2010 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 16
The 16th stage of the 2010 Tour de France on July 20, led over 199.5 km from Bagneres- de -Luchon to Pau. On this mountain stage, there were two intermediate sprints and four climbs, two of the honorary category and two of the first category. The Col du Tourmalet is the highest point of this year's Tour de France was achieved in 2,115 meters for the first time. The winner of this mountain classification received the special prize souvenir Jacques Goddet. After the abandonment of Mauro Santambrogio, Bram Tankink and Iban Mayoz 172 of the 198 registered participants were at the start.
Race course
At 11:43 clock the driver reached after 3.7 kilometers neutral ride on the climb to the Col de Peyresourde the real start. David Zabriskie and Rémy Di Gregorio were the first attacker. Among the drivers who followed them, also Lance Armstrong was. The Astana team was formed at the top of the field, while among other things had to let rip Ivan Basso and Thomas Voeckler already. The breakaway group grew to 17 riders, among them Bradley Wiggins, Roman Kreuziger, Christopher Horner, Sylwester Szmyd and Ryder Hesjedal were. Off the top five riders group later fell out again and Sandy Casar was able to connect, so that the group then consisted of 13 riders. Jérôme Pineau and Cadel Evans had meanwhile let rip in the field. Anthony Charteau, Carlos Sastre and Alexander Vinokourov and two other riders joined in the top group, but other riders fell back. Szmyd went first over the summit, followed by Charteau and Kreuziger. On the descent, the now 14-strong group increased their hitherto narrow lead on the field to about 50 seconds. They were followed by Jurgen Van Den Broeck, also catch up on the group tried and there was 20 seconds ahead of the field at the top. However, he failed in his purpose and was hauled in from the field. This comprised only about 30 riders after the fast initial phase, but later became larger again. The Rabobank team helped to reduce the gap to the lead group before the second rise again.
Szmyd led the breakaway on the climb to the Col d' Aspin. Against him led Juan Manuel Garate the group around Alberto Contador again zoom to less than 20 seconds. Again From this many riders fell out and in the meantime they consisted of only 14 drivers. Damiano Cunego attacked from this group out. The top group is shrinking in ten drivers. Charteau then drove first on the summit, followed by Casar and Kreuziger, 30 seconds behind the Contador group also reached the highest point. Cunego was following the now 12 -strong leading group. Casar sat down on the descent, meanwhile, from the top group. The guided by Omega Pharma-Lotto favorite group was larger again and was able to close the gap to the Armstrong family. Pierrick Fedrigo Shortly afterwards attacked. In addition to another driver Armstrong set after him and overtook him.
Casar was driving under the first alone in the ascent to the Col du Tourmalet, until it was overtaken by Armstrong. Behind these two, a chasing group was formed consisting of Jurgen Van De Walle, Fedrigo, Christophe Moreau and Cunego. At the top of Armstrong attacked his companion, who was overtaken by the pursuers. Subsequently, Cunego and Fedrigo could detach from the chasing group and caught up with Armstrong. Shortly afterwards, the other riders caught up with Armstrong, thereby forming a six -man lead group. Christopher Horner, Rubén Plaza and Carlos Barredo also made it into the top group, which they now consisted of nine riders. Between the top tier and the field is still Ignatas Konovalovas Anthony Charteau were. Konovalovas could join the leading group, which had now moved out a lead of well over three minutes. In the field attacked Thor Hushovd, but could not catch up with the leading group and was shortly thereafter obtain from the field. At the summit Moreau attacked and drove the first to cross the mountains classification, followed by Fedrigo, Cunego and Armstrong. Prior to the field itself continued to hold Charteau with over two minutes behind the leaders. He finally pull them from the field.
During the race, the lead group was able to extend their lead to over six minutes, the group drove into the climb to the Col d' Aubisque. Further up the rise Barredo attacked the group, Fedrigo rose after, Armstrong, Cunego and Plaza followed them. From this five-member group Barredo attacked again, followed by Fedrigo and Plaza. But Armstrong and Cunego managed to connect again. With over nine minutes ahead of the quintet the Col de Soulor reached. The five followers were split among the two groups. The first chase group of Horner, Van de Walle and Moreau were able to reconnect to the leading group, which Casar and Konovalovas failed. Before the climb of the Col d' Aubisque Moreau moved, followed by Fedrigo and Horner. With 9:45 minutes behind the greater favorite group reached the summit.
Casar was able to catch up with the leading group on the descent. Barredo attacked again and the first to reach the first intermediate sprint. He could pull a gap of at times over 45 seconds to the Armstrong family and also won the second intermediate sprint, in each case before Moreau in the chase group. In the field, meanwhile, made Omega Pharma-Lotto and Rabobank tempo work. Konovalovas dropped back into the field. Presented at the front of the race led by Plaza and Horner chasing the leading Barredo, who was over 40 kilometers as a soloist in the lead, after all, only 1000 meters from the finish. Moreau and Armstrong put on the sprint, were against the stronger sprinter in the group but a chance. Fedrigo won the stage ahead of Casar and Plaza. Nearly seven minutes later and the field reached the goal. The sprint of the field to the tenth place won Hushovd, who was able to keep one of only a few sprinters in the favorite group. He fought back the green jersey.
Jens Voigt crashed on the descent of the Col de Peyresourde at 80 kilometers per hour difficult because of a ruptured front tire. The situation was similar to that on the 16th stage, a year earlier, when he also fell hard and the tour had to stop then. Voigt was combative and continued his journey this time continued despite several bruises and abrasions. As the escort vehicles of his team were further forward and his bike was no longer operational, but he had to travel 15 km with a Jugendrad the neutral team car before he got a new bike. Then he unlocked the Gruppetto, with whom he reached the goal. Voigt continued the tour.
Sprints
- Second intermediate sprint in Gan ( 185.5 km ) ( 228 m)
- Target in Pau ( 199.5 km ) ( 210 m)
Climbs
- Col de Peyresourde, Category 1 ( 11 km; 1569 m; 11.0 km à 7,4 %)
- Col d' Aspin, category 1 ( 42.5 km; 1490m; 12.3 km à 6,3 %)
- Col du Tourmalet, honorary category ( 72 km; 2115 m; 17.1 km à 7,3 %)
- Col d' Aubisque, honorary category ( km 138; 1709 m; 29.2 km à 4,2 %)