Tour de France stage 16: Bourg-de-Peage > Gap, 201kms

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Mark Cavendish stops to switch to his normal road bike in the neutralised zone...

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Peter Sagan is on the run again, this time at the head of a 14-man escape that's being blown along by a massive tailwind...

Thomas Voeckler and Luis-Angel Mate lead ten men chasing furiously at one-minute but getting no closer...

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Luke Rowe leads Team Sky in a concerted chase-effort...

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The peloton is passing through Drome-Alpes, a beautiful region between the Ardeche and Provence...

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Chris Froome looks relaxed enough as his team does the work around him...

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Imanol Erviti's power isn't bringing the ten chasers any closer to Sagan's escape...

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Mark Cavendish has suddenly appeard at the head of the peloton with Etixx teamates - and the team has two others in the counter-attack..!

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Bob Jungels is leading the Sagan group, along with De Gendt and Haller - the first hour of racing was covered at over 50-kilometres-per-hour..!

IAM also has a rider in the escape - but it doesn't stop Stef Clement from chasing..!

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Markel Irizar leads what has become a 24-man escape after the two leading groups merged after 95-kilometres...

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The world is watching on TV as the peloton climbs the Col de Cabre with a 20-minute deficit..!

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Joaquin Rodriguez descends the Col de Cabre, not suspecting he's going to lose massive time later-on...

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Luke Durbridge cuts a lonely sight as he carries water-bottles back to his battered teamates...

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Adam and Simon Yates seem to be in good spirits still, but which one is which..?

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Adam Hansen has attacked with Marco Haller and heads towards the final climb with a 40-seconds lead..

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Sagan is counter-attacking aon the Col de Manse - can the Slovakian win this Alpine stage..?

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Simon Getschke attacks in turn to neutralise Sagan's ambitions...

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Ruben Plaza has launched the winning attack on the Col de Manse - he won't be caught..!

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Christophe Riblon makes a tentative effort to bring Plaza back, but it will be Sagan who goes after the Spaniard and takes 2nd-place today...

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Alberto Contador looks the most dangerous ahead of Nibali and Froome as Scarponi sets a killer-pace...

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It is Nibali who attacks near the summit of the Col de Manse..!

Nibali descends the Col de Manse to gain 24-seconds over his rivals...

Froome descends as well as Nibali, and with little fear of losing much time to the defending champion...

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Ruben Plaza celebrates a first-ever stage-win in the Tour...

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Chris Froome celebrates a safe day in the saddle and his comfortable lead at the start of the last week...

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