{"id":131825,"date":"2015-10-22T14:05:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T12:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=131825"},"modified":"2016-07-20T08:59:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T08:59:57","slug":"the-tour-de-france-2016-route-on-a-cinematic-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/10\/22\/the-tour-de-france-2016-route-on-a-cinematic-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tour de France 2016 route \u2013 on a cinematic stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The n<\/strong><strong>ext year\u2019s route will be visually stunning. After the 2015\u2019s spectacular Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, this year\u2019s TdF route planners have clearly stepped it up a notch. Le Tour 2016 will juxtapose history and brutality, with some of the most beautiful and diverse stages we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=s69OE99usEk params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/s69OE99usEk\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p><strong>Stage 1<\/strong> starts in the iconic Mont Saint-Michel, and ends on the Utah Beach. As if the scenery and historical setting isn\u2019t enough, this stage has Peter Sagan written all over it. Expect to witness a rare sight at the end of this dramatic stage \u2013 a sprinter wearing yellow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-131827\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/10\/profimedia-0096738032-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"Mont Saint Michel\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 9<\/strong> sees Le Tour visiting Andorra, and will be a psychological test for race favourite Chris Froome \u2013 this is where his Vuelta ended due to a foot injury. But unlike the Vuelta, Le Tour isn\u2019t a place where the teams should take risks \u2013 Froome learned the hard way with his early, aggressive riding in 2014. It\u2019s a little early to figure out who\u2019s on form to win Le Tour, but you know the big names must be looking at this route with some trepidation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29434 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/beta.welovecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/map_route-600x900.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France 2016 route, Photo: letour.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 12<\/strong> ends on the Mars-like Mont Ventoux and, as ever, invites the climbers to take the centre stage. The tragic demise of \u201cMajor\u201d Tom Simpson on this savagely desolate mountain is offset by the fact that it will be contested on Bastille Day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-131828\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/10\/profimedia-0166351865-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Simpson memorial statue on the Mont Ventoux during the fifteenth stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This stage will make a stunning centrepiece for Le Tour. It offers bragging rights for the winner, regardless of whether they\u2019re wearing the yellow jersey or not. Although who will want to brag after the ordeal of such a savage climb. \u201cVentoux has killed Ferdi\u201d intoned the Swiss cyling legend Ferdinand K\u00fcbler after his Mont Ventoux ordeal in 1955. Speaking of the Swiss\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 17<\/strong> will be the second day in Switzerland, and follows a rest day, so the summit finish will be up for grabs. The scenery will be breathtaking \u2013 expect spectacular images to emerge courtesy of the Tour de France\u2019s helicopter TV crew, while you sit back and watch the wheat being separated from the chaff. This stage will knock the wind out of some riders sails.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-131829\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/10\/profimedia-0105037257-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"The dam wall of the Lac d'Emosson\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 20<\/strong> takes in Meg\u00e8ve to Morzine and will test the strategy of the team managers to their limits. This Tour de France, more than any in recent history, encourages the GC contenders to take it to the wire. The stage, before the procession into Paris, features four savage climbs, and in order to keep the Maillot Jaune, the leader will have to have most of his team-mates still in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29444 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/beta.welovecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PROFIL-600x293.png\" alt=\"Tour de France 2016, Stage 20 profile, Photo: letour.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Only the most charismatic riders will keep their domestiques close enough over 20 stages. Also don\u2019t forget that the stage 20 is simultaneously a route of 2016 l\u2019\u00c9tape du Tour and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letapedutour.com\/us\/registrations\/how-to-register\" target=\"_blank\">registration<\/a> already started! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/blog\/123087\/letape-du-tour-how-much-pain-you-can-take\/\">Look<\/a> how our colleague\u00a0performed on this amateur race this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On which stages do you think 2016\u2019s tour will be won?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next year\u2019s route will be visually stunning. 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