Le TOUR’20 Stage 16: Kämna Kills in Villard-de-Lans

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Stage Report: The first day of the final week was not one for the GC men as the break of the day went all the way to the finish as Lennard Kämna (BORA-hansgrohe) soloed to the line a minute and a half ahead of 2019 Giro d’Italia winner, Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers). The GC men finished together, although Nairo Quintana (Arkea Samsic) lost a little time. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) lost a lot.

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Big win for the young German – Lennard Kämna

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Van Aert and Roglič ready for the final week

Stage 16 Route:
A.S.O. describes the stage: “Following a well-deserved rest day in the Isère department, the area of La Chartreuse might as well inspire escape artists but not everyone will be allowed to break away ahead of the col de Porte. Richie Porte said he’d love to but he’s too high on GC and showed his form on the up as he came third atop the Grand Colombier on Sunday. Jumbo-Visma wouldn’t let him go so far away (66.5km) from the finish at Villard-de-Lans. The mountains of the Vercors, well known for the battles of the Resistance during WW2, also offer the ingredients of a tricky stage but it’s probably a terrain for baroudeurs, riders like Julian Alaphilippe who are far down overall, rather than an opportunity to shake up the GC. It’s the day before the queen stage.”

Stage 16

The top men will want an easy day, but with five climbs and a summit finish, that won’t be possible

A day for a long break

Bad luck for Alaphilippe – Two bike changes

The peloton didn’t chase too much as the lead went over 10 minutes

Would they go all the way?

Over twenty riders made up the break

The peloton was taking the sights

The front of the peloton was yellow

Roglič was followed by the UAE team

The break started to fall apart

A fine solo win

A long wait for the yellow jersey group

Stage winner, Lennard Kämna (BORA-hansgrohe): “I’m feeling great. It has been an absolutely awesome day for me out there. I knew I had to make it to the finish alone in order to win. On the climb, I saw Carapaz was losing speed after his attacks and I understood it was my moment to have a go. This victory is a big relief for the team. As for me, I couldn’t imagine I was able to pull out a victory like this one.”

Tour de France Stage 16 Result:
1. Lennard Kämna (Ger) BORA-hansgrohe in 4:12:52
2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) INEOS Grenadiers at 1:27
3. Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ at 1:56
4. Pavel Sivakov (Rus) INEOS Grenadiers at 2:34
5. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC at 2:35
6. Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic at 2:37
7. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Sunweb at 2:41
8. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Sunweb at 2:47
9. Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&:B Hotels-Vital Concept p/b KTM at 2:51
10. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck – Quick-Step at 2:54.

Tour de France Overall After Stage 16:
1. Primož Roglič (Slov) Jumbo-Visma in 70:06:47
2. Tadej Pogačar (Slov) UAE Team Emirates at 0:40
3. Rigoberto Urán (Col) EF Pro Cycling at 1:34
4. Miguel Ángel López (Col) Astana at 1:45
5. Adam Yates (GB) Mitchelton-Scott at 2:03
6. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo at 2:13
7. Mikel Landa (Spa) Bahrain-McLaren at 2:16
8. Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar at 3:15
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Jumbo-Visma at 5:19
10. Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkéa Samsic at 5:43

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