Moiransenmontagne bern swi monday, july 18, 2016 in stage 16 the pack heads for switzerland. Chris froome and team sky will have this day marked in their race books. With stages in the alps, the cevennes, the pyrenees, the massif central, the jura and the vosges, it will also be a tour of all. If stages 15 and 16, then, are the most attractive to you, make sure you book up early as this part. Starting in moiransenmontagne, france, the course takes the riders in 209 kilometres to bern. Because of the popularity it affords, riders may compete for the last position rather than settling for a place near the back. For the second time this tour, the riders come out of a rest day to face a long stage in the mountains.
Hills in the first part before a long descent plunges down to a gently undulating section of 50 kilometres. More than likely though, exactly the opposite of what i thought would happen, happened. Chris froome keeps the lead over his rivals for the yellow jersey. Stage 06 photos mark cavendish signs in for his final day in the green jersey. The chaos starts as the fans pack the road leading up to the revised finish at chalet reynard. All the videos of the biggest cycling race in the world. Peter sagan tinkoff won the stage in berne before alexander kristoff team katusha and sondre holst enger iam cycling. In fact, stage 16 has a lot in common with stage 10. Won by michael matthews before peter sagan 2nd and edvald boasson hagen 3rd. See you tomorrow for stage 16 as the tour heads to switzerland. The first is the publicity caravan, a long line of elaborately decorated vehicles paid for by sponsors that precedes the race each stage.
Slovakian outsprints alexander kristoff to win stage 16 as chris froome. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification was won by chris froome of team. With two gruelling mountain stages awaiting on wednesday and thursday, monday should be a more relaxing affair before the.
Before the start we mixed with the fans and the joker produced another moving commercial. One of the authors, phil leggett, is one of the commentators for the tour and a very knowledgable one at that. This is the story of how one angry cyclist progressed from his rage against. In 2009, fabian cancellara beat tony martin in a lumpy time trial on the final day of the race to seal his overall victory. After leaving carcassonne they head for three impressive cols in the last 70 kilometres and, ultimately, bagneresdeluchon. One of the last days for the sprinters expect a bunch sprint for the win with riders like elia viviani, dylan groenewegen, and caleb ewan.
Peter sagan just beats alexander kristoff to win stage 16. The mountains of vercors also offer all the ingredients of a tricky stage. Fabian cancellara s contribution to cycling has been substantial enough for the tour organisers to. Montelimar to villarslesdombes parc des oiseaux, 208km saturday, july 16. Due to the high profile of the last day, the final stage of le tour is very prestigious, usually culminating in an exhilarating race for the. Moiransenmontagne, by pauledouard pinot, fickr, licence cc by 2. Usually 36 each year, so im probably in the 15 stages realm. Backstage pass as yatesy is finally granted a day off, joker gets his bike inspected and julian provides ultimate excitement in the feed zone. On 24 november 2014 amaury sport organisation announced.
Alaphilippe julian won the stage in bagneresdeluchon. Everything you need to know about stage 15 of 2016. The race is also scheduled to have a stage finish in andorra. The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the. Peter sagan wins stage 16 on line as chris froome keeps lead this article is more than 3 years old sagan pipped alexander kristoff on the line in a photo finish. A total of 6 regions and 32 departments will be travelled through. Our vip access lets you into the heart of the tour.
Im hoping we got an exciting stage and pantano won it. Utah beach was one of the code names of the allied invasion in world war ii. The 3,529 km 2,193 milong race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 july in mont saintmichel, normandy, and concluding on 24 july with the champselysees stage in paris. I had to scratch my head when i first watched the race, but this book is a great guide to read when you have a question about why they do things the way they do in the tour. The slovakian won the race by inches as he chased alexander kristoff all the way to the finish line in bern. Stage 16 is a 209 kilometer climb into switzerland that wont feature a true sprint finish.
Moiransenmontagne is a village in the jura departement, with a population of 2,227. Compact stage 17 expected to be toughest pyrenean challenge. Discover france invites you to do just that and more. Normally the stage would have finished at the summit of the bald mountain.
Peter sagan wins stage 16 on line as chris froome keeps lead. Ryan villopoto full moto 2 washougal mx lucas oil pro motocross championship 20 duration. Matthews michael team sunweb won the stage in romanssurisere before boasson hagen edvald team dimension data and degenkolb john trek segafredo. Ewan caleb won the stage in nimes before viviani elia. Often the rider who comes last is remembered while those a few places ahead are forgotten.
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