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- Stage 16 saw riders time-trialing 16.2 miles and climbing 1640.42 feet from Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. While most of the climbing happened in the first half of the stage, the second half featured high-speed and technical downhill racing all the way to the finish.
- Today’s discussion takes its cue from the Tour’s time trial setups, where riders are pushing enormous gears in one of the most specialized and speed-driven disciplines of the race.
- The bigger takeaway for everyday riders is that these extreme pro setups might not be immediately applicable on their own, but the thinking behind them can certainly help you optimize your own setup.
Watch as Bicycling Experts discuss some of the hottest TT tech: chainrings. Breaking down why running larger chainrings is about more than just pushing a big gear for higher speeds.
Today’s stage was ultimately contested by the GC favorites, with Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe edging out Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG by 28 seconds to secure his second win in a row and the white jersey battle heating up after strong TTs by both Seixas and Del Toro.
Stage 16 Podium
1. Remco Evenepoel
2. Tadej Pogačar
3. Mattias Skjelmose
GC After Stage 16
1. Tadej Pogačar
2. Remco Evenepoel +4m 32s
3. Isaac Del Toro +6m 51s
4. Paul Seixas +7m 11s
5. Juan Ayuso +9m 22s
