The Tour Starts tomorrow and will be running from Saturday July 2nd to Sunday July 24th 2016, the 103th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,519 kilometers. Stages will consist of the following:
- 9 flat stages
- 1 hilly stage
- 9 mountain stages including 4 summit finishes (Andorre Arcalis, Mont Ventoux, Finhaut-Emosson et Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc)
- 2 individual time trial stages
- 2 rest days
The stages
| STAGE | TYPE | DATE | START AND FINISH | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flat | Saturday, July 2nd | Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont | 188 km |
| 2 | Flat | Sunday, July 3rd | Saint-Lô / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 183 km |
| 3 | Flat | Monday, July 4th | Granville / Angers | 223.5 km |
| 4 | Flat | Tuesday, July 5th | Saumur / Limoges | 237.5 km |
| 5 | Mountain | Wednesday, July 6th | Limoges / Le Lioran | 216 km |
| 6 | Flat | Thursday, July 7th | Arpajon-sur-Cère / Montauban | 190.5 km |
| 7 | Mountain | Friday, July 8th | L’Isle-Jourdain / Lac de Payolle | 162.5 km |
| 8 | Mountain | Saturday, July 9th | Pau / Bagnères-de-Luchon | 184 km |
| 9 | Mountain | Sunday, July 10th | Vielha Val d’Aran / Andorre Arcalis | 184.5 km |
| – | Rest day | Monday, July 11th | Andorre / Andorre | |
| 10 | Hilly | Tuesday, July 12th | Escaldes-Engordany / Revel | 197 km |
| 11 | Flat | Wednesday, July 13th | Carcassonne / Montpellier | 162.5 km |
| 12 | Mountain | Thursday, July 14th | Montpellier / Mont Ventoux | 184 km |
| 13 | Individual time trial | Friday, July 15th | Bourg-Saint-Andéol / La Caverne du Pont-d’Arc | 37.5 km |
| 14 | Flat | Saturday, July 16th | Montélimar / Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux | 208.5 km |
| 15 | Mountain | Sunday, July 17th | Bourg-en-Bresse / Culoz | 160 km |
| 16 | Flat | Monday, July 18th | Moirans-en-Montagne / Berne | 209 km |
| – | Rest day | Tuesday, July 19th | Berne / Berne | |
| 17 | Mountain | Wednesday, July 20th | Berne / Finhaut-Emosson | 184.5 km |
| 18 | Individual time trial | Thursday, July 21st | Sallanches / Megève | 17 km |
| 19 | Mountain | Friday, July 22nd | Albertville / Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc | 146 km |
| 20 | Mountain | Saturday, July 23rd | Megève / Morzine-Avoriaz | 146.5 km |
| 21 | Flat | Sunday, July 24th | Chantilly / Paris Champs-Élysées | 113 km |
