Tour De France 2018 Stage 16

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe won an eventful stage 16 of the Tour de France after Britain's Adam Yates crashed late on while leading.

Yates crested the final climb alone but fell on the descent 7km before the finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon.

Alaphilippe was applying the pressure behind and swung past to claim his second victory of this year's Tour.

Geraint Thomas kept the yellow jersey and leads fellow Briton and team-mate Chris Froome by one minute 39 seconds.

The race was delayed 29km into the 218km stage from Carcassonne after a protest by French farmers.

Hay bales were thrown across the road before police appeared to use a spray on protesters, which then blew into the peloton.

Some riders, including Team Sky's Thomas and Froome, stopped and doused their eyes with water.

The race was delayed for 15 minutes while riders received medical attention, before a large group broke clear after the resumption, from which Alaphilippe attacked throughout, also extending his lead in the polka dot jersey mountains classification.

Stage 16 result

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Quick-Step Floors) 5hrs 13mins 22secs

2. Gorka Izagirre (Spa/Bahrain-Merida) +15secs

3. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) same time

4. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek-Segafredo)

5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) +18secs

6. Robert Gesink (Ned/LottoNL-Jumbo) +37secs

7. Michael Valgren (Den/Astana) +56secs

8. Gregor Muhlberger (Aut/Bora-Hansgrohe) same time

9. Marc Soler (Spa/Movistar) +1min 10secs

10. Pierre Latour (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +1min 18secs

General classification after stage 16

1. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) 68hrs 12mins 01secs

2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +1min 39secs

3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) +1min 50secs

4. Primoz Roglic (Slo/LottoNL-Jumbo) +2mins 38secs

5. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +3mins 21secs

6. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) +3mins 42secs

7. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL-Jumbo) +3mins 57secs

8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +4mins 23secs

9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana) +6mins 14secs

10. Dan Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates) +6mins 54secs