Le Tour 2016 – Stage 11

Carcassonne to Montpellier

Distance: 162.5 kilometers.

A mostly flat stage with a pair of Cat 4 climbs at the beginning. The problems can arise from high temperatures and crosswinds.

The finish turned out to be a sprint between Peter Sagan and Chris Frome. Peter won, but Chris added to his overall lead. This is the second time in this race that Chris has done the unexpected. The other contenders are getting nervous.

Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 52h 34′ 37″
Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 ) [Green] 309 points
Thibaut Pinot ( FRA – FDL – 121 ) [Polka Dot] 80 points
Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) 2 [White]

Team: BMC Racing Team ( BMC – 091-099 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 )
Combative: Arthur Vichot ( FRA – FDL – 129 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 )
2 Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) + 00′ 28″
3 Daniel Martin ( IRL – EQS – 184 ) + 00′ 31″
4 Nairo Quintana ( COL – MOV – 011 ) + 00′ 35″
5 Bauke Mollema ( NED – TFS – 061 ) + 00′ 56″
6 Romain Bardet ( FRA – ALM – 041 ) + 00′ 56″
7 Sergio Luis Henao ( COL – SKY – 002 ) + 00′ 56″
8 Alejandro Valverde ( ESP – MOV – 012 ) + 01′ 13″
9 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 099 ) + 01′ 13″
10 Roman Kreuziger ( CZE – TNK – 036 ) + 01′ 28″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Fabio Aru ( ITA – AST – 021 ) + 01′ 35″
12 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( ESP – KAT – 141 ) + 01′ 52″
13 Louis Meintjes ( RSA – LAM – 157 ) + 02′ 10″
14 Richie Porte ( AUS – BMC – 091 ) + 02′ 22″
15 Warren Barguil ( FRA – TGA – 111 ) + 03′ 03″
16 Geraint Thomas ( GBR – SKY – 009 ) + 03′ 32″
17 Pierre Rolland ( FRA – CDT – 081 ) + 05′ 16″
18 Wilco Kelderman ( NED – TLJ – 051 ) + 05′ 54″
19 Sébastien Reichenbach ( SUI – FDL – 126 ) + 06′ 37″
20 Damiano Caruso ( ITA – BMC – 094 ) + 06′ 50″
21 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( BEL – KAT – 147 ) + 09′ 29″
22 Emanuel Buchmann ( GER – BOA – 131 ) + 10′ 03″
23 Mikel Nieve ( ESP – SKY – 005 ) + 11′ 26″
24 Frank Schleck ( LUX – TFS – 065 ) + 15′ 08″
25 Mathias Frank ( SUI – IAM – 071 ) + 15′ 56″
26 Eduardo Sepulveda ( ARG – FVC – 211 ) + 18′ 12″
27 Tanel Kangert ( EST – AST – 025 ) + 18′ 37″
28 Thibaut Pinot ( FRA – FDL – 121 ) + 19′ 35″
29 Alexis Vuillermoz ( FRA – ALM – 049 ) + 20′ 59″
30 Haimar Zubeldia ( ESP – TFS – 069 ) + 22′ 57″

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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