Le Tour 2016 – Stage 14

Montélimar to Villars-les-Dombes

Distance: 208.5 kilometers.

An officially flat stage that has three Cat 4 climbs in the first half. It is the last major stage for the sprinters.

It was Mark “SuperManx” Cavendish taking his fourth stage win of this Tour and his 30th lifetime. only two more stages to tie for first in lifetime stage wins with Eddy Merckx of Belgium.

Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 63h 46′ 40″
Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 ) [Green] 340 points
Thomas De Gendt ( BEL – LTS – 163 ) [Polka Dot] 90 points
Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) 3 [White]

Team: BMC Racing Team ( BMC – 091-099 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Mark Cavendish ( GBR – DDD – 101 ) [30th Tour stage]
Combative: Jérémy Roy ( FRA – FDL – 128 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 )
2 Bauke Mollema ( NED – TFS – 061 ) + 01′ 47″
3 Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) + 02′ 45″
4 Nairo Quintana ( COL – MOV – 011 ) + 02′ 59″
5 Alejandro Valverde ( ESP – MOV – 012 ) + 03′ 17″
6 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 099 ) + 03′ 19″
7 Romain Bardet ( FRA – ALM – 041 ) + 04′ 04″
8 Richie Porte ( AUS – BMC – 091 ) + 04′ 27″
9 Daniel Martin ( IRL – EQS – 184 ) + 05′ 03″
10 Fabio Aru ( ITA – AST – 021 ) + 05′ 16″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Roman Kreuziger ( CZE – TNK – 036 ) + 05′ 24″
12 Louis Meintjes ( RSA – LAM – 157 ) + 05′ 48″
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( ESP – KAT – 141 ) + 05′ 54″
14 Sergio Luis Henao ( COL – SKY – 002 ) + 06′ 25″
15 Geraint Thomas ( GBR – SKY – 009 ) + 06′ 48″
16 Warren Barguil ( FRA – TGA – 111 ) + 08′ 23″
17 Sébastien Reichenbach ( SUI – FDL – 126 ) + 11′ 41″
18 Pierre Rolland ( FRA – CDT – 081 ) + 15′ 06″
19 Damiano Caruso ( ITA – BMC – 094 ) + 15′ 40″
20 Emanuel Buchmann ( GER – BOA – 131 ) + 19′ 02″
21 Mikel Nieve ( ESP – SKY – 005 ) + 22′ 38″
22 Tanel Kangert ( EST – AST – 025 ) + 27′ 55″
23 Frank Schleck ( LUX – TFS – 065 ) + 30′ 24″
24 Wilco Kelderman ( NED – TLJ – 051 ) + 30′ 27″
25 Alexis Vuillermoz ( FRA – ALM – 049 ) + 30′ 49″
26 Haimar Zubeldia ( ESP – TFS – 069 ) + 32′ 39″
27 Stef Clement ( NED – IAM – 072 ) + 34′ 49″
28 Daniel Navarro ( ESP – COF – 191 ) + 38′ 43″
29 Jarlinson Pantano ( COL – IAM – 079 ) + 44′ 04″
30 Mikel Landa ( ESP – SKY – 004 ) + 45′ 53″

Did not finish:

Mathias Frank ( SUI – IAM – 071 )
Matti Breschel ( DEN – CDT – 082 )

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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