The 2016 Tour de France is the 103rd edition of the longest running Grand Tour on the calendar and will see Chris Froome (Team Sky) try to take his third overall victory.
Taking on Froome will be former champion Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) and two-time runner-up Nairo Quintana (Movistar). 2015 Vuelta a Espana winner Fabio Aru (Astana) is set to make his debut at the Tour de France and is likely to be a tough competitor for Froome.
The route of this year's race brings the riders from the picturesque Mont-Saint-Michel, through the Pyrenees, the Alps and back up north to Paris. There will also be visits to Spain, Andorra and Switzerland along the way. After relatively little time trialling in the 2015 edition, organisers ASO have put in two challenging tests against the clock.
ADVERTISEMENT
Cyclingnews has picked out eight stages that could prove key in the battle for the fabled yellow jersey. Click here to subscribe to the Cyclingnews video channel.
Stage 7: L'Isle-Jourdain – Lac de Payolle, 162km
The Col d’Aspin has never been one of the Tour’s most dramatic, fashionable, or important climbs. When the Tour’s inventor, Henri Desgrange, waxed lyrical about the Col du Galibier, he proclaimed, "Oh, Sappey! Oh, Laffrey! Oh, Tourmalet! Beside Galibier you are but weak and ordinary beers." He didn’t even mention the Aspin.
Stage 9: Vielha Val d'Aran – Andorra-Arcalis, 184km
Stage 12: Montpellier – Mont Ventoux, 185km
Stage 13: Bourg-Saint-Andéol – La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, 37km
Stage 17: Bern – Finhaut Émosson, 184km
Stage 18: Sallanches – Megève, 17km
Stage 19: Albertville – Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 146km
Stage 20: Megève – Morzine, 146km
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/2949cND
No comments:
Post a Comment