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Tour de France 2016 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Chris FROOME (SKY) has now donned over 40 Yellow Jerseys in his career and after another impressive TT ride on Stage 18 he was on track to win the 2016 Tour de France, his 3rd title. More photos from 2016 and other years are posted below. This is the Tour de France live dashboard with access to everything you should need for the 2016 Tour de France.
Big Photos from 2016 — sirotti/flockton/reuters/aso
Big Photos from 2015 — sirotti/flockton/reuters
Big Photos from 2014 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti/reuters

2016 Tour de France Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Group riders by: or Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Tour de France 2016

Rodriguez bids emotional goodbye to Tour de France — cyclingnews
TDF roundtable: Does Sky's dominance warrant a rule change? — velonews

Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 21 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Froome seals third overall victory in Paris; Greipel wins final stage — cyclingnews
Five things we learned from Chris Froome’s third Tour de France victory — theguardian
Challenging final Tour de France stage for Etixx-QuickStep — cyclingnews
Gotcha! The five keys to Froome's Tour triumph — velonews
Greipel extends record of Tour de France stage victories — cyclingnews
Adam Yates is the first Briton to win the White Jersey — theguardian
Adam Yates’ superb Tour de France: Aiming high with feet on the ground — cyclingtips
Froome pays tribute to Team Sky after completing third Tour de France victory — cyclingnews

Results and Report from Women's La Course — cyclingnews

July 23 update:
Sagan and Majka save Tinkoff's Tour — cyclingnews
Tinkov: I'll come back and win the Tour de France when Froome has gone — cyclingnews
Chris Froome set to win third Tour de France in Paris – live! — theguardian
Chris Froome and Peter Sagan's special bikes for Tour de France final stage — cyclingweekly
Porte's 'bittersweet' Tour promising for future — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 20 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Froome wins overall ahead of Paris; Ion Izagirre wins final Alps stage to Morzine — cyclingnews
Chris Froome on the brink of claiming his third Tour de France — theguardian
Froome wins a Tour de France where the only rival was circumstance — cyclingnews
Nairo Quintana congratulates rival Froome on another victory — cyclingnews
Why didn't they attack? — velonews
Geraint Thomas: Strength in depth the key for Team Sky's successful TdF — cyclingweekly
Content Quintana can live with Tour podium — velonews
Richie Porte gains confidence from fifth-place finish in the Tour de France — cyclingweekly
Five talking points from stage 20 of the Tour de France — cyclingweekly
Aru's Tour de France collapses despite Astana's groundwork — cyclingnews
Audacious Bardet "struggling to believe" second place finish — cyclingnews

July 22 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 20 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 19 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Bardet wins summit to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc — cyclingnews
Chris Froome survives crash, finishes on Thomas' bike — cyclingnews
Sky's response to Froome's crash — cyclingnews
From near-DNF to Tour podium, Quintana endures — velonews
Mollema's podium hopes slide away in the rain — cyclingnews
Adam Yates given 10-second penalty at Tour de France for taking hand-sling — cyclingweekly
Mechanical problem proves costly for Yates — cyclingnews
Chris Froome's crash shows 'you have to stay focused' say Team Sky — cyclingweekly
St.19: Brilliant Bardet! — pezcyclingnews
Mollema’s Tour de France collapse the latest in Dutch Grand Tour disasters — cyclingtips
Porte: It's going to be hard for me now — cyclingnews

July 21 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 18 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Froome wins Sallanches mountain time trial — cyclingnews
Chris Froome closes on Tour de France glory after stage 18 time trial win — theguardian
Stage 18 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Chris Froome sees no reason to attack in final stages — skysports
Quintana suspects allergy is holding him back — cyclingnews
Strong time trial inspires Porte to continue fight for podium — cyclingnews
Brailsford: Dumoulin a grand tour winner in the making — velonews
Bardet targets podium finish after strong time trial — cyclingnews
Mollema maintains second overall after time trial — cyclingnews
Yates eyes Porte as biggest threat to podium placing — cyclingnews
Dan Martin: I've never felt this good this late at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

July 20 update:
Stage 18 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
Froome's dominance leaves Tour predictable — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 18 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 17 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Zakarin wins atop Finhaut-Emosson — cyclingnews
Greg LeMond: Miracles in cycling still don't exist — cyclingnews
Chris Froome tightens grip on Tour de France as Ilnur Zakarin wins stage 17 — theguardian
Quintana: I have many years left to win the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Quintana stuck in third gear — winning Tour is "complicated" — velonews
Zakarin sees his way clear to first Tour de France stage win — cyclingnews
Van Garderen: There's really no excuse, I wish I had one — cyclingnews
Sky remains cautious despite extending yellow jersey lead — cyclingnews
Mollema loses ground after 'bad day' in the Alps — cyclingnews
Dan Martin attacks on climb to Finhaut-Emosson — cyclingnews
Chris Froome: 'I'm used to wearing the Tour de France yellow jersey now' — cyclingweekly
How Sky's brutal climbing tactics work — velonews
'I've never seen someone go through so much pain' - Shane Archbold refuses to quit — cyclingweekly

July 19 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.

Tuesday is the second and final rest day

July 19 update:
Index to 800 Big Photos from the First 16 Stages — sirotti/flockton/reuters/aso
Mollema ready to exploit any weaknesses in Froome — cyclingnews
Rohan Dennis quits Tour de France to prepare for Rio Olympics — cyclingweekly
Chris Froome suggests Tour de France route has ‘tired’ some rivals — theguardian
Brailsford on Froome: People aren’t asking the same questions as in the past — cyclingnews
Chris Froome's TdF dominance 'has to be discouraging for the other guys' — cyclingweekly
Richie Porte on Tour de France Alps battle with Froome: 'Bring it on' — cyclingweekly
‘It would be disappointing for Team Sky if they didn’t win the TdF with the budget they have’ — cyclingweekly
Tour de France Rest Day Review — inrng
Rest day 2 press conferences and coffee shop rides - Gallery — cyclingnews
Meintjes pushed on by last year's abandon — cyclingnews
Adam Yates in bonus territory as race hits third week — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish leaves Tour de France to focus on Olympic Games — cyclingnews
Froome: Opinion is shifting - critics have changed their minds (00:56) — skysports
Froome: Lack of summit finishes deny rivals attacking opportunties — road.cc
Unserious questions: The Tour's final rest day — velonews
Clean athletes must be protected, says Sky's Brailsford — velonews

Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 16 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Sagan wins in Berne — cyclingnews
Stage 16 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Peter Sagan wins stage 16 on line as Chris Froome keeps lead — theguardian
Cancellara's Tour de France homecoming — cyclingnews
Despair for Kristoff as lack of bike throw sees him lose sprint he 'should have won' — cyclingnews
Froome: To say that I have already won the Tour de France is rubbish — cyclingnews
Cavendish's team films him climbing as evidence against 'holding onto car' accusations — cyclingnews
Tour notebook: Reading Oleg's mind, LeMond's Sky doubts — velonews
Alaphilippe, Martin share Tour de France combativity award after long two-up breakaway — cyclingnews
Feeling the Bern: Cancellara's Tour de France homecoming — cyclingnews
Degenkolb back in the thick of sprints at Tour de France — cyclingnews

Tour de France: Cancellara braced for the emotions of 'special' hometown finish in Bern | https://t.co/6HnoBR9vdX pic.twitter.com/md9Di9uKyr
— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) July 18, 2016

July 17 update:
'Nothing's impossible' for Mollema — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 15 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 15 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Pantano wins in Culoz — cyclingnews
Jarlinson Pantano wins stage 15 as Chris Froome retains Tour de France yellow — theguardian
Pantano gives Colombian crowds something to shout about — cyclingnews
Bardet hoping for revival after stage 15 attack — cyclingnews
Froome agrees that Sky's strength 'must be demoralising for people' — cyclingnews
Van Garderen: 'I couldn't hold it' — velonews
Froome waiting and waiting for attacks that never come — velonews
Mollema passes Jura Mountains test with ease — cyclingnews
BMC Racing Team on Tour dogfight: Anything can happen in the third week — cyclingtips
Pantano: "Quintana is not the only Colombian" — velonews
Movistar have one eye on team classification, says Brailsford — cyclingnews

July 16 update:
Froome: The hardest past of the Tour de France is still to come — cyclingnews
Adam Yates: Every time we go into the mountains, it's an opportunity — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 15 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 14 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 14 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Cavendish wins stage 14 in Villars-les-Dombes — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish pulls off four-timer to reach 30 Tour de France stage wins — theguardian
Kittel aggrieved by Cavendish's winning sprint on stage 14 — cyclingnews
Degenkolb building self-confidence after best result of 2016 — cyclingnews
Track gives Cavendish the 'patience' and 'nous' to exert dominance of old — cyclingnews
St.14: Cavendish Takes 4th Win with Timed Perfection — pezcyclingnews

July 15 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 14 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 13 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Dumoulin wins stage 13 time trial in Pont-d'Arc — cyclingnews
Chris Froome extends Tour de France lead as Tom Dumoulin wins stage 13 — theguardian
Tour Notebook: Riders express solidarity, Rolland pulls plug on GC — velonews
Mollema produces 'best time trial of my life' to move to second overall — cyclingnews
Bardet struggles with winds in stage 13 time trial — cyclingnews
Dan Martin loses 3 minutes to Froome but keeps top 10 spot — cyclingnews
Porte's disappointment deepens on Tour de France time trial — cyclingnews
Quintana slips down GC after challenging time trial — cyclingnews
Kelderman disappointed with windy time trial — cyclingnews

July 14 update:
Aru: It's going to be important to get to the last week fresh — cyclingnews
Stage 13 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 12 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
De Gendt wins on Mont Ventoux — cyclingnews
Chris Froome loses yellow jersey on Mont Ventoux as stage ends in farce — theguardian
Crashed Froome forced to run up Mont Ventoux, loses yellow — cyclingnews
St.12: Froome on Foot! — pezcyclingnews
Team Sky: 'This has nothing to do with weather or barriers. It's crazy' — cyclingweekly
Froome: Mont Ventoux is full of surprises — cyclingnews
An abuse of yellow — velonews
Chris Froome’s crash was accident waiting to happen due to Tour’s growth — theguardian
Porte dismayed and angry with roadside spectators — cyclingnews
Gerrans out of Tour with broken collarbone — velonews
Ventoux roundtable: Tour de Chaos! — velonews
Ventoux madness: Why did the crash happen? — velonews

July 13 update:
Ventoux stage shortened due to risk of 100km/h winds — cyclingnews
Prudhomme: The wind was 104 km/h, Ventoux is impossible — cyclingtips
Tour riders lambast organizers for risking lives — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 11 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Sagan wins stunner of a stage in Montpellier — cyclingnews
Ventoux in danger: Howling wind could shorten key stage — velonews
Chris Froome and Peter Sagan join forces to attack on Tour de France stage 11 — cyclingweekly
Quintana and Movistar blast Tour de France organisers for 'dangerous' stage 11 — cyclingnews
TDF'16 St.11: Sensational Sagan, Fantastic Froome! — pezcyclingnews
'You cannot plan a win like that', says Sagan — cyclingnews
Stage 11 was a rough day for the men in red — velonews
Nairo Quintana bemoans 'most difficult stage' after Sky catch Movistar napping — cyclingweekly
Froome's rivals flabbergasted again — velonews

July 12 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 11 profile, map and timetable.

Contador abandons the Tour de France suffering from fever — cyclingnews
July 9 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 9 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 8 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Froome attacks descent to win stage to Luchon — cyclingnews
First rider to abandon comes during stage eight's mountain test — cyclingweekly
Chris Froome takes stage eight victory and yellow jersey in Tour de France — theguardian
Stage 8 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Contador loses more time to GC rivals — cyclingnews
Dave Brailsford: This year we wanted to make the Tour de France unpredictable — cyclingweekly
Froome breaks the boring Sky box — velonews
Kelderman's crash due to melting tubular glue — cyclingnews
Froome happy to be in yellow after daring downhill attack — cyclingnews
Froome fined for lashing out at spectator in Tour de France — cyclingnews
Contador waves white flag, gives Kreuziger green light — velonews
St.8: Froome Takes Lead With Sneak Attack — pezcyclingnews
Yates stays upbeat despite missing out on yellow — cyclingnews
Quintana lets down his guard, pays the price — velonews
Froome is a racer and he took advantage, says Thomas — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish: 'I didn't think I'd suffer as much as I did today' — cyclingweekly
Tactical error? BMC Racing loses out to Froome on Tour’s first big mountain stage — cyclingtips
Rolland to fight on despite major road rash, Stage 8 — cyclingnews
July 8 update:
Dan Martin feeling ‘great’ as Tour de France heads for familiar roads — cyclingtips
Resilient Tour peloton makes history — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 7 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Cummings solos to victory over Col d'Aspin — cyclingnews
Steve Cummings pulls off solo break to win stage seven — theguardian
Adam Yates injured after inflatable collapses into road at Tour de France (video) — cyclingweekly
Cummings: 2015 Tour stage win bred confidence — velonews
Cummings turns Olympic snub into Tour de France success — cyclingnews
Contador shows signs of recovery as race enters Pyrenees — cyclingnews
Quintana and Valverde comfortable ahead of first big mountain stage — cyclingnews
Spectator accidentally caused inflatable banner to collapse — cyclingnews
Nibali comes up short in the Pyrenees — cyclingnews
Steve Cummings: a Tour de France win is bigger than the Olympics — cyclingweekly
July 7 update:
Van Garderen predicts fireworks in the Pyrenees — cyclingnews
Contador says Friday is an important test — cyclingnews
Pinot makes it through first week unscathed — cyclingnews
more to come...
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Cavendish wins stage 6 — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish makes history with Tour de France stage six victory — cyclingweekly
Stage 6 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish ‘looking to win more’ with Tour de France record in sight — theguardian
Dan McLay: I wasn't so far off, a win has to be possible — cyclingweekly
Kittel feels Cavendish played it smarter in Montauban sprint — cyclingnews
Bad decision ruins Greipel's sprint in Montauban — cyclingnews
How much longer will Van Avermaet wear yellow? — velonews

July 6 update:
Tour notebook: SkyBots, melty tarmac, fast climbs — velonews
Barguil feels Tour de France only just began — cyclingnews
Tinkoff in crisis at the Tour de France? — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 5 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Van Avermaet takes stage win in Le Lioran — cyclingnews
Leg problems and lack of support leave Contador floundering — cyclingnews
Contador down, but not quite out — velonews
Movistar turn on the power in first hilly stage of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Bardet tests his legs on Col du Perthus — cyclingnews
Nibali's bad day confirms Aru as Astana team leader — cyclingnews
Chris Froome: 'I'd rather gain time on Contador in the mountains, not through injury' — cyclingweekly
Pinot impressed by Froome's 'armada' — velonews

July 5 update:
Will the Massif Central shake up the Tour de France? — cyclingnews
Froome tips Valverde to take yellow on stage 5 — cyclingnews
Will rivals target battered Alberto Contador on hilly stage five? — cyclingweekly
Tour notebook: Tao of Sagan, a broken bus, Ice Ice Baby — velonews
Tour de France readies for Massif Central shake-up — velonews
Basso: Contador is a legend and we'll fight the bad luck together — cyclingnews
Aru flies under Tour de France radar before first mountain stage — cyclingnews
Nairo Quintana: Wednesday's Tour de France stage is the first big test for all of us — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Kittel wins stage 4 in Limoges — cyclingnews
Stage 4 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
St.4: Kittel Leaves It Late! — pezcyclingnews
Sagan defeated but happy in Limoges — cyclingnews
Third time's a charm for Kittel — cyclingnews
Kristoff: Stressing out won't win me a Tour de France stage — cyclingnews

July 4 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Cavendish wins stage 3 in Angers — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish wins Tour de France stage three after photo finish — theguardian
Stage 3 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Contador: I've still got my morale despite my crashes — cyclingnews
A new lease on life for Cavendish as he equals Hinault's stage tally — cyclingnews
Why did the Tour peloton ride so slow in stage 3? — velonews
Greipel a whisker shy of Tour de France stage win in Angers — cyclingnews

Twitter reacts to the slow pace of Tour de France stage three |https://t.co/T27SSxBhZf pic.twitter.com/M2sZPC0Isb
— Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) July 4, 2016

July 3 update:
Two GC contenders on the ropes after two days at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — letour.fr
Tour de France: Sagan wins stage 2 — cyclingnews
Peter Sagan claims yellow jersey after sprint victory — theguardian
Stage 2 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Froome enjoys perfect start to Tour de France defence as rivals suffer — cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas: 'The Tour de France hasn't been as stressful as previous years' — cyclingweekly
Today Sagan was stronger, says Alaphilippe — cyclingnews
Scathing Sagan blasts "brainless" peloton — velonews
Van Garderen: Porte and I are still Tour de France co-leaders — cyclingnews
Sagan celebrates taking Tour de France yellow but is critical of dangerous riding — cyclingnews
Contador loses time and in pain after another Tour de France crash — cyclingnews
Richie Porte: 'It was a disaster and we just have to pretend it didn't happen' — cyclingweekly
Sagan thanks destiny for Tour stage win — velonews
Giant-Alpecin set to announce major new sponsor on Tour rest day — cyclingnews

July 2 update:
Sagan ready to fight for yellow jersey on Sunday's stage of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Could the Tour de France’s first uphill finish see top contenders in action? — cyclingnews
Tinkoff backpedals on Bookwalter bash — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 1 Results — letour.fr
Tour de France: Cavendish wins opening stage — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador crashes on stage 1 — cyclingnews
Stage 1 finish line quotes — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish takes Tour de France yellow jersey in stage one — theguardian
Contador relieved to have avoided serious injury in Tour de France crash — cyclingnews
Tour notebook: Brap noises, nighttime testing, 27 wins — velonews
Stage 1 crash and injury updates — cyclingnews
'Unsafe' barriers blamed for stage 1 crash - Shorts — cyclingnews
Contador vows to fight on after crash — velonews
Alberto Contador defiant despite first day crash at Tour de France — cyclingweekly

June 30 update:
Gerrans: Tour de France opening stages are a bit of an unknown — cyclingnews
Crosswinds and crashes: the Tour's week-one nightmare — velonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

2016 Tour de France Teams Presention, Press Conferences

June 30 update:

2016 Tour de France Preview

June 30/ July 1 update:
Team Sky ready to help Froome win a third Tour de France — cyclingnews
Report: Bora-Argon 18 to sign Sagan and add Hansgrohe as naming rights sponsor — cyclingnews
Contador: Quintana is almost as big a favourite as Froome for Tour de France — cyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Contador confirms two more years but focused on Tour — velonews
Porte: This year it's all about myself — velonews
Froome wary of 'climber's Tour' — velonews
Chris Froome says he has a fight on his hands — road.cc
UCI will implement nighttime doping checks at Tour — velonews
Quintana eyes third week of Tour de France to test Froome — cyclingnews
Five new team kits for the Tour de France — velonews
Tour de France has a chance of a home winner after 31 years of hurt — theguardian

June 29 update:
TOUR'16: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge to become Orica-BikeExchange ahead of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Bouhanni to miss Tour after fight, hand surgery — velonews
Geraint Thomas: Froome is keen for me to have personal Tour de France glory — theguardian
Contador Interview: Winning the Tour de France is the only thing on my mind — cyclingnews
Richie Porte Diary: I'm a Tour de France contender — espn.co.uk
The Tour de France cliché translator — velonews
Giant-Alpecin unveils special edition white jersey for the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Quintana: I'm ready to win the Tour de France - Video — cyclingnews
Three is magic number for Sky in Tour's mountains — velonews
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional

June 28 update:
Yellow jersey preview: will Nairo Quintana upset Chris Froome? — theguardian
Contador: Winning the Tour de France is the only thing on my mind — cyclingnews
Tour de France: Sepulveda and McLay named in Fortuneo-Vital Concept team — cyclingnews
Tour de France 2016 green jersey race: Peter Sagan and his main rivals — theguardian
Gerry Ryan likely to announce new Orica-GreenEdge sponsor before Tour — cyclingnews
Will one of these five Americans take a win at le Tour? — velonews
Tinkoff names Tour de France team — cyclingnews
Full Provisional Startlist — steephill.tv
Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana and the other favourites — skysports
Tour roundtable: The head vs. heart debate — velonews

June 27 update:
Cavendish leads Dimension Data's hunt for Tour de France stage wins — cyclingnews
Tour de France will use thermal cameras to detect motors on bikes — theguardian
Movistar names strong team in support of Quintana at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Dan Martin: Ready to take on the big guns in the Tour de France? — cyclingtips
Dan Martin: I can compete in the Tour de France mountains — cyclingnews
Degenkolb: It's not a disadvantage to be relaxed — cyclingnews
Tour de France: Astana confirm Aru and Nibali in line-up — cyclingnews
Chris Froome chases history as Paris invites new heroes — theguardian
Gerrans, Matthews and Adam Yates headline Orica-GreenEdge's team — cyclingnews
Adam Yates 'not ready for Tour de France top 10', says team — cyclingweekly
The Case for Nairo — podiumcafe
Movistar boss Eusebio Unzué: ‘Nairo is ready to win the Tour’ — velonews
Tour de France: 16 new national champions to line up in Manche — cyclingnews
Cancellara confirmed in Trek-Segafredo Tour de France roster — cyclingnews
Rolland to lead Cannondale at Tour de France — cyclingnews

June 26 update:

June 22 update:
Porte and van Garderen will lead BMC at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Talansky will miss Tour de France, focus on Vuelta a Espana — cyclingnews

June 21 update:
Valverde vows to help Nairo Quintana win the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Kristoff and Rodriguez to lead Katusha at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

June 16 update:
Nairo Quintana: People used to laugh at me when I said I wanted to win the Tour — cyclingweekly

June 12 update:
Chris Froome ready for Tour after winning Critérium du Dauphiné — theguardian

June 10 update:
Quintana ready for Froome's attacks in Tour — velonews

June 7 update:
Barguil aiming for white jersey at Tour de France — cyclingnews

May 30 update:
Dumoulin on course to start Tour de France — cyclingnews

May 25 update:
All stage profiles and finishes, maps and timetables are now posted. See the race summary table (right)
Tour de France long list announced by Giant-Alpecin — cyclingnews

May 24 update:
France to deploy 23,000 police for Tour — velonews

May 20 update:
Pinot surprised by difficulty of Tour de France's Swiss summit — cyclingnews

May 18 update:
Tour de France participation still possible for Dumoulin — cyclingnews

May 1 update:
Quintana's Romandie win augurs well for Tour de France — cyclingnews
Nairo Quintana shows threat to Chris Froome with Tour de Romandie victory — theguardian

April 11 update:
Tour de France: Ranking the contenders from Contador to Quintana — cyclingnews

March 11 update:
Contador says dropping Giro will boost his Tour hopes — reuters

March 2 update:
2016 Tour de France wildcards announced — cyclingnews
Analysis: Tour de France wildcards aren’t so wild — velonews

January 20 update:
Vincenzo Nibali may race 2016 Tour de France after all — velonews

Fin de la presentation, Rendez-vous le 2 juillet / Rendez-vous on July 2. #TDF2016 pic.twitter.com/oKy9LfcrQh
— Le Tour de France (@letour) October 20, 2015

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October 20 update:
Route is now official. Stage hosts, distances, some profiles now posted (see right). 9 flat stages, 1 hilly stage, 9 mountain stages including 4 summit finishes (Andorre Arcalis, Mont Ventoux, Finhaut-Emosson et Saint-Gervaix Mont Blanc), 2 individual time trial stages, 2 rest days

2016 Tour de France route revealed — cyclingnews
Uphill time trial could decide 2016 Tour de France as route favours climbers — cyclingweekly
Climb-heavy 2016 Tour de France route unveiled — velonews
Photos: 2016 Tour de France presentation — cyclingnews
Cavendish: I can’t wait to be part of African adventure at the 2016 Tour de France — cyclingnews
Chris Froome relishing prospect of well-rounded 2016 Tour route — cyclingweekly
Chris Froome upbeat about tough 2016 Tour de France route — cyclingnews
2016 Tour will suit me more than this year, says Froome — reuters
Forget Froome: 2016 will be Contador’s Tour — velonews
Tour de France route suits Chris Froome, says Sir Dave Brailsford — skysports
more to come...

October 19 update:
2016 Tour may offer sharp contrast to Giro — velonews

October 14 update:
2016 Tour de France route: Ventoux, Andorra, Switzerland? — velonews

October 11 update:
Report: Tour de France to return to Mont Ventoux in 2016 — cyclingnews

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

June 24 update: A work in progress for 2016 Tour de France live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video^m (english) live video^m (english) live video^m (english) live video^m (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Europe only; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries.
	live video (french) live video^m (french) live video^m (french) live video^m (french) tv schedule	France; official source for pre-race, live, post coverage
	live video^m (english) live video^m (english) tv schedule	UK only; ITV and/or ITV4 will broadcast live every stage of the 2016 Tour de France, as well as comprehensive previews and daily highlights
	live video ($ english) tv schedule	United States only; live tv and online coverage.
	live video^m (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spain; TVE1, TVE2, Teledeporte Tour de Francia live tv and internet coverage.
	live video (dutch) live video^m (dutch) live video^m (dutch) tv schedule	Belgium; Sporza Ronde van Frankrijk live coverage
	live video^m (spanish) tv schedule	Latin America, Caribbean & other Spanish-speaking regions; Tour de Francia live covarage of the last two hours & 30 mins of highlights every day
	live video (pt) tv schedule	Portugal; RTP 2 is broadcasting the Tour de France live
	live video (english) tv schedule	Australia only; SBS live tv and online coverage; highlights
	live video (english) tv schedule	Canada; Live and "encore" rebroadcasts on Sportsnet and Sportsnet 1
	live video (french) tv schedule	Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports; Live daily French broadcast on RDS and/or RDS2. Nightly rebroadcasts, as well. Check listings for times.
	live video (japanese) tv schedule	Japanese; http://www.rds.ca/télé"
	live video (english) tv schedule	South Africa; Super Sport live tv and online coverage
	live video (italian) live video^m (italian) live video (italian) tv schedule	Italy; Live daily coverage;
	live video (italian) live video (italian) tv schedule	Italy; RAI Tre live coverage restricted to Italy;
	live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule	Netherlands; Dutch
	live video (slovak) tv schedule	Slovakia; live video coverage;
	live video (czech) tv schedule	Czech Republic;
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Colombia; Spanish live coverage
	live video (german) tv schedule	Germany; ARD live coverage
	live video (french) tv schedule	Belgium; French
	live video (luxembourgish) tv schedule	Luxembourg only; Luxembourguish
	live video (german) tv schedule	Switzerland, Germany; German;
	live video (danish) tv schedule	Denmark; live and rebroadcasts;
	live video (norwegian) tv schedule	Norway
	live text updates live audio (english) radio schedule	UK; live audio of the final hour each day on the BBC Sport website and updates on BBC Radio 5
	live audio (francais)
	official live ticker
	live text updates	English;
	live text updates	English; updates from Charles Pelkey
	live text updates ES	Spanish text updates for Tour de Francia from Biciciclismo.
	steephill text updates	short text updates with notification of the latest results, photos and video
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