Tour de France 2009 - 16 Stage

Stage 16 - 21.07.2009
Martigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice (159 km, card , profile )
Previously extended by countries: 5

Mountains and mountain sections: the Col du Grand Saint Bernard , Col du Petit Saint Bernard

Places and Travel Tips: The route features two regular chunks that are driven infrequently in this form and the Savoie region, in which brings the finish the riders at this stage, has Olympic flair like no other, even as Alpe d'Huez once the bob gave Grenoble. Lies at the crossing of the Little St. Bernard to the right of the driver has the Mont Blanc, Chamonix at the foot of a austrug the International Winter Sports Week, before the games later received the blessing of the Olympic movement. But down to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, it is even better!

If you turn left (east), it goes to Val d'Isere and Tignes, 1992 Alpine venues for competitions and Trickski, with Tignes, 2007 was also the destination for the tour. Directly behind Bourg are the ski resorts of Les Arcs (alpine) and one remains on the N90, past La Plagne (bobsleigh, luge), we arrive in Moutiers, from where Val Thorens (Alpine), Meribel (skiing, ice hockey ) and Courchevel can be reached at (Nordic), letzters in 2005 only destination. If you turn right (west), pass by Les Saisies (Nordic), run over 2006 on the way to Albertville (speed skating, figure skating).

The Col de Madeleine and what lies further south at this point I let fall by the wayside sometimes elegant ...

Web: letour.com (incl. march table), Wikipedia , cycling news

Addendum to the stage: All the best for Jens Voigt! (More is actually not at this stage to say, even if I would actually give more of my enthusiasm for the passes Pushout, but I make up for some time.)

First Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Second Sandy Casar (Francaise des Jeux)
Third Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)
4th Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale)
5th By Jurgen den Broeck (Silence-Lotto)

Yellow Jersey: Alberto Contador (Astana)
Green jersey Thor Hushovd (Cervélo)
Mountain jersey: Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas)
White jersey Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)

(The complete results of the 16th stage )