Stage 16 Prediction

The Tour de France picks up tomorrow in the commune of La Tour-du-Pin.  Cyclists will travel 164 km southeast to Villard-de-Lans.  Instead of showing the map, I'll show the stage profile.

(Image Credit:  https://www.letour.fr/en/stage-16)

Stage 16 is clearly a mountain stage with a couple of good category-2 climbs in the middle of the stage.  The category-1 climb near the end will surely see a rider or two crack.  Our predication is given below.

• Stage 16:  4h 22' 15" (prediction)

Riders better save a little for Wednesday's stage.  They'll need their legs for a brutal Stage 17!