2016 Tour de France
103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016
Stage 18, Thursday, July 21:
Sallanches - Megève
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Stage 18, Thursday, July 21: Sallanches - Megève 17 km individual time trial/hill climb
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Chris Froome riding to his stage 18 victory.
Weather: At Sallanches at 1:45 PM, it is 27C (81F), partly cloudy with the wind from the north at 10 km/hr (6mph). There is a 30% chance of thunderstorms at 5:00 PM, when Chris Froome is scheduled to begin his ride.
The Race: Sam Bennett was the first rider off at 10:51 AM local time and race leader Chris Froome last, at 4:59 PM. Fabian Cancellara pulled out of the race yesterday to prepare for the Olympics. Bora-Argon 18 rider Shane Archbold also quit the Tour after crashing badly on the Col de Mosses yesterday.
Here's the organizer's stage explanation:
Chris Froome confirmed his absolute superiority as he won the uphill time trial from Sallanches to Megève as he rode 21 seconds faster than specialist Tom Dumoulin. He significantly increased his lead in the overall ranking. With two Alpine stages remaining, Bauke Mollema is at 3.52, Adam Yates at 4.16, Nairo Quintana at 4.37 and Romain Bardet at 4.57.
Successively, Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18), Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal), Leigh Howard (IAM Cycling), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) had the provisional best time. Gougeard's performance was an interesting one as the French rookie had a crash with 100 metres to go. The young rider from AG2R-La Mondiale had put a lot of efforts in order to reassure himself after he had a few disappointments. Edet has a similar spirit as he also felt unlucky in his quest for the decisive breakaways in previous stages. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Jérôme Coppel (IAM Cycling) bettered Edet's time. Coppel was the first rider to complete the 17-km course in less than 32 minutes.
Spain's national champion for time trial Ion Izagirre (Movistar) took the lead as 75 riders were yet to finish. He remained on the hot seat for one hour until Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) took over for only one second. It was another story when Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) set the new provisional best time, 41 seconds faster than the Belgian, after he put his name on top of all rankings at the three different check points. Dumoulin's average speed was 32.83km/h.
Chris Froome (Sky) took a cautious start as he clocked the fifth time atop the côte de Domancy (km 6.5) where fastest climber Richie Porte (BMC) took the 5000-euros Bernard Hinault price to recall the badger's victory at the world championship in Sallanches in 1980. Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jan Janssen who also won the rainbow jersey in the city of Savoy followed Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) in the super VIP car. It encouraged the Frenchman to score the fifth best time on the finishing line and retain that same place overall. Froome gave it all in the second part of the race to claim his second stage win in the 103rd Tour de France after his downhill solo effort to Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees.
Complete Results:
17 kilometers raced at an average speed of 33.207 km/hr
| 1 | FROOME Christopher | SKY | 30min 43sec |
| 2 | DUMOULIN Tom | GIANT-ALPECIN | @ 21sec |
| 3 | ARU Fabio | ASTANA | + 00' 33'' |
| 4 | PORTE Richie | BMC | s.t. |
| 5 | BARDET Romain | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 00' 42'' |
| 6 | DE GENDT Thomas | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 01' 02'' |
| 7 | IZAGUIRRE Ion | MOVISTAR | + 01' 03'' |
| 8 | RODRIGUEZ Joaquin | KATUSHA | + 01' 05'' |
| 9 | MEINTJES Louis | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 01' 08'' |
| 10 | QUINTANA Nairo | MOVISTAR | + 01' 10'' |
| 11 | COPPEL Jérôme | IAM CYCLING | + 01' 15'' |
| 12 | VALVERDE Alejandro | MOVISTAR | + 01' 18'' |
| 13 | KREUZIGER Roman | TINKOFF | + 01' 20'' |
| 14 | CLEMENT Stef | IAM CYCLING | + 01' 22'' |
| 15 | NIBALI Vincenzo | ASTANA | + 01' 23'' |
| 16 | YATES Adam | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | s.t. |
| 17 | MOLLEMA Bauke | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 01' 25'' |
| 18 | MARTIN Daniel | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 01' 28'' |
| 19 | SICARD Romain | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 01' 38'' |
| 20 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 01' 44'' |
| 21 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | MOVISTAR | + 01' 46'' |
| 22 | EDET Nicolas | COFIDIS | + 01' 54'' |
| 23 | THOMAS Geraint | SKY | + 02' 09'' |
| 24 | LUTSENKO Alexey | ASTANA | + 02' 12'' |
| 25 | CARUSO Damiano | BMC | + 02' 13'' |
| 26 | BARTA Jan | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 02' 15'' |
| 27 | GALLOPIN Tony | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 02' 18'' |
| 28 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 02' 20'' |
| 29 | REICHENBACH Sébastien | FDJ | + 02' 21'' |
| 30 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael | TINKOFF | + 02' 22'' |
| 31 | GOUGEARD Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 02' 23'' |
| 32 | JEANNESSON Arnold | COFIDIS | + 02' 24'' |
| 33 | NIEVE Mikel | SKY | + 02' 25'' |
| 34 | ROLLAND Pierre | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 02' 27'' |
| 35 | LANDA Mikel | SKY | + 02' 28'' |
| 36 | ROSA Diego | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 37 | IMPEY Daryl | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 02' 29'' |
| 38 | ZAKARIN Ilnur | KATUSHA | + 02' 35'' |
| 39 | FUGLSANG Jakob | ASTANA | + 02' 37'' |
| 40 | TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel | DIMENSION DATA | + 02' 38'' |
| 41 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02' 40'' |
| 42 | BUCHMANN Emanuel | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 02' 43'' |
| 43 | KANGERT Tanel | ASTANA | + 02' 44'' |
| 44 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 45 | GASTAUER Ben | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 02' 48'' |
| 46 | BARGUIL WARREN | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 02' 49'' |
| 47 | HENAO Sergio Luis | SKY | + 02' 50'' |
| 48 | DELAPLACE Anthony | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02' 54'' |
| 49 | GESCHKE Simon | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 02' 56'' |
| 50 | FEILLU Brice | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 51 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 02' 59'' |
| 52 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 03' 02'' |
| 53 | PERICHON Pierre-Luc | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 03' 03'' |
| 54 | NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 55 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | DIMENSION DATA | + 03' 04'' |
| 56 | POELS Wouter | SKY | + 03' 07'' |
| 57 | ELMIGER Martin | IAM CYCLING | + 03' 11'' |
| 58 | SANCHEZ GIL Luis-Leon | ASTANA | + 03' 14'' |
| 59 | ROY Jérémy | FDJ | + 03' 15'' |
| 60 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | IAM CYCLING | s.t. |
| 61 | POLANC Jan | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 03' 16'' |
| 62 | PREIDLER Georg | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 63 | PANTANO Jarlinson | IAM CYCLING | + 03' 17'' |
| 64 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC | + 03' 18'' |
| 65 | ALBASINI Michael | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03' 21'' |
| 66 | JUUL-JENSEN Christopher | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | s.t. |
| 67 | BODNAR Maciej | TINKOFF | + 03' 23'' |
| 68 | POZZOVIVO Domenico | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 69 | MORABITO Steve | FDJ | + 03' 24'' |
| 70 | TIRALONGO Paolo | ASTANA | + 03' 27'' |
| 71 | MOINARD Amaël | BMC | + 03' 28'' |
| 72 | COQUARD Bryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 73 | PLAZA MOLINA Ruben | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03' 29'' |
| 74 | VOECKLER Thomas | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 75 | MARTIN Tony | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03' 32'' |
| 76 | KELDERMAN Wilco | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 77 | NAESEN Oliver | IAM CYCLING | + 03' 33'' |
| 78 | TEN DAM Laurens | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 03' 34'' |
| 79 | JEANDESBOZ Fabrice | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 80 | ERVITI Imanol | MOVISTAR | + 03' 35'' |
| 80 | GAUTIER Cyril | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 82 | MAJKA Rafal | TINKOFF | + 03' 37'' |
| 83 | MARTENS Paul | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03' 38'' |
| 84 | TIMMER Albert | GIANT-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 85 | DURBRIDGE Luke | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03' 39'' |
| 86 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 87 | VICHOT Arthur | FDJ | + 03' 41'' |
| 88 | SCHLECK Frank | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 89 | BAKELANTS Jan | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 03' 44'' |
| 90 | SAGAN Peter | TINKOFF | + 03' 45'' |
| 91 | MATTHEWS Michael | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03' 46'' |
| 92 | PAUWELS Serge | DIMENSION DATA | + 03' 48'' |
| 93 | DUCHESNE Antoine | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 94 | KONRAD Patrick | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 03' 49'' |
| 95 | BREEN Vegard | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 03' 50'' |
| 96 | BENNETT George | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03' 54'' |
| 97 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | BMC | + 03' 56'' |
| 98 | DURASEK Kristijan | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 03' 59'' |
| 99 | VOSS Paul | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 03' 59'' |
| 100 | BENEDETTI Cesare | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 04' 00'' |
| 101 | VACHON Florian | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 04' 04'' |
| 102 | STETINA Peter | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 04' 06'' |
| 103 | ROUX Anthony | FDJ | + 04' 07'' |
| 104 | GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 04' 09'' |
| 105 | LOSADA Alberto | KATUSHA | + 04' 10'' |
| 106 | LINDEMAN Bert Jan | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 04' 13'' |
| 107 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC | + 04' 14'' |
| 108 | HUZARSKI Bartosz | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 04' 18'' |
| 109 | ROELANDTS Jurgen | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 110 | VANMARCKE Sep | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 111 | COUSIN Jérome | COFIDIS | + 04' 19'' |
| 112 | ROOSEN Timo | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 04' 21'' |
| 113 | ANACONA Winner Andrew | MOVISTAR | + 04' 22'' |
| 114 | HANSEN Adam | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 04' 23'' |
| 115 | BURGHARDT Marcus | BMC | + 04' 30'' |
| 116 | DUMOULIN Samuel | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 04' 31'' |
| 117 | GATTO Oscar | TINKOFF | s.t. |
| 118 | KITTEL Marcel | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
| 119 | CRADDOCK Lawson | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 04' 32'' |
| 120 | SOUPE GEOFFREY | COFIDIS | + 04' 33'' |
| 121 | CUMMINGS Stephen | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 122 | VICIOSO Angel | KATUSHA | + 04' 34'' |
| 123 | HOWARD Leigh | IAM CYCLING | + 04' 37'' |
| 124 | KRISTOFF Alexander | KATUSHA | + 04' 42'' |
| 125 | VAKOC Petr | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 04' 45'' |
| 126 | GENE Yohann | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 127 | ROWE Luke | SKY | s.t. |
| 128 | PETIT Adrien | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 129 | STUYVEN Jasper | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 04' 47'' |
| 130 | LAPORTE Christophe | COFIDIS | + 04' 48'' |
| 131 | ENGER Sondre Holst | IAM CYCLING | + 04' 49'' |
| 132 | VAN GARDEREN Tejay | BMC | + 04' 51'' |
| 133 | BONNET William | FDJ | + 04' 53'' |
| 134 | KEISSE Iljo | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 04' 54'' |
| 135 | RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 04' 56'' |
| 136 | FARIA Rui Alberto | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 04' 57'' |
| 137 | HAYMAN Mathew | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 04' 58'' |
| 138 | LEMOINE Cyril | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 139 | PIBERNIK Luka | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 05' 00'' |
| 140 | MATE Luis Angel | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 141 | ARASHIRO Yukiya | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 05' 01'' |
| 142 | MORENO Daniel | MOVISTAR | + 05' 04'' |
| 143 | KIRYIENKA Vasili | SKY | + 05' 08'' |
| 144 | KISERLOVSKI Robert | TINKOFF | + 05' 11'' |
| 145 | SABATINI Fabio | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 05' 13'' |
| 146 | TOSATTO Matteo | TINKOFF | + 05' 14'' |
| 147 | WAGNER Robert | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | s.t. |
| 148 | RAST Gregory | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 05' 20'' |
| 149 | SORENSEN Chris Anker | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 150 | DEGENKOLB John | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 05' 22'' |
| 151 | GRIVKO Andriy | ASTANA | + 05' 23'' |
| 152 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 153 | KOREN Kristijan | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | s.t. |
| 154 | HENDERSON Gregory | LOTTO-SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 155 | BERHANE Natnael | DIMENSION DATA | + 05' 28'' |
| 156 | GREIPEL André | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 05' 29'' |
| 157 | CURVERS Roy | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 05' 30'' |
| 158 | CHEREL Mikael | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 159 | IRIZAR Markel | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 05' 31'' |
| 160 | VERMOTE Julien | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 05' 35'' |
| 161 | STANNARD Ian | SKY | + 05' 36'' |
| 162 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 05' 41'' |
| 163 | HOWES Alex | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 05' 42'' |
| 164 | SINKELDAM Ramon | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 05' 44'' |
| 165 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | KATUSHA | + 05' 47'' |
| 166 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 05' 49'' |
| 167 | WYNANTS Maarten | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 05' 50'' |
| 168 | BONO Matteo | LAMPRE-MERIDA | s.t. |
| 169 | SIEBERG Marcel | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 05' 52'' |
| 170 | BAK Lars Ytting | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 05' 54'' |
| 171 | BENNETT Sam | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 06' 04'' |
| 172 | CIMOLAI Davide | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 06' 16'' |
| 173 | HALLER Marco | KATUSHA | + 06' 19'' |
| 174 | MC LAY DANIEL | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 06' 39'' |
| 175 | NAVARRO Daniel | COFIDIS | + 06' 44'' |
| 176 | FONSECA Armindo | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 07' 03'' |
| 177 | EISEL Bernhard | DIMENSION DATA | + 07' 22'' |
GC after Stage 18:
- GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
- Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
- Mountains classification leader: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
- Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
- Team classification leader: Movistar
3,123.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.08 km/hr
| 1 | FROOME Christopher | SKY | 77hr 55min 53sec |
| 2 | MOLLEMA Bauke | TREK-SEGAFREDO | @ 3min 52sec |
| 3 | YATES Adam | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 04' 16'' |
| 4 | QUINTANA Nairo | MOVISTAR | + 04' 37'' |
| 5 | BARDET Romain | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 04' 57'' |
| 6 | PORTE Richie | BMC | + 05' 00'' |
| 7 | ARU Fabio | ASTANA | + 06' 08'' |
| 8 | VALVERDE Alejandro | MOVISTAR | + 06' 37'' |
| 9 | MEINTJES Louis | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 07' 15'' |
| 10 | MARTIN Daniel | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 07' 18'' |
| 11 | RODRIGUEZ Joaquin | KATUSHA | + 08' 11'' |
| 12 | KREUZIGER Roman | TINKOFF | + 08' 23'' |
| 13 | REICHENBACH Sébastien | FDJ | + 12' 40'' |
| 14 | HENAO Sergio Luis | SKY | + 17' 30'' |
| 15 | THOMAS Geraint | SKY | + 22' 24'' |
| 16 | ROLLAND Pierre | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 22' 51'' |
| 17 | VAN GARDEREN Tejay | BMC | + 27' 54'' |
| 18 | NIEVE Mikel | SKY | + 30' 23'' |
| 19 | CLEMENT Stef | IAM CYCLING | + 32' 37'' |
| 20 | BARGUIL WARREN | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 35' 54'' |
| 21 | BUCHMANN Emanuel | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 38' 42'' |
| 22 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 38' 46'' |
| 23 | PANTANO Jarlinson | IAM CYCLING | + 39' 48'' |
| 24 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 40' 47'' |
| 25 | KANGERT Tanel | ASTANA | + 42' 08'' |
| 26 | ZAKARIN Ilnur | KATUSHA | + 42' 31'' |
| 27 | CARUSO Damiano | BMC | + 45' 59'' |
| 28 | POZZOVIVO Domenico | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 51' 31'' |
| 29 | MAJKA Rafal | TINKOFF | + 58' 49'' |
| 30 | PAUWELS Serge | DIMENSION DATA | + 59' 56'' |
| 31 | MORABITO Steve | FDJ | + 01h 02' 53'' |
| 32 | SCHLECK Frank | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 01h 03' 36'' |
| 33 | POELS Wouter | SKY | + 01h 06' 57'' |
| 34 | NAVARRO Daniel | COFIDIS | + 01h 09' 11'' |
| 35 | KELDERMAN Wilco | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 01h 10' 11'' |
| 36 | NIBALI Vincenzo | ASTANA | + 01h 12' 32'' |
| 37 | MORENO Daniel | MOVISTAR | + 01h 14' 10'' |
| 38 | LANDA Mikel | SKY | + 01h 18' 42'' |
| 39 | HUZARSKI Bartosz | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 01h 23' 34'' |
| 40 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | BMC | + 01h 26' 46'' |
| 41 | ROSA Diego | ASTANA | + 01h 30' 00'' |
| 42 | IMPEY Daryl | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 01h 32' 09'' |
| 43 | STETINA Peter | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 01h 33' 52'' |
| 44 | DUMOULIN Tom | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 01h 34' 00'' |
| 45 | SANCHEZ GIL Luis-Leon | ASTANA | + 01h 38' 07'' |
| 46 | BAKELANTS Jan | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 01h 38' 12'' |
| 47 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 01h 38' 18'' |
| 48 | DE GENDT Thomas | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 01h 38' 57'' |
| 49 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 01h 40' 28'' |
| 50 | MOINARD Amaël | BMC | + 01h 42' 48'' |
| 51 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 01h 47' 30'' |
| 52 | DURASEK Kristijan | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 01h 47' 34'' |
| 53 | BENNETT George | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 01h 48' 00'' |
| 54 | FUGLSANG Jakob | ASTANA | + 01h 48' 41'' |
| 55 | PREIDLER Georg | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 01h 49' 49'' |
| 56 | MATE Luis Angel | COFIDIS | + 01h 51' 47'' |
| 57 | FEILLU Brice | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 01h 53' 31'' |
| 58 | KISERLOVSKI Robert | TINKOFF | + 01h 53' 55'' |
| 59 | TEN DAM Laurens | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 01h 58' 55'' |
| 60 | KONRAD Patrick | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 02h 00' 01'' |
| 61 | POLANC Jan | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 02h 01' 54'' |
| 62 | ROUX Anthony | FDJ | + 02h 04' 00'' |
| 63 | VOECKLER Thomas | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 02h 05' 55'' |
| 64 | CHEREL Mikael | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 02h 06' 11'' |
| 65 | PLAZA MOLINA Ruben | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 02h 07' 05'' |
| 66 | JEANDESBOZ Fabrice | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 02h 07' 53'' |
| 67 | GASTAUER Ben | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 02h 07' 54'' |
| 68 | TIRALONGO Paolo | ASTANA | + 02h 09' 28'' |
| 69 | LOSADA Alberto | KATUSHA | + 02h 11' 29'' |
| 70 | FARIA Rui Alberto | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 02h 13' 01'' |
| 71 | IZAGUIRRE Ion | MOVISTAR | + 02h 14' 00'' |
| 72 | GRIVKO Andriy | ASTANA | + 02h 14' 11'' |
| 73 | GESCHKE Simon | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 02h 14' 45'' |
| 74 | SORENSEN Chris Anker | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02h 16' 26'' |
| 75 | LUTSENKO Alexey | ASTANA | + 02h 17' 25'' |
| 76 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 02h 18' 38'' |
| 77 | ELMIGER Martin | IAM CYCLING | + 02h 19' 08'' |
| 78 | ANACONA Winner Andrew | MOVISTAR | + 02h 19' 44'' |
| 79 | COPPEL Jérôme | IAM CYCLING | + 02h 22' 52'' |
| 80 | VICHOT Arthur | FDJ | + 02h 25' 15'' |
| 81 | SICARD Romain | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 02h 25' 43'' |
| 82 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | MOVISTAR | + 02h 25' 57'' |
| 83 | ROY Jérémy | FDJ | + 02h 26' 33'' |
| 84 | GALLOPIN Tony | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 02h 27' 35'' |
| 85 | NAESEN Oliver | IAM CYCLING | + 02h 27' 51'' |
| 86 | JEANNESSON Arnold | COFIDIS | + 02h 29' 13'' |
| 87 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC | + 02h 30' 26'' |
| 88 | GAUTIER Cyril | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 02h 30' 27'' |
| 89 | BARTA Jan | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 02h 30' 29'' |
| 90 | TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel | DIMENSION DATA | + 02h 31' 07'' |
| 91 | SAGAN Peter | TINKOFF | + 02h 32' 08'' |
| 92 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael | TINKOFF | + 02h 34' 02'' |
| 93 | DELAPLACE Anthony | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02h 34' 14'' |
| 94 | GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 02h 35' 35'' |
| 95 | MARTIN Tony | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 02h 35' 37'' |
| 96 | HANSEN Adam | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 02h 38' 00'' |
| 97 | VACHON Florian | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02h 40' 59'' |
| 98 | BURGHARDT Marcus | BMC | + 02h 41' 05'' |
| 99 | LINDEMAN Bert Jan | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 02h 43' 20'' |
| 100 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | DIMENSION DATA | + 02h 46' 21'' |
| 101 | MARTENS Paul | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 02h 46' 47'' |
| 102 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 02h 47' 19'' |
| 103 | PIBERNIK Luka | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 02h 49' 08'' |
| 104 | DURBRIDGE Luke | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 02h 51' 13'' |
| 105 | STUYVEN Jasper | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 02h 51' 40'' |
| 106 | PERICHON Pierre-Luc | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 02h 53' 03'' |
| 107 | VANMARCKE Sep | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 02h 53' 31'' |
| 108 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | IAM CYCLING | + 02h 53' 32'' |
| 109 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | DIMENSION DATA | + 02h 55' 48'' |
| 110 | DUCHESNE Antoine | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 02h 57' 15'' |
| 111 | VOSS Paul | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 02h 57' 35'' |
| 112 | IRIZAR Markel | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 02h 57' 35'' |
| 113 | CRADDOCK Lawson | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 02h 58' 40'' |
| 114 | ARASHIRO Yukiya | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 03h 00' 24'' |
| 115 | KIRYIENKA Vasili | SKY | + 03h 02' 02'' |
| 116 | CURVERS Roy | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 03h 02' 56'' |
| 117 | COQUARD Bryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 03h 02' 57'' |
| 118 | RAST Gregory | TREK-SEGAFREDO | + 03h 03' 02'' |
| 119 | EDET Nicolas | COFIDIS | + 03h 03' 17'' |
| 120 | MATTHEWS Michael | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03h 04' 10'' |
| 121 | ROOSEN Timo | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03h 04' 12'' |
| 122 | ROELANDTS Jurgen | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 03h 05' 02'' |
| 123 | ERVITI Imanol | MOVISTAR | + 03h 05' 25'' |
| 124 | VAKOC Petr | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 05' 44'' |
| 125 | HOWES Alex | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 03h 07' 40'' |
| 126 | ALBASINI Michael | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03h 07' 56'' |
| 127 | NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 03h 08' 32'' |
| 128 | GREIPEL André | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 03h 08' 57'' |
| 129 | BONNET William | FDJ | + 03h 09' 26'' |
| 130 | JUUL-JENSEN Christopher | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03h 09' 27'' |
| 131 | HAYMAN Mathew | ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE | + 03h 09' 51'' |
| 132 | VICIOSO Angel | KATUSHA | + 03h 11' 09'' |
| 133 | DUMOULIN Samuel | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 03h 11' 16'' |
| 134 | LEMOINE Cyril | COFIDIS | + 03h 12' 51'' |
| 135 | BERHANE Natnael | DIMENSION DATA | + 03h 13' 01'' |
| 136 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC | + 03h 13' 50'' |
| 137 | COUSIN Jérome | COFIDIS | + 03h 15' 36'' |
| 138 | CUMMINGS Stephen | DIMENSION DATA | + 03h 15' 55'' |
| 139 | WYNANTS Maarten | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03h 16' 11'' |
| 140 | SOUPE GEOFFREY | COFIDIS | + 03h 16' 13'' |
| 141 | KEISSE Iljo | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 16' 15'' |
| 142 | ENGER Sondre Holst | IAM CYCLING | + 03h 16' 20'' |
| 143 | SINKELDAM Ramon | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 03h 20' 33'' |
| 144 | BENEDETTI Cesare | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 03h 20' 40'' |
| 145 | RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 21' 23'' |
| 146 | TOSATTO Matteo | TINKOFF | + 03h 21' 37'' |
| 147 | FONSECA Armindo | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 03h 22' 19'' |
| 148 | DEGENKOLB John | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 03h 23' 26'' |
| 149 | VERMOTE Julien | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 23' 43'' |
| 150 | KRISTOFF Alexander | KATUSHA | + 03h 23' 46'' |
| 151 | BONO Matteo | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 03h 25' 26'' |
| 152 | SABATINI Fabio | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 26' 11'' |
| 153 | TIMMER Albert | GIANT-ALPECIN | + 03h 27' 03'' |
| 154 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 03h 27' 25'' |
| 155 | HENDERSON Gregory | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 03h 28' 40'' |
| 156 | BODNAR Maciej | TINKOFF | + 03h 28' 56'' |
| 157 | GENE Yohann | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 03h 28' 56'' |
| 158 | LAPORTE Christophe | COFIDIS | + 03h 29' 05'' |
| 159 | GATTO Oscar | TINKOFF | + 03h 29' 18'' |
| 160 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03h 29' 52'' |
| 161 | PETIT Adrien | DIRECT ENERGIE | + 03h 30' 23'' |
| 162 | KOREN Kristijan | CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | + 03h 31' 35'' |
| 163 | WAGNER Robert | LOTTO NL-JUMBO | + 03h 31' 37'' |
| 164 | ROWE Luke | SKY | + 03h 32' 55'' |
| 165 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | KATUSHA | + 03h 34' 03'' |
| 166 | KITTEL Marcel | ETIXX-QUICK STEP | + 03h 34' 24'' |
| 167 | HALLER Marco | KATUSHA | + 03h 35' 29'' |
| 168 | BREEN Vegard | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 03h 36' 16'' |
| 169 | STANNARD Ian | SKY | + 03h 36' 40'' |
| 170 | GOUGEARD Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 03h 37' 54'' |
| 171 | CIMOLAI Davide | LAMPRE-MERIDA | + 03h 38' 55'' |
| 172 | SIEBERG Marcel | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 03h 39' 36'' |
| 173 | MC LAY DANIEL | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | + 03h 45' 21'' |
| 174 | EISEL Bernhard | DIMENSION DATA | + 03h 50' 09'' |
| 175 | HOWARD Leigh | IAM CYCLING | + 03h 54' 31'' |
| 176 | BAK Lars Ytting | LOTTO-SOUDAL | + 04h 00' 36'' |
| 177 | BENNETT Sam | BORA-ARGON 18 | + 04h 16' 06 |
Stage 18 map
Stage 18 profile
Stage 18 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Fabio Aru digs deep
Romain Bardet
Warren Barguil
Luke Durbridge
André Greipel
World time-trial champion Vasil Kiryienka
Daniel Martin
Michael Matthews
Louis Meintjes
Bauke Mollema
Daniel Moreno
Richie Porte
Nairo Quintana
Gregory Rast
Pierre Rolland
Alejandro Valverde
Adam Yates
Tom Dumoulin was second today
But Christopher Froome is enjoying extraordinary form this month. He won the stage and extended his lead...
For which he gets to wear the coveted yellow jersey.
Only 17 out of 206 individual time trials of the Tour de France since the first one in 1934 have been contested uphill. The first one was up the Mont Ventoux on 13 July 1958. It gave the go to Charly Gaul's quest of the yellow jersey. There hasn't been any stage of this kind since the timed climb to L'Alpe d'Huez in 2004 that has remained one of the most popular stages ever in terms of number of spectators, even though they're always hard to quantify.
Stage 18 from Sallanches to Megève showcases the hill of Domancy in its first three kilometers. That's where Bernard Hinault won the world championship in 1980. There'll be a 5000-euros prize for the fastest rider on that climb. But there'll be more kilometers to cover and more climbing, although not on a regular scale. The changes of rhythm will be the key to win the race with a steep section towards the end.
Chris Froome is a hot favourite but not the only one. He said he might suffer after the fast start of stage 17 in which Richie Porte has showed his great form. The Australian is a challenger to stage favourite Tom Dumoulin who is not involved with the overall classification and therefore can pick his days. The Dutch champion for time trial wouldn't discard a third stage win prior to going to the Olympics. Bluff or not, Froome mentioned another potential winner at Megève: Nairo Quintana. Such an uphill time trial suits the pure climbers.
In any case the winner will remain in the history as the first to win a stage in Megève. The famous ski resort of the Savoie has never hosted a Tour de France stage before. The first time had to have an exceptional flavor.