Ruben Plaza Scores First Tour Victory over Peter Sagan in Gap
Ruben Plaza, Lampre - Merida, won Stage 16 for his first Tour stage victory. Peter Sagan, Tinkoff-Saxo, tried to catch him on the descent from the Col de Manse and the run into Gap. Sagan came in second place again, gaining points in the Green Jersey Competition over André Greipel, Lotto-Soudal. MTN-Qhubeka is in second place in the team competition. A remarkable position for the wild-card team on its first Tour. The GC competition remained the same at the top, with Tony Gallopin falling out of the top 10 to eleventh place overall with a poor performance on the Col de Manse.
The 210 km Stage 16 from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap brings the Tour peloton to the French Alps closing out the second third of the race. This stage is the second longest stage of the Tour on the day before the second rest day. It was another hot day, about 30 degrees C (86 F). The last time the Tour included the Col de Manse, in 2013, the Alberto Contador, Tinkoff-Saxo, attacked Chris Froome on the descent, the day after his remarkable victory on Mont Ventoux. In response to the fan attacks on Team Sky, security around the team has been increased including the team bus.
Peter Sagan, Tinkoff-Saxo, was in the 12 man breakaway at the 20 km point of the stage. Sagan placed first in the intermediate sprint in Die, gaining 20 points in the Green Jersey competition. At the 80 km mark, the following chase group of 11 riders joined the first breakaway group forming a 23 rider lead group 10 minutes ahead of the peloton.
Chris Froome has lost a team member today, Peter Kennaugh, abandoned the Tour today due to illness. Greg Van Avermaet, BMC Racing Team, left the Tour today for the birth of his child. So Tejay Van Garderen has lost a teammate today as well.
The breakaway group of 23 riders was 13 minutes ahead at the 53 km (33 mile) mark of the stage. Attacks within the breakaway group began with 50 km (30 mile) to go.
Adam Hansen, Lotto-Soudal, and Marco Haller, Team Katusha, pulled 30 seconds ahead of the breakaway group with 35 km to go. This attack was just before the tough climb up the Col de Manse. The peloton is over 15 minutes behind. The top GC contenders are riding together in the peloton.
The attacks continued during the climb up the 9 km (5.4 mile) Col de Manse while the peloton fell 20 minutes behind. Ruben Plaza, Lampre - Merida, pulled to one minute in front of the breakaway group at the top of the climb. Peter Sagan flew down the descent to try and catch Plaza before the finish line. Vincenzo Nibali, Astana Pro Team, attacked the peloton with 10 km to go and built a small lead over Froome and Team Sky. Geraint Thomas, Team Sky, crashed on the descent, hitting a pole and slipping down a hill. Thomas recovered and came back to finish only 30 seconds behind the Froome group.
Stage 16 Results
1.
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Ruben Plaza
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Lampre - Merida
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04h 30' 10''
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2.
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Peter Sagan
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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04h 30' 40''
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+ 00' 30''
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3.
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Jarlinson Pantano
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IAM Cycling
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04h 30' 46''
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+ 00' 36''
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4.
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Simon Geschke
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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04h 30' 50''
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+ 00' 40''
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5.
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Bob Jungels
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Trek Factory Racing
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04h 30' 50''
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+ 00' 40''
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6.
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Christophe Riblon
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AG2R La Mondiale
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04h 30' 50''
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+ 00' 40''
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7.
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Daniel Teklehaimanot
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MTN-Qhubeka
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04h 31' 03''
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+ 00' 53''
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8.
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Thomas De Gendt
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Lotto-Soudal
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04h 31' 10''
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+ 01' 00''
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9.
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Luis Angel Mate
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Cofidis, Solutions Credits
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04h 31' 32''
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+ 01' 22''
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10.
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Thomas Voeckler
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Team Europcar
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04h 31' 32''
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+ 01' 22''
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Green Jersey Competition
1.
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Peter Sagan
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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405 pts
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2.
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André Greipel
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Lotto-Soudal
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316 pts
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3.
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John Degenkolb
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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264 pts
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4.
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Mark Cavendish
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Etixx-Quick Step
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192 pts
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Team Standings
1.
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Movistar Team
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ESP
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195h 23' 31''
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2.
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MTN-Qhubeka
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RSA
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195h 44' 21''
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+ 20' 50''
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3.
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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RUS
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195h 53' 07''
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+ 29' 36''
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4.
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Team Sky
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GBR
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195h 56' 19''
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+ 32' 48''
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5.
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Astana Pro Team
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KAZ
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195h 59' 42''
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+ 36' 11''
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Yellow Jersey Competition
1.
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Chris Froome
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Team Sky
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64h 47' 16''
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2.
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Nairo Quintana
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Movistar Team
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64h 50' 26''
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+ 03' 10''
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3.
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Tejay Van Garderen
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BMC Racing Team
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64h 50' 48''
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+ 03' 32''
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4.
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Alejandro Valverde
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Movistar Team
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64h 51' 18''
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+ 04' 02''
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5.
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Alberto Contador
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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64h 51' 39''
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+ 04' 23''
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6.
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Geraint Thomas
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Team Sky
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64h 52' 48''
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+ 05' 32''
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7.
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Robert Gesink
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Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
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64h 53' 39''
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+ 06' 23''
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8.
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Vincenzo Nibali
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Astana Pro Team
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64h 55' 05''
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+ 07' 49''
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9.
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Bauke Mollema
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Trek Factory Racing
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64h 56' 09''
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+ 08' 53''
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10.
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Warren Barguil
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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64h 58' 19''
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+ 11' 03''
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