Tour de France 2019/16. stage

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		Caleb Ewan (LTS)	3:57:08 h (44.785 km / h)
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)
3.		Dylan Groenewegen (TJV)
4th		Peter Sagan (BOH)
5.		Niccolò Bonifazio (TDE)
6th		Michael Matthews (SUN)
7th		Matteo Trentin (MTS)
8th.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)
9.		Alexander Kristoff (UAD)
10.		Andrea Pasqualon (WGG)	equal time
		Alexis Gougeard (ALM)
Intermediate results after the 16th stage
		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	64:57:30 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (INS)	+ 1:35 min
3.		Steven Kruijswijk (TJV)	+ 1:47 min
		Peter Sagan (BOH)	309 pts.
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	224 pts.
3.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	203 pts.
		Tim Wellens (LTS)	64 pts.
2.		Thibaut Pinot (GFC)	50 pts.
3.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	37 pts.
		Egan Bernal (INS)	64:59:32 h
2.		David Gaudu (GFC)	+ 13:31 min
3.		Enric Mas (DQT)	+ 42:00 min
		Movistar team	195: 19: 44 h
2.		Trek-Segafredo	+ 30:45 min
3.		Team Sky / Team Ineos	+ 30:54 min

The 16th stage of the Tour de France 2019 took place on July 23, 2019. The 177-kilometer flat stage began and ended in Nîmes . The Dutchman Wilco Kelderman ( Team Sunweb ) no longer competed for the tour due to back problems. The stage start was at 1:20 p.m. at the amphitheater in Nîmes , the sharp start was at 1:35 p.m. north of the École nationale de police of Nîmes near the Nîmes-Courbessac airfield.

Race course

The sharp start was delayed because the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff had technical problems with his bike in the neutralized zone. At the beginning of the stage, Alexis Gougeard , Stéphane Rossetto , Łukasz Wiśniowski , Paul Ourselin and Lars Bak managed to break away from the rest of the field, but only had a maximum lead of about two minutes.

In Uzès , almost 27 kilometers from the finish, the Dane Jakob Fuglsang ( Team Astana ) had a hard crash and had to give up the tour. He suffered severe bruises in his left hand, arms and knees.

At 2.5 kilometers from the finish, the leading group was caught. In the mass sprint, Caleb Ewan won just ahead of Elia Viviani , Dylan Groenewegen and Peter Sagan . For Ewan it was the second Tour stage win in 2019 after he had already won the 11th stage in Toulouse . Sagan consolidated his lead in the sprint standings with 4th place . Alexis Gougeard was named the most competitive rider of the stage.

Time bonus

Time bonus at the stage destination
driver	Time bonus
Caleb Ewan (LTS)	10 seconds
Elia Viviani (DQT)	6 seconds
Dylan Groenewegen (TJV)	4 seconds

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Vallérargues after 65 km at 266  m
1.		Lars Bak (TDD)	20 pts.
2.		Stéphane Rossetto (COF)	17 pts.
3.		Paul Ourselin (TDE)	15 pts.
4th		Łukasz Wiśniowski (CCC)	13 pts.
5.		Alexis Gougeard (ALM)	11 pts.
6th		Elia Viviani (DQT)	10 pts.
7th		Michael Mørkøv (DQT)	9 pts.
8th.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	8 pts.
9.		Peter Sagan (BOH)	7 pts.
10.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	6 pts.
11.		Matej Mohorič (TBM)	5 pts.
12.		Maxime Monfort (LTS)	4 pts.
13.		Tony Martin (TJV)	3 pts.
14th		Vegard Stake Length (UAD)	2 pts.
15th		Laurens De Plus (TJV)	1 point

Stage finish in Nîmes after 177 km at 35  m
1.		Caleb Ewan (LTS)	50 pts.
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	30 pts.
3.		Dylan Groenewegen (TJV)	20 pts.
4th		Peter Sagan (BOH)	18 pts.
5.		Niccolò Bonifazio (TDE)	16 pts.
6th		Michael Matthews (SUN)	14 pts.
7th		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	12 pts.
8th.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	10 pts.
9.		Alexander Kristoff (UAD)	8 pts.
10.		Andrea Pasqualon (WGG)	7 pts.
11.		Jens Debusschere (TKA)	6 pts.
12.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	5 pts.
13.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	4 pts.
14th		Maximiliano Richeze (DQT)	3 pts.
15th		André Greipel (PCB)	2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Côte de Saint-Jean-du-Pin Category 4 after 96 km over 269  m 1.8 km at 4.2%
1.		Lars Bak (TDD)	1 point

tasks

•  Wilco Kelderman (SUN): Did not start the stage
•  Jakob Fuglsang (AST): Task during the stage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ewan wins in front of the family with extra motivation. In: radsport-news.com. July 23, 2019, accessed July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

• 16th stage of the Tour de France 2019 on letour.fr
• Race course of the 16th stage on letour.fr (see dispatches)
• Tour de France 2019/16. Stage in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Tour de France: Summary - Stage 16 - Tour de France 2019 on YouTube (Length: 4:06 min).
• Press kit and final result of the 16th stage made available by tissottiming.com (PDF; 3.0 MB)