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Tour de France (2016) Photos; Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux, 178 km

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Ventoux from Bedoinshare this photo

150 kph mistral winds prevented Stage 12 from finishing at the top of Mont-Ventouxshare this photo
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Provence landscapeshare this photo
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Fashionable fansshare this photo
The breakshare this photo
Colombian fansshare this photo
Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) leading the front of the raceshare this photo

Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) attackshare this photo
Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) and Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) leading Stage 12 through massive crowds share this photo
After animating the lower slopes, Valvarde and Quintana were then droppedshare this photo
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You can never be too safeshare this photo
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Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) wins Stage 2 ahead of Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) + 2sshare this photo
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3rd Daniel NAVARRO (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 14sshare this photo

4th Stef CLEMENT (IAM CYCLING) + 40 and 5th Sylvain CHAVANEL (DIRECT ENERGIE) share this photo
Meanwhile, Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema off the front of the GC groupshare this photo
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Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema just before rear-ending a moto that came to an abrupt stopshare this photo
Adam Yates leading the next groupshare this photo
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KABOOM!share this photo

Chris Froome's bike was damaged in the crash and he started running to the finishshare this photo
Chris Froome (Sky) resorts to running after a crash by a moto into the crowd in the final kms left him without a working bikeshare this photo
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Chris Froome gets a (ill-fitting) bike for the final leg of his duathlonshare this photo
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10th Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) but he gained no time on Chris Froomeshare this photo
All for not for Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO)share this photo
17th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 5:24 had a bad dayshare this photo
This was suppose to be Quintana's opportunityshare this photo
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)share this photo
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Richie Porteshare this photo
WTFshare this photo

Cyril Lemoine and Andre Greipel from the eariler breakshare this photo
Chris Froome finally got a team bike and finished the stageshare this photo
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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 share this photo
Initially Dave Brailsford wasnt very happy at the finishshare this photo
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Your Stage 12 winner, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) share this photo
Stage 12 winner and KOM leader, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) share this photo
It was all amusing to Peter Saganshare this photo
At the end of the day, Christopher FROOME (SKY) keeps Yellow and actually increased his overall leadshare this photo
The privileges of the Yellow Jersey were felt several times on Stage 12share this photo
What a dayshare this photo

Tour de France (2016) Photos; Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux, 178 km

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