Nantua – Chambery

Distance: 181.5 kilometers.

There are six Hors Catégorie climbs on this year’s Tour and three of them are on this stage along with four lesser climbs. This is the list: category 2 Côte des Neyrolles, category 3 Col de Bérentin, category 3 Côte de Franclens, Hors Catégorie Col de la Biche (Croix de Famban), Hors Catégorie Grand Colombier, category 4 Côte de Jongieux, and Hors Catégorie Mont du Chat. Tomorrow is a rest day.

It was a massacre – 5 withdrawn with injuries and 7, including four members of the FDJ team, over the time limit.

Rigoberto Uran won the stage with a photo finish, while Warren Barguil got the Polka Dots and Red Numbers. The general classification was ‘shaken, not stirred’ by the climbs and the crashes.

Christopher Froome ( GBr – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 38h 26′ 28″
Marcel Kittel ( Ger – QST – 101 ) [Green] 212 points
Warren Barguil ( Fra – SUN – 143 ) [Polka Dot] 60 points
Simon Yates ( GBr – ORS – 089 ) 7 [White]

Team: Team Sky ( SKY – 001-009 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Rigoberto Uran ( Col – CDT – 188 )
Combative: Warren Barguil ( Fra – SUN – 143 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Christopher Froome ( GBr – SKY – 001 )
2 Fabio Aru ( Ita – AST – 051 ) + 00′ 18″
3 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 011 ) + 00′ 51″
4 Rigoberto Uran ( Col – CDT – 188 ) + 00′ 55″
5 Jakob Fuglsang ( Den – AST – 053 ) + 01′ 37″
6 Daniel Martin ( Irl – QST – 105 ) + 01′ 44″
7 Simon Yates ( GBr – ORS – 089 ) + 02′ 02″
8 Nairo Quintana ( Col – MOV – 021 ) + 02′ 13″
9 Mikel Landa ( Spa – SKY – 006 ) + 03′ 06″
10 George Bennett ( NZl – TLJ – 162 ) + 03′ 53″

The Rest of the Top 30:
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