Patrick Konrad won a hilly stage 16 of the 2021 Tour de France. Konrad rode daringly off the front in wet conditions as the Tour continued its Pyranean campaign. Bora Hansgrohe’s Konrad maintained a minute gap over a handful of chasers over the final 15 miles. Sonny Colbrelli and Michael Matthews finished second and third on the day.
Overall leader and defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished safely alongside Richard Carapaz, Rigoberto Uran and Jonas Vingegaard 13:49 behind Konrad.
TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 16 RESULTS
| 1 | KONRAD Patrick | BORA – hansgrohe | 4:01:59 |
| 2 | COLBRELLI Sonny | Bahrain – Victorious | 0:42 |
| 3 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team BikeExchange | 0:42 |
| 4 | PÉRICHON Pierre-Luc | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 0:42 |
| 5 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 0:42 |
| 6 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana – Premier Tech | 0:42 |
| 7 | SKUJIŅŠ Toms | Trek – Segafredo | 0:45 |
| 8 | BAKELANTS Jan | Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux | 0:45 |
| 9 | GAUDU David | Groupama – FDJ | 0:47 |
| 10 | ROTA Lorenzo | Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux | 1:03 |
OVERALL STANDINGS
| 1 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE-Team Emirates | 66:23:06 |
| 2 | URÁN Rigoberto | EF Education – Nippo | 5:18 |
| 3 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | Team Jumbo-Visma | 5:32 |
| 4 | CARAPAZ Richard | INEOS Grenadiers | 5:33 |
| 5 | O’CONNOR Ben | AG2R Citroën Team | 5:58 |
| 6 | KELDERMAN Wilco | BORA – hansgrohe | 6:16 |
| 7 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana – Premier Tech | 7:01 |
| 8 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | 7:11 |
| 9 | MARTIN Guillaume | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 8:02 |
| 10 | BILBAO Pello | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:59 |
RBA/AFP Photos: Bettini