Remco Evenepoel wins the Tour de France’s stage 16 individual time trial, a 26.1 km race from Evian to Thonon-les-Bains, cutting into Tadej Pogacar’s advantage in the overall standings. Multiple outlets report that Evenepoel, the Olympic champion, finishes first and reduces Pogacar’s general classification lead by 28 seconds. With the time gained on the stage-16 route, Pogacar’s advantage is lowered to just over four and a half minutes, with one report putting it at 4 minutes 32 seconds. Sources also describe the win as a dominant performance and note that it is one of Evenepoel’s Tour time-trial successes, with at least one outlet stating it is his third time-trial victory in the race. The reporting focuses on the impact of the time trial on the top of the standings, presenting Evenepoel’s result as a key shift in the battle for the yellow jersey heading into later stages. One outlet also references an unrelated doping-test row, but the core consensus remains Evenepoel’s stage-16 victory and the specific reduction to Pogacar’s lead.