Stage 16 updates as Jonas Vingegaard leads Tadej Pogacar in GC standings

The Tour de France will get it is remaining week of racing for 2022 started out these days as the riders journey the hilly route from Carcassonne to Foix. Belgian Jasper Philipsen claimed his maiden victory on the Tour when he gained a bunch sprint in the 15th phase on Sunday beating compatriot Wout van Aert and Dane Mads Pedersen, who ended up 2nd and third respectively.

Yellow jersey holder and GC chief Jonas Vingegaard suffered a undesirable day next a crash and the loss of teammates Steven Kruijswijk and Primoz Roglic but recovered to make it again into the peloton and nevertheless leads Tadej Pogacar by two minutes and 22 seconds. With temperatures soaring over 40 degrees Celsius, race organisers had to spray components of the road with water to interesting down the melting tar in advance of the riders handed.

Monday was the last rest day of this year’s race so the riders will be refreshed just after a gruelling extend of the Tour and it is likely that general classification contenders will attempt to help save their legs forward of the greater mountain stages to come. Stage 16 features 4 categorised climbs – two at the start and a trickier pair near the conclude – that is most likely to match skilled climbers like Romain Bardet. Can he triumph as the French riders continue on to research for an elusive stage gain?

A larger question, nonetheless, is how Vingegaard will fare right after his crash and whether or not defending champion Pogacar feels the time is proper to renew his attack for the yellow jersey. This Tour de France has been unpredictable on almost each and every phase so significantly and today’s race seems to be set to be no distinct.

Follow all the action from Phase 16 of the Tour de France:

Tour de France – Stage 16

• Today’s route is a 178.5km hilly trek from Carcassonne to Foix

• Jasper Philipsen claimed his maiden victory on the Tour de France in a bunch dash on Phase 15

• Jonas Vingegaard retains yellow jersey despite crash with staff mate Tiesj Benoot

Tour de France 2022: Stage 16

10:38 , Michael Jones

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the Tour de France. The ultimate 7 days of the this year’s Tour will get started out these days as the riders journey from Carcassonne to Foix about four categorised climbs.

Jasper Philipsen took his very first stage victory of the Tour on Sunday with a dash complete forward of Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen with Jonas Vingegaard keeping on to the yellow jersey regardless of a weighty crash with crew mate Tiesj Benoot.

How will the riders fare these days? Can Tadej Pogacar take the possibility to capitalise and get back some time in the race for the yellow jersey?