Matthews wins Stage 16 in Tour

ROMANS-SUR-ISERE, France - Michael Matthews won a sprint to the line on Stage 16 of the Tour de France as Britain’s Chris Froome kept the yellow jersey on Tuesday ahead of two difficult days in the Alps.

Froome and his main rivals — Fabio Aru, Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran — managed to stay at the front and crossed the finish line together. Froome, the defending champion, has an 18-second lead over Aru, with Romain Bardet 23 seconds back in third place.