/reglement/TDF16_Reglement_BD.pdf 2 July 2016 live 2 July 2016 2016 Race regulations 2016 http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/17/42/14/2-ROA-20160101-E_English.pdf UCI cycling regulations Part 2, road races 1 January 2016 24 March 2019 Aigle, Switzerland Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20160122194628/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/17/42/14/2-ROA-20160101-E_English.pdf 22 January 2016 dead UCI cycling regulations 2016 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20170724183442/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2016/us/ 24 July 2017 Official website 2016 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 Category:2016 UCI World Tour Category:July 2016 sports events in France 2016