2016 Tour de France: Stage 8 Results
Briton Chris Froome took advantage of passive rivals to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the 2016 Tour de France as he won the eighth stage after attacking on the final descent on Saturday.
Briton Chris Froome took advantage of passive rivals to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the 2016 Tour de France as he won the eighth stage after attacking on the final descent on Saturday.
Steve Cummings of the Dimension Data won the 7th stage of the 2016 Tour de France in an attack out of the day’s breakaway to take a solo win in Lac de Payolle.
In Stage 7 of the 2016 Tour de France, Briton Stephen Cummings powered away on the Col d’Aspin to claim a second career Tour stage win as overall contender Thibaut Pinot cracked in a stage that ended in chaos on Friday.
A technical run to the finish of Stage 6 of the 2016 Tour de France saw the Tinkoff team surrounding Alberto Contador to keep him safe, with road furniture, tight turns and teams jostling for position creating risks before the sprint.
Lampre-Merida’s Yukiya Arashiro rode a 165km breakaway in Stage 6 to earn the red “most combative” jersey in the 2016 Tour de France.
The last sprinters’ stage of the first week of the 2016 Tour de France saw Marcel Kittel take his second podium and remain in contention for the green jersey.
Greg Van Avermaet soaked up his first day in the leader’s Yellow Jersey at the 2016 Tour de France, coming home just behind the sprint to retain the jersey for stage 7.
The fairy tale Tour continued on stage 6 for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Mark Cavendish sprinted to his 3rd victory at the 2016 Tour de France
Mark Cavendish further cemented his status as the Tour de France’s greatest sprinter when the Briton claimed his 29th career win in the sixth stage of the 2016 race on Thursday.
It was a dream come true for Greg Van Avermaet who put in a stunning solo effort that saw him win stage 5 and take the leader’s Yellow Jersey at the 2016 Tour de France.