The climbs in the last half of the 201 kilometer stage 16 of the Tour proved to be a bit too much to allow a sprint finish. Spanish rider Ruben Plaza Molina used the final climb to break into the lead, and maintained that lead until the finish line. He finished 30 seconds ahead of Slovakian Peter Sagan, and 36 seconds ahead of Colombian Jarlinson Pantano Gomez.
This stage did not affect the overall standings of race leaders. Brit Christopher Froome remains in the Yellow jersey, with Colombian Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas in second and American Tejay Van Garderen in third. On Tuesday, the riders will get their second and final rest day. On Wednesday, the race continues in the Alps.
Here are the standings after stage 16:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia (Movistar)..........3' 10"
3. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........3' 32"
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain (Movistar)..........4' 02
5. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........4' 23"
6. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........5' 32"
7. Robert Gesink, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........6' 23"
8. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy (Astana Pro Team)..........7' 49"
9. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........8' 53"
10. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........11' 03"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........405 pts
2. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........316 pts
3. John Degenkolb, Germany (Giant-Alpecin)..........264 pts
4. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........192 pts
5. Bryan Coquard, Francee (Europcar)..........122 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........61 pts
2. Joachim Rodriguez Oliver, Spain (Team Katusha)..........52 pts
3. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark (Astana Pro Team)..........41 pts
4. Richie Porte, Australia (Team Sky)..........40 pts
5. Romain Bardet, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........38 pts
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Nairo Alenander Quintano Rojas, Columbia (Movistar)
2. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........7' 53"
3. Romain Bardet, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........10' 00"
TEAM LEADERS
1. Movistar (Spain)
2. MTN-Qhubeka (South Africa)..........20'50"
3. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia).........29' 36"
4. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........32' 48"
5. Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)..........36' 11"
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