CYCLING
By The Associated Press
Tuesday
At Pau, France
16th Stage (124 miles)
A high-mountain ride in the Pyrenees from Bagnes-de-Luchon to Pau with back-to-back Category 1 climbs followed by back-to-back Hors Category climbs
1. Pierrick Fedrigo, France, BBOX Bouygues Telecom, 5 hours, 31 minutes, 43 seconds.
2. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
3. Ruben Plaza, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
4. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre-Farnese, same time.
5. Christopher Horner, United States, Team RadioShack, same time.
6. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, same time.
7. Jurgen Van De Walle, Belgium, Quick Step, same time.
8. Christophe Moreau, France, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
9. Carlos Barredo, Spain, Quick Step, 28 seconds behind.
10. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, 6:45.
11. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
12. Eros Capecchi, Italy, Footon-Servetto, same time.
13. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
14. Gerald Ciolek, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
15. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
16. Aleksandr Kuchynski, Belarus, Liquigas-Doimo, same time.
17. Benoit Vaugrenard, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
18. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Team HTC-Columbia, same time.
19. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transitions, same time.
20. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, same time.
Overall Standings
(After 16 stages)
1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 78 hours, 29 minutes, 10 seconds.
2. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 8 seconds behind.
3. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 2:00.
4. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2:13.
5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 3:39.
6. Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Rabobank, 5:01.
7. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Team RadioShack, 5:25.
8. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 5:45.
9. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Astana, 7:12.
10. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transitions, 7:51.
11. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas-Doimo, 7:58.
12. Ruben Plaza, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 8:02.
13. Luis-Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 8:19.
14. Christopher Horner, United States, Team RadioShack, 8:52.
15. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Cervelo Test Team, 9:02.
16. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Team RadioShack, 11:14.
17. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Sky Pro Cycling, 12:09.
18. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondiale, 12:34.
19. Kevin De Weert, Belgium, Quick Step, 14:07.
20. John Gadret, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 14:24.
Also
25. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, 33:46.
Next: Today is a rest day. Thursday's stage, the final mountain stage, is a 108.1-mile ride from Pau to Col du Tourmalet, featuring Category 1 climbs to Col de Marie-Blanque and Col du Soulor followed by a finishing Hors Category climb to Col du Tourmalet in the Haute-Pyrenees.