Cycling: Alaphilippe wins Tour de France 16th stage

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON: (France): Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, of the Quick Step team, won the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
Alaphilippe, claiming his second stage win of the 105th edition, finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of a small group of chasers on the first of four days in the Pyrenees.
Yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas (Sky) was in the main peloton at nine minutes in arrears when Alaphilippe soloed over the finish line in Bagneres-de-Luchon.

Pieces published earlier:

i) Cycling: Tour de France 15th stage results:

CARCASSONNE (France): Results from the 15th stage of Tour de France, a 181.5km ride from Millau to Carcassonne today:

1. Magnus Nielsen (DEN/AST) 181.5 km in 4hr 25min 52sec
(average: 41,1 km/h)
2. Jon Izagirre (ESP/BAH) at 0
3. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 2
4. Michael Andersen (DEN/AST) 29
5. Toms Skujins (LAT/TRE) 34
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/BAH) 34
7. Lilian Calmejane (FRA/DEN) 34
8. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) 37
9. Nikias Arndt (GER/SUN) 2:31
10. Julien Bernard (FRA/TRE) 2:31
11. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 2:31
12. Niki Terpstra (NED/QST) 2:31
13. Daniele Bennati (ITA/MOV) 2:31
14. Fabien Grellier (FRA/DEN) 2:31
15. Pawel Poljanski (POL/BOR) 2:31
16. Amaël Moinard (FRA/FST) 2:31
17. Daryl Impey (RSA/MIT) 2:31
18. Romain Sicard (FRA/DEN) 2:31.
19. Daniel Martínez (COL/EFD) 2:31.
20. José Herrada Lopez (ESP/COF) 2:31.
21. Damien Howson (AUS/MIT) 2:31.
22. Serge Pauwels (BEL/DDT) 2:31.
23. Arthur Vichot (FRA/FDJ) 2:31.
24. Marc Soler (ESP/MOV) 6:07.
25. Florian Vachon (FRA/FST) 8:13.
26. Imanol Erviti (ESP/MOV) 8:13.
27. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/SKY) 13:11.
28. Gianni Moscon (ITA/SKY) 13:11.
29. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 13:11.
30. Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP/SKY) 13:11.
31. Egan Bernal (COL/SKY) 13:11.
32. Rudy Molard (FRA/FDJ) 13:11.
33. Dion Smith (NZL/WGG) 13:11.
34. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 13:11.
35. Simon Geschke (GER/SUN) 13:11.
36. Tom Dumoulin (NED/SUN) 13:11.
37. Tanel Kangert (EST/AST) 13:11.
38. Soren Kragh Andersen (DEN/SUN) 13:11.
39. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 13:11.
40. Nicolas Edet (FRA/COF) 13:11.
41. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) 13:11.
42. Mikel Landa (ESP/MOV) 13:11.
43. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 13:11.
44. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 13:11.
45. Jesper Hansen (DEN/AST) 13:11.
46. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EFD) 13:11.
47. Pierre-Roger Latour (FRA/ALM) 13:11.
48. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/QST) 13:11.
49. Kristijan Durasek (CRO/EAU) 13:11.
50. Marco Minnaard (NED/WGG) 13:11.
51. Guillaume Martin (FRA/WGG) 13:11.
52. Mathias Frank (SUI/ALM) 13:11.
53. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/LNL) 13:11.
54. Ilnur Zakarin (RUS/KAT) 13:11.
55. Silvan Dillier (SUI/ALM) 13:11.
56. Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 13:11.
57. Oliver Naesen (BEL/ALM) 13:11.
58. Antwan Tolhoek (NED/LNL) 13:11.
59. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 13:11.
60. Daniel Martin (IRL/EAU) 13:11.
61. Omar Fraile (ESP/AST) 13:11.
62. Primoz Roglic (SLO/LNL) 13:11.
63. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 13:11.
64. Bob Jungels (LUX/QST) 13:11.
65. Audrey Amador (CRC/MOV) 13:11.
66. Daniel Navarro (ESP/COF) 13:11.
67. Wout Poels (NED/SKY) 13:11.
68. Warren Barguil (FRA/FST) 13:11.
69. David Gaudu (FRA/FDJ) 13:11.
70. Franco Pellizotti (ITA/BAH) 13:11.
71. Gorka Izagirre (ESP/BAH) 13:11.
72. Adam Yates (GBR/MIT) 13:11.
73. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/DEN) 13:11.
74. Peter Sagan (SVK/BOR) 13:11.
75. Mikel Nieve (ESP/MIT) 15:40.
76. Laurens ten Dam (NED/SUN) 15:40.
77. Sonny Colbrelli (ITA/BAH) 15:40.
78. Maxime Bouet (FRA/FST) 15:40.
79. Timothy Dupont (BEL/WGG) 17:55.
80. Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE/FDJ) 17:55.
81. Michael Schär (SUI/BMC) 17:55.
82. Nils Politt (GER/KAT) 17:55.
83. Timo Roosen (NED/LNL) 17:55.
84. Chad Haga (USA/SUN) 17:55.
85. Paul Martens (GER/LNL) 17:55.
86. Stefan Kung (SUI/BMC) 17:55.
87. Pavel Kochetkov (RUS/KAT) 17:55.
88. Ian Boswell (USA/KAT) 17:55.
89. Thomas Degand (BEL/WGG) 17:55.
90. Luke Durbridge (AUS/MIT) 17:55.
91. Koen de Kort (NED/TRE) 17:55.
92. Tomasz Marczynski (POL/LOT) 17:55.
93. Andrea Pasqualon (ITA/WGG) 17:55.
94. Darwin Atapuma (COL/EAU) 17:55.
95. Simon Clarke (AUS/EFD) 17:55.
96. Rory Sutherland (AUS/EAU) 17:55.
97. Thomas Boudat (FRA/DEN) 17:55.
98. Jasper Stuyven (BEL/TRE) 17:55.
99. Edward Theuns (BEL/SUN) 17:55.
100. Kévin Ledanois (FRA/FST) 17:55.
101. Romain Hardy (FRA/FST) 17:55.
102. Elie Gesbert (FRA/FST) 17:55.
103. Yoann Offredo (FRA/WGG) 17:55.
104. Anthony Perez (FRA/COF) 18:01.
105. Thomas De Gendt (BEL/LOT) 21:44.
106. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL/WGG) 21:44.
107. Simon Gerrans (AUS/BMC) 21:44.
108. Julien Vermote (BEL/DDT) 22:17.
109. Gregor Mühlberger (AUT/BOR) 23:36.
110. Michael Gogl (AUT/TRE) 23:36.
111. Anthony Turgis (FRA/COF) 23:36.
112. Oliviero Troia (ITA/EAU) 23:36.
113. Laurent Pichon (FRA/FST) 23:36.
114. Dimitri Claeys (BEL/COF) 23:36.
115. Matthew Hayman (AUS/MIT) 23:36.
116. Marco Marcato (ITA/EAU) 23:36.
117. Daniel Oss (ITA/BOR) 23:36.
118. Tom Scully (NZL/EFD) 23:36.
119. Jay Thomson (RSA/DDT) 23:36.
120. Michael Hepburn (AUS/MIT) 23:36.
121. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA/DDT) 23:36.
122. Olivier Le Gac (FRA/FDJ) 23:36.
123. Tim Declercq (BEL/QST) 23:36.
124. Jasper De Buyst (BEL/LOT) 23:36.
125. Jelle Vanendert (BEL/LOT) 23:36.
126. Yves Lampaert (BEL/QST) 23:36.
127. Taylor Phinney (USA/EFD) 23:36.
128. Christophe Laporte (FRA/COF) 23:36.
129. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/DDT) 23:36.
130. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/EAU) 23:36.
131. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED/FDJ) 23:36.
132. John Degenkolb (GER/TRE) 23:36.
133. Roberto Ferrari (ITA/EAU) 23:36.
134. Arnaud Démare (FRA/FDJ) 23:36.
135. Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT/BOR) 23:36.
136. Kristjan Koren (SLO/BAH) 23:36.
137. Damien Gaudin (FRA/DEN) 23:36.
138. Maciej Bodnar (POL/BOR) 23:36.
139. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BOR) 23:36.
140. Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA/FDJ) 23:36.
141. Maximiliano Richeze (ARG/QST) 23:36.
142. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/QST) 23:36.
143. Jack Bauer (NZL/MIT) 23:36.
144. Julien Simon (FRA/COF) 23:36.
145. Heinrich Haussler (AUS/BAH) 23:36.
146. Luke Rowe (GBR/SKY) 23:36.
147. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL/EFD) 23:36.
148. Amund Grondahl Jansen (NOR/LNL) 23:36.
149. Lawson Craddock (USA/EFD) 23:36.
150. Tom Slagter (NED/DDT) 23:36.

Class standings from the 15th stage of the Tour de France, a 181.5km ride from Millau to Carcassonne on Sunday:

Points:
1. Peter Sagan (SVK/BOR) 452 pts
2. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/EAU) 170
3. Arnaud Démare (FRA/FDJ) 133
4. John Degenkolb (GER/TRE) 128
5. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 115
6. Andrea Pasqualon (ITA/WGG) 100
7. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/QST) 89
8. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/QST) 84
9. Sonny Colbrelli (ITA/BAH) 76
10. Thomas De Gendt (BEL/LOT) 71
1. Rafal Majka (GER/BOR) 10 pts
2. Bauke Mollema (USA/TRE) 8
3. Magnus Nielsen (KAZ/AST) 6
4. Lilian Calmejane (FRA/DEN) 4
5. Michael Valgren (KAZ/AST) 2

King of Mountains:
1. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/QST) 92 pts
2. Warren Barguil (FRA/FST) 70
3. Serge Pauwels (BEL/DDT) 66
4. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 30
5. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) 28
6. David Gaudu (FRA/FDJ) 25
7. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EFD) 23
8. Tom Dumoulin (NED/SUN) 23
9. Rudy Molard (FRA/FDJ) 22
10. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/LNL) 20

Team overall:
1. Movistar 188 h 47:32.
2. Bahrain at 7:10.
3. Sky 42:22.
4. Astana 47:43.
5. LottoNL 52:00.
6. Giant 1 h 17:38.
7. BMC 1 h 18:04.
8. Mitchelton 1 h 22:31.
9. AG2R La Mondiale 1 h 29:19.
10. Etixx 1 h 35:25.
11. Europcar 1 h 47:27.
12. Cofidis 2 h 07:36.
13. RadioShack 2 h 07:51.
14. EF Drapac 2 h 20:01.
15. FDJ.fr 2 h 23:33.
16. Fortuneo-Samsic 2 h 29:48.
17. Bora 2 h 37:58.
18. Lampre 2 h 39:58.
19. Katusha 2 h 41:25.
20. Wanty 2 h 43:08.
21. Team MTN 3 h 07:43.
22. Lotto 4 h 22:47.

Best young riders (overall):
1. Pierre-Roger Latour (FRA/ALM) 63 h 07:15.
2. Guillaume Martin (FRA/WGG) at 2:27.
3. Egan Bernal (COL/SKY) 6:16.
4. Daniel Martínez (COL/EFD) 26:45.
5. David Gaudu (FRA/FDJ) 39:23.
6. Stefan Kung (SUI/BMC) 43:21.
7. Soren Kragh Andersen (DEN/SUN) 52:33.
8. Antwan Tolhoek (NED/LNL) 1 h 02:44.
9. Magnus Nielsen (DEN/AST) 1 h 03:19.
10. Marc Soler (ESP/MOV) 1 h 23:32.

Aggressivity (overall):
1. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR)

PARIS: Tour de Frorganizersisers have formally blocked four-time champion Chris Froome from competing in this year’s race, Le Monde reported Sunday, but he is expected to fight the move.

The Team Sky star has been under a cloud since he was found to have twice the permissible amount of asthma drug Salbutamol in his system during September’s Vuelta a Espana, which he won. Five-time Tour winner Bernard Hinault, who worked for the Tour organization for many years, called for the peloton to strike if the British rider lines up at the start of this year’s event next Saturday.

Froome responded on Wednesday that he will compete in this year’s race. Cyclingnews.com quoted Team Sky as responding to Sunday’s report that they are “confident that Chris will be riding the Tour as we know he has done nothing wrong.”

A decision on the organizers’ attempt to prevent the Kenyan-born Briton from taking part is expected to be made by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, which is to make a ruling Tuesday, Le Monde said after the last-ditch bid to exclude him.

Technically, while Froome awaits the result of an ongoing investigation into his Salbutamol case, he can still ride on the Tour. Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO), the organizers of the iconic Tour, refused to comment on the report although AFP has had confirmation of information they say backs their view that the defending champion should not be allowed to race. (Published on 22nd July 2018)