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Valentin Paret-Peintre became the 3rd Soudal Quick-Step rider to triumph a signifier this year
Ben Collins
BBC Sport journalist
Valentin Paret-Peintre produced a precocious sprint to get past Ben Healy and assertion a stunning triumph connected signifier 16 of the Tour de France.
After a thrilling conflict up the iconic Mont Ventoux climb, Healy looked acceptable to assertion his 2nd triumph of this year's Tour arsenic helium emerged from the last crook successful the lead.
But Paret-Peintre, 24, fought backmost to contradict the Irishman, besides 24, and go the archetypal French victor this year.
Jonas Vingegaard repeatedly attacked Tadej Pogacar connected the ascent but finished sixth fractionally aft the Slovenian, meaning the reigning champion accrued his wide pb by 2 seconds.
Healy's precocious effort was capable for the EF Education-EasyPost rider, who claimed his archetypal Tour triumph connected signifier six and spent 2 days successful the yellowish jersey, to leapfrog Carlos Rodriguez to ninth overall.
British rider Oscar Onley, 22, fell distant from the yellowish jersey radical connected the ascent and mislaid immoderate clip to Florian Lipowitz and Primoz Roglic, who are present either broadside of the fourth-placed Scot successful the wide classification standings.
More to follow.
Stage 16 results
Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra/Soudal Quick-Step) 4hrs 3mins 19secs
Ben Healy (Ire/EF Education-EasyPost) Same time
Santiago Buitrago (Col/Bahrain Victorious) +4secs
Ilan van Wilder (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +14secs
Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Emirates-XRG), +43secs
Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +45secs
Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +53secs
Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Tudor) +1min 17secs
Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 51secs
Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 53secs
General classification aft signifier 16
Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Emirates-XRG) 58hrs 24mins 46secs
Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +4mins 15secs
Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +9mins 3secs
Oscar Onley (GB/Picnic PostNL) +11mins 4secs
Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +11mins 42secs
Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) +13mins 20secs
Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) +14mins 50secs
Tobias Johannessen (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +17mins 1sec
Ben Healy (Ire/EF Education-EasyPost) +17mins 52secs
Carlos Rodriguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +20mins 45secs
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