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- Twice the leaders fall and lose their position
- This is the second victory of Alafilippe in this year's TdF
- Peter Sagan wins a sprint ranking victory
For the first 20 kilometers of the course the peloton rolled into a relatively compact group, and the leaders and favorites struggled to muster the force over a longer distance than they thought about the early breakaway. The plans were thwarted by straw bales scattered by the striking farmers. The French police used pepper spray to calm the situation, but it was so unfortunate that the players suffered.
The race had to be stopped and neutralized. Runners who suffered from pepper spray washed their faces intensely and received medical help. The competitions resumed around 12:30
Rafał Majka showed his activity, which in 2014 was well behaved in the same episode. In the 40-kilometer zone, the Pole, with three other players, took a slight lead, but later the stake went up again.
Julian Alaphilippe got the first mountain bonus, which was not a surprise. Christophe Laporte won the sprint bonus. More important during this fragment was the attitude of Peter Sagan, who could already talk about the mathematical victory in the complete ranking of sprinters.
The Slovakian had 452 points after this bonus, and only 270 remained in the whole race, which means no one will be able to win the victory in this category. If only Sagan finishes his fight he will win the sprint classics on the "Big Loop" for the sixth time in his career, leveling the record of Erik Zabel
A little earlier, Philippe Gilbert attempted to secure his own career. escaping alone but lost his left turn on his bike and fell off the wheel during the road. Fortunately, the Quick-Step Floors did not hit any hard heads and after a few moments, some bruises on the body decided to continue the race.
At 25 kilometers before the arrival in the leading group, 17 cyclists and the Tour de France he was found on the Spanish side of the border. During the last ascent of Col du Portillon, the most tired competitors began to fall. Adam Yates abolishes the best difficulties of the alley, demanding a fast driving, but the bonus of mountain was taken again by Julian Alaphilippe in this episode
When the road began to descend, Yates could not bear the pressure and fell, that Alaphilippus used before the broken British man. . The Frenchman of this moment easily brought his second triumph to the finish line
Results of the 16th stage (Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon, 218 km):
1. Julian Alaphilippus (France / Quick-Step Floors) 5: 13.22
2. Gorka Izagirre (Spanish / Bahrain-Merida) Loss 0.15
3. Adam Yates (Great Britain / Michelton-Scott) at the same time
4. Bauke Mollema (Holland / Trek Segafredo) at the same time
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / Bahrain-Merida) 0.18
6. Gesink Robert (Netherlands / Team Lotto) 0.37
7. Michael Valgren Andersen (Denmark / Astana) 0.56
8. Gregor Muhlberger (Austria / Bora-Hansgrohe) at the same time
9. Marc Soler (Spain / Movistar) 1,10
10. Pierre-Roger Latour (France / AG2R) 1.18
…
21. Michał Kwiatkowski Poland / Sky) loss 8.52
75. Rafał Majka (Polska / Bora-Hansgrohe) 19.05
General Classification:
1. Geraint Thomas (W.K./Style) 68.12.01
2. Chris Froome (Great Britain / Sky) 1.39
3. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Sunweb) 1.50
4. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / LottoNL-Jumbo) 2.38
5. Romain Bardet (France / AG2R) 3.21
6. Mikel Landa (Spain / Movistar) 3.42
7. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo) 3.57
8. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) 4.23
9. Jakob Fulgsang (Denmark / Astana) 6,14
10. Daniel Martin (Ireland / UAE Team Emirates) 6.54
…
28. Rafał Majka (Polska / Bora-Hansgrohe) defeated 33,31
57. Michał Kwiatkowski (Poland / Sky) 01: 24.30
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