{"id":628651,"date":"2026-06-09T04:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628651\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:58:11","slug":"tour-de-france-2026-stage-16-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628651\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2026 stage 16 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stage 16: \u00c9vian-les-Bains – Thonon-les-Bains ITTDate: July 21, 2026Distance: 21.1kmStart time: 13:00 CETFinish time: 17:50 CET<\/p>\n

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\"Route(Image credit: ASO)\"Route(Image credit: ASO)<\/p>\n

Stage 16, the Tour\u2019s only individual time trial will provide the chance for specialists to claw back time lost to the climbers in the Vosges and Alps. The 16.1km route, along the shores of Lake Geneva, can really be divided into three parts: one third uphill, a third downhill and a third flat.<\/p>\n

From \u00c9vian-les-Bains, the road climbs immediately, rising 9.7 kilometres at 4.3% to the summit of the C\u00f4te de Larringes at 799 metres, for the second time check. A technical descent then brings the riders down to the third intermediate check at kilometre 18.1, before the final flat run-in to Thonon-les-Bains with at least seven corners to negotiate in the last five kilometres before the finish line at the Ch\u00e2teau de Ripailles.<\/p>\n

MountainsC\u00f4te de Larringes (cat. 2, 9.7km at 4.3%), km. 9.7Time checksL\u2019X, km. 4.8C\u00f4te de Larringes, km. 9.7Thonon-les-Bains-Bord de Dranse, km. 18.1<\/p>\n

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