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Tour de France (2016) Photos July 2 - 24

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Stage 0: Teams Presentation and Contador/Sagan Press Conference Full Results and Report

Stage 1: Mont-Saint-Michel → Utah Beach, 188 km Full Results and Report


Action around the Sky team bus	Tony Martin	Alejandro Valverde
Chris Froome	Ceremonial ribbon cutting for Stage 1 in Mont Saint-Michel	Peter Sagan, Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali
Vincenzo Nibali, Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana
		The Stage 1 rollout from Mont Saint-Michel to kick-off the 2016 Tour de France
	Mark Cavendish during the rollout. We'll see him again later.
	Alex Howes (Cannondale Drapac) leading the four men break	The peloton
Alberto Contador crashed hard with 80 km to go. He remounted quickly but clearly has a lot of road rash... and a broken shoe.
		Sprint finish after a late crash; Mark Cavendish came around Peter Sagan and past Marcel Kittel.
Stage 1 finish perspective	Mark Cavendish (DIMENSION DATA) wins Stage 1 ahead of Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) and Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)	The margin of victory

	Alberto Contador battered but not out after Stage 1
Post race shake	Your Stage 1 winner, Mark Cavendish (DIMENSION DATA) and his daughter who has a father to look up to	Although he has many (26) Tour de France stage wins, this is Mark Cavendish's first Yellow Jersey...
Emotional moment for Mark Cavendish	Yellow Jersey sniff test	Race leader by 4s ahead of Marcel Kittel
Cav and Prince Albert	Keeping things in perspective, commemorative ceremony at Utah Beach Post Stage 1	Utah Beach was the site of the Normandy invasion during World War II
Keeping things in perspective, commemorative ceremony at Utah Beach Post Stage 1

Stage 2: Saint-Lô → Cherbourg-Octeville, 182 km Full Results and Report


	Thomas VOECKLER (DIRECT ENERGIE) after stopping by the PowerBar buffet
	André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) won today's intermediate sprint	LOTTO SOUDAL during the Stage 2 teams presentation
The two big wigs of the Tour de France operation, Christian Prudhomme and Thierry Gouvenou	Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC Racing)	Daniel MCLAY (FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT) was 9th on the opening stage
France's hope Thibaut PINOT (FDJ) signing in for Stage 2	Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR)	Race leader Mark Cavendish was all smiles this morning
Alberto Contador wasn't smiling	A fresh kit and rain jacket are covering up the road rash from yesterday's bad crash. It affected him today and he lost time at the finish
Mark Cavendish with Tricolor French show girls. Here's the the video.	Jarlinson PANTANO (Iam Cycling)	Alberto Contador trying to stay positive
Unlike Contador, Nairo Quintana has had a good first few days with no issues	Stage 2 start scene in Saint-Lô	Facial expressions at the start: 'Did you just ...'
Today's four men break. Jasper STUYVEN (TREK - SEGAFREDO), second from the right, almost survived until the end.	Jasper STUYVEN (TREK - SEGAFREDO) was caught with 450m to go	Tinkoff's Roman KREUZIGER leading the way for Peter SAGAN on the uphill finish

	Alberto Contador was dropped and lost over 45s	First glimpse of the riders at the finish
The uphill sprint finish in full flight	Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) vs. Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)	Peter Sagan coming around Julian Alaphilippe
	Close up
Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) wins Stage 2 ahead of Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)	The margin of victory	Sagan thought someone from the break survived and didn't know he won hence the lack of victory salute
	3rd Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR)	4th Daniel MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 5th Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA-BikeExchange), 6th Wilco KELDERMAN (LOTTO NL - JUMBO)
Mixed day for Oleg Tinkoff, Yellow for his world champ Sagan, but not looking good for GC leader Contador...	Alberto Contador crossing 45s later	Your World Champion and Stage 2 winner, Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)
	The World Champ rainbows and Yellow go well together.
Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) is the new race leader by 8s		Sagan meets Prince Albert
	Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 2nd today and best young rider on GC

Stage 3: Granville → Angers, 222 km Full Results and Report


Frenchman André Darrigade, winner of 22 Tour stages between 1951 and 1966, was on hand for the Stage 3 start in Granville	Tony Martin	Richie Porte lost GC yesterday with a late flat
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 2nd yesterday and best young rider on GC	Orica team award while a Movistar rider goes to signs in	Orica - Bikeexchange team award before Stage 3 in Granville
One of the cooler looking dudes in the peloton, Simon GESCHKE (GIANT-ALPECIN)	One of France's hopes, Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) signing in	Giro d'Italia winner, Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) signing in
Chris Froome has kept a low profile so far but he's already 5th of GC	Everyone loves a winner, Stage 2 and race leader Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)	Steve Cummings, still smarting from being excluded from the Great Britain Olympic team
Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA)	2015 Worlds RR Champion Peter Sagan meets the 1959 Champion, André Darrigade
	Chris Froome
10:32:34 Cavendish GB Dimension data and Andre Darrigade 113634_7R9A9040.jpg	Pierre Roland (CANNODALE)	Stage 3 start scene in Granville
		Jersey leaders plus bandaged Contado
Stage 3 rollout	Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Vital) was allowed to dangle off the front today as the peloton took the day off	The peloton coasting along. Today's stage finished 45 minutes slower than the expected finish.
The downs and ups of Team Tinkoff over the first two days, Alberto Contador and race leader Peter Sagan	Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo) on the solo break at the feed zone
	Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) rolled off the peloton with 80 km to go and joined Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Vital) at the front	35 km to go for the break but not much of a leash
Peloton warnings as they approach a roundabout and tight turn	Chris Froome (GB Sky) and Pinot (FDJ) mid peloton with 35k to go	The sprint finish in Angers
The world's best power sprinters leaning into it; Mark Cavendish coming out from Andre Greipel's shadow	Close up
Andre Greipel throws his bike too early		One last pedal stroke and a perfect bike throw helps give Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) the win
The photo finish	3rd Bryan COQUARD (DIRECT ENERGIE) and 4th Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)	Andre Greipel gives a tentative victory salute, but Mark Cavendish was awarded the win
	Your Stage 3 winner and proud papa, Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) was 4th today and maintained his 8s lead		Mark Cavendish extended his Green Jersey lead
	Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx - Quick Step) leads the best young rider competition
Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) was awarded most combative rider

Stage 4: Saumur → Limoges, 232 km Full Results and Report


The morning sign ins for Stage 4 in Saumur	Chris Froome	Bryan Coquard... we'll see him again later
Daniel MCLAY (FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT) captured another top 10 today (7th), tops among non WorldTour riders	Dutch national champ, Dylan GROENEWEGEN (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) was 4th today in the sprint finish	Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), we'll see him again later
Fabian CANCELLARA (TREK)	Race leader, Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) stretching it out before Stage 4. He was 3rd today and won the intermediate sprint to extend his overall lead to 12s	Stage 4 rollout through a fort in Saumur
		The 4 men break with a 5 minute advantage: Andreas SCHILLINGER (BORA-ARGON 18), Olivier NAESEN (IAM CYCLING), Markel IRIZAR (TREK - SEGAFREDO), Alexis GOUGERARD ( AG2R LA MONDIALE)
The peloton rolling through the farmland for Stage 4	The race caravan reaches the finish
Sprint finish in Limoges 45 minutes later	The long drag to the finish... Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA) on the far left faded from 1st to 5th in the final 100m
Some serious mashing going on here	It's down to two riders...	Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) trying to hold off a late surge by Bryan COQUARD (DIRECT ENERGIE)
Too close to call with the naked eye	For the second day in a row, we have to go to the photo finish... Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) beats Bryan COQUARD (DIRECT ENERGIE) by a hair (2.8 cm actually)	The overhead shot
		No victory salute... 3rd Peter Sagan
The finish chaos	Your Stage 4 winner, Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)
Receiving your Yellow Jersey shouldn't be a painful experience	Your race leader by 12s now, Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)	Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) is now the Green Jersey leader now too
Fast and stylish; Lots of social media interest in Bryan COQUARD's (DIRECT ENERGIE) lace-up cycling shoes	Marcel Kittel talks about how his team got it right today

Stage 5: Limoges → Le Lioran, 216 km Full Results and Report


Mark Cavendish signs in for his final day in the Green Jersey	The rollout from Limoges	Team Sky rolling through the countryside
Peloton landscape shot	Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) leads the break of three which included Andriy GRIVKO (ASTANA) and Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL)	Stage 5 was a hilly stage through the Massif Central
The second group on the road on Pas de Peyrol after being dropped with 100 km to go	Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) soloing the final climb, Col De Font De Cere after dropping his final breakmate with 17 km to go
		Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) quickly lost ground after he was dropped and finished 2nd + 2:34
Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL)	Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF) on the right was 3rd + 5:04 while Bartosz HUZARSKI (BORA-ARGON 18) was caught at the line by the GC group and finished 6th + 5:07	Team Sky at the front of the GC Group well back of the race winner
	Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) wins at Le Lioran after a difficult hilly stage through the Massif Central
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) finished more than 5 minutes ahead of the GC group	Photographers three groups deep at the finish
Scenery behind the finish area	2nd Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) + 2:34, making it 1-2 for Belgium	3rd Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF)+ 5:04 was caught by the GC group at the line
4th Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) + 5:04 with a small gap to the GC group	5th Daniel MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 5:07
10th Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC RACING) and 11th Pierre ROLLAND (CANNONDALE-DRAPAC)	8th Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange)	9th Christopher FROOME (SKY) just ahead of Nairo Quintana
Richie Porte was also in the crowded GC group at the line	Chris Froome	Roman Bardet's late attack distanced Contador
Nairo Quintana	Fabio Aru was in the gc group but not Vincenzo Nibali	Alberto Contador was dropped but worked hard to minimize the gap, clearly still suffering from the 2 crashes in the first two stages
		Media scrum around Contador at the finish line: “It went better than I thought to be honest,” Contador insisted
Your Stage 5 winner, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING)
The Yellow Jersey changed hands today...		Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) is the new race leader by a whopping five minutes and 11 seconds
	New KOM leader, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL)	Peter Sagan the outgoing yellow jersey crossing the line during the podium ceremony
Julian Alaphillipe still in young riders white jersey	Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) also won combativity prize	Michael Morkov (Katusha/Denmark) finished just ahead of the broom wagon again today and all riders are still in the race after five days
Peter Sagan is down to just the Green Jersey now

Stage 6: Arpajon-sur-Cère → Montauban, 187 km Full Results and Report

Stage 7: L'Isle-Jourdain → Lac de Payolle, 162 km Full Results and Report


	Warren Barguil put in an attack today	Dani Navarro was part of the winning break
	Dan Maclay was 3rd yesterday to add to several top 10 sprint finishes, best among non WorldTour sprinters	Steve Cummings... we'll see him again later
3x stage winner this year, Mark Cavendish is back in Green for Stage 7	Greg VAN AVERMAET was part of the break again today and extended his overall win	Chris Froome
Alberto Contador		Nairo QUINTANA
	Jersey leaders prior to Stage 7 in L'Isle-Jourdain

Stephen CUMMINGS (TEAM DIMENSION DATA) attacked the break with 26 km to go	Stephen CUMMINGS (DIMENSION DATA) - solo descent of col d'Aspin
		Next on road, Daryl Impey (Orica - Bikeexchange) and Daniel Navarro (Cofidis)
Stephen CUMMINGS (DIMENSION DATA) solos into Lac de Payolle	Another an impressive solo win (4th this year) by Cummings this time through the venerable Pyrenees
		2nd Daryl IMPEY (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 1:05
3rd Daniel NAVARRO (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 1:05	Here comes the race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) descending down Col d'Aspin
	4th Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) + 2:14

5th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) + 3:04		The GC group finished 6th + 4:29
	Your Stage 7 winner, Stephen CUMMINGS (DIMENSION DATA), strengthened his case for inclusion in the GBR Olympic team	The Grupetto descending Col d'Aspin
	Your Stage 7 winner, Stephen CUMMINGS (DIMENSION DATA)... 4th stage win for DIMENSION DATA
Part of the break and 5th today, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) extended his overall lead to 6:36	Most combative rider, Vincenzo Nibali	Contador finished in the GC group

Stage 8: Pau → Bagnères-de-Luchon, 183 km Full Results and Report

Stage 9: Val d'Aran → Andorra Arcalis, 184 km Full Results and Report

Stage 10: Escaldes-Engordany → Revel, 198 km Full Results and Report


Alberto Contador, who abandoned Stage 9 before the rest day, attends a news conference in Madrid after a medical examination revealed multiple contusions and a fracture. Separately, cyclingnews reported that Contador has signed with Trek Segafredo for 2017 on the Tour de France rest day	Movistar receive their team award for their performance on Stage 9 prior to the rest day

The start scene for Stage 10 in Escaldes-Engordany	Leaving Andorra
	Peter Sagan and Steve Cummings

		Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) leading the break down a descent
16:45:15 Tour de France 2016 - 09/07/2016 - Etape 10 - Escaldes-Engordany/ Revel (197 km) - L'echapee 164515_20160712TDF8052.jpg	Final kms of the Stage 10 break (early photos coming) with Orica - Bikeexchange's Luke Durbridge (Orica - Bikeexchange) leading two teammates + Peter Sagan, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Samuel Dumoulin, Greg Van Avermaet	Michael Matthews followed Peter Sagan's wheel until the finish
Vincenzo Nibali and Rui Costa were dropped from the break	A day off for the GC group
Scenery at the finish in Revel		17:06:15 170036_604114787.jpg
17:06:16 170037_604098701.jpg	He waited until everybody else wound up their sprints and then Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA-BikeExchange) won ahead of Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF), Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (DIMENSION DATA), Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING), Samuel DUMOULIN (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
17:03:35 Tour de France 2016 - 09/07/2016 - Etape 10 - Escaldes-Engordany/ Revel (197 km) - MATTHEWS Michael (ORICA-BikeExchange) - Vainqueur du jour 170040b_20160712TDF4005.jpg		Winner's scrum
		17:08:00 Peter; Revel; 170800_604084005.jpg
Your stage 10 winner, Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA-BikeExchange)	Another Yellow Jersey for Chris Froome, (SKY)	Green Jersey Leader and Stage 10 most combative rider, Peter Sagan

Stage 11: Carcassonne → Montpellier, 164 km Full Results and Report


Richie Porte	The Stage 10 winner, Michael Matthews (Orica - Bikeexchange), rolling into Carcassonne for Stage 11
Best young rider so far, Adam Yates (Orica - Bikeexchange)	Andre Greipel hasn't been up to speed again at this year's Tour against the best pure sprinters	Tom Dumoulin still enjoying his mountain stage win in Andorra on Stage 9 before the rest day
French National RR Champ, Arthur VICHOT (FDJ) before getting in the early two men break	Peter Sagan with his pre-stage 11 victory salute	Chris Froome
Make room for the race leader, Chris Froome	Froome and Sagan possibly plotted their late attack	Fabio Aru
Early two men break, Arthur VICHOT (FDJ) and Leigh HOWARD (IAM CYCLING)
94 km to go and 4:10 for break	Crosswinds for Stage 11 on the way from Carcassone to Montpellier,	Echelons with 73 km to go
15 km to go	Photographers ready to get, more or less, the same shot at the finish	Tinkoff and Team Sky benefit from the crosswind when Peter Sagan followed by Chris Froome rolled off the front with 12 km to go and made it to the line

How often do you see the Green and Yellow Jerseys breaking clear with 12 km to go and cross one-two? Not very often.	Peter Sagan wins Stage 11 while runner up Chris Froome gained more precious GC time
4th Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA), winner of the field sprint, + 6s
	How much energy did Chris Froome spend in the final 10 km to gain 12s with Ventoux looming tomorrow
	'You cannot plan a win like that', says Sagan post race — cyclingnews	Your Stage 11 winner, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
Another Yellow Jersey for Chris Froome (Sky)	Froome laughing about the gaining more time on his rivals on a flat stage that was expected to end in a sprint finish

Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux, 178 km Full Results and Report


Ventoux from Bedoin	150 kph mistral winds prevented Stage 12 from finishing at the top of Mont-Ventoux	14:03:57 110357_7R9A1538.jpg
		Provence landscape
	Fashionable fans	The break
Colombian fans	Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) leading the front of the race	Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) attack
Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) and Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) leading Stage 12 through massive crowds	After animating the lower slopes, Valvarde and Quintana were then dropped
	You can never be too safe
Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) wins Stage 2 ahead of Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) + 2s		3rd Daniel NAVARRO (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 14s
4th Stef CLEMENT (IAM CYCLING) + 40 and 5th Sylvain CHAVANEL (DIRECT ENERGIE)	Meanwhile, Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema off the front of the GC group
Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema just before rear-ending a moto that came to an abrupt stop	Adam Yates leading the next group
KABOOM!	Chris Froome's bike was damaged in the crash and he started running to the finish	Chris Froome (Sky) resorts to running after a crash by a moto into the crowd in the final kms left him without a working bike
	Chris Froome gets a (ill-fitting) bike for the final leg of his duathlon
10th Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) but he gained no time on Chris Froome	All for not for Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO)	17th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 5:24 had a bad day
This was suppose to be Quintana's opportunity	11th Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 5:24, 12th Fabio ARU (ASTANA), 13th Louis MEINTJES (LAMPRE - MERIDA), 14th Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE), 15th Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA)
Richie Porte	WTF	Cyril Lemoine and Andre Greipel from the eariler break
Chris Froome finally got a team bike and finished the stage		In the end, Chris Froome didn't lose any time on GC. You can make good points for either side on why time should or shouldn't have been adjusted
Initially Dave Brailsford wasnt very happy at the finish		Your Stage 12 winner, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL)
Stage 12 winner and KOM leader, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL)	It was all amusing to Peter Sagan	At the end of the day, Christopher FROOME (SKY) keeps Yellow and actually increased his overall lead
The privileges of the Yellow Jersey were felt several times on Stage 12	What a day

Stage 13: Bourg-Saint-Andéol → Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 37 km Full Results and Report


Christian Prudhomme addressing the media. The Ventoux debacle pales in comparison the the deadly attack in Nice later in the day.	Another windy stage	The flamme rouge...
goes down again	Peter STETINA (TREK-SEGAFREDO) enjoying the scenery	KOM leader Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO-SOUDAL)
Jarlinson PANTANO (IAM CYCLING) along the Gorge du Ardeche	Alex HOWES (CANNONDALE) in the start house in Bourg-Saint-Andeol	Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) posted the best time for the 37 km course
1st Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) posted the best time; 37 km in 50:15	1st Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) posted the best time; 37 km in 50:15	Chris Froome out on the course
2nd Christopher FROOME (SKY) + 1:03	2nd Christopher FROOME (SKY) + 1:03	2nd Christopher FROOME (SKY) + 1:03
2nd Christopher FROOME (SKY) + 1:03	3rd Nelson OLIVEIRA (MOVISTAR) + 1:31	4th Jerome COPPEL (IAM CYCLING) + 1:35
5th Rohan DENNIS (BMC RACING) + 1:41	5th Rohan DENNIS (BMC RACING) + 1:41
6th Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 1:54	7th Geraint THOMAS (SKY) + 2:00	8th Jon IZAGUIRRE (MOVISTAR) + 2:02
9th Tony MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 2:05	9th Tony MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 2:05	9th Tony MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 2:05
10th Stephen CUMMINGS (DIMENSION DATA) + 2:24		16th Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC RACING) + 2:50
16th Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC RACING) + 2:50	18th Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 3:01	18th Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 3:01
18th Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 3:01	20th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 3:08	21st Richie PORTE (BMC RACING) + 3:08
22nd Roman KREUZIGER (TINKOFF) + 3:13	22nd Roman KREUZIGER (TINKOFF) + 3:13	23rd Fabian CANCELLARA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 3:15
23rd Fabian CANCELLARA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 3:15	30th Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 3:52
33rd Daniel MARTIN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 4:10	37th Fabio ARU (ASTANA) + 4:25	As Team Sky rider, World TT Champ, Vasil Kirienka, took the day off
Thumbs up from Adam Hanson	Light guy in the wind; Joaquim Purito Rodriguez had a bad day	In lieu of the usual podium ceremony, a minute of silence for the victims of the Nice attack
The Jersey leaders and stage winner after Stage 13		Peter Sagan
Chris Froome	Stage 13 winner, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN)
Christian Prudhomme like everyone in the race organization was a wearing black arm band

Stage 14: Montélimar → Villars-les-Dombes, 208 km Full Results and Report


Thomas Voeckler signing in for Stage 14 in Montélimar	Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) has dropped down to 4th overall + 2:59. He was also answering questions when video surfaced of him holding onto a mavic moto during the Ventoux stage
		The four men break
The peloton five minutes back	Keeping cool while waiting for the race
The four men break led by Alex Howes (Cannondale) starting to flag in the stiff headwind	The peloton enjoying the sunflower scenery during a slow stage	Sunflower (and bee) close-up
	Cesare BENEDETTI (BORA-ARGON 18) wins the intermediate sprint	The peloton eventually brought back the break
Great shot of how close Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel came to colliding during the sprint finish	The sprint finish in Parc Des Oiseaux with Mark Cavendish having past and then unnecessarily cutting off Marcel Kittel	Marcel Kittel with the 4th runner-up salute before Mark Cavendish's victory salute
	Mark Cavendish wins Stage 14 in Parc Des Oiseaux	1st Mark CAVENDISH (DIMENSION DATA) 5:43:49, 2nd Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA), 3rd Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF), 4th John DEGENKOLB (GIANT - ALPECIN), 5th Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 6th André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL), 7th Bryan COQUARD (DIRECT ENERGIE), 8th Davide CIMOLAI (LAMPRE - MERIDA)
	Four wins this year makes 30 career Tour de France wins overall
Race leader cool down post race	Your Stage 14 winner, Mark CAVENDISH (DIMENSION DATA)
Race leader Chris Froome (Sky) after receiving another Yellow Jersey

Stage 15: Bourg-en-Bresse → Culoz, 159 km Full Results and Report


Thomas VOECKLER (DIRECT ENERGIE) rolling into Bourg-en-Bresse before getting into the Stage 15 break	Daniel MARTIN (ETIXX-QUICK STEP)	Colombian supporter for Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR TEAM) but he wasn't the Colombian that performed well today
Christian PRUDHOMME and yesterday's winner, Mark CAVENDISH (TEAM DIMENSION DATA)	Smiles at the start, but Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) looked sluggish again today	Christopher FROOME (TEAM SKY) followed his domestiques who set a pace that prevented any serious GC attacks
Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF) and Ilnur ZAKARIN (KATUSHA) attacking off the break midway through the stage	Today's stage featured 6 categorized climbs
	The passage of the race caravan	Thomas VOECKLER (DIRECT ENERGIE) in the break
Also in the break, Romain SICARD (DIRECT ENERGIE) and Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX-QUICK STEP)	Ilnur ZAKARIN (TEAM KATUSHA) and Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF)	Massive crowds on col du Grand Colombier, the high point of today's mountainous stage
	The view of the race from Grand Colombier	24 km to go: The two men break passing through the finish area with one more pass of Grand Colombier: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff) followed by Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling)
24 km to go: The two men break passing through the finish area with one more pass of Grand Colombier: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff) followed by Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling)		The GC group led by Astana six minutes later
The second pass of Grand Colombier: lacets du Grand Colombier	Sebastien REICHENBACH (FDJ) and Alexis VUILLERMOZ (AG2R LA MONDIALE) were the second group on the road	Wouter POELS (SKY) was domestique of the day for race leader, Chris Froome, setting a pace that prevented any other teams from mounting serious attacks
Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling) was dropped by Rafal Majka (Tinkoff), the final time up Grand Colombier, but caught him on the descent and won the two men sprint
		The emphatic victory salute by the 1st time Grand Tour stage winner, 27 year-old Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling)
2nd Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)	3rd Alexis VUILLERMOZ (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6s, 4th Sébastien REICHENBACH (FDJ)
IAM CYCLING celebrates a rare win	He led the race at one point, but crashed on one of the descents; 5th Julian ALAPHILIPPE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 22s	Stage 15 winner and 1st time Grand Tour winner, 27 year-old Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling)
Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling)	38 career yellow jersey for Chris Froome who was never in trouble today
Easily the most combative rider today and 2nd on the stage, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)

Stage 16: Moirans-en-Montagne → Bern, 206 km Full Results and Report


		Stage 16 start scene in Moirans-en-Montagne
		Etixx - Quick Step's Tony Martin and Julien Alaphilippe attempt to do a two men time trial


Etixx - Quick Step's Tony Martin and Julien Alaphilippe still out front
	Late unsuccessful attack by Sep Vanmarcke (Lotto Nl - Jumbo)
	Sprint finish coming at you in Bern

	Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA) failed to pick up the finish line and never threw his bike giving Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF) the win

		Marcel Kittel wasn't factor

Three stages now for Peter Sagan at this year's race
	Chris Froome will take a 1:47 lead into the last rest day

	Best young rider, Adam Yates	Etixx - Quick Step's Tony Martin and Julien Alaphilippe share the combativity award

Stage 17: Bern → Finhaut-Emosson, 184 km Full Results and Report


The rollout for Stage 18 from Berne		Tough way to start the day, Gorka IZAGUIRRE (MOVISTAR TEAM) goes down in the 1st km
Gorgeous Swiss Alps scenery as Stage 17 rolls out from Berne	Feel the Berne

The podium 185 km later at the finish at Finhaut-Emosson	Damn nice scenery	The team bus car park was on the damn
15:26:13 Tour de France 2016 - 20/07/2016 - Etape 17 - Berne / Finhaut-Emosson (184;5km) - Passage de la caravane dans le dernier kilometre 152613_20160720TDF4002.jpg	15:43:12 Tour de France 2016 - 20/07/2016 - Etape 17 - Berne / Finhaut-Emosson (184;5km) - caravane Krys 154312_20160720TDF4004.jpg	Today's successful break
The GC group once again led by Sky	GC group on the finishing climb	Ilnur ZAKARIN (KATUSHA) solo of the front with a view to himself
Ilnur ZAKARIN (KATUSHA) rejoined two breakmates on the final climb and then dropped them		The stage 17 winner, Jarlinson PANTANO (IAM CYCLING) was second today
		Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF) extended his KOM and finished 3rd + 1:26 with 4th Kristijan DURASEK (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 1:32
Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF) urged on by fellow polka dots	Huge crowds at the finish in Finhaut-Emosson	Ilnur ZAKARIN (KATUSHA) wins Stage 17
	Not easy
Jarlinson PANTANO (IAM CYCLING) + 55s		5th Brice FEILLU (FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT) + 2:33
6th Thomas VOECKLER (DIRECT ENERGIE) + 2:46	Richie Porte's late GC attack was matched by only race leader, Chris Froome
	The rest of the GC contenders could only watch
	10th Richie PORTE (BMC RACING) + 7:59 and 11th Christopher FROOME (SKY)	12 Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange) + 8:07 and 13th Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 8:10 moved up the GC standings
The Gruppeto	Gruppeto	Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (TEAM DIMENSION DATA)
Your Stage 17 winner, Ilnur ZAKARIN (KATUSHA)
Chris Froome continues to extend his overall lead	Best young rider and 3rd overall and on the rise, Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange)	Last stage he was the stage winner, today he's the most combative rider
	Peter Sagan is looking comfortable in Green	... except when he hits someone with the flowers
Post race press conferences by the stage winner	and race leader

Stage 18: Sallanches → Megève, 17 km Full Results and Report

Stage 19: Albertville → Saint-Gervais, 146 km Full Results and Report

Stage 20: Megève → Morzine, 146 km Full Results and Report

Stage 21: Chantilly → Paris, 113 km Full Results and Report


Chris Froome and team boss David Brailsford celebrate Froome's 3rd Tour de France title	Onto the Champs-Elysée, with a break up the road

	Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) flatted with just 3 km to go	Sprint finish on the Champs-Elysée
	André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) holds off a late surge by Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF), 3rd Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA) lead out the sprint
Andre Greipel cashes in on the last day of the Tour	Team Sky celebrate their GC win with all riders still intact	This is Bernard Hinault's last Tour as part of the organization
The stage will not be the same without the Badger	Your Stage 21 winner, André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL)
Green Jersey winner, Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF), by a wide margin	Best young rider and 4th overall, Adam YATES (ORICA-BikeExchange)	Overall combative rider winner, Peter SAGAN (TINKOFF)
Your 2016 Tour de France winner, Christopher FROOME (SKY)	Your 2016 overall podium...	2nd Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 4:05, 1st Christopher FROOME (SKY) 89:04:48 and 3rd Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 4:21
Best GC performance from a Frenchman, given the strength of the field, since Bernard Hinault's last Tour win in 1985	Movistar won the team award by 8 minutes over Team Sky	The Jersey Winners