His closest rivals were thought to be Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff). In the run up to the 2016 Tour de France, Chris Froome (Team Sky) was seen by many as the top pre-race favourite for the general classification. ĭefending champion Chris Froome of Team Sky (pictured at the 2015 Tour) was widely seen as the leading contender for the general classification. Of the total average ages, Lampre–Merida was the youngest team and Lotto–Soudal the oldest. The average age of riders in the race was 30 years, ranging from the 22-year-old Sondre Holst Enger ( IAM Cycling) to the 42-year-old Matteo Tosatto ( Tinkoff). Riders from ten countries won stages during the race British riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.
The riders came from 35 countries France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany all had 10 or more riders in the race. Of these, 33 were competing in their first Tour de France. Įach squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders. Each team arrived in World War II military vehicles, commemorating the Normandy landings. 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.
#TUR 2016 PROFESSIONAL#
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: Bora–Argon 18, Cofidis, Direct Énergie and Fortuneo–Vital Concept. The race was the 18th of the 28 events in the UCI World Tour, and all of its eighteen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race. Twenty-two teams participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour de France. Cavendish won the most stages, with four. The team classification was won by Movistar Team and Sagan was given the award for the most combative rider. Orica–BikeExchange rider Adam Yates, in fourth place overall, won the young rider classification. Tinkoff's Rafał Majka won the mountains classification. The points classification was won by Sagan, who won three stages. He then held the lead into the finish in Paris. 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. 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. Van Avermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth stage, finishing over 25 minutes behind the stage winner Froome, who took the 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. Mark Cavendish of Team Dimension Data won the opening stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. 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.
A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. 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. The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours.
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