*--* At a Glance Highlights of the...

*--* At a Glance Highlights of the 16th stage: * Stage: Pau to Bayonne, a 122.5-mile trek in the Pyrenees, and the final of the Tour’s seven grueling mountain stages * Winner: American Tyler Hamilton, riding despite a broken collarbone suffered early in the Tour, in 4 hours, 59 minutes, 41 seconds; his first Tour stage victory * How others fared: Germany’s Jan Ullrich, a Tour winner in 1997, finished 17th, four-time champion Lance Armstrong placed 24th; Spain’s Iban Mayo was 37th; Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov was 50th * Yellow jersey: Armstrong retains lead in overall time of 70 hours, 37 minutes, 59 seconds -- 1:07 ahead of closest challenger Ullrich. Rounding out the top five are Vinokourov, 2:45 behind; Haimar Zubeldia of Spain, 5:16 behind; and Mayo, 5:25 behind * Next stage: Today’s 17th stage is a flat 112.2-mile route from Dax to the wine region of Bordeaux * Quote of the day: “To win a stage of the Tour de France is fantastic. It’s beyond my wildest dreams.” -- Hamilton * On the Web: For live updates of each day’s Tour de France stage, complete standings, cyclist profiles and course information, go to latimes.com/tour

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