Thrills and spills on Stage 16 won by Plaza (The Associated Press)

Racing downhill at breakneck speeds, Ruben Plaza Molina rode triumphantly into Gap as the solo winner of a treacherous Stage 16 on Monday that saw a teammate of race leader Chris Froome careen into a telephone pole and Peter Sagan finish second for a fifth time. Froome’s Sky teammate Geraint Thomas, who is sixth overall, suffered the terrifying crash on a hairpin bend, after another rider collided into him. The hard bump sent the Sky rider thumping shoulder- and head-first into the telephone pole.