Tour de France (2016) Photos; Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux, 178 km |
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Ventoux from Bedoin | share this photo |
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150 kph mistral winds prevented Stage 12 from finishing at the top of Mont-Ventoux | share this photo |
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Provence landscape | share this photo |
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Fashionable fans | share this photo |
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The break | share this photo |
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Colombian fans | share this photo |
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Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) leading the front of the race | share this photo |
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Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) attack | share this photo |
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Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) and Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) leading Stage 12 through massive crowds | share this photo |
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After animating the lower slopes, Valvarde and Quintana were then dropped | share this photo |
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You can never be too safe | share this photo |
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Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) wins Stage 2 ahead of Serge PAUWELS (DIMENSION DATA) + 2s | share this photo |
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3rd Daniel NAVARRO (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 14s | share this photo |
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4th Stef CLEMENT (IAM CYCLING) + 40 and 5th Sylvain CHAVANEL (DIRECT ENERGIE) | share this photo |
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Meanwhile, Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema off the front of the GC group | share this photo |
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Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Bauke Mollema just before rear-ending a moto that came to an abrupt stop | share this photo |
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Adam Yates leading the next group | share this photo |
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KABOOM! | share this photo |
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Chris Froome's bike was damaged in the crash and he started running to the finish | share this photo |
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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 | share this photo |
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Chris Froome gets a (ill-fitting) bike for the final leg of his duathlon | share this photo |
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10th Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) but he gained no time on Chris Froome | share this photo |
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All for not for Bauke MOLLEMA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) | share this photo |
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17th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 5:24 had a bad day | share this photo |
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This was suppose to be Quintana's opportunity | share this photo |
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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 Porte | share this photo |
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WTF | share this photo |
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Cyril Lemoine and Andre Greipel from the eariler break | share this photo |
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Chris Froome finally got a team bike and finished the stage | share 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 |
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Initially Dave Brailsford wasnt very happy at the finish | share this photo |
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Your Stage 12 winner, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) | share this photo |
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Stage 12 winner and KOM leader, Thomas DE GENDT (LOTTO SOUDAL) | share this photo |
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It was all amusing to Peter Sagan | share this photo |
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At the end of the day, Christopher FROOME (SKY) keeps Yellow and actually increased his overall lead | share this photo |
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The privileges of the Yellow Jersey were felt several times on Stage 12 | share this photo |
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What a day | share this photo |
Tour de France (2016) Photos; Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux, 178 km |
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