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.
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.
Belgian Greg van Avermaet claimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey when he won the fifth stage of the 2016 Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries on Wednesday.
Werner clinches men’s GC as Lindine flats, and Armstrong takes the win ahead of Barclay, who was forced to drop out with a broken handlebar as the Trans-Sylvania Epic closes.
Jill Kintner (Bellingham, Wash./Red Bull-Norco Bicycles) marched to the women’s pro downhill national championship and Chloe Woodruff (Prescott, Ariz./Team Stan’s NoTubes-Niner) sprinted to the women’s pro cross-country win
Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a gruelling trek in the Pyrenees as Chris Froome retained the overall lead
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali, who was banking on the opening block of racing to make his mark in the 2015 Tour de France, instead showed another sign of weakness on Saturday.
German Andre Greipel was again far too strong for the opposition as he claimed his second win in the 2015 Tour de France with an impressive sprint in the fifth stage on Wednesday.
Team Sky were expected to be shaken by their rivals on the cobbles in the Tour de France, yet their leading rider Chris Froome emerged as the huge favourite after the opening block of racing on Tuesday.
Cancellara happy while Cavendish fumes in a rainy and stormy second stage of the 2015 Tour de France.