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Le Tour 2022 – Stage 16

Tour de France Carcassonne > Foix

Distance: 178.5 kilometers.

A Hilly stage with four Category climbs and a downhill sprint finish.

  • Côte de Saint-Hilaire 13.7 km (Cat 4: 1.5km @ 6.6%)
  • Col de l’Espinas 36.6 km (Cat 3: 5.3km @ 5.0%)
  • Port de Lers 125.1 km (Cat 1: 11.4km @ 7.0%)
  • Mur de Péguère 151.3 km (Cat 1: 9.3km @ 7.9%)

The intermediate sprint is at 67.8 km at Lavelanet.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 64h 28′ 09″
Green Jersey Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 399 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 58 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Hugo Houle (ISN – 196)
Combative: Hugo Houle (ISN – 196 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

The field is shrinking with 5 more riders failing to start and another falling outside of the time limit.

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July 19, 2022   Comments Off on Le Tour 2022 – Stage 16