Le Tour 2017 – Stage 16

Le Puy-en-Velay / Romans-sur-Isère

Distance: 165 kilometers.

A hill stage with category 3 Côte de Boussoulet and category 4 Col du Rouvey in the first third, and then a 100 kilometers of sprints and breakaway attempts.

This was Sunweb’s stage that gave their leader, Michael Matthews, a win and moved him up the leaderboard for the Green Jersey. The stage was beset with crosswinds, which are common in the region.

Christopher Froome ( GBr – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 68h 18′ 36″
Marcel Kittel ( Ger – QST – 101 ) [Green] 373 points
Warren Barguil ( Fra – SUN – 143 ) [Polka Dot] 117 points
Simon Yates ( GBr – ORS – 089 ) 6 [White]

Team: Team Sky ( SKY – 001-009 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Michael Matthews ( Aus – SUN – 141 )
Combative: Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – DEN – 174 ) [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′ 23″
4 Rigoberto Uran ( Col – CDT – 188 ) + 00′ 29″
5 Mikel Landa ( Spa – SKY – 006 ) + 01′ 17″
6 Simon Yates ( GBr – ORS – 089 ) + 02′ 02″
7 Daniel Martin ( Irl – QST – 105 ) + 02′ 03″
8 Louis Meintjes ( RSA – UAD – 061 ) + 06′ 00″
9 Damiano Caruso ( Ita – BMC – 042 ) + 06′ 05″
10 Nairo Quintana ( Col – MOV – 021 ) + 06′ 16″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Alberto Contador ( Spa – TFS – 031 ) + 07′ 10″
12 Warren Barguil ( Fra – SUN – 143 ) + 08′ 48″
13 Pierre-Roger Latour ( Fra – ALM – 017 ) + 14′ 32″
14 Alexis Vuillermoz ( Fra – ALM – 019 ) + 15′ 45″
15 Mikel Nieve ( Spa – SKY – 007 ) + 16′ 25″
16 Emanuel Buchmann ( Ger – BOH – 113 ) + 20′ 28″
17 Carlos Alberto Betancur ( Col – MOV – 024 ) + 23′ 50″
18 Guillaume Martin ( Fra – WGG – 201 ) + 28′ 19″
19 Brice Feillu ( Fra – TFO – 213 ) + 28′ 41″
20 Tiesj Benoot ( Bel – LTS – 133 ) + 30′ 10″
21 Serge Pauwels ( Bel – DDD – 096 ) + 32′ 46″
22 Sergio Luis Henao ( Col – SKY – 002 ) + 32′ 47″
23 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – TFS – 037 ) + 36′ 33″
24 Jan Bakelants ( Bel – ALM – 012 ) + 40′ 52″
25 Roman Kreuziger ( Cze – ORS – 088 ) + 42′ 18″
26 Tony Gallopin ( Fra – LTS – 135 ) + 43′ 46″
27 Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – DEN – 174 ) + 50′ 13″
28 Romain Hardy ( Fra – TFO – 215 ) + 54′ 12″
29 Lilian Calmejane ( Fra – DEN – 173 ) + 57′ 33″
30 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – BMC – 046 ) + 01h 02′ 53″

Did not start:
Philippe Gilbert ( Bel – QST – 104 )

Withdrew:
George Bennett ( NZl – TLJ – 162 )

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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