Portuguese Rider Wins Stage 16 Of Tour

The mountain climbs of stage 16 of this year's Tour de France were not super difficult, but they were conducive to allowing a breakaway group to outdistance the peloton. And Portuguese rider Rui Alberto Costa, who had joined the group of 26 riders in the breakaway, was able to best the others and claim his first stage victory. Stage 16 didn't change the overall standings, but tomorrow could be different as the Tour has another individual time trial.

This time trial will be different than most, since it has two category 2 climbs in its 32 kilometer length (while most time trials are run on a flat course). Yellow Jersey leader Christopher Froome had a strong ride in the first time trial and finished second. Can he do the same in this more difficult stage 17 time trial? Here are the top stage 16 finishers and the current standings:

STAGE 16 TOP FINISHERS
1. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Movistar
2. Christophe Riblon (France) AG2R La Mondiale
3. Arnold Jeannesson (France) FDJ.FR

YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........4' 14"
3. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........4' 25"
4. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........4' 28"
5. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........5' 47"
6. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........5' 54"
7. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) Katusha..........7' 11"
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana..........7' 22"
9. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........8' 47"
10. Daniel Martin (Ireland) Garmin-Sharp..........9' 28"
11. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........9' 37"
12. Michael Rogers (Australia) Saxo-Tinkoff..........10' 54"
13. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........13' 32"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........377 pts
2. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........278 pts
3. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........223 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........177 pts
5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........157 pts
6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain) Movistar..........145 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........83 pts
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........66 pts
3. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........53 pts
4. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........51 pts
5. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........28 pts
6. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) Katusha..........28 pts
7. Richie Porte (Australia) Sky Procycling..........28 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........3' 50"
3. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........7' 45"
4. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R la Mondiale..........19' 03"
5. Arthur Vichot (France) FDJ.FR..........53' 20"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)
2. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)..........3' 11"
3. AG2R la Mondiale (France)..........4' 04"
4. Movistar (Spain)..........14' 00"
5. Belkin Pro Cycling (Netherlands)..........19' 08"
6. Katusha (Russia)..........28' 24"
7. BMC Racing (United States)..........37' 33"
8. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........49' 51"
9. Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Belgium)..........58' 12"
10. Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)..........1h 05' 51"