Saint-Lo (France): The Tour de France is to feature some of Europe’s highest mountains and most spectacular coastal scenery in 2016. The cycling competition begins on Saturday.
Riders will begin racing on Saturday with a flat stage spanning 188 km across France, starting at Mont Saint Michel and ending in Sainte Marie-du-Mont, reports Efe.
The Tour’s 103rd edition has the best riders, including Chris Froome, the 2015 and 2013 winner, and Mark Cavendish; Spaniard Alberto Contador, the 2009 and 2007 champion, also featuring in-form riders Colombian Nairo Quintana and Italian Vincenzo Nibali, who won in 2014.
Cavendish won 26 stages in previous editions of the Tour, while Greipel snagged 10, Kittel eight and Kristoff won two. (IANS)
