Cycling in Yorkshire & Beyond
Cycling in Yorkshire & Beyond
Stage 15 | Stage 16 | Stage 17
Stage 16 of the Tour de France 2026 is a 26km individual time trial from Evian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, two towns on the southern shore of Lac Léman.
The parcours is one third uphill, one third downhill, and one third flat.
Race Details | Poll | Map & Profile | Timings | Videos | Food & Drink | Route Notes | Favourites
| Date | Tuesday 21st July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Stage classification | Individual Time Trial |
| Distance | 26km |
| Intermediate sprint | N/A |
| Climbs | Côte de Larringes |
| Total climbing | 500m |
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This is a map of the route of Stage 16 Tour de France 2026.
This is a zoom-able map of the route of Stage 16 Tour de France 2026.
This is the profile of Stage 16 Tour de France 2026.
| Caravan | First Rider | Last Rider | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start Time Evian | |||
| 1st Time Check | |||
| 2nd Time Check | |||
| Finish Line (26km) |
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This is a video of the route of Stage 16 Tour de France 2026.
Remco Evenepoel won the ITT on Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France.
Stage 16 is in Haute Savoie, and therefore this race should be accompanied by Savoyarde specialities. These include fondue, raclette and pierrade.
Vin de Savoie is usually drunk with a traditional Savoyarde meal.
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Apremont is one of the areas that makes vin de Savoie, generally white wine. The soil is chalky, the result of a landslide from Mont Granier in the 1200s. The slopes enable the vines to catch the morning sun. The main grape variety for Apremont is Jacquère, and the resulting wines are light and dry with floral, mineral character.
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The stage starts in Evian-les-Bains.
The Stage 16 start town is Evian-les-Bains.
It is an upmarket holiday resort and spa town on the shore of Lac Léman.
There was interest in spring waters in the time of the First Empire, under Napoléon Bonaparte, and a port and a road to Evian were built in 1809.
The Evian mineral water company was launched in 1823, and the Cachat mineral water company in 1859.
By the late 1800s, there were twenty hotels, lots of villas, and a theatre and casino in Evian.
The town's popularity continued after World War I.
Today Evian is still a mineral water and holiday town. Many residents commute to work in Lausanne.
The riders set off from Avenue d'Abondance, near the embarkation point for boats across the lake.
The climbing starts straight away. The avenue leads up to Neuvecelle, where the riders pick up Avenue de Milly/Route de la Corniche.
They continue on Avenue to Gavot to Darbon and Champanges.
On the Route du Val d'Abondance and Route du Montet, they climb to Larringes.
According to the stage profile, the Côte de Larringes is 9.7km at 4.3%.
From Larringes, the road descends via Féternes to Pont de la Douceur, a bridge over the Dranse river. That's the end of the main descent.
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Now the riders enter Thonon.
Stage 16 enters Thonon-les-Bains on the Avenue de la Dranse.
There's a sharp right turn on Avenue du Clos Banderet/Avenue des Prés Verts, then the course almost doubles back on itself on Avenue d'Evian/Avenue Jules Ferry.
The riders turn right on Avenue de Saint-François-de-Sales, goes through the Ville Haute, and continues on Rue Vallon/Avenue de Corzent.
A hairpin bend leads to Avenue du Général Leclerc, and the route passes the Château de Rives and the Port de Plaisance.
Stage 16 continues on the Quai de Ripaille, then finishes in front of the Château de Ripaille.
Thonon-les-Bains is a town of 35,000 people, and part of the Swiss-French cross-border agglomeration known as Grand Genève (Wikipedia).
It was the capital of the Savoyard province of Chablais (hence the Chablais wines in Aigle). With the rest of the Duchy of Savoy, it became part of France in 1860 under Napoléon III.
The Port de Rives (pictured above) is the main marina, and has a museum dedicated to fishing and Lac Léman.
Thonon is built on quite a steep hill, and has a funicular railway to link the Port de Rives with the ville haute.
Favourites for Stage 16 of the 2026 Tour de France will include Remco Evenepoel and Josh Tarling. Could Primoz Roglic roll back the years and do well?
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