Olympic time trial champion Remco Evenepoel wins Tour de France Stage 16
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Stage 16 of the Tour de France tested the peloton with a 26.1-kilometer individual time trial, tracing a route from the lakeside town of Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. As the first and only individual time trial of the 2026 edition, Remco Evenepoel, the reigning Olympic time trial champion, outpaced the world-class field to seize the stage victory.
The stage began with a climb challenge: an ascent up the Côte de Larringes, and after conquering this Category 2 climb, competitors had a brief plateau before launching into a fast, technical descent. The closing kilometers leveled out, providing an ideal runway for the time trial specialists to sprint to the finish line in Thonon-les-Bains.
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Bruno Armirail set an early benchmark, blazing through the course in 34:14. His stint at the top was brief, as Mattia Cattaneo shaved 13 seconds off Armirail’s time, finishing in 34:01.
Ultimately, Evenepoel surged to the fastest time of the day with a 32:19, edging Tadej Pogačar, who finished with a time of 32:47
Here is a look at the 2026 Tour de France leaderboard as it heads into Stage 17.
Tour de France results: Stage 16
Final results of the 26.1-kilometer Stage 16 from Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, at the 2026 Tour de France on Tuesday, July 21.
*Results and times are via Tour de France website*
1Remco EvenepoelRed Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe32' 19''2Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates - XRG32' 47''3Mattias Skjelmose LIDL-TREK 33' 23''4Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team33' 35''5Isaac Del Toro UAE Team Emirates - XRG33' 40''6Mattia CattaneoRed Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe34' 01''7Thymen ArensmanNetCompany INEOS Cycling Team34' 06''8Bruno ArmirailTeam VISMA | Lease a Bike34' 14''9Pablo CastrilloMovistar Team34' 19''10Joshua TarlingNetCompany INEOS Cycling Team34' 21''2026 Tour de France standings
Through Stage 16
RankRiderTeamTime Gap1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates - XRG56h 14' 18''2Remco EvenepoelRed Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe+ 04' 32''3Isaac Del ToroUAE Team Emirates - XRG+ 06' 51''4Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM Team+ 07' 11''5Juan Ayuso LIDL-TREK + 09' 22''6Mattias SkjelmoseLIDL-TREK+ 10' 14''7Lenny MartinezBahrain Victorious+ 12' 50''8Tom PidcockPinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 12' 58''9Jordan JegatTotalenergies+ 22' 50''10Yannis VoisardTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 24' 18''Watch Tour de France with Peacock
2026 Tour de France jersey leaders after Stage 16
- Yellow (overall race leader): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
- Green (points): Mads Pedersen, Denmark
- Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
- White (young rider): Isaac Del Toro, Mexico
2026 Tour de France Stage 17: How to watch, start time route and distance
- Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Time: Coverage starts at 6:30 a.m. ET
- Location: Chambéry to Voiron
- Distance: 174.7 kilometers (108.6 miles)
- TV: NBC Sports Network
- Streaming: Peacock
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Olympic time trial champion Remco Evenepoel wins Tour de France Stage 16