The 2016 Tour de France began with a 117-mile flat stage on Saturday and most of the field was able to finish in the peloton. Lawson Craddock (51st), Tejay Van Garderen (68th), Peter Stetina (126th), and Alex Howes (127th) all finished with the same time as the winner of the stage while Brent Bookwalter was 2:48 back in 187th.

Sunday is a 114-mile hilly stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

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