Stage 16

Tuesday, 21 July - The Tour de France’s final week kicks off with a 26-kilometre individual time trial. Starting and finishing by Lake Geneva, the course winds through the hills before plunging down to the shores. The route takes in around 500 metres of elevation gain.

Last updated 21 July 2026: weather forecast updated

Suite to: time trial specialists
Key note: big day for the GC riders

Along the shores, it’s just 11 kilometres from Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. But that road is flat and hardly a challenge, so the riders are sent up into the hills around the lake instead.

Straight from the start, the course climbs for 9.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 4.2%, reaching an altitude of around 800 metres. The riders then descend for 7 kilometres back down to the lakeside. With 9 kilometres remaining, the terrain flattens out all the way to the line.

There are three intermediate checkpoints – at 4.8, 9.7 and 18.1 kilometres.

Kamil Gradek will be the first rider down the start ramp at 13:00, while race leader Tadej Pogacar will be the last to start at 17:15 - both local times (CEST).