Le Tour 2016 – Stage 4

Saumur to Limoges

Distance: 237.5 kilometers.

This the longest stage on this year’s Tour as far as just distance is concerned, but there are several other stages that will definitely take a lot more time, yesterday’s stage with the climb at the end, for example.

Peter Sagan is actually ahead of Mark Cavendish in points after today, but Mark is wearing the Green Jersey because Peter is wearing the Yellow

Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 ) [Yellow] 20h 03′ 02″
Mark Cavendish ( GBR – DDD – 101 ) [Green] 147 points (Worn by)
Jasper Stuyven ( BEL – TFS – 067 ) [Polka Dot] 4 points
Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA – EQS – 182 ) 2 [White]

Team: Orica-Bikeexchange ( OBE – 201-209 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Marcel Kittel ( GER – EQS – 181 )
Combative: Oliver Naesen ( BEL – IAM – 078 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 )
2 Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA – EQS – 182 ) + 00′ 12″
3 Alejandro Valverde ( ESP – MOV – 012 ) + 00′ 14″
4 Warren Barguil ( FRA – TGA – 111 ) + 00′ 18″
5 Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 ) + 00′ 18″
6 Roman Kreuziger ( CZE – TNK – 036 ) + 00′ 18″
7 Nairo Quintana ( COL – MOV – 011 ) + 00′ 18″
8 Fabio Aru ( ITA – AST – 021 ) + 00′ 18″
9 Michael Matthews ( AUS – OBE – 207 ) + 00′ 18″
10 Pierre Rolland ( FRA – CDT – 081 ) + 00′ 18″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Tony Gallopin ( FRA – LTS – 165 ) + 00′ 18″
12 Simon Gerrans ( AUS – OBE – 201 ) + 00′ 18″
13 Daniel Martin ( IRL – EQS – 184 ) + 00′ 18″
14 Wilco Kelderman ( NED – TLJ – 051 ) + 00′ 18″
15 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 099 ) + 00′ 18″
16 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( BEL – KAT – 147 ) + 00′ 18″
17 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa ( POR – LAM – 151 ) + 00′ 18″
18 Romain Bardet ( FRA – ALM – 041 ) + 00′ 18″
19 Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) + 00′ 18″
20 Greg Van Avermaet ( BEL – BMC – 098 ) + 00′ 18″
21 Tom Dumoulin ( NED – TGA – 114 ) + 00′ 18″
22 Bauke Mollema ( NED – TFS – 061 ) + 00′ 18″
23 Sergio Luis Henao ( COL – SKY – 002 ) + 00′ 18″
24 Arthur Vichot ( FRA – FDL – 129 ) + 00′ 18″
25 Mikel Landa ( ESP – SKY – 004 ) + 00′ 18″
26 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( ESP – KAT – 141 ) + 00′ 18″
27 Mathias Frank ( SUI – IAM – 071 ) + 00′ 28″
28 Vincenzo Nibali ( ITA – AST – 022 ) + 00′ 29″
29 Jarlinson Pantano ( COL – IAM – 079 ) + 00′ 29″
30 Louis Meintjes ( RSA – LAM – 157 ) + 00′ 29″

Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.

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