2016 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11

Cycling race stages thumb|350px|Route of the 2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France is the 103rd edition of the cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. On 24 November 2014 Amaury Sport Organisation announced that the race would depart, on 2 July 2016, from the French department of Manche, for the first time in the history of the Tour de France.http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/tour-de-france-2016-to-start-from-manche.html Tour de France 2016 to start from Manche Amaury Sport Organisation 25 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141127062806/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/tour-de-france-2016-to-start-from-manche.html 27 November 2014 dead dmy-allhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2016-tour-de-france-to-start-in-manche 2016 Tour de France to start in Manche Cycling News 2014-11-24 25 November 2014 The race is also scheduled to have a stage finish in Andorra.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/30834098 Tour de France: 2016 race to visit mountainous Andorra 20 January 2015 BBC Sport The race will finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. Classification standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=Yellow jersey Denotes the leader of the general classification 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey Denotes the leader of the points classification 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey Denotes the leader of the mountains classification 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=White jersey Denotes the leader of the young rider classification 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with a yellow background on the number bib. Denotes the leader of the team classification Stage 1 2 July 2016 — Mont Saint-Michel to Utah Beach, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, 188 km 0 onStage 1: Mont Saint-Michel to Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-1.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630071911/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-1.html 2016-06-30 dead thumb|right|The early breakaway group at Gouville on stage 1 This flat stage departed east from Mont Saint-Michel and headed north, following the western coastline of the Cotentin Peninsula, with the Category 4 climbs of the Côte d'Avranches at 98 m ft and the Côte des falaises de Champeaux at 81 m ft early on. The riders then passed through Granville, Montmartin-sur-Mer, Gouville-sur-Mer and Lessay. On moving inland to cross the peninsula, an intermediate sprint took place at La Haye. The race then continued through Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, turning north-east to Montebourg, and over to the opposite coast at Quinéville. The riders then travelled south-east along the coast and turned inland south-west to Sainte-Mère-Église, before heading east to the finish line at Utah Beach.Roadbook: Mont Saint-Michel > Sainte-Marie-du-Mont 84–85 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/100/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET01 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705060745/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/100/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-one-preview-233322 Tour de France 2016 stage one preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 The stage ended with a sprint finish won by Mark Cavendish. Stage 1 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR DDD 2016 4h 14' 05" 2 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 s.t. 3 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 s.t. 4 André Greipel GER LTS 2016 s.t. 5 Edward Theuns BEL TFS 2016 s.t. 6 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 s.t. 7 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 s.t. 8 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 s.t. 9 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 10 Greg Henderson NZL LTS 2016 s.t.General classification after stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Points classification DDD 2016 4h 13' 55" 2 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 + 4" 3 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 + 6" 4 André Greipel GER 20px LTS 2016 + 10" 5 Edward Theuns BEL 20px|Young rider classification TFS 2016 + 10" 6 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 + 10" 7 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 + 10" 8 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 + 10" 9 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 + 10" 10 Greg Henderson NZL 20px LTS 2016 + 10" Stage 2 3 July 2016 — Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 183 km 0 onStage 2: Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-2.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630074722/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-2.html 2016-06-30 dead thumb|right|The early breakaway group at Percy, on stage 2 This hilly stage departed south-east from Saint-Lô to the Category 4 climb of the Côte de Torigny-les-Villes, then heading south-west to the Category 4 climb of the Côte de Montabot. The riders passed through Percy-en-Normandie and Hambye, reaching the Category 4 climb of the Côte de Montpinchon. The race then travelled north-west through Coutances, Montsurvent and Lessay. On reaching the coast at Bretteville-sur-Ay the race followed the coastline to an intermediate sprint at Portbail. The route then continued north through Barneville-Carteret, Les Pieux and Helleville to Sainte-Croix-Hague and turned west. The Category 3 Côte de La Glacerie at 133 m ft, a 1.9 km mi climb at 6.5%, occurred on the way to the uphill finish at Cherbourg.Roadbook: Saint-Lô > Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 86–87 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/100/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET02 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705060745/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/100/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-two-preview-233353 Tour de France 2016 stage two preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 7 July 2016 Peter Sagan won the stage and took the lead of the race. Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 4h 20' 51" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA EQS 2016 s.t. 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 s.t. 4 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 s.t. 5 Michael Matthews AUS OBE 2016b s.t. 6 Wilco Kelderman NED TLJ 2016 s.t. 7 Tony Gallopin FRA 20px LTS 2016 s.t. 8 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 s.t. 9 Bauke Mollema NED TFS 2016 s.t. 10 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 s.t.General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Points classification TNK 2016 8h 34' 42" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 8" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 10" 4 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 14" 5 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 14" 6 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 + 14" 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 14" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 14" 9 Simon Gerrans AUS 20px OBE 2016b + 14" 10 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 14" Stage 3 4 July 2016 — Granville to Angers, 223.5 km 0 onStage 3: Granville to Angers http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-3.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630064558/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-3.html 2016-06-30 dead This long and flat stage departed east from Granville to the Category 4 climb of the Côte de Villedieu-les-Poêles. The route then wound south through Brécey, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, Fougères, Gennes-sur-Seiche and Renazé, and turned south-east to an intermediate sprint at Bouillé-Ménard. The riders then continued through Segré, La Pouëze and La Meignanne to the finish at Angers.Roadbook: Granville > Angers 88–89 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/300/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET03 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 7 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705182001/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/300/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-three-preview-234492 Tour de France 2016 stage three preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 7 July 2016 The sprint finish was won by Mark Cavendish. Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR DDD 2016 5h 59' 54" 2 André Greipel GER LTS 2016 s.t. 3 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 s.t. 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Green jersey TNK 2016 s.t. 5 Edward Theuns BEL TFS 2016 s.t. 6 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2016 s.t. 7 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 s.t. 8 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 s.t. 9 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 10 Dylan Groenewegen NED TLJ 2016 s.t.General classification after stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Yellow jersey TNK 2016 14h 34' 36" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 8" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 10" 4 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 14" 5 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 14" 6 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 14" 7 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 14" 8 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2016 + 14" 9 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 14" 10 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 14" Stage 4 5 July 2016 — Saumur to Limoges, 237.5 km 0 onStage 4: Saumur to Limoges http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-4.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630233232/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-4.html 2016-06-30 dead thumb|right|The peloton passes through Panazol, near the end of stage 4 The longest stage of the year's tour, this flat stage departed south from Saumur to Montreuil-Bellay, turning south-east to Les Trois-Moutiers. The riders continued through Loudun, Châtellerault, Paizay-le-Sec, Saint-Savin and Montmorillon to an intermediate sprint at Le Dorat. The race then travelled over the Category 4 Côte de la Maison Neuve, and wound south through Roussac, Bonnac-la-Côte and Le Palais-sur-Vienne to the finish line at Limoges.Roadbook: Saumur > Limoges 90 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/400/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET04 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 7 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705180455/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/400/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-four-preview-234496 Tour de France 2016 stage four preview Cycling Weekly 4 July 2016 7 July 2016 Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 5h 28' 30" 2 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 s.t. 3 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Yellow jersey TNK 2016 s.t. 4 Dylan Groenewegen NED TLJ 2016 s.t. 5 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 s.t. 6 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2016 s.t. 7 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 8 Mark Cavendish GBR DDD 2016 s.t. 9 Samuel Dumoulin FRA ALM 2016 s.t. 10 Simon Gerrans AUS 20px OBE 2016b s.t.General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Green jersey TNK 2016 20h 03' 20" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 12" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 14" 4 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 18" 5 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 18" 6 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 18" 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 18" 8 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 18" 9 Michael Matthews AUS 20px OBE 2016b + 18" 10 Pierre Rolland FRA CPT 2016b + 18" Stage 5 6 July 2016 — Limoges to Le Lioran, 216 km 0 onStage 5: Limoges to Le Lioran http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-5.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630063944/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-5.html 2016-06-30 dead This medium mountain stage departed east from Limoges, over the Category 4 Côte de Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, through Bujaleuf and turning south-east to Eymoutiers. The riders continued through Bugeat and Meymac to Saint-Angel. The race then turned south to head through Neuvic before climbing the Category 3 Côte du Puy Saint-Mary, quickly followed by an intermediate sprint through Mauriac. The riders continued south-east through Anglards-de-Salers and Salers ascending the Category 3 Col de Néronne to 1242 m ft. A brief descent was followed by the Category 2 climb of the Pas de Peyrol to 1589 m ft. The race then descended south on a winding route through Mandailles to the Category 2 climb of the Col du Perthus to 1309 m ft. Following this climb, the riders descended through Saint-Jacques-des-Blats, and turned north-east to climb the Category 3 Col de Font-de-Cère to 1294 m ft, before a brief descent and climb to the finish line at Le Lioran.Roadbook: Limoges > Le Lioran 92–93 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/500/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET05 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 7 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705211358/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/500/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-five-preview-234498 Tour de France 2016 stage five preview Cycling Weekly 5 July 2016 7 July 2016 Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 5h 31' 36" 2 Thomas De Gendt BEL LTS 2016 + 2' 34" 3 Rafał Majka POL TNK 2016 + 5' 04" 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 5' 04" 5 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 5' 07" 6 Bartosz Huzarski POL BOH 2016 + 5' 07" 7 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 5' 07" 8 Adam Yates GBR 20px OBE 2016b + 5' 07" 9 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 5' 07" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2016 + 5' 07"General classification after stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL 20px|Yellow jersey 20px BMC 2016 25h 34' 46" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 5' 11" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 5' 13" 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 5' 14" 5 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 5' 17" 6 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 5' 17" 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 5' 17" 8 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 5' 17" 9 Pierre Rolland FRA CPT 2016b + 5' 17" 10 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 5' 17" Stage 6 7 July 2016 — Arpajon-sur-Cère to Montauban, 190.5 km 0 onStage 6: Arpajon-sur-Cère to Montauban http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-6.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701203922/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-6.html 2016-07-01 dead This hilly to flat stage departed south from Arpajon-sur-Cère, through Montsalvy to Vieillevie. The riders then headed west through Saint-Parthem to the Category 3 climb of the Col des Estaques to 322 m ft. The descent south into Decazeville was followed by the Category 4 climb of the Côte d'Aubin to 335 m ft. This then gently ascended into the intermediate sprint at Montbazens, where the route turned south-west. The race then travelled through Lanuéjouls, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Parisot and Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val where the riders turned west to climb the Category 3 Côte de Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val to 289 m ft. Following the descent south-west into Montricoux, the race continued through Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont to a flat finish at Montauban.Roadbook: Arpajon-sur-Cère > Montauban 94 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/600/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET06 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 7 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705211403/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/600/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-six-preview-2-234919 Tour de France 2016 stage six preview Cycling Weekly 6 July 2016 7 July 2016 Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR DDD 2016 4h 43' 48" 2 Marcel Kittel GER EQS 2016 s.t. 3 Daniel McLay GBR FVC 2016 s.t. 4 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 s.t. 5 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 s.t. 6 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey TNK 2016 s.t. 7 Dylan Groenewegen NED TLJ 2016 s.t. 8 Edward Theuns BEL TFS 2016 s.t. 9 Bryan Coquard FRA DEN 2016 s.t. 10 Shane Archbold NZL BOH 2016 s.t.General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL 20px|Yellow jersey 20px BMC 2016 30h 18' 38" 2 Julian Alaphilippe FRA 20px|White jersey EQS 2016 + 5' 11" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 5' 13" 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 5' 15" 5 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 5' 17" 6 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 5' 17" 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 5' 17" 8 Pierre Rolland FRA CPT 2016b + 5' 17" 9 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 5' 17" 10 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 5' 17" Stage 7 8 July 2016 — L'Isle-Jourdain to Lac de Payolle, 162.5 km 0 onStage 7: L'Isle-Jourdain to Lac de Payolle http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-7.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630232822/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-7.html 2016-06-30 dead This medium mountain stage departed from L'Isle-Jourdain, heading south-west through Lombez to Boulogne-sur-Gesse. The race then turned west travelling through Castelnau-Magnoac and Trie-sur-Baïse to Chelle-Debat. The route then turned south through Bordes and south-east to ascend the Category 4 Côte de Capvern, continuing without descent into La Barthe-de-Neste. The riders then headed south through an intermediate sprint at Sarrancolin, continuing to Arreau before turning west to begin the 12 km mi climb of the Category 1 Col d'Aspin to 1490 m ft. The riders then had a 7 km mi descent to the finish line at Lac de Payolle.Roadbook: L'Isle-Jourdain > Lac de Payolle 96–97 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/700/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET07 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705144739/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/700/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-seven-preview-234925 Tour de France 2016 stage seven preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 Steve Cummings won the stage with a solo attack. After the first five riders passed, the red inflatable 1 km mi marker collapsed, blocking chasing riders, so the race organisation decided to use the timegaps measured at the 3 km mi mark. Adam Yates was most affected by the collapsing flamme rouge, because he was 7 seconds in front of the other favorites at that moment, and the marker collapsed right in front of him, causing him to crash into it.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/watch-moment-inflatable-banner-took-adam-yates-257223 Watch: The moment an inflatable banner took out Adam Yates at the Tour de France cyclingweekly.co.uk 11 July 2016 After the podium ceremony the commissaires revised the result, moving Yates into second place on the General Classification and into the white jersey, which he wore non-stop for the remainder of the 2016 competition.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36749245 Tour de France 2016: Steve Cummings wins stage seven bbc.co.uk 8 July 2016 Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Steve Cummings GBR DDD 2016 3h 48' 09" 2 Daryl Impey RSA OBE 2016b + 1' 04" 3 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2016 + 1' 04" 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2016 + 1' 58" 5 Greg Van Avermaet BEL 20px|Yellow jersey 20px BMC 2016 + 2' 57" 6 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2016 + 3' 37" 7 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2016 + 3' 37" 8 Wout Poels NED SKY 2016 + 3' 37" 9 Gorka Izagirre ESP MOV 2016 + 3' 37" 10 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 3' 37"General classification after stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL 20px|Yellow jersey 20px BMC 2016 34h 09' 44" 2 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 5' 50" 3 Julian Alaphilippe FRA EQS 2016 + 5' 51" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 5' 53" 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 5' 54" 6 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 + 5' 57" 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 5' 57" 8 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2016 + 5' 57" 9 Pierre Rolland FRA CPT 2016b + 5' 57" 10 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 5' 57" Stage 8 9 July 2016 — Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon, 184 km 0 onStage 8: Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-8.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160628232801/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-8.html 2016-06-28 dead This mountainous stage departed from Pau, heading south-east, through Lestelle-Bétharram, to Lourdes. The race then turned south through Ayros-Arbouix and Villelongue, with an intermediate sprint at Esquièze-Sère, just before Luz-Saint-Sauveur. The route then headed east through Barèges to traverse the Hors catégorie Col du Tourmalet, a 19 km mi climb to 2115 m ft for the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, with a descent into Sainte-Marie-de-Campan. The race then turned south and began the immediate ascent of the Category 2 La Hourquette d'Ancizan to 1564 m ft and descended into Saint-Lary-Soulan. The riders then turned east, once again, and ascended the Category 1 Col de Val Louron-Azet to 1580 m ft, descending into Loudenvielle. The final climb was the Category 1 Col de Peyresourde at 1569 m ft, before descending to the finish line at Bagnères-de-Luchon.Roadbook: Pau > Bagneres-de-Luchon 98–99 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/800/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET09 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705144749/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/800/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-eight-preview-234927 Tour de France 2016 stage eight preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 Michael Mørkøv, who had been battling with injuries all week, became the first rider to withdraw from the tour.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/first-rider-abandoned-2016-tour-de-france-stage-eights-mountain-test-257250 First rider to abandon the 2016 Tour de France comes during stage eight’s mountain test Richard Windsor 9 July 2016 Cycling Weekly 10 July 2016 This set a new all-time record for the longest time in which the peloton had remained intact prior to the first withdrawal.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-michael-morkov-earns-cyclingnews-rider-of-the-day/ Tour de France: Michael Morkov earns Cyclingnews Rider of the Day Cycling News 9 July 2016 10 July 2016 Chris Froome won the stage after surprisingly breaking away from a group of 14 riders just before the summit of the Col de Peyresourde, with about 15 km remaining.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-wins-tour-de-france-stage-eight-257253 Chris Froome attacks on descent to take Tour de France stage eight win and overall lead Cycling Weekly 18 July 2016 On the descent into Bagnères-de-Luchon he adopted a 'super aero' position, pedalling as he did so reaching a top speed of 90.9 km/h.https://cyclingtips.com/2016/07/chris-froome-daredevil-descender-defending-champ-solos-to-tour-de-france-stage-win-maillot-jaune/ Chris Froome, daredevil descender? Defending champ solos to Tour de France stage win, maillot jaune Cyclingtips.com 18 July 2016 With 10 km to go Froome opened up a gap of 11 seconds and he maintained the lead to the end, with the following pack finishing 13 seconds behind. With the time bonus, Froome took the yellow jersey for the first time in the race, wearing it non-stop through the remainder of the 2016 competition. Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2016 4h 57' 33" 2 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 13" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 13" 4 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 13" 5 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 13" 6 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 13" 7 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 13" 8 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 13" 9 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2016 + 13" 10 Richie Porte AUS 20px BMC 2016 + 13"General classification after stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2016 39h 13' 04" 2 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 16" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 16" 4 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 17" 5 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 19" 6 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 23" 7 Fabio Aru ITA AST 2016 + 23" 8 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px BMC 2016 + 23" 9 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 23" 10 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2016 + 23" Stage 9 10 July 2016 — Vielha Val d'Aran to Andorre Arcalis, 184.5 km 0 onStage 9: Vielha Val d'Aran to Andorre Arcalis http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-9.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160628235036/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-9.html 2016-06-28 dead This mountainous stage departed from Vielha Val d'Aran in Spain, heading east over the 13.7 km mi Category 1 climb of the Port de la Bonaigua to 2072 m ft. The riders then headed south-east through La Guingueta d'Àneu, and turned south-west at Llavorsí, to the valley floor at Sort. The route then turned south-east for the 19 km mi climb of the Category 1 Port del Cantó to 1721 m ft, descending to the valley floor at Montferrer i Castellbò. From La Seu d'Urgell, the race climbed north to an intermediate sprint at Andorra la Vella, and continued climbing into the Category 2 summit of the Côte de la Comella at 1347 m ft. Following a short descent to Encamp was the Category 1 climb of the Col de Beixalis to 1796 m ft. The race then descended to Ordino, before beginning the 10.1 km mi Hors catégorie climb to 2240 m ft for the finish line at Andorra Arcalis.Roadbook: Vielha Val d'Aran > Andorra Arcalis 100–101 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/900/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET09 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705000037/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/900/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-nine-preview-234937 Tour de France 2016 stage nine preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 Two time overall winner Alberto Contador, one of the pre-race favorites, abandoned the Tour during Stage 9.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-abandons-the-tour-de-france/ Contador abandons the Tour de France Cycling News 10 July 2016 14 July 2016 Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2016 5h 16' 24" 2 Rui Costa POR LAM 2016 + 38" 3 Rafał Majka POL 20px|Polka-dotted jersey TNK 2016 + 38" 4 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2016 + 1' 39" 5 Winner Anacona COL MOV 2016 + 1' 57" 6 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2016 + 2' 30" 7 George Bennett NZL TLJ 2016 + 2' 48" 8 Diego Rosa ITA AST 2016 + 2' 52" 9 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2016 + 3' 44" 10 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 6' 35"General classification after stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2016 44h 36' 03" 2 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 16" 3 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 19" 4 Nairo Quintana COL 20px MOV 2016 + 23" 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 37" 6 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 44" 7 Bauke Mollema NED TFS 2016 + 44" 8 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 44" 9 Louis Meintjes RSA LAM 2016 + 55" 10 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2016 + 1' 01" Rest day 1 11 July 2016 — AndorraRest Day 1: Andorre http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/rest-day-1.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160620003755/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/rest-day-1.html 2016-06-20 dead Stage 10 12 July 2016 — Escaldes-Engordany to Revel, 197 km 0 onStage 10: Escaldes-Engordany to Revel http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-10.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160628234545/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-10.html 2016-06-28 dead In this medium mountain stage, the riders departed from Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra, heading east over the 22.6 km mi Category 1 climb of the Port d'Envalira to 2408 m ft. The riders then descended north-east back into France to Ax-les-Thermes, and turned north-west still gradually descending towards Tarascon-sur-Ariège. The race then turned north-east towards Mercus-Garrabet and wound east through Nalzen to Lavelanet. The route continued north-east to an intermediate sprint at Aigues-Vives. The riders then continued north through Mirepoix, Plavilla, Fendeille and Castelnaudary reaching the short Category 3 climb of the Côte de Saint-Ferréol. The race then descended to the finish line in Revel.Roadbook: Escaldes-Engordany > Revel 102–103 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1000/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET10 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705170342/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1000/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-10-preview-235128 Tour de France 2016 stage ten preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 Peter Sagan took the green jersey for the third time in the 2016 competition, and wore it non-stop for the remainder of the Tour. Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Michael Matthews AUS OBE 2016b 4h 22' 38" 2 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 s.t. 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR DDD 2016 s.t. 4 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 s.t. 5 Samuel Dumoulin FRA ALM 2016 s.t. 6 Daryl Impey RSA OBE 2016b + 2" 7 Luke Durbridge AUS OBE 2016b + 1' 10" 8 Damiano Caruso ITA 20px BMC 2016 + 3' 01" 9 Gorka Izagirre ESP MOV 2016 + 3' 10" 10 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2016 + 3' 10"General classification after stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2016 49h 08' 20" 2 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 16" 3 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 19" 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 23" 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2016 + 37" 6 Bauke Mollema NED TFS 2016 + 44" 7 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 44" 8 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 44" 9 Louis Meintjes RSA LAM 2016 + 55" 10 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 1' 01" Stage 11 13 July 2016 — Carcassonne to Montpellier, 162.5 km 0 onStage 11: Carcassonne to Montpellier http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-11.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160704143316/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-11.html 2016-07-04 dead thumb|right|Froome, Sagan and Bodnar 500 m yd on from the finish line on stage 11 This flat stage departed from Carcassonne, heading east through Caunes-Minervois and Siran to the Category 4 climb of the Côte de Minerve to 245 m ft. The riders then descended to Aigues-Vives, and turned north-east to climb the Category 4 Côte de Villespassans to 207 m ft descending through Saint-Chinian to Cessenon-sur-Orb. Continuing east, the riders passed through Murviel-lès-Béziers, Magalas and Alignan-du-Vent to an intermediate sprint at Pézenas. The race then headed through Montagnac, passing Valmagne Abbey, and continuing on through Montbazin. Bearing towards the north-east, the race headed through Pignan to the finish line in Montpellier.Roadbook: Carcassonne > Montpellier 104 Tour: The Essential Guide 2016 Time Inc. UK 9781852772581 May 2016http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1100/parcours.pdf TDF16 ET11 parcours Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705211327/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1100/parcours.pdf 2016-07-05 deadhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-11-preview-235165 Tour de France 2016 stage eleven preview Cycling Weekly 19 June 2016 6 July 2016 In a stage affected by crosswinds, a small group comprising the general classification leader Froome, the points leader Sagan and their respective team-mates Geraint Thomas and Maciej Bodnar escaped from the peloton 13 km from the finish, building a lead of as much as 26 seconds. Sagan eventually won the stage ahead of Froome and Bodnar, 6 seconds clear of the bunch. With his time bonus for finishing second, Froome increased his lead by 12 seconds overall.Malach Pat Tour de France: Sagan wins stunner of a stage in Montpellier https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-11/results/ Cycling News Future plc 13 July 2021Puddicombe Stephen Five talking points from stage 11 of the Tour de France https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/five-talking-points-stage-11-tour-de-france-2016-259682 Cycling Weekly Future plc 13 July 2021Glendenning Barry Tour de France: Peter Sagan edges Chris Froome to win stage 11 – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jul/13/tour-de-france-2016-stage-11-live The Guardian Guardian News & Media Ltd 13 July 2021 Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey TNK 2016 3h 26' 23" 2 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2016 s.t. 3 Maciej Bodnar POL TNK 2016 s.t. 4 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2016 + 6" 5 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2016 + 6" 6 Jasper Stuyven BEL TFS 2016 + 6" 7 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR DDD 2016 + 6" 8 André Greipel GER LTS 2016 + 6" 9 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2016 + 6" 10 Oliver Naesen BEL IAM 2016 + 6"General classification after stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2016 52h 34' 37" 2 Adam Yates GBR 20px|White jersey OBE 2016b + 28" 3 Dan Martin IRL EQS 2016 + 31" 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 + 35" 5 Bauke Mollema NED TFS 2016 + 56" 6 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2016 + 56" 7 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 + 56" 8 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2016 + 1' 13" 9 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px BMC 2016 + 1' 13" 10 Roman Kreuziger CZE TNK 2016 + 1' 28" References 30em External links 2016 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 Category:2016 Tour de France Category:Tour de France stages