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Linked articleStage 16: Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains | Tour de France 2026 Preview
The only individual time trial of the 2026 Tour de France runs 26 kilometers along the southern shore of Lake Geneva, from Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. It arrives on the third Tuesday of the race, late enough to reshape the general classification but early enough that the final Alpine stages can still respond. This is not a token chrono. Even over a moderate distance, the Alpine setting and the lakeside terrain should make pacing and bike choice matter, and the GC riders cannot treat it like a flat specialist test alone. The route follows the D1005 and parallel roads through Publier and Amphion-les-Bains, staying close to the water for most of…
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