{"id":2053555,"date":"2026-07-21T09:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053555"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:29:40","slug":"tour-de-france-stage-16-live-can-remco-evenepoel-close-the-gap-to-tadej-pogacar-in-the-races-only-solo-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053555","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France stage 16 LIVE: Can Remco Evenepoel close the gap to Tadej Poga\u010dar in the race&#8217;s only solo time trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-2001-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" 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class=\"review-title-long live-report\">Tour de France stage 16 LIVE: Can Remco Evenepoel close the gap to Tadej Poga\u010dar in the race&#8217;s only solo time trial?<\/h1>\n<h2>The Tour\u2019s only individual time trial will provide the chance for specialists to claw back time lost to the climbers in the Vosges and Alps<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>Live-reports<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nDani Ostanek <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nLast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:18:41Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n21 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav 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Here\u2019s how it works.\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-750-80.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"font-article-copy text-(--image--text--color) font-article-copy mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Second-placed Remco Evenepoel is the favourite in today&#8217;s time trial, but he&#8217;s a full five minutes off the yellow jersey<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9 Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo\" class=\"contents\" data-only-inline=\"1\">\n<div class=\"visible flex flex-row flex-nowrap sticky max-lg:-ml-5 top-[var(--site-header-height,60px)] sm:top-0 z-[9994] w-screen lg:w-full h-[50px] bg-white p-0 mb-5 border-neutral-200 border border-solid\" data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo:Variants:Inline\" data-analytics-id=\"sticky-nav\" id=\"sticky-nav--inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"sticky-nav\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row w-full h-full overflow-x-scroll overflow-y-hidden tracking-normal overscroll-x-contain\" id=\"sticky-nav__scroll-container\"><span class=\"pl-4 my-auto text-base font-semibold font-article-heading lg:pl-3 lg:text-sm whitespace-nowrap uppercase\">Jump To:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-row w-auto border-y-0\">\n<li class=\"inline-flex after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:inline-block after:relative after:h-3\/6 after:w-px after:bg-neutral-200 after:top-1\/4\nborder-b-[3px] border-b-(--jumpto-underline-color) border-solid font-semibold \" data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo:Inline:Link\">\n<p>Race Situation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"pinned-content\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-pinned-content widget-contentparsed-pinned-content widget-pinned news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div class=\" article-body \">\n<div class><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8eb66c-84dd-11f1-9a59-8764ec4f8120\"><strong>2026 Tour de France &#8211; Everything you need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 Tour de France &#8211; Route<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8eb66c-84dd-11f1-9a59-8764ec4f8120-2\"><strong>2026 Tour de France &#8211; Contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 Tour de France stage 16 &#8211; Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 Tour de France stage 16 &#8211; Start times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Watch the 2026 Tour de France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8eb6da-84dd-11f1-83fd-8b3b0b60558f\"><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. Plus, access the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-race-situation\"><span>Race Situation<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:18:41+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:18:41.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c03d5f8-84ed-11f1-805f-17b50f757dbb\">Here&#8217;s our <strong>preview of the &#8216;technical and tricky&#8217; stage 16 time trial<\/strong> which could see someone other than Tadej Poga\u010dar actually win a GC stage today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:01:01+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:01:01.517Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd\">The first rider down the start ramp to start the stage will be Kamil Gradek (Bahrain Victorious) at 13:00 local time.<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar gets his effort underway at 17:15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd-2\">Here&#8217;s the full list of the <strong>stage 16 time trial start times<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:57:25+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:57:25.399Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9376b98e-84ea-11f1-a5a7-0d7e2e6df985\">Here&#8217;s a look at the day&#8217;s profile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9376b9fc-84ea-11f1-a444-b707847b3dc5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source 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that&#8217;s in an hour and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:33:57+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:33:57.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4c30646a-84e7-11f1-819e-d935c1ff1452\">Check out the map of today&#8217;s stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4c3064ce-84e7-11f1-8b54-7fcfabb97ad9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:32:19+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:32:19.010Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11a4a25c-84e7-11f1-acd1-4507230080a0\">Today&#8217;s stage is the only individual time trial of this year&#8217;s Tour taking place on a 26.1km route between Evian-les-Bains and Thonon-les Bains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:16:27+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:16:27.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8ec116-84dd-11f1-bb54-e776d23d7a12\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 16 of the 2026 Tour de France!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] 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Plus, access the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-race-situation\"><span>Race Situation<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:18:41+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:18:41.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c03d5f8-84ed-11f1-805f-17b50f757dbb\">Here&#8217;s our <strong>preview of the &#8216;technical and tricky&#8217; stage 16 time trial<\/strong> which could see someone other than Tadej Poga\u010dar actually win a GC stage today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:01:01+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:01:01.517Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd\">The first rider down the start ramp to start the stage will be Kamil Gradek (Bahrain Victorious) at 13:00 local time.<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar gets his effort underway at 17:15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd-2\">Here&#8217;s the full list of the <strong>stage 16 time trial start times<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:57:25+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:57:25.399Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9376b98e-84ea-11f1-a5a7-0d7e2e6df985\">Here&#8217;s a look at the day&#8217;s profile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9376b9fc-84ea-11f1-a444-b707847b3dc5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:42:42+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:42:42.104Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-852f46ae-84e8-11f1-a9b0-21588a91259f\">Today&#8217;s stage gets underway at 13:00 local time, so that&#8217;s in an hour and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:33:57+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:33:57.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4c30646a-84e7-11f1-819e-d935c1ff1452\">Check out the map of today&#8217;s stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4c3064ce-84e7-11f1-8b54-7fcfabb97ad9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:32:19+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:32:19.010Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11a4a25c-84e7-11f1-acd1-4507230080a0\">Today&#8217;s stage is the only individual time trial of this year&#8217;s Tour taking place on a 26.1km route between Evian-les-Bains and Thonon-les Bains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:16:27+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:16:27.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8ec116-84dd-11f1-bb54-e776d23d7a12\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 16 of the 2026 Tour de France!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:18:41+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:18:41.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c03d5f8-84ed-11f1-805f-17b50f757dbb\">Here&#8217;s our <strong>preview of the &#8216;technical and tricky&#8217; stage 16 time trial<\/strong> which could see someone other than Tadej Poga\u010dar actually win a GC stage today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:01:01+00:00\">2026-07-21T10:01:01.517Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd\">The first rider down the start ramp to start the stage will be Kamil Gradek (Bahrain Victorious) at 13:00 local time.<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar gets his effort underway at 17:15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14596466-84eb-11f1-9407-21bbc28857cd-2\">Here&#8217;s the full list of the <strong>stage 16 time trial start times<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:57:25+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:57:25.399Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9376b98e-84ea-11f1-a5a7-0d7e2e6df985\">Here&#8217;s a look at the day&#8217;s profile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9376b9fc-84ea-11f1-a444-b707847b3dc5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sDHxDQexAKVva2Bfz5k2G5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:42:42+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:42:42.104Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-852f46ae-84e8-11f1-a9b0-21588a91259f\">Today&#8217;s stage gets underway at 13:00 local time, so that&#8217;s in an hour and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:33:57+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:33:57.311Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4c30646a-84e7-11f1-819e-d935c1ff1452\">Check out the map of today&#8217;s stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4c3064ce-84e7-11f1-8b54-7fcfabb97ad9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BQmFBkKZYdT9bESyvgagP6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:32:19+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:32:19.010Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11a4a25c-84e7-11f1-acd1-4507230080a0\">Today&#8217;s stage is the only individual time trial of this year&#8217;s Tour taking place on a 26.1km route between Evian-les-Bains and Thonon-les Bains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T09:16:27+00:00\">2026-07-21T09:16:27.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8ec116-84dd-11f1-bb54-e776d23d7a12\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 16 of the 2026 Tour de France!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/tour-de-france-stage-16-live-can-remco-evenepoel-close-the-gap-to-tadej-pogacar-in-the-races-only-solo-time-trial\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vHBMRz45CjiWM4ZjyPimXV-2001-80.jpg&#8221;] 1 As it happened: GC drama on the slopes of the Col du Haag during stage 14 of the Tour de France 2 As it happened: Shock winner comes out on top as a pre-race favourite crashes out 3 As it happened: GC race explodes into life on the climbs of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-2053555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2053555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2053555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2053555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2053555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}