Stage 16: Gruissan to Nîmes – 188.6 km
Date: Tuesday July 16, 2024
Streaming: 🇺🇸 Peacock/🇨🇦 FloBikes/🇬🇧 Discovery+/ITV/🇪🇺 Eurosport/🇦🇺 SBS
Estimated finish time: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 11:41 am EDT/🇬🇧 4:41 pm BST/🇪🇺 5:41 pm CEST/🇦🇺 1:41 am AEST
Stage type: Flat
Summary: Stage 16 finishes in Nîmes, which means that it could be pretty hot, and you will hear puns likening the riders to gladiators in homage to the Roman arena in town. This particular clash will favor the sprinters.
Fantasy favorites: We have previewed enough sprint stages by this point of the Tour that you won’t be surprised to know that we like Jasper Philipsen as the top pick to win with Biniam Girmay as the second favorite. Wout van Aert, Dylan Groenewegen, Arnaud De Lie, and Mark Cavendish are also on the list of contenders. If you’re at the point where you need to go with the outsiders for your fantasy pick, there’s always the reliable Pascal Ackermann, who doesn’t win a lot but does usually score points. Ditto for Phil Bauhaus. Sam Bennett, Arnaud Demare, Fernando Gaviria, and Alexander Kristoff are other options.
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