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Tour de France 2016 stage 12

Tour de France 2016 Stage 12: De Gendt wins at Ventoux – chaotic finale for GC men, Froome retains in lead

Tour de France 2016 Stage 12: De Gendt wins at Ventoux – chaotic finale for GC men, Froome retains in lead

At 178 kilometres, stage 12 in the Tour de France leads from Montpellier to the Mont Ventoux. Due to winds in excess of 100kph at the top the finish has been relocated to Chalet Reynard, yet the closing climb still is a 10 kilometres monster at a 9% gradient. Thomas De Gendt brings an early break home, while Froome crashes into a motorcyclist when he is on the attack. With his bike broken he starts running up the hill. Chaos all over, yet his time is revised and he is placed in the same time as Mollema, with whom he was on the attack. They both put 19 seconds into Quintana and Froome retains in the overall lead.

Tour de France 2016 Route stage 12: Montpellier – Mont Ventoux

Tour de France 2016 Route stage 12: Montpellier – Mont Ventoux

Thurday, July 14, 2016 – Storms, heat, cold, or gushing rains – an arrival at Mont Ventoux is guaranteed to bring spectacle. The mythic climb instills fear. At Bastille Day, stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France leads in 179 kilometres from Montpellier to Chalet Reynard, 6 kilometres under the top of Mont Ventoux.

Tour de France 2016 Favourites stage 12: Battle between the Big Guys

Tour de France 2016 Favourites stage 12: Battle between the Big Guys

In stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France it's not only about time as there's prestige involved also. The race finishes on top of the magical mountain Mont Ventoux and we should expect a battle between the big guys. In 2013 Chris Froome outperformed his competion, is he going do it again?

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