After winning the Tour in 2013 and 2015, Christopher Froome did it again, completing the 2016 Tour de France with a lead of 4 minutes 5 seconds on his direct rival, the French Romain Bardet. The two are followed by Nairo Quintana at 4 minutes 21 seconds, then the young rider Adam Yates at 4 minutes 42, Richie Porte at 5 minutes 17 seconds, and Alejandro Valverde, Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Louis Meintjes, Daniel Martin, and Roman Kreuziger all with a gap of less than 10 minutes. The 21th and last stage of the Tour only served the purpose of confirming the standings as established at the end of the mountainous stage 20.
The coveted Yellow Jersey was created in 1951 to be held by the rider with the lowest aggregate time who then becomes the leader of the race.
Overall Standings on Time | ||||||
Standings | Rider | Number | Team | Time | ||
Total | Gap | |||||
1 | FROOME | Christopher | 1 | TEAM SKY | 89:04:48 | |
2 | BARDET | Romain | 41 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 89:08:53 | 00:04:05 |
3 | QUINTANA | Nairo | 11 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 89:09:09 | 00:04:21 |
4 | YATES | Adam | 209 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 89:09:30 | 00:04:42 |
5 | PORTE | Richie | 91 | BMC RACING TEAM | 89:10:05 | 00:05:17 |
6 | VALVERDE | Alejandro | 12 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 89:11:04 | 00:06:16 |
7 | RODRIGUEZ OLIVER | Joaquin | 141 | TEAM KATUSHA | 89:11:46 | 00:06:58 |
8 | MEINTJES | Louis | 157 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 89:11:46 | 00:06:58 |
9 | MARTIN | Daniel | 184 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 89:11:52 | 00:07:04 |
10 | KREUZIGER | Roman | 36 | TINKOFF | 89:11:59 | 00:07:11 |
11 | MOLLEMA | Bauke | 61 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 89:18:01 | 00:13:13 |
12 | HENAO | Sergio Luis | 2 | TEAM SKY | 89:23:39 | 00:18:51 |
13 | ARU | Fabio | 21 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 89:24:08 | 00:19:20 |
14 | REICHENBACH | Sébastien | 126 | FDJ | 89:29:47 | 00:24:59 |
15 | THOMAS | Geraint | 9 | TEAM SKY | 89:33:19 | 00:28:31 |
16 | ROLLAND | Pierre | 81 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 89:35:30 | 00:30:42 |
17 | NIEVE | Mikel | 5 | TEAM SKY | 89:43:18 | 00:38:30 |
18 | CLEMENT | Stef | 72 | IAM CYCLING | 89:43:45 | 00:38:57 |
19 | PANTANO | Jarlinson | 79 | IAM CYCLING | 89:43:47 | 00:38:59 |
20 | VUILLERMOZ | Alexis | 49 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 89:47:16 | 00:42:28 |
21 | BUCHMANN | Emanuel | 131 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 89:52:28 | 00:47:40 |
22 | CARUSO | Damiano | 94 | BMC RACING TEAM | 89:53:11 | 00:48:23 |
23 | BARGUIL | Warren | 111 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 89:57:02 | 00:52:14 |
24 | ZUBELDIA | Haimar | 69 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 89:57:54 | 00:53:06 |
25 | ZAKARIN | Ilnur | 149 | TEAM KATUSHA | 90:01:21 | 00:56:33 |
26 | KANGERT | Tanel | 25 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 90:08:47 | 01:03:59 |
27 | MAJKA | Rafal | 37 | TINKOFF | 90:09:13 | 01:04:25 |
28 | POELS | Wouter | 6 | TEAM SKY | 90:11:45 | 01:06:57 |
29 | VAN GARDEREN | Tejay | 99 | BMC RACING TEAM | 90:16:54 | 01:12:06 |
30 | NIBALI | Vincenzo | 22 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 90:24:47 | 01:19:59 |
31 | MORENO FERNANDEZ | Daniel | 18 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 90:25:48 | 01:21:00 |
32 | KELDERMAN | Wilco | 51 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 90:29:26 | 01:24:38 |
33 | POZZOVIVO | Domenico | 48 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 90:30:02 | 01:25:14 |
34 | SCHLECK | Frank | 65 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 90:32:27 | 01:27:39 |
35 | LANDA | Mikel | 4 | TEAM SKY | 90:37:07 | 01:32:19 |
36 | MORABITO | Steve | 124 | FDJ | 90:43:18 | 01:38:30 |
37 | ROSA | Diego | 27 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 90:51:24 | 01:46:36 |
38 | IMPEY | Daryl | 205 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 90:55:39 | 01:50:51 |
39 | HUZARSKI | Bartosz | 136 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 91:00:16 | 01:55:28 |
40 | DE GENDT | Thomas | 163 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 91:03:33 | 01:58:45 |
41 | ALAPHILIPPE | Julian | 182 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 91:04:57 | 02:00:09 |
42 | PAUWELS | Serge | 107 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 91:05:26 | 02:00:38 |
43 | CHAVANEL | Sylvain | 172 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 91:07:41 | 02:02:53 |
44 | VAN AVERMAET | Greg | 98 | BMC RACING TEAM | 91:11:01 | 02:06:13 |
45 | MOINARD | Amaël | 96 | BMC RACING TEAM | 91:11:24 | 02:06:36 |
46 | STETINA | Peter | 66 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 91:12:10 | 02:07:22 |
47 | IZAGUIRRE | Ion | 17 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 91:14:37 | 02:09:49 |
48 | SANCHEZ GIL | Luis-Leon | 28 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 91:15:13 | 02:10:25 |
49 | FARIA DA COSTA | Rui Alberto | 151 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 91:16:30 | 02:11:42 |
50 | BAKELANTS | Jan | 42 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 91:18:35 | 02:13:47 |
51 | DURASEK | Kristijan | 155 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 91:20:04 | 02:15:16 |
52 | FUGLSANG | Jakob | 23 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 91:22:04 | 02:17:16 |
53 | BENNETT | George | 52 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 91:22:53 | 02:18:05 |
54 | POLANC | Jan | 159 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 91:23:12 | 02:18:24 |
55 | MATE MARDONES | Luis Angel | 198 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 91:26:05 | 02:21:17 |
56 | PREIDLER | Georg | 116 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 91:30:33 | 02:25:45 |
57 | CHEREL | Mikael | 43 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 91:32:33 | 02:27:45 |
58 | KISERLOVSKI | Robert | 35 | TINKOFF | 91:32:54 | 02:28:06 |
59 | SEPULVEDA | Eduardo | 211 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 91:33:15 | 02:28:27 |
60 | JEANDESBOZ | Fabrice | 175 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 91:44:05 | 02:39:17 |
61 | GASTAUER | Ben | 45 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 91:45:53 | 02:41:05 |
62 | LUTSENKO | Alexey | 26 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 91:46:40 | 02:41:52 |
63 | ROUX | Anthony | 127 | FDJ | 91:48:39 | 02:43:51 |
64 | ELMIGER | Martin | 74 | IAM CYCLING | 91:48:49 | 02:44:01 |
65 | KONRAD | Patrick | 137 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 91:51:20 | 02:46:32 |
66 | GESCHKE | Simon | 115 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 91:52:20 | 02:47:32 |
67 | LOSADA | Alberto | 145 | TEAM KATUSHA | 91:52:50 | 02:48:02 |
68 | GAUTIER | Cyril | 46 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 91:54:37 | 02:49:49 |
69 | ANACONA GOMEZ | Winner Andre | 13 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 91:55:11 | 02:50:23 |
70 | FEILLU | Brice | 214 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 91:55:37 | 02:50:49 |
71 | GALLOPIN | Tony | 165 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 91:56:11 | 02:51:23 |
72 | PLAZA MOLINA | Ruben | 208 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 91:57:58 | 02:53:10 |
73 | TEN DAM | Laurens | 118 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 91:58:10 | 02:53:22 |
74 | TIRALONGO | Paolo | 29 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 92:03:00 | 02:58:12 |
75 | COPPEL | Jérôme | 73 | IAM CYCLING | 92:03:36 | 02:58:48 |
76 | SCHÄR | Michael | 97 | BMC RACING TEAM | 92:05:42 | 03:00:54 |
77 | VALGREN ANDERSEN | Michael | 39 | TINKOFF | 92:06:10 | 03:01:22 |
78 | VICHOT | Arthur | 129 | FDJ | 92:06:58 | 03:02:10 |
79 | VOECKLER | Thomas | 179 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 92:07:23 | 03:02:35 |
80 | OLIVEIRA | Nelson | 19 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 92:09:41 | 03:04:53 |
81 | SICARD | Romain | 177 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 92:13:59 | 03:09:11 |
82 | SLAGTER | Tom Jelte | 88 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 92:14:07 | 03:09:19 |
83 | NAESEN | Oliver | 78 | IAM CYCLING | 92:16:16 | 03:11:28 |
84 | SORENSEN | Chris Anker | 218 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 92:17:40 | 03:12:52 |
85 | TEKLEHAIMANOT | Daniel | 109 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 92:18:55 | 03:14:07 |
86 | GRIVKO | Andriy | 24 | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 92:19:19 | 03:14:31 |
87 | JEANNESSON | Arnold | 195 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 92:23:02 | 03:18:14 |
88 | BARTA | Jan | 133 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 92:24:32 | 03:19:44 |
89 | BURGHARDT | Marcus | 93 | BMC RACING TEAM | 92:25:10 | 03:20:22 |
90 | DELAPLACE | Anthony | 213 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 92:25:57 | 03:21:09 |
91 | VAN BAARLE | Dylan | 89 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 92:28:03 | 03:23:15 |
92 | GRMAY | Tsgabu Gebremaryam | 156 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 92:28:05 | 03:23:17 |
93 | PERICHON | Pierre-Luc | 217 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 92:29:24 | 03:24:36 |
94 | LINDEMAN | Bert Ja | 54 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 92:31:07 | 03:26:19 |
95 | SAGAN | Peter | 32 | TINKOFF | 92:31:57 | 03:27:09 |
96 | ROY | Jérémy | 128 | FDJ | 92:32:03 | 03:27:15 |
97 | HOLLENSTEIN | Reto | 76 | IAM CYCLING | 92:33:21 | 03:28:33 |
98 | MARTENS | Paul | 55 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 92:38:17 | 03:33:29 |
99 | STUYVEN | Jasper | 67 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 92:38:17 | 03:33:29 |
100 | HANSEN | Adam | 166 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 92:39:14 | 03:34:26 |
101 | VOSS | Paul | 139 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 92:41:13 | 03:36:25 |
102 | PIBERNIK | Luka | 158 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 92:43:05 | 03:38:17 |
103 | KIRYIENKA | Vasili | 3 | TEAM SKY | 92:43:29 | 03:38:41 |
104 | VANMARCKE | Sep | 57 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 92:44:50 | 03:40:02 |
105 | VACHON | Florian | 219 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 92:44:57 | 03:40:09 |
106 | EDET | Nicolas | 194 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 92:47:30 | 03:42:42 |
107 | DUCHESNE | Antoine | 173 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 92:49:42 | 03:44:54 |
108 | ERVITI | Imanol | 14 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 92:51:30 | 03:46:42 |
109 | BOASSON HAGEN | Edvald | 103 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 92:52:17 | 03:47:29 |
110 | MATTHEWS | Michael | 207 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 92:52:28 | 03:47:40 |
111 | ROOSEN | Timo | 56 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 92:55:31 | 03:50:43 |
112 | DURBRIDGE | Luke | 203 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 92:56:43 | 03:51:55 |
113 | COQUARD | Bryan | 171 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 92:56:45 | 03:51:57 |
114 | VERMOTE | Julien | 189 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 92:57:38 | 03:52:50 |
115 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG | Reinardt | 106 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 93:01:18 | 03:56:30 |
116 | ARASHIRO | Yukiya | 152 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 93:01:54 | 03:57:06 |
117 | BOOKWALTER | Brent | 92 | BMC RACING TEAM | 93:02:37 | 03:57:49 |
118 | VAKOC | Petr | 188 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 93:02:46 | 03:57:58 |
119 | JUUL-JENSEN | Christopher | 206 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 93:02:58 | 03:58:10 |
120 | IRIZAR | Markel | 63 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 93:03:05 | 03:58:17 |
121 | COUSIN | Jérome | 193 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 93:03:24 | 03:58:36 |
122 | CURVERS | Roy | 112 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 93:08:04 | 04:03:16 |
123 | RAST | Gregory | 64 | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 93:08:32 | 04:03:44 |
124 | CRADDOCK | Lawson | 83 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 93:08:32 | 04:03:44 |
125 | BERHANE | Natnael | 102 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 93:09:15 | 04:04:27 |
126 | ROELANDTS | Jurgen | 168 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 93:10:10 | 04:05:22 |
127 | BONNET | William | 122 | FDJ | 93:11:06 | 04:06:18 |
128 | BENEDETTI | Cesare | 134 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 93:11:11 | 04:06:23 |
129 | VICIOSO | Angel | 148 | TEAM KATUSHA | 93:12:55 | 04:08:07 |
130 | DUMOULIN | Samuel | 44 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 93:12:56 | 04:08:08 |
131 | HOWES | Alex | 84 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 93:13:10 | 04:08:22 |
132 | ALBASINI | Michael | 202 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 93:13:52 | 04:09:04 |
133 | GREIPEL | André | 161 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 93:13:55 | 04:09:07 |
134 | NAVARDAUSKAS | Ramunas | 87 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 93:14:28 | 04:09:40 |
135 | HAYMAN | Mathew | 204 | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | 93:15:21 | 04:10:33 |
136 | BONO | Matteo | 153 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 93:17:41 | 04:12:53 |
137 | LEMOINE | Cyril | 197 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 93:18:37 | 04:13:49 |
138 | WYNANTS | Maarten | 59 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 93:21:41 | 04:16:53 |
139 | KEISSE | Iljo | 183 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 93:21:45 | 04:16:57 |
140 | CUMMINGS | Stephen | 104 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 93:21:51 | 04:17:03 |
141 | ENGER | Sondre Holst | 75 | IAM CYCLING | 93:22:20 | 04:17:32 |
142 | SOUPE | Geoffrey | 199 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 93:23:03 | 04:18:15 |
143 | SINKELDAM | Ramon | 117 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 93:26:29 | 04:21:41 |
144 | RICHEZE | Ariel Maximiliano | 186 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 93:26:50 | 04:22:02 |
145 | TOSATTO | Matteo | 38 | TINKOFF | 93:26:53 | 04:22:05 |
146 | FONSECA | Armindo | 215 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 93:27:49 | 04:23:01 |
147 | GOUGEARD | Alexis | 47 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 93:28:30 | 04:23:42 |
148 | DEGENKOLB | John | 113 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 93:29:12 | 04:24:24 |
149 | KRISTOFF | Alexander | 144 | TEAM KATUSHA | 93:29:12 | 04:24:24 |
150 | SABATINI | Fabio | 187 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 93:31:27 | 04:26:39 |
151 | ROWE | Luke | 7 | TEAM SKY | 93:32:37 | 04:27:49 |
152 | KOREN | Kristijan | 85 | CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM | 93:32:49 | 04:28:01 |
153 | TIMMER | Albert | 119 | TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN | 93:32:59 | 04:28:11 |
154 | SCHILLINGER | Andreas | 138 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 93:33:21 | 04:28:33 |
155 | HENDERSON | Gregory | 167 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 93:34:10 | 04:29:22 |
156 | GATTO | Oscar | 34 | TINKOFF | 93:34:26 | 04:29:38 |
157 | LAPORTE | Christophe | 196 | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | 93:34:35 | 04:29:47 |
158 | GENE | Yohann | 174 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 93:34:50 | 04:30:02 |
159 | BODNAR | Maciej | 33 | TINKOFF | 93:35:18 | 04:30:30 |
160 | GROENEWEGEN | Dylan | 53 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 93:35:22 | 04:30:34 |
161 | STANNARD | Ian | 8 | TEAM SKY | 93:36:22 | 04:31:34 |
162 | HALLER | Marco | 143 | TEAM KATUSHA | 93:36:28 | 04:31:40 |
163 | WAGNER | Robert | 58 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO | 93:36:57 | 04:32:09 |
164 | PETIT | Adrien | 176 | DIRECT ENERGIE | 93:37:13 | 04:32:25 |
165 | GUARNIERI | Jacopo | 142 | TEAM KATUSHA | 93:39:33 | 04:34:45 |
166 | KITTEL | Marcel | 181 | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | 93:39:54 | 04:35:06 |
167 | BREEN | Vegard | 212 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 93:43:15 | 04:38:27 |
168 | CIMOLAI | Davide | 154 | LAMPRE - MERIDA | 93:44:25 | 04:39:37 |
169 | SIEBERG | Marcel | 169 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 93:45:12 | 04:40:24 |
170 | MC LAY | Daniel | 216 | FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT | 93:55:02 | 04:50:14 |
171 | EISEL | Bernhard | 105 | TEAM DIMENSION DATA | 93:55:55 | 04:51:07 |
172 | HOWARD | Leigh | 77 | IAM CYCLING | 94:00:01 | 04:55:13 |
173 | BAK | Lars Ytting | 162 | LOTTO SOUDAL | 94:06:06 | 05:01:18 |
174 | BENNETT | Sam | 135 | BORA-ARGON 18 | 94:22:02 | 05:17:14 |
Average (red line) | 92:02:45 | 02:58:58 | ||||
Median | 92:23:47 | 03:19:44 |
Sources: see Cycling