Konrad wins maiden stage as top guns keep powder dry - Newspaper
THE pack rides during the 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 169 km distance between Pas De La Case and Saint-Gaudens, on Tuesday.—AFP SAINT GAUDENS: Patrick Konrad claimed a maiden Tour de France victory with a successful long-range attack on a rain-soaked 16th stage, a 169-km mountain trek from Pas de la Casa, Andorra, on Tuesday. The Bora-Hansgrohe rider broke away from a small group 36.5 kilometres from the finish in the day’s last significant climb and never looked back as his chasers reacted too late. The 29-year-old crossed the line 42 seconds before Italian champion Sonny Colbr...