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T T H H E E S R T O A U G T E E S STAGE 16 NÎMES > NÎMES Tuesday 23 July • 177km • Flat ASSEMBLY 13:15 at Place des Arènes NEUTRAL START 13:15 at Avenue Feuchères ACTUAL START 13:30, at D127, 5.6km from assembly point Caravan Peloton 11:15 11:30 11:41 11:44 11:46 11:53 11:56 11:58 12:02 12:04 12:05 12:15 12:20 12:27 12:29 12:38 12:55 13:00 13:10 13:24 13:32 13:44 13:51 13:56 14:03 14:08 14:15 14:26 14:29 14:31 14:32 14:35 14:44 14:53 14:57 15:05 15:11 15:26 15:37 13:15 13:30 13:41 13:43 13:45 13:52 13:55 13:57 14:01 14:02 14:04 14:13 14:18 14:25 14:27 14:35 14:51 14:56 15:05 15:19 15:26 15:38 15:45 15:49 15:56 16:01 16:08 16:18 16:21 16:23 16:24 16:27 16:35 16:44 16:47 16:56 17:01 17:16 17:26 Completed 71,5 83 96 104,5 118,5 132,5 87,5 65 8,5 20,5 25,5 42,5 23,5 36 49 Sprint specialist: Norwegian Alexander Kristoff won his second stage of the 2014 Tour on the sprint finish into the Roman city of Nîmes. Neutral start VC Nîmes (VC-D6086-VC-D127) Actual start D127 Nîmes D135 Marguerittes (près) (D135-D6086) D6086 Saint-Gervasy Bezouce Lédenon (près) Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard Remoulins (D6086-D981) D981 Pont du Gard (Vers-Pont-du-Gard) La Bégude (Vers-Pont-du-Gard) (D981-D19) Castillon-du-Gard (D228-D192) D6086 Valliguières Pouzilhac Gaujac (près) Connaux (D6086-D145) D9 Cavillargues D6 Audabiac (Lussan) (près) Vallérargues Sprint D115 Seynes (D115-D6) Célas (Mons) (près) Alès (D6-Vc-D50) D50 Côte de Saint-Jean-du-Pin Cat. 4 Générargues (D50-D129) D129 Anduze (D129-D910 A-D907) D907 Atuech (Massillargues-Atuech) (D907-D982) D982 Lézan (D982-D24-D207 A-D907) D907 Lédignan D8 Domessargues Nozières (Boucoiran-et-Nozières) Le Plagnol (Brignon) (D8-D936) D936 La Réglisserie D982 Moussac Garrigues (Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie) Arpaillargues (Arpaillargues-et-Aureilhac) Uzès (D982-VC-D979) D979 Malaïgue (Blauzac) (près) Pont-Saint-Nicolas (Sainte-Anastasie) Nîmes (D979-VC) (entrée) VC Nîmes Arrival 0 8.5 10 11.5 16.5 18.5 20.5 23.5 24.5 25.5 32.5 36 41.5 42.5 49 61 65 71.5 82 87.5 96 101.5 104.5 110 113.5 118.5 126.5 129 130 130.5 132.5 139.5 145.5 148.5 154.5 158.5 169.5 177 177 168.5 167 165.5 160.5 158.5 156.5 153.5 152.5 151.5 144.5 141 135.5 134.5 128 116 112 105.5 95 89.5 81 75.5 72.5 67 63.5 58.5 50.5 48 47 46.5 44.5 37.5 31.5 28.5 22.5 18.5 7.5 0 GARD (30) This stage will go down in history as the first time that riders crossed the Pont du Gard. The photographers will be in their element... When it is broadcast across the world, it will undoubtedly provide a beautiful impression of France, and that alone will guarantee that this stage is a success. The rest of this loop starting and finishing in Nîmes lies entirely within the department of Gard and should give the sprinters the chance to take centre stage again. That’s unless the wind gets up…Let’s not forget the echelons that caused no end of damage on the road into Montpellier in 2016. TIMETABLE To ride AN IMAGE FOR THE AGES KILOMETRES 148,5 169,5 158,5 FINISH LINE Avenue Président Salvador Allende, at the end of a final straight of 3km (380m in sight). Width: 6.5m. 2 0 1 9 TO U R D E FR ANCE | 125