Where did the Tour de France start in 2016?

Mont Saint-Michel
The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. 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.

Where did the Tour de France start in the UK?

of Leeds
Tour de France in the UK – 2014 The 101st edition of the Tour de France started in the UK. Starting from the city of Leeds, Riders enjoyed two days of cycling through the spectacular scenery of Yorkshire before a third day’s riding on the flatter land of the southeast, between Cambridge and London.

Is the Tour de France the same route each year?

While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same, including the appearance of time trials, the passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, and the finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The race alternates between clockwise and counterclockwise circuits of France.

Where does the Tour de France start in 2016?

Tour de France 2016: The Route. The 2016 Tour de France did start July 2th at the rocky island Mont Saint-Michel just off-shire Normandy to finish at the Champs-Elysées in Paris in three weeks time.

Who was runner up in 2013 and 2015 Tour de France?

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.

How many stages are there in the Tour de France?

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. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race.

How many Tour de France stages has Kittel won?

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.