Claim: List of teams and cyclists in the 2016 Tour de France consisted of 35 different countries and 198 separate riders, France (the French Republic) had the most riders with 38.
Evidence: The riders came from 35 countries; France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany all had 10 or more riders in the race. Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders. 2 9 4 1 14 1 4 2 3 7 2 1 1 38 12 8 2 13 1 1 1 2 15 3 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 18 9 1 5 France (French: [fʁɑ̃s ), officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country, primarily located in Western Europe, consisting of metropolitan France and several overseas regions and territories.