Tour De France About, UCI Teams 2016 : Tour de France is a Bicycle Race which usually Take place in France while sometimes also held in nearby Countries. It was started in 1903 which is organised by Amaury Sport organization. Its is Organised Annualy. When World wars were happen the Races were stop and after that it was continued. Tour de France 2016 is 103th Season. There are about 20-22 teams which take participation.The Winner Team is awarded with Cash Price. When it was organised the team was awarded with 20,000 Francs which was increased with time to time. till 1990 the price was of 500,000 francs.The journalising rights are with L’Auto. The first time live telecast was done in year 1929 now many channels have the broadcasting rights as the series popularity is increasing.
If we look at Record of winners 4 riders had won the series 5 time Jacques Anquetil (FRA) won in year 1957, 1961 to 1964.Eddy Merckz (BEL) 1969 to 1974, Bernard Hinault (FRA )1978-1979,1981-1982 and 1985, Miguel Indurain (ESP) 1991 to 1995.
| UCI World Tour Teams | |
| 1 | Ag2r-La Mondiale – France |
| 2 | Astana – Kazakhistan |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team – USA |
| 4 | Cannondale-Garmin – USA |
| 5 | Etixx-Quick Step – Belgium |
| 6 | FDJ – France |
| 7 | Giant-Alpecin – Germany |
| 8 | I AM Cycling – Switzerland |
| 9 | Team Katusha – Russia |
| 10 | Lampre-Merida – Italy |
| 11 | LottoNL-Jumbo – The Netherlands |
| 12 | Lotto-Soudal – Belgium |
| 13 | Movistar Team – Spain |
| 14 | Orica-Green EDGE – Australia |
| 15 | Team Sky – UK |
| 16 | Tinkoff-Saxo – Russia |
| 17 | Trek Factory Racing – USA |
| Professional Continental Teams | |
| 18 | MTN-Qhubeka – Russia |
| 19 | Bora-Argon 18 – Germany |
| 20 | Cofidis – France |
| 21 | Europcar – France |
| 22 | Bretagne Séché Environnement – France |
Tour De France 2016 Starting Date & Wiki Info
2016 Tour de France is the 103rd Season which was started in 1903. Which is being Organised by Amaury Sport Organization. This is frist time in Tour de France History that the race is to be finish in Andorra. The Tour the France 2016 is Scheduled to start from 2 July 2016 to 24 July 2016 Which will be consist of 21 stages the total distance to be travelled is 3,519 km.The Tour the France is gaining huge popularity as it is only the biggest platform for the bicycle racers which is mostly hosted in france and some times in Nearby Countries.
Tour De France 2016 Route
Tour the France 2016 Route Consist of 21 Stages to travel the total distance of 3,519 Km. The Race director Christian Prudhomme revelaed about 2016 route on 20 October 2015 at Paris. The race is consist of 2 Time Trial Event Which will be conducted individually. The 19 stages have 3 categories Flat Stage, Medium stage, Mountain Stage.There will be 5 stages in the Mountain Stage 9, Stage 12, Stage 17, Stage 19. There will be 2 day rest in the mountain stage. If we look on the previous year race 158.7 km.
Where To & How To Watch Tour De France Live Streaming 2016 Online
Tour De France 2016 will be live Streamed through online Sites of official Broadcasting partners majorly Ten Sports, NBC Sports, Euro Sports and many other. TenSport will cover the Asian Countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistand and other Asian Countries. The live Streaming will start from 2 July 2016.
- NBC Sports (USA)
- SBS (Australia)
- Eurosports (Europe)
- Tensports (India & other Asian countries)
- beInsports (US)
- Itv 4 (UK)
Watch Tour De France 2016 Tv Telecast & Broadcasting Channels List
There are 13 Broadcasting Partners for Tour De France 2016 which will telecast the races and the tour of 3000 km live to make each and every part of the race covered for the fans all over the form the Asian part of the Tour De France will be boadcasted by Tensports whereas EuroSport will cover Europe and many other look at the table below to know your broadcasting Partner.
| Sr. No. | TV Channel Broadcasting Tour de France 2016 | Region |
| 1 | Eurosports | Europe |
| 2 | Sporza | Belgium |
| 3 | SBS | Australia |
| 4 | RTBF | France |
| 5 | Itv 4 | UK |
| 6 | France2 | France |
| 7 | NOS.nl | The Netherlands |
| 8 | Rai.tv | Italy |
| 9 | Ten Sports
Ten Action |
India |
| 10 | Dubai Sports | Middle East |
| 11 | NBC Sports | USA |
| 12 | TSN | Canada |
| 13 | ZDF | Germany |
Tour De France 2016 Schedule / Format Of The Race
Tour De France 2016 is a 21 Stage Tour in which the sports person had to travel 3000+ kms in the season which is divided in to many stages like flat, Mountain etc. Which will be live Telecast Through Online as well as on Televison through the official Broadcasting Partners. The stages:
- 9 flat stages
- 1 hilly stage
- 9 mountain stages including 4 summit finishes (Andorre Arcalis, Mont Ventoux, Finhaut-Emosson et Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc)
- 2 individual time trial stages
- 2 rest days
Have a look at the Schedule Below
| STAGE | TYPE | DATE | START AND FINISH | DISTANCE |
| 1 | Flat | Saturday, July 2nd | Mont-Saint-Michel / Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont | 188 km |
| 2 | Flat | Sunday, July 3rd | Saint-Lô / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 182 km |
| 3 | Flat | Monday, July 4th | Granville / Angers | 222 km |
| 4 | Flat | Tuesday, July 5th | Saumur / Limoges | 232 km |
| 5 | Mountain | Wednesday, July 6th | Limoges / Le Lioran | 216 km |
| 6 | Flat | Thursday, July 7th | Arpajon-sur-Cère / Montauban | 187 km |
| 7 | Mountain | Friday, July 8th | L’Isle-Jourdain / Lac de Payolle | 162 km |
| 8 | Mountain | Saturday, July 9th | Pau / Bagnères-de-Luchon | 183 km |
| 9 | Mountain | Sunday, July 10th | Vielha Val d’Aran / Andorre Arcalis | 184 km |
| – | Rest day | Monday, July 11th | Andorre / Andorre | |
| 10 | Hilly | Tuesday, July 12th | Escaldes-Engordany / Revel | 198 km |
| 11 | Flat | Wednesday, July 13th | Carcassonne / Montpellier | 164 km |
| 12 | Mountain | Thursday, July 14th | Montpellier / Mont Ventoux | 185 km |
| 13 | Individual time trial | Friday, July 15th | Bourg-Saint-Andéol / La Caverne du Pont-d’Arc | 37 km |
| 14 | Flat | Saturday, July 16th | Montélimar / Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux | 208 km |
| 15 | Mountain | Sunday, July 17th | Bourg-en-Bresse / Culoz | 159 km |
| 16 | Flat | Monday, July 18th | Moirans-en-Montagne / Berne | 206 km |
| – | Rest day | Tuesday, July 19th | Berne / Berne | |
| 17 | Mountain | Wednesday, July 20th | Berne / Finhaut-Emosson | 184 km |
| 18 | Individual time trial | Thursday, July 21st | Sallanches / Megève | 17 km |
| 19 | Mountain | Friday, July 22nd | Albertville / Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc | 146 km |
| 20 | Mountain | Saturday, July 23rd | Megève / Morzine-Avoriaz | 146 km |
| 21 | Flat | Sunday, July 24th | Chantilly / Paris Champs-Élysées | 113 km |
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