As part of his daily VeloNews diaries, Will Frischkorn writes about the intense stage 16 in the Alps and life in the gruppetto.

“I didn’t see much more of what went down at the front after this point … gruppetto had my name all over it. What started as a group of around 20 was probably 70 guys by the end of the second climb. McEwen is the bus driver here for sure and I pity the fool that decides to try and set a pace he doesn’t approve of.”