Tour de France 2020, 16th stage: victory of Kämna, Roglic remains in yellow

5.35 pm – Kämna triumph

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The German from Bora-Hansgrohe reaches the finish alone, behind him the first of the pursuers, Carapaz. Third Reichenbach, fourth Sivakov and fifth Geschke. Quiet day for the big names.

5.26 pm – Kämna escapes

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The German from Bora-Hansgrohe has 1’04 “on Carapaz, 1’28” on Reichenbach and 2’19 “on the Barguil group. Yellow jersey group at 15’48”. The average ride is 39.3 km / h.

5.15 pm – 15 km to the finish

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With 15 km to go, Kämna has a 24 “lead over Carapaz and 14’05” over the yellow jersey group. In difficulty most of the fugitives of the first hour, Reichenbach remains in pursuit of Carapaz and behind the Swiss a small group made up of Barguil, Pacher, Alaphilippe, Roche, Geschke, Benoot and Sivakov.

17.09 – Guillaume Martin filmed

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Guillaume Martin’s attempt ends. The German Kämna, first on the GPM, tries to distance the other fugitives, Carapaz is the first pursuer.

17.01 – five in command

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Pacher was overtaken by four other runners: Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick Step), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Richard Carapaz (Ineos Genadiers) and Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama- Fdj). The five have a margin of 21 “over their rivals.

16.56 – Guillaume Martin shoots

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The French Cofidis rider starts from the group together with his teammate Nicolas Edet. In the general classification, the Cofidis captain is 6’45 “behind the yellow jersey Primoz Roglic.

4.48 pm – Bernal in crisis

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Back problems for the captain of the Ineos Egan Bernal, the Colombian (winner of the 2019 Tour) loses ground on the climb breaking away together with sprinters Sam Bennett (Deceuninck – Quick Step) and André Greipel (Israel Start-Up Nation).

4.43 pm – Oss in difficulty

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Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe) loses ground to his 22 escape companions. Pacher after attacking has a margin of 48 “over his pursuers when there are 30 km to the finish.

16.36 – Pacher snaps

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The ascent to Montèe de Saint Nizier begins (first category, 11 kilometers at 6.5%). The first to shoot is the French Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept).

16.32 – the advantage increases

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With 36 km from the finish, the 23 fugitives have a 12’46 “advantage over the yellow jersey group, which does not seem willing to go back to them. The 23 on the run are: Andrey Amador, Richard Carapaz and Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Alberto Bettiol and Neilson Powless (EF Education First), Winner Anacona, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Imanol Erviti, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Matteo Trentin and Simon Geschke (CCC Team), Mikel Nieve and Christopher Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Quentin Pacher and Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept), Romain Sicard (Total Direct Energie ), Nicolas Roche, Tiesj Benoot and Casper Pedersen (Sunweb).

16.12 – the situation

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At 52 km from the finish, the 23 riders on the run have an advantage of 11’20 “over the yellow jersey group, more detached the sprinters group. The average of the race is 39.3 km / h, arriving a long slight slope downhill before the penultimate Gpm of the day.

15.55 – Rolland gets up

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Rolland earns the points at the top of the GPM and awaits the other 22 on the run with him. The group of treads has an advantage of 11’23 “over the yellow jersey group when there are 66 km to the finish. The average of the race is 38.5 km / h.

3.45 pm – Rolland again

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On the Cote de Revel (second category, 6 kilometers at 8%), the Frenchman Pierre Rolland takes off again, looking for valuable points for the classification of the polka dot jersey.

3:36 pm – 11:00 pm attack

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The Nieve group has reached the treads, at the moment there are 23 athletes on the run: Andrey Amador, Richard Carapaz and Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Alberto Bettiol and Neilson Powless (EF Education First), Winner Anacona, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Imanol Erviti, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Matteo Trentin and Simon Geschke (CCC Team), Mikel Nieve and Christopher Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Quentin Pacher and Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept), Romain Sicard (Total Direct Energie), Nicolas Roche, Tiesj Benoot and Casper Pedersen (Sunweb). At 10’18 “the yellow jersey group when there are 72 km to the finish.

3.28 pm – bike change for Alaphilippe

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Mechanical problem for Julian Alaphilippe, the Frenchman is forced to change bikes.

3.15 pm – Rolland and Roche filmed

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Reached Rolland and Roche downhill, the riders in the lead are back to being 18. 44 “their advantage over the Nieve group, 10’17” over the yellow jersey group with 83 km to go. The average of the race is 40.4 km / h at 82 km from the finish.

15.05 – Rolland first on the Col de Porte

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Pierre Rolland sprints forward and precedes Nicolas Roche, who immediately chased him, at the finish line of the second GPM of the day, the Col de Porte ((second category, 7.4 kilometers at 6.8%).

14.49 – 18 in command

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The 18 riders in the leading group are: Andrey Amador, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First), Winner Anacona, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Imanol Erviti, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Matteo Trentin (CCC Team), Christopher Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Quentin Pacher and Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept), Nicolas Roche, Tiesj Benoot and Casper Pedersen (Sunweb). In pursuit of them, with a gap of 1’17 “, we find Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers), Neilson Powless (EF Pro Cycling), Simon Geschke (CCC Team), Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) and Romain Sicard (Total Direct Energie) . When there are 102 km to the finish the yellow jersey group has a gap of 7’24 “, the average of the race is 42.7 km / h.

2.42pm – 5pm in front

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When there are 106 km to the finish in command there are fifteen runners who have been joined by Benoot and Rolland. Pedersen, who worked for his Sunweb partner, is in trouble. At 1’32 “Nieve and four others, at 6’42” the yellow jersey group, who decided to leave room for breakaways.

2.30 pm – three escapes

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Fifteen riders lead the race: Andrey Amador, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Alberto Bettiol ( EF Education First), Winner Anacona, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Imanol Erviti, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Matteo Trentin (CCC Team), Christopher Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept). Behind them at 54 “the trio formed by Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept), Tiesj Benoot and Casper Pedersen (Sunweb). Trentin finished first at the intermediate finish. At 1’52” Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers), Neilson Powless (EF Pro Cycling), Simon Geschke (CCC Team), Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) and Romain Sicard (Total Direct Energie). At 4’36 “the yellow jersey group.

14.18 – the counterattacks resumed

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When there are 119 km to the finish, the fifteen on the run have a 1’17 “advantage over the yellow jersey group. There are other riders who try to break away from the group: Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept) alone and behind him the couple of the Sunweb formed by Tiesj Benoot and Casper Pedersen.

14.05 – counterattack

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The fifteen leaders have a 57 “advantage over the counterattackers Geoffrey Soupe (Total Direct Energie), Jack Bauer (Mitchelton-Scott) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (NTT Pro Cycling), 1’33” on the yellow jersey group. 128 km to go to the finish.

14.00 – 15 on the run

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136 km from the finish line, the fifteen attackers are: Andrey Amador, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ) , Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First), Winner Anacona, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Imanol Erviti, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Matteo Trentin (CCC Team), Christopher Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept). The treads have a 50 “advantage over the group, the average race is 46.7 km / h.

The last week of the Tour de France 2020 begins. After the rest day and the relief for the negative coronavirus tests of all the participants, the race restarts from Tour du Pin to arrive in Villard de l’Ans after 164 kilometers and five Gpm. The finish is uphill but it is 2 kilometers at 6%. First part of the terrible alpine triptych in the final week of the Grande Boucle. Primoz Roglic, after having dominated the fourteenth stage with Jumbo-Visma, is expected to have another confrontation with Tadej Pogacar, his compatriot and more formidable rival.

The climbs

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First part of the stage with the fourth category Gpm of the Cote de Vrieu, (fourth category, 2.3 kilometers at 6.8%). The first real climb of the day follows, that is the Col de Porte (second category, 7.4 kilometers at 6.8%). A long descent of 15 kilometers follows and then climbs back up to the Cote de Revel (second category, 6 kilometers at 8%). After a stretch of flatland, the hardest climb of the day starts at kilometer 131, the Montèe de Saint Nizier (first category, 11 kilometers at 6.5%). Once at the summit, you do not go down, a stretch of plain of 16 kilometers to reach the final wall of Villard de l’Ans (third category, 2.2 kilometers at 6.5%).

The ranking

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1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 65h 37 ’07’ ‘2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +40 “3. Rigoberto Uran (Ef Pro Cycling) + 1’34” 4. Miguel Angel Lopez + 1’45 ” 5. Adam Yates + 2’03 “6. Richie Porte + 2’13” 7. Mikel Landa + 2’16 “8. Enric Mas + 3’15” 9. Nairo Quintana + 5’08 “10. Tom Dumoulin + 5’12 “