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Peter Sagan wins 7th stage of Tour de France

Peter Sagan of Slovakia celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France.

Sagan held off challenge from John Degenkolb to clinch his first stage victory in this year's Tour
Daryl Impey kept the overall race lead
Sagan extend his lead in the contest for the sprinters' green jersey

LBI, France (AP) — Slovakian rider Peter Sagan won the hilly seventh stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Friday, and Daryl Impey kept the overall race lead.

Sagan held off a challenge from John Degenkolb of Germany to clinch his first stage victory in this year's Tour and extend his lead in the contest for the sprinters' green jersey. Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati was third.

Impey began the day as the first South African rider to wear the yellow jersey, but he will likely relinquish it after Saturday's first of two difficult days of climbing in the high mountains of the Pyrenees.

Keen to get Sagan in a good position to attack, the Cannondale team increased the pace considerably near the end. Three of them almost fell near the end as they mistimed a corner and their bikes wobbled, but their expert handling and reflexes rescued them.

Sagan's stage win moves him 94 points clear of German Andre Greipel and he is already more than 100 points ahead of his archrival Mark Cavendish — the 2011 green jersey winner — who was left behind and could not even challenge for the stage win.

The average speed picked up considerably in the fourth hour, jumping up to nearly 50 kilometers per hour (30 mph) in temperatures again well into the thirties Celsius (above 90 Fahrenheit) for the 205.5-kilometer (128-mile) hilly leg from Montpellier to Albi.

In fact, there has hardly been a drop of rain so far — perhaps unsurprising given that the race started on the picturesque island of Corsica before jumping over to Nice on the French riviera, and then down to Marseille and Montpellier.

With 40 kilometers remaining, the front three of Belgian rider Jan Bakelants, Frenchman Cyril Gautier and Spaniard Juan Jose Oroz led the yellow jersey group surrounding Impey by 45 seconds and then by 20 with 10 kilometers left.

Veteran American rider Christian Vande Velde pulled out after being caught up in an early crash — one of several that have marred a nervy start to the 100th edition of the showcase race.

Norwegian sprinter Edvald Boasson Hagen, Colombian rider Nairo Quintana and Michael Schar of Switzerland were among those to also fall about 111 kilometers into the stage.

They rejoined the race, but the 37-year-old Vande Velde — who hurt his back in a crash earlier in the race — was unable to continue.

It is the third time the American has failed to finish the Tour.

In 2001, Vande Velde crashed out during a wet team time trial stage and three years ago he had to abandon after falling in a mass pile-up on stage three.

"The multiple contusions and abrasions he suffered in today's crash, compounded with the injuries he sustained on Stage 5 which included a blood clot in his neck muscle, a loosened screw in his clavicle plate and upper back injuries, made it impossible for him to finish today's stage," Garmin's team doctor Prentice Steffen said.

There have been several multi-rider crashes in what has been a nervy Tour so far.

On the first stage, there was a big crash close to the end after Tour organizers caused anxiety in the peloton by changing the designated finish line because a team bus was stuck on the line, before changing their minds again moments later.

The fifth stage featured two separate crashes, the second right on the finish line, and the sixth stage claimed British sprinter Mark Cavendish among the fallen.

Early into stage 7, German veteran Jens Voigt, who is riding in his 16th Tour, and Frenchman Blel Kadri were part of six riders who broke away soon after the start, but four of them were caught to leave only the 41-year-old Voigt and Kadri alone in front.

But any dreams Voigt had of becoming the oldest stage winner since Pino Cerami in 1963 ended when he was caught with about 100 kilometers to go.

Riders faced a tough weekend in the Pyrenees, where race favorites like Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are likely to attack on Saturday's climb up the famed Col de Pailheres, which winds upward for 15 tortuous kilometers at a gradient of eight percent.

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Tour de France 2013: Sagan's Dominance Comes Full Circle

The Tour de France's second-most-prestigious jersey, the maillot vert (green), lands firmly on the shoulders of a Solvakian megastar

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The points classification at the Tour de France suffers from more than its share of tinkering. The idea of a points system was conceived for the 1905 Tour (to combat "irregularities" from 1904), when the overall winner was decided by using each stage's ranking and awarding that number of points to the rider. Louis Trousselier of France won ten of the 11 stages, accumulating only 35 points, to win the Tour de France ahead of Hippolyte Aucouturier (61 points) and the rest. By 1913 the points system was junked in favor of the overall-time system that was used in the first two Tours and remains in use today, but for the Tour's 50th anniversary a points system was brought back for a secondary classification, and the concept of most consistent rider was born.

Before 2011, the Tour employed four classifications (for flat, bumpy, high mountain and time trial stages) and from 1989 added intermediate sprints to the classification (they had their own separate jersey beforehand). Starting two years ago the Tour increased the winning totals from 35 to 45 for flat stages, greatly emphasizing the quality of flat-stage sprinting over consistency across the various types of terrain, and created a single intermediate sprint worth up to 20 points, as opposed to several sprints worth up to six points. British fastman Mark Cavendish immediately cashed in against a modest field of sprinters ... and the points classification became the sprinter's classification for the first and perhaps last time, at least for a while.

Because back in 2011, Peter Sagan was still considered a bit young, and his Liquigas (now Cannondale) team had ambitions for the Yellow Jersey, something they didn't see Sagan contributing toward. Sagan went to the Vuelta a Espana to do what all young racers do, building up muscle and mental endurance for the three-week format before being thrown into the harder and more intense Tour de France environment, and won three stages for his troubles. By 2012 Cavendish was on notice, and understandably worried. Wearing the Rainbow Jersey of the world champion, Cavendish's Sky team had its eyes on the big prize, not his green jersey defense, and all the world could tell that Sagan was going to be trouble. Sure, he could sprint almost as well as Cavendish -- who to this day is more or less without peer in the last 50 meters of a stage. But Sagan had also dominated the Tour of California like nobody's business, with five stage wins and an even more remarkable second place in the race to Big Bear Lake ... a climber's stage. You see, Sagan can climb and sprint. Which means he can get to the finish line with the leaders almost every day (save for the days in the Alps and Pyrenees), which means he can finish off maybe 4-5 sprints in the three weeks where Cavendish will be minutes behind.

The math didn't add up for Cav (a poor climber) last year, and it went south in a hurry as Cavendish got dropped on several early sprint stages when the road went up. By the end of stage 12, Sagan had reduced the entire Green Jersey field to a puddle of screaming jelly, and won the competition by 141 points. Such dominance demands, and usually receives, a response, and it got one when Cavendish joined the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team for 2013, a Belgian squad with little interest in the yellow jersey and decades of experience winning sprints and tricky stages. They committed to Cavendish for the Tour, and Cav did his part, working on his climbing to keep things respectable enough on those days which favored only Sagan, as well as the days when maybe, just maybe, he could claw his way back into the field in time to unleash his devastating cannonball-style sprint. [Cav is small and gets down low, winning more out of lack of wind resistance than anything else.]

The results? After seven stages, it's Sagan 224, Andre Greipel 130, Cav 119. Game over. Seriously, it's going to get worse before it gets better.

As usual, the culprit is Sagan's climbing ability. On Friday's rolling stage, Sagan made it over the second-category Col de la Croix de Mounis in southern France's Department de la Tarn, which enabled Sagan to sprint for the 20-point intermediate and the 45-point final prizes in relative peace, with neither Greipel nor Cavendish in tow. He did both, and made another interesting statement along the way. The Croix de Mounis and the other smaller climbs in today's stage were not enough to devastate Cavendish and co, as Cannondale generally held a two-minute advantage over the chasing teams. Greipel's squad, Cav's squad and the Argos-Shimano team of Marcel Kittel all took a shot at closing the two-minute gap. But up ahead, Cannondale were thundering home, maintaining the gap for a grueling 110 kilometers, knowing that if they could eliminate Cav and Greipel from the sprint, it might just settle their No. 1 objective, Sagan's green jersey defense, with barely one week of the Tour in the books. A stitch in time it was. Cannondale can't just take the rest of the Tour off, but their awesome display of power today bought them an almost unsquanderable buffer of comfort over their competition for Le Tour's No. 2 prize.

The game within the game was dramatic. Numbers don't tell the story of the ashen looks on the faces of Group 3, the Cav/Greipel peloton, when they collectively gave up and took their foot off the gas. There were less than 30 kilometers remaining in the stage, but Cavendish managed to finish not two minutes in arrears but over 14 minutes back. When the chasing group gave up, it was a low moment beyond what you normally get to witness in professional sports. I haven't seen any quotes from Cavendish or Greipel from the aftermath, and that's probably not a coincidence. Defeat was written on their faces, they presumably don't care to have to voice it as well.

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'It's a miracle': The inside story of how Peter Sagan ended up on a team called Pierre Baguette

Six years after the dream first took root, Boris Horváth finally has Peter Sagan on his team

After announcing his retirement and undergoing two heart surgeries , Peter Sagan is racing on the road again.

It's news that has come to the surprise of cycling fans worldwide. This week, at the Tour de Hongrie , the three-time world champion is back in the peloton, riding in the red hue of a team called Pierre Baguette.

Pierre Baguette? Yes, Pierre Baguette, a Continental team from Slovakia, albeit with a misleading French ring to its name.

For the team's founder, Boris Horváth, Sagan's name on the start list was no surprise. In fact, it's the fruit of a plan hatched six years ago. Then, when Horváth first thought about starting a cycling squad, he did it with one aim in mind: "To have Peter Sagan," he says.

Naturally, as a Slovak founding a Slovak team, Horváth aspired to enrol the country's greatest ever cyclist. "I had no plan B," he tells Cycling Weekly . "We went step by step, and every year, we've been getting bigger and bigger, stronger and stronger.

"Six years ago I really didn't know Peter. I just had it on my mind. I met him in Gran Canaria on a camp in 2020, during Covid, and I stopped him in training and started talking to him. [I did it] again, again, again, again. I helped him with some things and we became friends."

Two years later, Horváth started up his team, then made up of just 10 riders, all from Slovakia. He then upped the commercial deals in 2023, bringing on sandwich manufacturer, and now title sponsor, Pierre Baguette.

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"They've been on the market about 26 years," he says of the Slovak company. "There are two owners – one of them is a cyclist. Three years ago, I wrote to him saying I wanted to make this project. When we started, they didn't fully believe in it, so at first they didn't give us any financial support, just baguettes and sandwiches. After one year, they saw that everything I thought had happened, so we made a small deal, and this year it's bigger."

With the funds in place, Horváth began laying the foundations to sign Sagan.

The best way to do this, he decided, was to set the team up with some of the former world champion's favourite people. He brought in Peter's brother, Juraj , as a sports director in 2023, before adding Ján Valach, another sports director, who had previously followed the Slovak from team to team.

"The base point of my idea was to create a family for Peter, not a team that will put pressure on him," Horváth says. "The only way to do this was to take Juraj and Ján and make him smile and have fun in cycling again.

"Peter believes these people. Honestly, I'm just a guy who loves cycling, but I don't know anything about big cycling. I want to change Slovak cycling, I want to help, but I don't know what to do. Without Juraj and Ján, I would not be able to give the conditions to Peter to race today."

Peter (left) with brother Juraj at Pierre Baguette's team presentation in April.

At the end of last year, Horváth's dream became reality. Sagan signed a one-year contract with Pierre Baguette, a deal, the team founder says, that was "not easy to make". Does it cost a lot to have a rider like him in the squad? "The answer to this is a point of view," Horváth laughs. "If you are a millionaire, this costs not a lot. If you are an ordinary man, it's a lot."

Already, he's seeing returns on the investment. "In one day, we got about 2,000 followers on Instagram," Horváth says. The 12-time Tour de France stage winner has also brought new sponsors to the team, including his personal bike partner, Specialized, and, crucially, his fame.

"It's important for the marketing," Horváth says of Sagan's presence. In the next few years, the founder hopes Pierre Baguette will be able to step up to Pro-Continental level. "We want to grow, and you need strong partners," he explains. "Unfortunately, at the end of the day, it's only about money. The partner wants visibility of their name, and [signing Sagan] gives us everything for this."

Still, Horváth is keen to underline, this is not the reason he signed Sagan. "For me, the most important thing is the emotion," he says. "For the guys, this is a miracle. They're riding with a three-time world champion. This is the emotion. The most important thing for me is that Peter gives emotion and gives the cycling community something back."

What about results? Are there any expectations on the 34-year-old, a serial winner throughout his career? "Right now, nothing," says Horváth. "He's just back from injury, his heart, so right now we are just friends and having fun. We have no expectations, no results."

Looking ahead, what Horváth really wants is to tie Sagan down to Pierre Baguette long-term. The former road world champion’s focus this year is the Paris Olympics, the cross-country mountain bike event , for which he is yet to qualify. Afterwards, Horváth hopes, he’ll sign up for another season on the road.

"Nothing is definite in this world. But that's my goal, that Peter stays in this project, not just for one year or two years, but stays here," he says. "I think it's a miracle that there's a guy like this on a Continental team."

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Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast , which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

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Complete Final 2013 Tour de France General Classification:

Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 4min 20sec
Joaquin Rodriquez (Katusha) @ 5min 4sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 6min 27sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 7min 27sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 11min 42sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 12min 17sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 16min 26sec
Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) @ 15min 52sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 19min 39sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 18min 59sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 20min 1sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 21min 39sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack) @ 23min 38sec
Romian Bardet (Ag2r) @ 26min 42sec
Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 26min 51sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 32min 34sec
Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack) @ 35min 51sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 39min 41sec
Andy Schleck (Radio Shack) @ 41min 46sec
José Serpa (Lampre-merida) @ 45min 8sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 46min 0sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 48min 7sec
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) @ 52min 17sec
Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 54min 0sec
Robert Gesink (Belkin) @ 54min 25sec
Rui Alberto Costa (Movistar) @ 54min 34sec
Wouter Poels (Vacansoleil) @ 56min 33sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) @ 57min 6sec
Andreas Klöden (Radio Shack) @ 1hr 2min 43sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1hr 3min 43sec
Cyril Gautier (Europcar) @ 1hr 12min 42sec
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1hr 13min 8sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 1hr 14min 59sec
Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 1hr 20min 39sec
Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) @ 1hr 24min 22sec
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) @ 1hr 27min 53sec
Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1hr 28min 6sec
Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 1hr 30min 14sec
Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1hr 34min 17sec
Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 1hr 34min 30sec
Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 1hr 36min 27sec
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1hr 36min 40sec
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1hr 38min 6sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 1hr 38min 57sec
Alexis Vuillermoz (Sojasun) @ 1hr 40min 5sec
Ruben Plaza (Movistar) @ 1hr 40min 35sec
Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) @ 1hr 42min 41sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 1hr 44min 50sec
Lars-Peter Nordhaug (Belkin) @ 1hr 49min 42sec
Yury Trofimov (Katusha) @ 1hr 49min 54sec
Maxime Mederel (Sojasun) @ 1hr 53min 1sec
Laurent Didier (Radio shack) @ 1hr 58min 53sec
Andrey Amador (Movistar) @ 1hr 58min 53sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida) @ 1hr 59min 38sec
Amaël Moinard (BMC) @ 2hr 0min 3sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) @ 2hr 0min 28sec
Tony Gallopin (Radio Shack) @ 2hr 2min 59sec
Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) @ 2hr 4min 19sec
Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2hr 5min 28sec
Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis) @ 2hr 7min 1sec
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) @ 2hr 7min 7sec
Jérôme Coppel (Cofidis) @ 2hr 9min 13sec
Bram Tankink (Belkin) @ 2hr 10mn 12sec
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 2hr 12min 48sec
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) @ 2hr 15min 6sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack) @ 2hr 15min 9sec
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2hr 20min 14sec
Jon Izaguirre (Euskaltel) @ 2hr 21min 32sec
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2hr 21min 41sec
Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) @ 2hr 23min 11sec
Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2hr 23min 15sec
Rudy Molard (Cofidis) @ 2hr 25min 25sec
Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2hr 26min 37sec
Simon Geschke (Argos-Shimano) @ 2hr 27min 42sec
Manuele Mori (Lampre-Merida) @ 2hr 28min 19sec
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) @ 2hr 33min 46sec
Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 2hr 33min 55sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 2hr 34min 1sec
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2hr 34min 36sec
Julien El Fares (Sojasun) @ 2hr 36min 24sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) @ 2hr 38min 51sec
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 2hr 38min 55sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) @ 2hr 39min 8sec
Manuel Quinziato (BMC) @ 2hr 39min 34sec
Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2hr 40min 22sec
Julien Simon (Sojasun) @ 2hr 41min 24sec
Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 2hr 43min 28sec
Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun) @ 2hr 44min 13sec
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky) @ 2hr 44min 43sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 2hr 45min 5sec
Matteo Tosatto (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2hr 47min 39sec
Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil) @ 2hr 48min 3sec
Moreno Moser (Cannondale) @ 2hr 53min 27sec
Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) @ 2hr 53min 36sec
Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 2hr 53min 41sec
Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) s.t.
Marcus Burghardt (BMC) @ 2hr 54min 1sec
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) @ 2hr 54min 53sec
Kristijan Koren (Cannondale) @ 2hr 57min 3sec
Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) @ 2hr 58min 1sec
Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) @ 2hr 59min 9sec
Markel Irizar (Radio Shack) @ 2hr 59min 39sec
Brice Feillu (Sojasun) @ 2hr 59min 45sec
Lars Boom (Belkin) @ 3hr 2min 52sec
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3hr 5min 25sec
Daniele Bennati (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3hr 5min 5sec
Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3hr 7min 8sec
Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 3hr 7min 26sec
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) @ 3hr 9min 47sec
Alan Marangoni (Cannondale) @ 3hr 10min 1sec
Cyril Lemoine (Sojasun) @ 3hr 11min 38sec
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) @ 3hr 14min 25sec
Maciej Bodnar (Cannondale) @ 3hr 15min 15sec
Egoitz Garcia (Cofidis) @ 3hr 16min 24sec
Jean Marc Marino (Sojasun) @ 3hr 16min 30sec
Fabio Sabatini (Cannondale) @ 3hr 18min 40sec
Imanol Erviti (Movistar) @ 3hr 19min 12sec
Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) @ 3hr 21min 6sec
Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) @ 3hr 21min 29sec
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) @ 3hr 23min 23sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 3hr 23min 54sec
David Veilleux (Europcar) @ 3hr 24min 18sec
Sébastien Minard (Ag2r) @ 3hr 24min 28sec
Blel Kadri (Ag2r) @ 3hr 27min 19sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ) @ 3hr 28min 39sec
David Lopez (Sky) @ 3hr 28min 47sec
Elia Favilli (Lampre-Merida) @ 3hr 31min 19sec
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3hr 32min 7sec
Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 3hr 32min 14sec
Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) @ 3hr 34min 29sec
Maarten Wynants (Belkin) @3hr 37min 6sec
Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (FDJ) @ 3hr 37min 48sec
Kévin Reza (Europcar) @ 3hr 38min 31sec
Ian Stannard (Sky) @ 3hr 38min 49sec
Sergio Paulinho (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3hr 38min 58sec
Davide Cimolai (Lampre-Merida) @ 3hr 40min 31sec
Koen de Kort (Argos-Shimano) @ 3hr 40min 51sec
Ruben Perez (Euskaltel) @ 3hr 43min 15sec
Geraint Thomas (Sky) @ 3hr 43min 34sec
Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Katusha) @ 3hr 45min 2sec
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3hr 45min 30sec
Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r) @ 3hr 47min 7sec
Boy van Poppel (Vacansoleil) @ 3hr 48min 11sec
Roy Curvers (Argos-Shimano) @ 3hr 48min 30sec
Johannes Fröhlinger (Argos-Shimasno) @ 3hr 49min 2sec
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) @ 3hr 49min 50sec
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3hr 52min 4sec
Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3hr 52min 5sec
Thomas Leezer (Belkin) @ 3hr 53min 55sec
Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) @ 3hr 57min 9sec
Matthew Harley Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 3hr 57min 24sec
Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3hr 59min 14sec
Brett Lancaster (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 4hr 0min 19sec
Brian Vandborg (Cannondale) @ 4hr 0min 21sec
Jérome Cousin (Europcar) @ 4hr 1min 10sec
Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida) @ 4hr 2min 9sec
Yohann Gene (Europcar) @ 4hr 3min 6sec
Jérôme Pineau (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4hr 3min 11sec
Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) @ 4hr 3min 18sec
Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 4hr 3min 27sec
Gregory Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) @ 4hr 4min 26sec
Frederik Willems (Lotto-Belisol) @ 4hr 5min 20sec
Albert Timmer (Argos-Shimasno) @ 4hr 7min 19sec
Juan José Lobato (Euskaltel) @ 4hr 7min 55sec
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) @ 4hr 10min 8sec
Dmitriy Muravyev (Astana) @ 4hr 21min 46sec
Assan Bazayev (Astana) @ 4hr 24min 52sec
Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 4hr 27min 55sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 147 points
Christopher Froome (Sky): 136
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 117
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha): 99
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r): 98
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel): 98
Moreno Moser (Cannondale): 72
Richie Porte (Sky): 72
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp): 64
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 63
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 409 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 312
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 267
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 222
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 177
Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil): 163
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar): 156
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 110
Christopher Froome (Sky): 107
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r): 104
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 84hr 1min 0sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 13min 19sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14min 39sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 22min 22sec
Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 1hr 30min 10sec
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1hr 33min 46sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 1hr 34min 37sec
Alexis Vuillermoz (Sojasun) @ 1hr 35min 45sec
Tony Gallopin (Radio Shack) @ 1hr 58min 39sec
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) @ 2hr 10min 46sec

Team Classification:

Saxo-Tinkoff: 251hr 11min 7sec
Ag2r @ 8min 28sec
Radio Shack @ 9min 2sec
Movistar @ 22min 49sec
Belkin @ 38min 30sec
Katusha @ 1hr 3min 48sec
Euskaltel @ 1hr 30min 34sec
Omega Pharma-Quick Step @ 1hr 50min 25sec
Sky @ 1hr 56min 42sec
Cofidis @ 2hr 7min 11sec

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Stages with results, maps and photos:

Saturday, June 29: Stage 1, Porto Vecchio - Bastia, 213 km

Km 45.5: Côte de Sotta, 1.1 km @ 5.9% gradient, Category 4

Results: more results, race summary, videos and photos

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) 4hr 56min 52sec
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) s.t.
Danny van Poppel (Vacansoleil) s.t.
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r) s.t.
Gregory Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil) s.t.
more results
Juan José Lobato (Euskaltel) 1 point
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) 45 points
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) 35
Danny van Poppel (Vacansoleil) 30
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) 26
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 22
Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) s.t.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Vacansoleil 14hr 50min 36sec
Orica-GreenEdge s.t.
Lotto-Belisol s.t.
Movistar s.t.

Stage 1 map, the island of Corsica

Stage 1 profile

Sunday, June 30: Stage 2, Basta - Ajaccio, 156 km

Km 70.0: Col de Bellagranajo, 6.6 km @ 4.6% gradient, Category 3
Km 85.0: Col de la Serra, 5.2 km @ 6.9%, Category 3
Km 95.5: Col de Vizzavona (1,163m), 4.6 km @ 6.5%, Category 2
Km 144: Côte du Salario, 1 km @ 8.9%, Category 3

Results: more results, photos, video and stage summary

Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack) 3hr 43min 11sec. 41.9 km/hr
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) @ 1sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
Davide Cimolai (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) s.t.
Julien Simon (Sojasun) s.t.
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
Daniele Bennati (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil)
Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack) 8hr 40min 3sec
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1sec
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) s.t.
Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 5 points
Blel Kadri (Ag2r): 5
Cyril Gautier (Europcar): 2
Lars Boom (Belkin): 2
Brice Feillu (Sojasun): 2
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 47 points
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 43
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 41
Lars Boom (Belkin): 40
Danny van Poppel (Vacansoleil): 39
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 8hr 40min 4sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) s.t.
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) s.t.
Jon Izaguirre (Euskaltel) s.t.
Rudy Molard (Cofidis) s.t.
Radio Shack: 26hr 0min 11sec
Vacansoleil @ 1sec
Orica-GreenEdge @ s.t.
Lampre-Merida s.t.

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

Monday, July 1: Stage 3, Ajaccio - Calvi, 145.5 km

Km 12.0: Col de San Gastiano, 3.4 km @ 4.6% gradient, Category 4
Km 58.0: Col de San Martino, 7.5 km @ 5.4%, Category 3
Km 75.0: Côte de Porto, 2 km @ 6.4%, Category 3
Km 132: Col de Marsolino (443m), 3.3 km @ 8.1%, Category 2

Results: more results, stage summary and photos .

Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) 3hr 41min 24sec. 39.4 km/hr
Peter Sagen (Cannondale) s.t.
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) s.t.
Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Gorka Izaguirre (Euskaltel) s.t.
Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack) 12hr 21min 27sec
Julien Simon (Sojasun) @ 1sec
Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) s.t.
David Millar (Garmin-sharp) s.t.
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 10 points
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 5
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel): 3
Peter Sagen (Cannondale): 74 points
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 57
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 48
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 41
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 12hr 21min 28sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Radio Shack: 37hr 4min 23sec
Vacansoleil s.t.

Stage 3 map, still on Corsica

Stage 3 profile

Tuesday, July 2: Stage 4, Nice 25 km team time trial

Results: more results and photos

Orica-GreenEdge: 25min 56sec. 57.8 km/hr
Omega Pharma @ 1sec
Saxo-Tinkoff @ 9sec
Lotto-Belisol @ 17sec
Garmin-Sharp s.t.
Movistar @ 19sec
Lampre-Merida @ 25sec
BMC @ 26sec
Katusha @ 28sec
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) 12hr 47min 24sec
Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) @ 3sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
Richie Porte (Sky) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 9sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 74 points
Lars Boom (Belkin)
Michal Kwiatkowski (Oemga Pharma-Quick Step) 12hr 47min 25sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 16sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 19sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 25sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) @ 33sec
Orica-GreenEdge: 37hr 30min 20sec
Garmin-Sharp @ 17sec
Movistar @ 20sec

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Wednesday, July 3: Stage 5, Cagnes sur Mer - Marseille, 228.5 km

Km 22.0: Côte de Châteauneuf-Grasse, 1.4 km @ 8.4% gradient, Category 3
Km 93.0: Col de 'lAnge, 1.6 km @ 4.1%, Category 4
Km 154: Côte de la Roquebrussanne, 3.5 km @ 4.2%, Category 4
Km 198: Côte des Bastides, 5.7 km @ 3.1%, Category 4

Results: More results, stage summary and photos

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 5hr 31min 51sec
Edvald Boasson hagen (sky) s.t.
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
Juan José Lobato (Euskaltel) s.t.
Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
Cyrile Lemoine (Sojasun) s.t.
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) 18hr 19min 15sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick step) @ 1sec
Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil): 4
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 111 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 76
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 76
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 65
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky): 58
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 18hr 19min 16sec
Orica-GreenEdge: 54hr 5min 53sec
Garmin-sharp @ 17sec

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

Thursday, July 4: Stage 6: Aix en Provence - Montpellier, 176.5 km

Km 68: Col de la Vayède, 0.7 km @ 7% gradient, Category 4

Results: more results, stage summary and pictures

André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) 3hr 59min 2sec. 44.3 km/hr
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) s.t.
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) 22hr 18min 17sec
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 5sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 6sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 8sec
Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 14sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 159 points
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 130
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 119
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 111
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 87
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 22hr 18min 23sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) @ 28sec
Orica-GreenEdge: 66hr 3min 4sec
Saxo-Tinkoff @ 19sec
Movistar @ 25sec
Garmin-Sharp @ 27sec

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Friday, July 5: Stage 7, Montpellier - Albi, 205.5 km

Km 80.0: Col des 13 Vents (600m), 6.9 km @ 5.6% gradient, Category 3
Km 94.5: Col de la Croix de Mounis (809m), 6.7 km @ 6.5%, Category 2
Km 149.0: Côte de la Quintaine, 6.5 km @ 4%, Category 3
Km 171.0: Côte de Teillet, 2.6 km @ 5%, Category 4

Results: more results, stage summary and photos

Peter Sagen (Cannondale) 4hr 54min 12sec. 41.9 km/hr
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
Tony Gallopin (Radio Shack) s.t.
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) s.t.
Manuele Mori (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) 27hr 12min 29sec
Edvald Boasson hagen (Sky) @ 3sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
Christopher Froome (sky) @ 8sec
Blel Kadri (Ag2r): 12 points
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 11
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack): 4
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 224 points
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky): 88
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 27hr 12min 35sec
Orica-GreenEdge: 80hr 45min 40sec

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

Saturday, July 6: Stage 8, Castres - Ax 3 Domaines, 194 km

Km 26.5: Côte de Saint Ferréol, 2.2 km @ 5.4% gradient, Category 4
Km 166.0: Col de Pailhères (2,001m), 15.3 km @ 8%, Hors Category
Km 193.5 Ax 3 Domaines, 7.8 km @ 8.2%, Category 1
Chris Froome (Sky) 5hr 3min 18sec. 38.6 km/hr
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 51sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 8sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 1min 10sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 1min 16sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 1min 34sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 45sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
Igor Anton (Eukaltel) s.t.
Chris Froome (Sky) 32hr 15min 55sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 25sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 1min 44sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 1min 50sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 51sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 2min 2sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 2min 31sec
Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 40sec
Christopher Froome (Sky): 31 points
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 31
Richie Porte (Sky): 28
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 25
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel): 21
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 234 points
André Greipel (Lotto-Belilsol): 141
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 128
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 32hr 17min 57sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 46sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 23sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 1min 33sec
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 4min 37sec
Movistar: 96hr 1min 20sec
Saxo-Tinkoff 2 37sec
Ag2r @ 4min 33sec
Radio Shack @ 6min 30sec

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile

Sunday, July 7: Stage 9, St Girons - Bagneres de Bigorre, 168.5 km

Km 28.5: Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069m), 5.4 km @ 6.9% gradient, Category 2
Km 44.0: Col de Menté (1,349m), 7 km @ 7.7%, Category 1
Km 90.0: Col de Peyresourde (1,569m), 13.2 km @ 7%, Category 1
Km 11.5: Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580m), 7.4 km @ 8.5%, Category 1
Km 138: La Hourquette d'Ancizan (1,564m), 9.9 km @ 7.5%, Category 1
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) 4hr 43min 3sec. 35.7 km/hr
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) s.t.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 20sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Wouter Poels (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) s.t.
Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack) s.t.
Christopher Froome (Sky) 36hr 59min 18sec
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2min 28sec
Rui Alberto Costa (Movistar) @ 2min 45sec
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 49 points
Christopher Froome (Sky): 33
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 26
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 141
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 90
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 37hr 1min 20sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 5min 7sec
Movistar: 110hr 11min 29sec
Saxo-Tinkoff @ 4min 11sec
Belkin @ 5min 22sec
Ag2r @ 8min 7sec
Radio Shack @ 14min 7sec

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Monday, July 8: Rest day, St. Nazaire

Tuesday, July 9: Stage 10, St Gildas des Bois - St Malo, 197 km

Km 142.0: Côte de Dinan, 1 km @ 4.2% gradient, Category 4

Results: More results, race summary and pictures

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) 4hr 53min 25sec. 40.28 km/hr
William Bonnet (FDJ) s.t.
Kevin Reza (Europcar) s.t.
Christopher Froome (Sky) 41hr 52min 43sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 269 points
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 186
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 166
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 132
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 131
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 41hr 54min 45sec
Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 42min 37sec
Movistar: 124hr 51min 44sec
Belkin @ 5min22sec

Stage 10 map

Stage 10 profile

Wednesday, July 10: Stage 11, Avranches - Mont St Michel, 33 km individual time trial

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 36min 29sec. 54.27 km/hr
Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 12sec
Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 1sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 1min 21sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 31sec
Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 1min 35sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 37sec
Jeremy Roy (FDJ) @ 1min 43sec
Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 1min 45sec
Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) @ 1min 52sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 42hr 29min 24sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 3min 25sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 3min 27sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 54sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 57sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 4mn 10sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4min 44sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5mn 18sec
Rui Alberto Costa (Movistar) @ 5min 37sec
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 5min 39sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 42hr 34min 8sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 34sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 6min 53sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 8min 27sec
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 31min 43sec
Movistar: 126hr 47min 47sec
Saxo-Tinkoff @ 4min 34sec
Belkin @ 6min 6sec
Ag2r @ 11min 53sec
Radio Shack @ 16min 3sec

Stage 11 map

Stage 11 profile

Thursday, July 11: Stage 12, Fougères - Tours, 218 km

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) 4hr 49min 49sec. 45.1 km/hr
Peter Sagen (Connondale) s.t.
José Joaquin Rojas ((Movistar) s.t.
Yohann Gene (Europcar) s.t.
Christopher Froome (Sky) 47hr 19min 13sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 3min 37sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 4min 10sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5min 18sec
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 5min39sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 307 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 211
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 195
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano): 177
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha): 157
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 47hr 23min 57sec
Movistar: 141hr 17min 14sec

Stage 12 map

Stage 12 profile

Friday, July 12: Stage 13: Tours - St Amand Montrond, 173 km

Km 77.5: Côte de Crotz, 1.2 km @ 4% gradient, Category 4
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 3hr 40min 8sec. 47.2 km/hr
Bauke Mollema (Belkin s.t.
Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 6sec
Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 9sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 51hr 0min 30sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 2min 28sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 45sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 48sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 3min 1sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 4min 39sec
Jean Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 5min 39sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 5min 48sec
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 5min 52sec
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 50 points
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 357 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 273
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 217
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 51hr 5min 14sec
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) @ 48min 14sec
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) @ 1hr 19min 20sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 152hr 22min 21sec
Belkin @ 2min 32sec
Ag2r @ 10min
Radio Shack @ 14mn 47sec
Movistar @ 16min 14sec

Stage 13 map

Stage 13 profile

Saturday, July 13: Stage 14, St Pourçain sur Sioule - Lyon, 191 km

Km 66.5: Côte de Marcigny, 1.9 km @ 4.9% gradient, Category 4
Km 98.5: Côte de Croix Courverte, 2.6 km @ 5.3%, Category 4
Km 113.0: Côte de Thizy-les-Bourgs, 1.7 km @ 8.2%, Category 3
Km 126.5: Col du Pilon (727m), 6.3 km @ 4.4%, Category 3
Km 161.0 Côte de Lozanne, 2.5 km @ 4%, Category 4
Km 176: Côte de la Duchère, 1.6 km @ 4.1%, Category 4
Km 181.5: Côte de la Croix Rousse, 1.8 km @ 4.5%, Category 4
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 4hr 15min 11sec. 44.9 km/hr
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
Egoitz Garcia (Cofidis) s.t.
Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Simon Geschke (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) st.
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) s.t.
Cyril Gautier (Europcar) s.t.
Christopher Froome (Sky) 55hr 22min 58sec
Laurens Ten Dam @ 3min 1sec
Christopher Froome (sky): 33
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick step) 55hr 27min 42sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 10sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 15min 51sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 27min 42sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 165hr 29min 45sec
Movistar @ 2min 26sec
Ag2r @ 3min 30sec
Radio Shack @ 4min 44sec

Stage 14 map

Stage 14 profile

Sunday, July 14: Stage 15, Givors - Mont Ventoux , 242.5 km

Km 20.5: Côte d'Eyzin-Pinet, 3.1 km @ 4.9% gradient, Category 4
Km 26.5: Côte de Primarette, 2.6 km @ 4.1%, Category 4
Km 44.5: Côte de Lens-Lestang, 2.1 km @ 3.8%, Category 4
Km 143.0: Côte de Bourdeaux, 4.2 km @ 5.7%, Category 3
Km 242.5: Mont Ventoux (1,912m), 20.8 km @ 7.5%, Hors Category
Christopher Froome (Sky) 5hr 48min 45sec. 41.7 km/hr
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 29sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 1min 23sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 40sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 1min 43sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 1min 46sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkn) @ 1min 53sec
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 2min 8sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 61hr 11min 43sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 4min 14sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 25sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 28sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 4min 54sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5min47sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 6min 22sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 7min 11sec
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 7min 47sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 7min 58sec
Christopher Froome (Sky): 83 points
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 66
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel): 53
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 51
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff): 28
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 377 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 278
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 223
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 61hr 17min 30sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 11sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmn-Sharp) @ 6min 45sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 18min 3sec
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) @ 49min 18sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 183hr 1min 46sec
Belkin @ 3min 36sec
Ag2r @ 8min 3sec
Radio Shack @ 16min 19sec
Katusha @ 23min 42sec

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Stage 15 profile

Monday, July 15: Rest day, Vaucluse

Tuesday, 16 July: Stage 16: Vaison la Romaine - Gap, 168 km

Km 17.5: Côte de la Montagne de Bluye, 5.7 km @ 5.6% gradient, Category 3
Km 48.0: Col de Macuègne (1,068m), 7.6 km @ 5.2%, Category 2
Km 156.5: Col de Manse (1,268 km), 9.5 km @ 5.2%, Category 2
Rui Alberto Costa (Movistar) 3hr 52min 45sec. 43.3 km/hr
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) @ 42sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) s.t.
Jérôme Coppel (Cofidis) s.t.
Andreas Klöden (Radio Shack) s.t.
Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 1min 0sec
Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 1min 1sec
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) @ 1min 4sec
Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
Ramunas Navadauskas (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
Christopher Froome (Sky) 65hr 15min 36sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5min 47sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 5min 54sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 7min11sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 7min 22sec
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r) @ 8mn 47sec
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 9min 28sec
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-quick step): 278
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 65hr 21min 23sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3min 50sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 7min 45sec
Romain Bardet (Ag2r) @ 19min 3sec
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) @ 53min 20sec
Radio Shack: 195hr 0min 32sec
Saxo-Tinkoff @ 3min 11sec
Ag2r @ 4min 4sec
Movistar @ 14min 0sec
Belkin @ 19min 8sec

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Stage 16 profile

Wednesday, July 17: Stage 17: Embrun - Chorges, 32 km individual time trial

Km 6.5: Côte de Puy-Sanières, 6.4 km @ 6% gradient, Category 2
Km 20.0: Côte de Réallon, 6.9 km @ 6.3%, Category 2

177 classified finishers

Christopher Froome (Sky) 51min 33sec. 37.25 km/hr (23.14 mph)
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 9sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 10sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 23sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 30sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 1min 11sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 33sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 1min 34sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 41sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 1min 51sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 66hr 7min 9sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 34sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 51sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 6min23sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 6min 58sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 7min 21sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 8min 23sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 8min 56sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 11min 10sec
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) @ 12min 50sec
Christopher Froome (Sky): 88 points
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 69
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 35
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 66hr 14min 7sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4min 12sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 8min 15sec
Roman Bardet (Ag2r) @ 21min 45sec
Arthur Vichot (FDJ) @ 58min 11sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 197hr 41min 19sec
Radio Shack @ 1min 22sec
Ag2r @ 8min 14sec
Movistar @ 12min 48sec
Belkin @ 22min 33sec

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Stage 17 profile

Thursday, July 18: Stage 18, Gap - L'Alpe d'Huez , 172.5 km

Km 13.0: Col de Manse, 6.6 km @ 6.2% gradient, Category 2
Km 45.0: Rampe du Motty, 2.4 km @ 8%, Category 3
Km 95: Col d'Ornon (1,371m), 5.1 km @ 6.7 %, Category 2
Km 122.5: 1st ascent of Alpe d'Huez , 12.3 km @ 8.4%, Hors Category
Km 131.5: Col de Sarenne, 3 km @ 7.8%, Category 2
Km 172.5: 2nd ascent of Alpe d'Huez , 13.8 km @ 8.1 %, Hors Category

175 classified finishers

Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) 4hr 51min 32sec. 35.5 km/hr
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 59sec
Moreno Moser (Cannondale) @ 1min 27sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 2min 12sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 2min 15sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 3min 18sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 3min 22sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 4min 15sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 71hr 2min 19sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 11sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5min 32sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 44sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 5min 58sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 8min 58sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 9min 33sec
Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 14mn 26sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14min 38sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 14min 39sec
Christopher Froome (Sky): 104 points
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar): 97
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r): 77
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel): 63
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 62
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 380 points
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 227
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 71hr 7min 51sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 9min 6sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 10min 52sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 212hr 29min 26sec
Ag2r @ 6min 5sec
Radio Shack @ 12min 29sec
Belkin @ 28min 37sec
Garmin-Sharp) @ 1hr 8min 55sec

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Stage 18 profile

Friday, July 19: Stage 19, Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 204.5 km

Km 33.5: Col du Glandon (1,924m), 21.6 km @ 5.1% gradient, Hors Category
Km 83.5: Col de la Madeleine (2,000m), 19.2 km @ 7.9%, Hors Category
Km 143.0: Col de Tamié (907m), 8.6 km @ 6.2%, Category 2
Km 165.0: Col de l'Épine, 6.1 km @ 7.3%, Category 1
Km 191.5: Col de la Croix Fry (1,477m), 11.3 km @ 7%, Category 1

170 classified riders finished the stage.

Rui Alberto Costa (Movistar) 5hr 59min 1sec. 34.2 km/hr
Andreas Klöden (Radio Shack) @ 48sec
Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack) @ 1min 44sec
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1min 52sec
Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) @ 1min 55sec
Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 58sec
Robert Gesink (Belkin) @ 2min 3sec
Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) @ 2min 5sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 2min 18sec
Ruben Plaza (Movistar) @ 2min 44sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 77hr 10min 0sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min11sec
Roiman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 44sec
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 5min 58sec
Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) @ 12min 33sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 14min 56sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 16min 8sec
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 103
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r): 93
Peter Sagan (Cannndale): 380 points
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 277
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar): 160
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 77hr 15min 32sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 10min 36sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 230hr 46min 35sec
Radio Shack @ 3min 39sec
Ag2r @ 7min 37sec
Movistar @ 15min 51sec
Belkin @ 29min 24sec

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Stage 19 profile

Saturday, July 20: Stage 20: Annecy - Annecy Semnoz, 125 km

Km 12.5: Côte du Puget, 5.4 km @ 5.9% gradient, Category 2
Km 17.5: Col de Leschaux, 3.6 km @ 6.1%, Category 3
Km 43.0: Côte d'Aillon-le-Vieux, 6 km @ 4%, Category 3
Km 51.0: Col des Prés (1,142m), 3.4 km @ 6.9%, Category 3
Km 78.5: Mont Revard, 15.9 km @ 5.6%, Category 1
Km 125.0: Annecy-Semnoz, 10.7 km @ 8.5%, Hors Category
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 3hr 39min 4sec. 34.2 km/hr
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 18sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 29sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 42sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 2min 17sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 28sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 48sec
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 55sec
Christopher Froome (Sky) 80hr 49min 33sec
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 5min 3sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 5min 47sec
Alberto Contador @ 7min 10sec
Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 8min 10sec
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 12min 25sec
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 13min 0sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 16min 9sec
Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) @ 16min 35sec
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 18min 22sec
Pierre Rolland (Europcar): 119
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 99
Peter Sagan (Cannondale): 383 points
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 282
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): 232
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimasno): 177
Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) 80hr 54min 36sec
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14min39sec
Saxo-Tinkoff: 241hr 52min 5sec
Ag2r @ 8min 30sec
Radio Shack @ 8min 52sec
Belkin @ 38min 26sec

Stage 20 map

Stage 20 profile

Sunday, July 21: 21st and Final Stage, Versailles - Paris, 133.5 km

Km 29.5: Côte de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, 1 km @ 6.9% gradient, Category 4
Km 33.5: Côte de Châteaufort (Stèle Jacques Anquetil), 0.9 km @ 4.7%, Category 4
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) 3hr 6min 14sec. 43.0 km/hr
Maurilo Antoniobli Fischer (FDJ) s.t.

Christopher Froome (Sky) 83hr 56min 40sec
Nairo Alexnader Quintana (Movistar): 147 points

Stage 21 map

Stage 21 profile

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With his final Tour de France fast approaching, Peter Sagan has been handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a Monaco court following a drunk driving incident in May.

The Slovakian also saw his driving license suspended for the same period of time.

According to local publication Monaco Matin , Sagan was observed driving erratically on a scooter on the morning of Friday May 12th.

“It was 11:35 a.m. when the police noticed the risky, even dangerous behavior of a driver behind the handlebars of his motorized vehicle,” the magistrate said, according to Monaco Matin . “The driver was trying to park in a space reserved for two-wheelers. The officers approached and very quickly noticed the signs of the scooter driver’s drunkenness.

“From then on, the rule to be followed was to blow into the breathalyzer. The vague suspicions of the officials became a certainty.”

Sagan was then brought to a police station for a more precise test. This blood alcohol analysis showed his level of intoxication to be 1.46 mg / l, several times above the permitted level.

In November 2021 Sagan was fined €5,000 by a Monaco court for violating a COVID-19 curfew the previous April. He and his brother Juraj were stopped while traveling together on a scooter. He injured a police officer when they tried to take him to the hospital to undergo a drug test, and later apologized.

Sagan himself was not in court for the latest hearing but his legal counsel represented him in court. According to Monaco Matin , Sagan had told police that he had been in night spots in Monaco, and had gone to bed at around 3 a.m. but had an appointment four or five hours later to bring a friend to a hotel.

Given his high level of intoxication at 11.35 a.m. the following morning, the judge asked if Sagan “went to bed or had fallen into a coma because of the impressive amount of alcohol he had taken.”

Sagan’s legal counsel said that a recent flight from the U.S. had affected the rider. “With a state of fatigue mainly linked to jet lag and six hours of sleep, he did not think he had such a rate [of alcohol in his system – ed.]. In addition to the obligation to travel with his vehicle as part of his sports career, a fine would be more appropriate.”

However, the prosecutor said that because a fine would have little impact given Sagan’s income, a three-month suspected prison sentence was a more fitting sanction. His driving license is also withdrawn for three months.

Sagan is a three-time world champion and a seven-time winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France. His success rate has been considerably diminished in recent years but he is hoping to repay the TotalEnergies team for its faith in him by adding to his dozen Tour stage wins this July.

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Sagan, the reigning world champion, is without a doubt the most high-profile rider excluded from the race for sporting reasons, but the French Grand Tour has a history of raising emotions and efforts to breaking point.

Below is a brief recap of some of the more recent infractions that ended riders' races long before – and in one case after – the finish in Paris on the Champs-Elysees.

Tom Steels - 1997

Tom Steels was disqualified from the race in 1997 for throwing a water bottle at Frederic Moncassin during the stage 6 sprint, which was initially won by Erik Zabel before the German was relegated for irregular sprinting. The stage victory went to Jeroen Blijlevens, and Steels went home.

Steels brushed up against the jury again in 1999, when he won the sixth stage but was relegated to the back of the group for pushing Jan Svorada with his hip and then bumping Mario Cipollini before crossing the line with his arms raised.

Jeroen Blijlevens - 2000

In one of the more bizarre incidents that led to disqualification from the race, Jeroen Blijlevens was sent packing after actually finishing on the Champs-Elysees. The Dutchman sought out American Bobby Julich on the grand French boulevard and delivered several blows before UCI commissaires could break things up.

Despite having finished the race, his results were scratched as if he had not participated.

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Mark Renshaw – 2010

Cavendish and his crew were involved in another dust up that led to a disqualification, but this time it was the Manxman's lead-out man Mark Renshaw who got the sanction in 2010 for head butting Julian Dean in the finishing straight.

Dean was leading out Tylar Farrar, while Renshaw was piloting Cavendish toward the line. When Dean tried to edge in, Renshaw literally used his head to move him out of the way. It worked and Cavendish won, but Renshaw was sent home for "violent contact."

Eduardo Sepúlveda – 2015

Illegal contact is not the only thing that will get you removed from the Tour de France, of course, and in 2015 Eduardo Sepúlveda may have found the most creative way to get sent home.

Sepúlveda broke his chain on the climb to Mende during stage 15. When his team car passed him and pulled over 100 metres up the road, Sepúlveda hopped in another team's car to hasten his trip to his team mechanic.

The jury apparently frowns on riding in cars for part of the race, and Sepúlveda received the ultimate sanction.

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Violence doesn't always lead to a disqualification, however. Witness the 1994 Tour when Neil Stehens and Raul Alcala took exception to each other as they climbed Mont Ventoux. The fight started on the bikes but both riders quickly dismounted and continued. Alcala eventually landed a blow that broke Stephens' nose. Officials didn't see the fight, however, and both riders remained in the race.

A famous conflagration between legendary Irishman Sean Kelly and big Belgian Eric Vanderaerden in 1985 led to relegations, but neither rider was disqualified as they pushed and shoved their way to the line. Vaderaerden crossed the line first, but Francis Castaing was the winner in the record books after Vanderaerden and Kelly were docked.

Eventual winner Bernard Hinault, never one known to be a shrinking violet himself, took a dim view of the sprinters' antics.

"When I see that, I prefer not to participate in the final (sprint)," he said.

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