Tour de France 11th stage: 187.5kms in the Jura region.

Posted on July 16, 2014 by bill

Tour de France 11e étape : Besançon – Oyonnax (Tinkoff-Saxo GC places)

Nico Roche with a group of four leading todays’ stage!

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Elmiger repris, @nicholasroche seul en tête / Elmiger is reeled in, @nicholasRoche goes away solo at the front #TDF

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 Nico Roche leading the tour today on his own. He won the ‘most combative rider’ prize today for his efforts!

 

164 à 02h09’37”
141 à 01h52’01”
130 à 01h43’14”
102 à 01h26’43”
94 à 01h24’18
52 à 55’10”
42 à 46’14”

Nico Roche in red jersey tomorrow for most competitive rider on today’s stage!

Le profil de la 11e étape du Tour

Après la journée de repos, l’étape de transition vers les Alpes offre une belle fenêtre aux baroudeurs. Le parcours va traverser le Jura, sur une route casse-pattes. Les quatre montées des cinquante derniers kilomètres sont un beau terrain pour les puncheurs avant la plongée vers Oyonnax. En 2013, la ville avait néanmoins accueilli une étape du Dauphiné qui avait vu un sprint en petit comité.Départ à 12h30, arrivée vers 17h20.
After a day of rest, a transition stage towards the Alps offers a good window for the tough men. The route goes through the Jura, on a broken surface. The four climbs in the last 50 kms is great terrain for the supermen before the dive into Oyonnax. In 2013, the town never-the-less welcomed a stage of Dauphine which saw a sprint for the local organisers.
11e étape Besançon – Oyonnax 187.5km

CLASSEMENT DE LA MONTAGNE

Place Coureur Points
5 5 pts
6 3 pts
7 1 pts
– 1 pts
Stage positions today: Big moves by Tincoff-Saxo today with Roche winning the pris de combatitivité. Reserved usually for the rider that puts in the most effort during the stage. He led the stage until the closing climbs. He’ll be in a red jersey with nr 37 (team nr) tomorrow. He was on the podium today and is mentioned high on today’s mountain points category.
4 m.t.
25 m.t.
120 m.t
39 à 12”
62 m.t.
73 à 07’27”
86 8′.12″

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