Stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France is in the books, and Norway’s Thor Hushovd came away the day’s big winner. The 33-year old fought off a slew of challenges from Edvald Boasson Hagen and Ryder Hesjedal during the exhilarating race from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Gap to capture his third stage win of the 2011 Tour.
2011 Tour de France Standings Update, Stage 16 Complete
In the overall standings, Frenchman Thomas Voeckler remains in control of the yellow jersey, 1:45 ahead of Englishman Cadel Evans. The brothers from Luxembourg, Frank and Andy Schleck, are caught in a fierce battle for third place, while Tom Danielson -- the highest ranking American -- sits in ninth.
The general classification ahead of Stage 17:
| Standing | Rider | Rider number bib | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  VOECKLER Thomas | 181 | TEAM EUROPCAR | 69h 00' 56" | |
| 2. |  EVANS Cadel | 141 | BMC RACING TEAM | 69h 02' 41" | + 01' 45" |
| 3. |  SCHLECK Frank | 18 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 69h 02' 45" | + 01' 49" |
| 4. | SCHLECK Andy | 11 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 69h 03' 59" | + 03' 03" |
| 5. |  SANCHEZ Samuel | 21 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 69h 04' 22" | + 03' 26" |
| 6. | CONTADOR Alberto | 1 | SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 69h 04' 38" | + 03' 42" |
| 7. |  BASSO Ivan | 91 | LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | 69h 04' 45" | + 03' 49" |
| 8. | CUNEGO Damiano | 161 | LAMPRE - ISD | 69h 04' 57" | + 04' 01" |
| 9. |  DANIELSON Tom | 52 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 69h 07' 00" | + 06' 04" |
| 10. |  URAN Rigoberto | 118 | SKY PROCYCLING | 69h 08' 51" | + 07' 55" |
As for the current team standings, Team Garmin-Cervelo streaked up the leaderboard during Stage 16 in stunning fashion to claim first place by a margin of 7:01. After clinging to the top of the rankings for most of the month, Team Leopard-Trek and Team Europcar moved down to second and third place, respectively.
| Standing | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 206h 31' 24" | |
| 2. | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 206h 38' 25" | + 07' 01" |
| 3. | TEAM EUROPCAR | 206h 39' 38" | + 08' 14" |
| 4. | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 206h 41' 28" | + 10' 04" |
| 5. | KATUSHA TEAM | 206h 44' 29" | + 13' 05" |
| 6. | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 206h 49' 40" | + 18' 16" |
| 7. | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 206h 59' 43" | + 28' 19" |
| 8. | SKY PROCYCLING | 207h 00' 27" | + 29' 03" |
| 9. | COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | 207h 01' 15" | + 29' 51" |
| 10. | SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 207h 08' 35" | + 37' 11" |
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