Michael matthews sprints to stage 10 victory source. Escaldesengordany to revel, 197km the peloton descends after the first category climb of port denvalira and into. Following a descent, that stage finishes at tignes. Michael matthews sprints to stage 10 victory this article is more than 3 years old australian beats sagan, van avermaet and boasson hagen to line. The race covers over two thousand miles by bicycle over 21 stages. Includes route, riders, teams, and coverage of past tours. Chris froome is back to defend his 2015 title as they all. Won by michael matthews before peter sagan 2nd and edvald boasson hagen 3rd. Sagan attacks along with froome, bodnar and gerant thomas off the front of the peloton welcome to veloharmony, the common sense channel.
Its the day after the rest day and stage 10 heads from andorra to france or, to be more precise, from escaldesengordany to revel. The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the. This flat stage departed from carcassonne, heading east through caunesminervois and siran to the category 4 climb. A total of 6 regions and 32 departments will be travelled through. Normally the stage would have finished at the summit of the bald mountain. Escaldesengordany revel, 198 km stage 09 photos return to. A largely flat affair that will take the race into the heart of france, its expected to be another day for the sprinters.
Brent bookwalter bmc was one of those who crashed with contador on the first stage. Michael matthews, the australian oricabikeexchange rider, beat peter sagan, greg van avermaet and edvald boasson hagen in a sprint to. Every tour route juggles economics, logistics, history and the need for enthralling racing. Kittel marcel quick step floors won the stage in bergerac before degenkolb john trek segafredo and groenewegen dylan team lotto nl jumbo. Due to the high profile of the last day, the final stage of le tour is very prestigious. With stages in the alps, the cevennes, the pyrenees, the massif central, the jura and the vosges, it will also be a tour of all the. The finale is fingerlicking good featuring a short climb with 8 kilometres remaining plus a final 500 metres stretch at 5%. Froome has also won two olympic bronze medals in road time trials, in 2012 and 2016. Stage 10 is the final time the peloton will have to deal with the pyrenees as theyll have to deal with the climb right from the start. The most likely outcome after 188 kilometres of racing through normandy is a bunch sprint.
The 31yearold briton now only has belgian legend eddy merckx ahead of him on the alltime list of stage victories with a onceseemingly unattainable. Stage 10 of the 2016 tour is a hilly stage, covering 197km from escaldes. Michael matthews wins stage 10 as it happened michael matthews, the australian oricabikeexchange rider, beat peter sagan, greg van avermaet and edvald boasson hagen in a. All the videos of the biggest cycling race in the world. The overall general classification was won by chris froome of team. Caldea at escaldes engordany, by boigandorra own work, cc bysa 4. Chris froome and team sky will have this day marked in their race books. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. Stage 10 offers a rude awakening to the riders after the tours first rest day.