Foix, July 19, 2022 – The first taste of Pyreneesforeseen in the stage 16 of Tour de France 2022go to the man you do not expect: after a life as a wingman Hugo Houlepresent in the day’s escape where he also appeared Damiano Carusotakes away the satisfaction of crowning the dream of a lifetime, born precisely in 2012when the brother Pierrick, also a cyclist, was run over and killed by a drunk. A tragedy that the Canadian brings back in vogue on the day once again Tadej Pogacar challenge Jonas Vingegaard. Nothing to do: the very high floors of the general classification do not change, while in the less top positions we witness the descent of Romain Bardet e Adam Yates and to the overbearing ascent of Aleksandr Vlasovin turn present in the fugue he delivered to Big loop the second Canadian win ever. The level rises further in the stage 17the Saint-Gaudens-Peyragudes: as soon as 129,7 km made hellish by 4 GPM to climb, of which 3 first class.
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The fugitives of the day are Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), Mathieu Burgaudeau (Team TotalEnergies), Simon Geschke (you trust) Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan Team), Nils Eekhoff (Team DSM), Mikkel Frolich Honored (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team), Tony Gallopin (Trek-Segafredo), Daniel Philippe Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers), Wout Van Aert, Nathan Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma), Hugo Houle, Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech), Damiano Caruso, Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), Aleksandr Vlasov, Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe), Matteo Jorgenson, Gorka Izagirre (Movistar Team), Maxime Bouet, Lukasz Owsian (Team Arkéa-Samsic), Neilson Powless, Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost), Alexis Gougeard, Cyril Barthe (B&B Hotels-KTM), Tim Wellens, Philippe Gilbert (Lotto Soudal), Michael Storer, Olivier Le Gac e Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ). Sul Port of Lers (11,4 km with an average slope of 7%) Caruso makes the vacuum before being reached by Woods, Large, Van Aert, McNulty, Geschke, Vlasov, Izagirre e Jorgenson. Meanwhile Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) snaps and, as usual, finds the prompt response of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): the duel is repeated downhill, with the Slovenian who never manages to remove the yellow jersey. On Wall of Péguère (9,3 km with an average slope of 7,9%) Houle he takes the lead, while from the group they lose contact Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers), Romain Bardet (Team DSM) e David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ): in pursuit of the Canadian there are the teammate and compatriot Woods e Jorgenson, back from a bad slide downhill. Nobody can mend the tear, with Houle that crowns the dream of a lifetime
Order of arrival stage 16 Tour de France 2022
1) Hugo Houle (IPT) in 4h23’47”
2) Valentin Madouas (GFC) +1’10”
3) Michael Woods (IPT) +1’10”
4) Matteo Jorgenson (MOV) +1’12”
5) Michael Storer (GFC) +1’25”
6) Aleksandr Vlasov (BOH) +1’40”
7) Dylan Teuns (TBV) + 1’40 ”
8) Simon Geschke (COF) +2’11”
9) Mathieu Burgaudeau (TEN) +5’04”
10) Damiano Caruso (TBV) +5’04”
Tour de France 2022 general classification
1) Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) in 64h28’09”
2) Tadej Pogacar (UAD) +2’22”
3) Geraint Thomas (IGD) +2’43”
4) Nairo Quintana (ARK) +4’15”
5) David Gaudu (GFC) +4’24”
6) Adam Yates (IGD) +5’28”
7) Louis Meintjes (IWG) + 5’46 ”
8) Aleksandr Vlasov (BOH) +6’18”
9) Romain Bardet (DSM) +6’37”
10) Tom Pidcock (IGD) +10’11”
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