2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 20, Saturday, July 23: 
Megève - Morzine Avoriaz

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Stage 20, Saturday, July 23: Megève - Morzine Avoriaz, 146.5 km

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Jon Izaguirre wins stage 20

Rated ascents:

• Km 21.0: Col des Aravis (1,487 m), 6.7 km @ 7% - cat 2
• Km 45.5: Col de la Colombière (1,618 m), 11.7 km @ 5.8% - cat 1
• Km 93.5: Col de la Ramaz (1,619 m), 13.9 km @ 7.1% - cat 1
• Km 134.5: Col de Joux-Plane (1,691 m), 11.6 km @ 8.5% - cat H

Weather: at Morzine at 1:45 PM it is 22C (72F) and cloudy with the wind from the east at 6 km/hr (4mph). Thunderstorms are likely with the potential for localized flooding.

The Race: The last mountain stage with four huge climbs began at 1:03 PM. Race leader Chris Froome, who crashed yesterday, said, “I feel better this morning than last night. Of course it hurts a bit but I hope for a day with no problem. I slept very well last night. I was very tired!”

The attacks began almost at the gun. Over the top of the first climb, the Aravis, Thomas de Gendt was first, with nearly 40 riders in the front group. The road was a bit wet on the descent, but dry at the bottom for the intermediate sprint a Le Grand Bornand (won by Michael Matthews). The peloton was three minutes back.

De Gendt was first to the top of the Colombière, with the pack now more than five minutes behind the leaders, now about thirty riders. There are still 175 riders in the 2016 Tour de France, making it likely this edition will break 2010's record of 170 finishers.

The competition for the minor placings remained hot. As part of the break, Roman Kreuziger was the virtual GC third-place. Teammate Peter Sagan did yeoman's work pulling the break to help Kreuziger stay away. The rain began falling again as the riders crossed the valley to the Col de la Ramaz. With seventy kilometers to go the peloton, pulled by Astana, was 5min 48sec behind the leaders.

Well up the Ramaz, Peter Sagan sat up after giving his all for Kreuziger. There were now just six riders in that front group, including Vincenzo Nibali. None of the leaders posed a threat to Froome. The Yellow Jersey group was about five minutes back.

Thomas de Gendt was having a great day. He was first over the Ramaz, followed by Rui Faria da Costa and Pierre Rolland. On the way down Julian Alaphilippe and Jarlinson Pantano took off from the break.

On the formidable Joux-Plane, with 20 kilometers to go, Alaphilippe and Pantano were 1min 43sec ahead of the nine-man Kreuziger group and 5min 30sec ahead of the Yellow Jersey group. Aru, riding with the Froome group, was dropped.

Near the top of the Joux-Plane, Nibali blasted away from the chasing breakaways, zoomed past Alaphilippe and Pantano. Then Jon Izaguirre went after the men in front. At the top of the climb, Pantano was back in front of Nibali and Izaguirre.

Izaguirre took off, descending on a wet, dangerous road. And he did it, Izaguirre crossed the line alone to win the prestigious stage.

Christopher Froome finished safely 4min 18sec later, in all likelihood the 2016 Tour de France champion.

And please, check out today's photos. the conditions at some times during the race were quite grim. There was no free ride in this final day in the mountains.

After the stage was finished, Izaguirre said, “There were many quality riders in our breakaway group. So we're very happy to finish ahead of them and win the stage. Beating Nibali in a downhill is something that counts in a career but Pantano also descends very well. I'm super happy. We came here with the Sueño Amarillo (yellow dream) but Froome was the strongest. At the end of the day, we're happy with a spot on the podium [Quintana third], a stage win and the teams' classification victory.”

And, on the eve of the final stage, Tour director Prudhomme reiterated his desire to reduce Tour teams by one man, from nine to eight. His intent is to reduce team dominance. He said Team Sky, "overpowered and locked the others out of the race in the mountain passes." One could not argue his point after Froome had four teammates on the Joux-Plane. It was an extraordinary display of power.

Complete Results:

Stage 20 photos

146.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.623 km/hr

1	IZAGUIRRE Jon	MOVISTAR	4hr 6min 45sec
2	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	@ 19sec
3	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 00' 42''
4	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 49''
5	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01' 43''
6	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 01' 44''
7	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 49''
8	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	+ 03' 24''
9	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04' 12''
10	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
11	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 14''
13	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
14	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
15	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 04' 17''
16	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 04' 18''
17	POELS Wouter	SKY	s.t.
18	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	s.t.
19	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	s.t.
20	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
21	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	s.t.
22	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
23	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 44''
24	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 51''
25	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05' 42''
26	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 06' 46''
27	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 55''
28	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
29	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 07' 03''
30	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 07' 09''
31	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 07' 40''
32	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 08' 04''
33	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 08' 49''
34	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 09' 10''
35	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
36	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 09' 49''
37	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 10' 21''
38	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 10' 40''
39	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 10' 58''
40	SCHLECK Frank	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 27''
41	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 11' 59''
42	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 12' 17''
43	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
44	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
45	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 12' 23''
46	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 12' 51''
47	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
48	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 13' 17''
49	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 14' 18''
50	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 33''
51	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 15' 15''
52	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 16' 06''
53	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 17' 25''
54	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 17' 38''
55	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
56	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
57	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
58	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
59	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
60	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
61	LANDA Mikel	SKY	s.t.
62	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 18' 03''
63	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 18' 08''
64	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
65	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
66	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 19' 57''
67	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
68	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
69	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
70	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
71	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 20' 53''
72	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
73	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
75	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
76	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
77	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
78	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
79	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
80	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 21' 08''
81	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 22' 09''
82	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 22' 35''
83	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
84	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 22' 59''
85	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 23' 58''
86	STETINA Peter	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 26' 31''
87	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
88	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 26' 56''
89	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 27' 22''
91	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 27' 57''
92	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
93	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
94	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
95	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
96	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	s.t.
97	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 28' 17''
98	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 29' 34''
99	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 29' 37''
100	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 29' 40''
101	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 29' 42''
102	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 29' 52''
103	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
104	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
105	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
106	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
107	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
108	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
109	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
110	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
111	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
112	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
113	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 30' 08''
114	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
115	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
116	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 30' 24''
117	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 30' 44''
118	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 33' 26''
119	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 33' 46''
120	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
121	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
123	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
124	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
125	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 33' 54''
126	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	s.t.
127	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 33' 58''
128	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
129	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	s.t.
130	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
131	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 34' 08''
132	RAST Gregory	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
133	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
135	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
136	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
137	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
138	JVAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
139	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
140	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
141	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
142	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
143	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
144	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	s.t.
145	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
146	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
147	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
148	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
149	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
150	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
151	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
152	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
153	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
154	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
155	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
156	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
157	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
158	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
159	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
160	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
161	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 34' 32''
162	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
163	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 34' 34''
164	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
165	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
166	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
167	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
168	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
169	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
170	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
171	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
172	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 35' 00''
173	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 35' 28''
174	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
175	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 36' 19''

GC after Stage 20:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
• Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
• Team classification leader (Movistar)

3,416 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.555 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	86hr 21min 40sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	@ 4min 5sec
3	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 21''
4	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04' 42''
5	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 05' 17''
6	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 16''
7	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	+ 06' 58''
8	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
9	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 07' 04''
10	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 07' 11''
11	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 13' 13''
12	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	+ 18' 51''
13	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 19' 20''
14	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 24' 59''
15	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 28' 31''
16	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 30' 42''
17	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 38' 30''
18	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 38' 57''
19	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 38' 59''
20	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 42' 28''
21	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 47' 40''
22	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 48' 23''
23	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 52' 14''
24	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 53' 06''
25	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 56' 33''
26	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 01h 03' 59''
27	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 01h 04' 25''
28	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 01h 06' 57''
29	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01h 12' 06''
30	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 01h 19' 59''
31	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 21' 00''
32	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 24' 38''
33	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 25' 14''
34	SCHLECK Frank	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 27' 39''
35	LANDA Mikel	SKY	+ 01h 32' 19''
36	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 01h 38' 30''
37	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 01h 46' 36''
38	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 50' 51''
39	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 55' 28''
40	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 56' 35''
41	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 00' 09''
42	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 00' 38''
43	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 02' 53''
44	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 02h 06' 13''
45	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 02h 06' 36''
46	STETINA Peter	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 07' 22''
47	IZAGUIRRE Jon	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 09' 49''
48	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 02h 10' 25''
49	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 11' 42''
50	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 13' 47''
51	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 15' 16''
52	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 02h 17' 16''
53	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 18' 05''
54	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 18' 24''
55	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 02h 21' 17''
56	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 25' 45''
57	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 27' 45''
58	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 02h 28' 06''
59	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02h 28' 27''
60	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 34' 15''
61	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 41' 05''
62	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 02h 41' 52''
63	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 02h 43' 51''
64	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 44' 01''
65	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 46' 32''
66	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 47' 32''
67	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 02h 48' 02''
68	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 49' 49''
69	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 50' 23''
70	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02h 50' 49''
71	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 51' 23''
72	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 53' 10''
73	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 53' 22''
74	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 02h 58' 12''
75	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 58' 26''
76	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 58' 48''
77	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 03h 00' 54''
78	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 03h 01' 22''
79	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 03h 02' 10''
80	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 04' 10''
81	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 03h 04' 53''
82	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 09' 19''
83	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 11' 28''
84	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 12' 52''
85	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 14' 07''
86	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 03h 14' 31''
87	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 03h 18' 14''
88	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 19' 44''
89	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 03h 20' 22''
90	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 21' 09''
91	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 23' 15''
92	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 23' 17''
93	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 24' 36''
94	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 26' 19''
95	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 03h 27' 15''
96	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 03h 27' 15''
97	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 28' 33''
98	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 30' 05''
99	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 33' 29''
100	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 33' 29''
101	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 34' 26''
102	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 36' 25''
103	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 38' 17''
104	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	+ 03h 38' 41''
105	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 40' 02''
106	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 40' 09''
107	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 03h 42' 42''
108	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 44' 54''
109	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 03h 46' 42''
110	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 47' 29''
111	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 47' 40''
112	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 50' 43''
113	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 51' 55''
114	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 51' 57''
115	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 52' 50''
116	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 56' 30''
117	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 57' 06''
118	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 03h 57' 49''
119	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 57' 58''
120	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 58' 10''
121	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 58' 17''
122	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 03h 58' 36''
123	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 59' 12''
124	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 02' 12''
125	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04h 03' 16''
126	RAST Gregory	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 04h 03' 44''
127	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 05' 22''
128	BONNET William	FDJ	+ 04h 06' 18''
129	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 06' 23''
130	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 04h 08' 07''
131	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 08' 08''
132	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 08' 22''
133	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04h 09' 04''
134	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 09' 17''
135	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 09' 40''
136	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04h 10' 33''
137	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 12' 53''
138	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 04h 13' 49''
139	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 04h 14' 48''
140	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 16' 53''
141	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 16' 57''
142	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 17' 03''
143	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 04h 18' 15''
144	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04h 21' 41''
145	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 22' 02''
146	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 04h 22' 05''
147	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04h 23' 01''
148	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 23' 42''
149	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04h 24' 24''
150	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 04h 24' 28''
151	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 26' 39''
152	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 04h 27' 49''
153	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 28' 01''
154	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 04h 28' 11''
155	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 28' 33''
156	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 29' 22''
157	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 04h 29' 38''
158	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 04h 29' 47''
159	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 30' 02''
160	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 04h 30' 30''
161	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 30' 34''
162	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04h 31' 10''
163	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 04h 31' 34''
164	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 04h 31' 40''
165	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 32' 09''
166	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 32' 25''
167	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 04h 34' 45''
168	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 35' 06''
169	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 39' 37''
170	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 40' 24''
171	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04h 50' 14''
172	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 51' 07''
173	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 04h 55' 13''
174	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05h 01' 18''
175	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 05h 17' 14''

Stage 20 map and profile:

Stage 20 map

Stage 20 profile

Stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

With plenty of Sky riders in escort, race leader Chris Froome descends the Aravis

Peter Sagan heads down the Aravis

Fabio Aru on the Joux-Plane

Romain Bardet

Chris Froome. Looks like he has Quintana close by.

Rafal Majka

Vincenzo Nibali

Nairo Quintana

Izaguirre wins the stage

Chris Froome finishes safely

Julian Alaphillipe

Vincenzo Nibali finishes

Joaquin Rodriguez

Stage winner Jon Izaguirre

Young rider classification leader Adam Yates

Rafal Majka

Chris Froome just about has this Tour wrapped up.

Organizer's preview:

In recent years, the Tour de France has had a grand finale like at L'Alpe d'Huez last year on the eve of the Parisian parade. The novelty of 2016 is a downhill grand finale! Joux-Plane isn't just another climb. It's one of the Alpine passes the riders fear the most. Even Lance Armstrong was afraid of that one… It's the last of four climbs featured in a relatively short stage (146.5km).

Everything can happen, say Romain Bardet and Chris Froome, among others. They know the history and the characteristics of both uphill and downhill. Nairo Quintana know it well too. In the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné, the Colombian claimed his first victory at WorldTour level as he descended at perfection after he rode away up to Joux-Plane.

Since the Tour de France launch in October last year, he awaits this moment. However he would have enjoyed a better form but he's still up there, third on GC and likely to move up one spot… or two if anything can happen. Bardet, Quintana, Adam Yates, Richie Porte, Fabio Aru and Alejandro Valverde are within 2.09. It ain't over til it's over, the proverb says.

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