Tour de France 1956
Stage 16 · Jean Forestier
Aix en Provence → Gap
Stage 16 — Jean Forestier wins Aix en Provence → Gap (204 km)
Stage facts
Road raceHills flat finish204.0 km20 Jul 1956
Aix en Provence → Gap
Stage 15 | Montpellier - Aix-en-Provence
Stage Winner
Jean Forestier
Yellow Jersey
Wout Wagtmans
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Jean Forestier
Race Date
20 Jul 1956
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
204 km
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 16
Yellow Jersey
Wout Wagtmans
Race leadership after stage 16 — Wout Wagtmans
Route & distance
Distance
204.0 km
Start
Aix en Provence
Finish
Gap
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
20 Jul 1956
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage 16 in the 1956 Tour de France
Adjacent stages
13
Luchon → Toulouse
130 km
Nino Defilippis
14
Toulouse → Montpellier
176 km
Roger Hassenforder
15
Montpellier → Aix en Provence
231 km
Joseph Thomin
17
Gap → Turin
203 km
Nino Defilippis
18
Turin → Grenoble
234 km
Antonio Barbosa Alves
19
Grenoble → Saint-Etienne
250 km
Stan Ockers