Vegard Breen is a Norwegian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.
Breen in 2014
The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,529 km -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, an
Defending champion Chris Froome of Team Sky (pictured at the 2015 Tour) was widely seen as the leading contender for the general classification.
Stage seventeen concluded with a summit finish at the Émosson Dam in the Swiss Alps.
The peloton passing through the town of Panazol on the fourth stage, which ended with a bunch sprint won by Marcel Kittel of Etixx–Quick-Step
Chris Froome (yellow jersey) and Peter Sagan (green jersey), along with one teammate each, formed a breakaway in the final kilometers of stage eleven, with Sagan victorious and Froome gaining time on his rivals.