Stage 13
Dumoulin dominant at Pont-d'Arc
- Friday 15 July 2016
- 37.3 km
- 685 m climbed
- Won by Tom Dumoulin
The road
How it was won
- 30 km to go
Climbing off the ramp
The 37km test from Bourg-Saint-Andéol starts with a seven-kilometre climb to the Plateau du Laoul — no easing in, and the specialists' rhythm is broken from the first minute.
- 17 km to go
Down the Col du Serre
The descent into the Gorges de l'Ardèche is technical enough to reward the risk-takers, and Porte's fast opening — ten seconds off Dumoulin at the first check — begins to unravel here.
- At the line
Dumoulin dominant at Pont-d'Arc
On a sombre day after the attack in Nice, Tom Dumoulin climbs out of the gorge to stop the clock at 50:15, beating Froome by 1:03 and Oliveira by 1:31. There is no podium music and no sponsors — only a minute's silence and the jerseys carried out together.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Alpecin | 50:15 |
| 2 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | +1:03 |
| 3 | Nelson Oliveira | Movistar Team | +1:31 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.