Stage 16: Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap, 168km
On a day when Movistarlet Rui Costa took his second career Tour stage, Chris Froome found out that he hadn’t done enough on Ventoux to make Alberto Contador think resistance is futile.
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TdF stage 16 preview
Stage 16: Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap, 168km, medium mountain
The boys have had a day to try to block out the horror of Ventoux, have a little lie-in before a training ride, perhaps some Henderson-Hansen hi-jinx for our Twitter entertainment. Now, they’re back in the saddle, clipped in and ready to go. This is what’s in store for them! Continue reading
Giro stage 16: Movistar triples with Intxausti
Stage 16: Valloire to Ivrea, 238km
Benat Intxausti (Movistar) won a three-man sprint ahead of Tanel Kangert (Astana) and Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida). The threesome went clear of the maglia rosa group in the final kilometres with Intxausti winning Movistar’s second consecutive stage and third overall. Continue reading