Tour De France 2016: Remaining Routes, Stage Info and TV Schedule
The 2016 Tour de France stakes are as high as ever, but the combatants will stay off the saddle on Monday for the first rest day before the competition picks back up on Tuesday for a trip to Revel.
The riders will resume the Tour at Escaldes-Engordany before embarking on a 197-kilometre run over hilly terrain, with Chris Froome currently in the yellow jersey following his surge up the standings.
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It bodes well for the Briton that Alberto Contador chose to leave the Tour running on Sunday following his struggle with fever, per Cycling News, but the most difficult stages are yet to come.
We profile the remaining stages of the 2016 Tour de France, as well as look toward which sections of the race could provide the greatest opportunities to make back time.
| - | Rest day | Monday, July 11 | Andorre / Andorre | |
| 10 | Hilly | Tuesday, July 12 | Escaldes-Engordany / Revel | 197 km |
| 11 | Flat | Wednesday, July 13 | Carcassonne / Montpellier | 162.5 km |
| 12 | Mountain | Thursday, July 14 | Montpellier / Mont Ventoux | 184 km |
| 13 | Individual time trial | Friday, July 15 | Bourg-Saint-Andeol / La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc | 37.5 km |
| 14 | Flat | Saturday, July 16 | Montelimar / Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux | 208.5 km |
| 15 | Mountain | Sunday, July 17 | Bourg-en-Bresse / Culoz | 160 km |
| 16 | Flat | Monday, July 18 | Moirans-en-Montagne / Berne | 209 km |
| - | Rest day | Tuesday, July 19 | Berne / Berne | |
| 17 | Mountain | Wednesday, July 20 | Berne / Finhaut-Emosson | 184.5 km |
| 18 | Individual time trial | Thursday, July 21 | Sallanches / Megeve | 17 km |
| 19 | Mountain | Friday, July 22 | Albertville / Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc | 146 km |
| 20 | Mountain | Saturday, July 23 | Megeve / Morzine-Avoriaz | 146.5 km |
| 21 | Flat | Sunday, July 24 | Chantilly / Paris Champs-Elysees | 113 km |
Live Stream: ITV Hub (UK), NBC Sports App (U.S.)
TV Info: ITV 4 (UK), NBC Sports Gold (U.S.)
Windows of Opportunity
Froome came into the competition as one of the overriding favourites to make his way into Paris with the yellow jersey, but the chances are still there for the rest of the field to cut down the leader.
Not long after action resumes on Tuesday, Froome will have the opportunity to tighten his grip at the top in Stage 12, a 184-kilometre test, but one that he told Cycling News he's looking forward to (h/t Sky Sports' Matt Westby).
"I couldn't ask for a better start going into the mountains," Froome said. "It's the start I dream of. I'm really happy with how things are going so far. I'm really happy with how the team is looking. I think it will get better and better for us once we get into the high mountains."
After that, Stage 15 promises to be one of the most difficult days of the Tour overall, where riders will make the roller-coaster journey from Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz, with openings likely to appear as a result.
Whoever is already lucky enough to be in the break at this stage isn't likely to lose their place in Stage 15, but those chasing down the pack will certainly have their shot at clawing some time back.
The same can't be said for a potentially hectic Stage 19, however, which BBC guest pundit Geraint Thomas described as a "dangerous" part of the Tour along the 146-kilometre run to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc.
Time-Trial Tactics
We've seen the flats, hills and mountain stages so far, meaning the one aspect of the 2016 Tour de France we're yet to savour is the time trials, which have seen their importance debated in recent times.
Nigel Wynn of Cycling Weekly magazine, for example, questioned the presence of the time trials, scheduled to take place at Stage 13 and Stage 18:
That narrative has largely come thanks to the way in which the time trials themselves have been altered, and judging one's own pace is essential to listing a good time.
Go too fast, too quick and riders risk gassing their legs early, while a failure to run with enough intensity could also see valuable seconds lost in the process.
Richie Porte and Tony Martin—the latter has won three individual world time trials—will be among the names to watch out for on these stages.
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