2016 Tour de France: Stage 7 News, Notes and Quotes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his first 2016 Tour de France stage win on Tuesday (his ninth Tour de France win), prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.
After a bittersweet victory for the team yesterday with Peter Sagan winning and taking the team’s first yellow jersey while GC leader Alberto Contador lost time after another heavy fall, stage 3 was a much steadier affair.
Mark Cavendish joined France great Bernard Hinault in second place of the all-time list of Tour de France stage winners when he pipped Andre Greipel on Monday for his second victory in this year’s race.
I didn’t put it down in writing, but seeing an uphill sprint finish on tap for today’s second stage of the 2016 Tour de France meant a short reign in yellow for Mark Cavendish.