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2014 Tour de France

101st edition: july 5 - july 27, 2014, list of stages, results, photos, stage profiles and maps.

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Saturday, July 5: Stage 1, Leeds - Harrogate, 190.5 km

Stage 1 complete results, GC, Live Updates, photos, map and profile |

Marcel Kittel wins stage one. Photo ©Sirotti

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• Km 68.0: Cray, 1.6 km @ 7.1% average gradient, category 4
• Km 103.5: Buttertubs, 4.4 km @ 6.8%, category 3
• Km 129.5, Grinton Moor, 3 km @ 6.6%, category 3

The Race: A hard, hilly day in Yorkshire yielded German sprinter Marcel Kittel as the first Yellow Jersey of the year. Just as the sprinters were getting going, a bad crash took down Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans, slowing much of the peloton. A few were ahead and safe and Kittel was the fastest of them.

A last-minute flyer by Fabian Cancellara almost won the day, but he was caught within sight of the finish.

A savvy escape that started a almost the drop of the flag let the oldest rider in the peloton, Jens Voigt, hoover up the lion's share of the KOM points. For a report of the stage in detail, please see our stage 1 live-updates .

Winner's average speed: 40.2 km/hr

Sunday, July 6: Stage 2, York - Sheffield, 201 km

Complete stage 2 results, GC, live updates, photos, map and profile |

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage two. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 47.0: Blubberhouses, 1.8 km @ 6.1% average gradient - category 4
• Km 85.0: Oxenhope Moor, 3.1 km @ 6.4% - category 3
• Km 112.5: Ripponden, 1.3 km @ 8.6% - category 3
• Km 119.5: Greetland, 1.6 km @ 6.7% - category 3
• Km 143.5: Holme Moss, 4.7 km @ 7% - category 2
• Km 167.0: Midhopestones, 2.5 km @ 6.1% - category 3
• Km 175.0: Bradfield, 1 km @ 7.4% - category 4
• Km 182.0: Oughtibridge, 1.5 km @ 9.1% - category 3
• Km 196.0: Jenkin Road, 0.8 km @ 10.8% - category 4

The Race: A group of seven escapees went almost from the start. They were never allowed much rope and by km 140, most were back in the pack and eventually the final holdout, Blel Kadri of Ag2r, was also caught.

Yellow Jersey Marcel Kittel was unable to handle the nine categorized ascents (plus all the unrated climbs that made the day so hard). He finished 166th, about 20 minutes down.

The final climbs reduced the peloton to the 20 best. All the contenders were there and several threw in vicious attacks. But near the end Italian road champion Vincenzo Nibali took off. It was perfect timing and for those few crucial seconds the others just looked at each other. That was enough. Nibali is enjoying the form of his life. He dug deep and crossed the line a couple of seconds in front of the charging pack. Nibali not only won the stage, he is the new yellow jersey. Chapeau!

Winner's average speed: 39.1 km/hr

Monday, July 7: Stage 3, Cambridge - London, 155 km

Complete stage 3 results, GC, live updates, photos, map and profile |

Marcel Kittel wins stage 3. Photo ©Sirotti

No rated ascents in this stage

More stage three notes |

The Race: As soon as the peloton passed the end of the neutral zone and the official racing started, Jean-Marie Bideau accelerated with Czech time trial champion Jan Barta on his wheel. That was the day's break. The pair were allowed three minutes lead, but they were never going to be allowed a big gap. This flat stage was the property of the sprinters and they had no plans to relinquish that title to the duo.

Near the end of the stage the pair still held on to a slim lead, but Bideau buckled and had to let his powerful breakaway partner do all the work. With a few kilometers to go to the finish Barta had dropped Bideau and though the pack was just 10 seconds back, he refused to surrender.

Barta was caught with seven kilometers to go, so things were set up for a big, fast sprint. Omega Pharma took over, but they seemed to have gone a bit early and ran out of gas. Giant-Shimano timed things perfectly and at just the right time unleashed stage one winner Marcel Kittel.

Peter Sagan was perfectly positioned, tucked right in on Kittel's wheel. But no one could come around the blazingly fast German. Kittel charged for the line to take a clean win. But, Sagan's choice of wheel let him come in second and extend his points classification lead.

Vincenzo Nibali rode the race near the front, stayed out of trouble and preserved his two-second GC lead.

Winner's average speed: 42.6 km/hr

546.5 km raced so far at an average speed of 40.421 km/hr

Tuesday, July 8: Stage 4, Le Touquet Paris Plage - Lille Métropole, 163.5 km

Complete stage 4 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Marcel Kittel (center, black and white Giant-Shimano kit) just wins stage four. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 34: Côte de Campagnette, 1 km @ 6.5% average gradient - Category 4
• Km 117.5: Mont Noir, 1.3 km@ 5.7% - Category 4

More stage 4 notes |

The Race: Thomas Voeckler and Luis Maté broke away early, but the sprinters wanted this flat stage for themselves, so the lead never got very large. Maté had bad luck, first having his chain get snarled and needing a new bike (Voeckler waited) and then getting a front flat. At that point Voeckler pressed on. Refusing to give up, Voeckler grimly held on until about 15 km to go, when he was finally caught.

There was more bad luck. Lotto-Belisol had three riders go down, forcing Greg Henderson to abandon. Chris Froome crashed and had to wear a splint for much of the race. At this point I don't know his condition, though he did finish the stage in the front group.

The pack was together for a big sprint and all the good speedsters duked it out. Alexander Kristoff got a jump and Marcel Kittel clawed his way past him. Peter Sagan had a late crash and resolutely made his way to the front and at the last moment landed on Kittel's wheel. Kittel towed the talented Sagan to fifth place.

Kittel has so far won three of the four stages. Vincenzo Nibali remains the GC leader going into tomorrow's stage. Peter Sagan is still the leader in the points and young rider classifications.

Winner's average speed: 45.3 km/hr

Wednesday, July 9: Stage 5, Ypres (Belgium) - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 155.5 km 152.5 km( 15.4 13 km of cobbles)

Complete stage 5 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Lars Boom wins stage 5. Photos ©Sirotti

The Race: The roads were slick from rain and oil, causing innumerable crashes. Already badly hurt, Chris Froome fell twice before stage five reached the first cobbles. The second crash was the last straw and the 2013 Tour champion climbed into the team car and quit the 2014 Tour de France.

Over the slippery cobbles Vincenzo Nibali asserted his superiority, finally riding in a lead group of three with Lars Boom (Belkin) and teammate Jakob Fuglsang. Near the end Boom blasted away and rode strongly to the finish to win a staggeringly difficult stage. Nibali finished third and in doing so, might have destroyed the hopes of the rest of the contenders. Alberto Contador, especially, who suffered today, finished nearly three minutes down.

Sky seems to have appointed Richie Porte as their new GC man. Porte was falling further behind in the Contador group when teammate Geraint Thomas pulled him up to the next chasing group with Andrew Talansky.

What a day of racing!

Winner's average speed: 47.0 km/hr

Thursday, July 10: Stage 6, Arras - Reims, 194 km

Complete Stage 6 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

André Greipel wins stage 6. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 107.5: Côte de Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, 0.9 km @ 6.2% average gradient - category 4
• Km 157: Côte de Roucy, 1.5 km @ 6.2% - category 4

The Race: A nervous peloton suffered numerous crashes on the wet, slippery roads of today's stage. Alberto Contador will have to do without one of his climbing wingmen, Jesus Hernandez, when the Tour hits the high mountains. Hernandez fell hard enough to temporarily lose consciousness.

As the peloton closed in on the finishing city of Reims, crosswinds tormented some of the riders. Belgian squad Omega Pharma, experienced in racing under these conditions, used the wind to shell some competitors. One after another, Omega Pharma team members took hard, ferocious pulls, upping the speed sometimes to 55 km/hr. The pack was shattered into several echelons. The result was that several sprinters including Arnaud Démare and Marcel Kittel never saw the front again. Earlier reports (repeated in this site's live updates) were that Kittel had flatted, were wrong, he just couldn't get up to the front group when the hammer was dropped.

Under the Red Kite, Omega Pharma's Michal Kwiatkowski took off and for a while it looked like he might make it to the finish alone. But Europcar's Kévin Reza closed the gap. Then André Greipel unleashed an irresistible sprint that gave him the stage win. All bunch sprints in the Tour have so far been won by Germans (Greipel and Kittel).

Vincenzo Nibali stayed at the front and out of trouble, giving him another day in yellow.

Winner's average speed: 46.3 km/hr

Friday, July 11: Stage 7, Epernay - Nancy, 234.5 km

Complete Stage 7 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Matteo Trentin wins a photo finish victory from Peter Sagan (green jersey) in stage seven. Photo Sirotti

• Km 217.5: Côte de Maron, 3.2 km @ 5% average gradient - category 4
• Km 229: Côte de Boufflers, 1.3 km @ 7.9% - category 4

The Race: The second-longest stage of this year's Tour was again marred by many crashes. Cannondale spent most of the day at the front, keeping a six-man break within reach. As the peloton got closer to the end, other teams, notably Orica-GreenEdge, brought the pace up to a point that a lot riders were getting shelled out the back.

Before the final climb there was a big crash that brought down several BMC riders, notably Tejay van Garderen. He had lots of help from teammates, but the pack was moving so fast he was unable to reduce his one-minute deficit to the speeding peloton. The unfortunate BMC rider is now 3min 14sec behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali.

Over the crest of the final climb, the Côte de Boufflers, BMC rider Greg van Avermaet attacked (while van Garderen was struggling to catch the pack) and over the crest he had a small gap and Peter Sagan for company.

The pair were caught near the finish and just as the pack was in full flight, Andrew Talansky went down hard.

Sagan and Matteo Trentin fought for the stage win and everyone initially thought Sagan had taken the stage. Trentin even congratulated Sagan. But a look at the photos revealed that Trentin was first over the line.

Race leader Vincenzo Nibali finished 16th, in the front group, to remain the overall leader.

Winner's average speed: 44.2 km/hr

Saturday, July 12: Stage 8, Tomblaine - Gérardmer La Mauselaine, 161 km

Complete stage 8 results, GC, live updates, map and profile |

Blel Kadri wins stage eight. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 142: Col de la Croix des Monats, 7.6 km @ 6% average gradient - category 2
• Km 150: Col de Grosse Pierre, 3 km @ 7.5% - category 2
• Km 161: Gérardmer La Mauselaine, 1.8 km @ 10.3% - category 3

The Race: Blel Kadri was the last survivor of a five-man break that went early in the stage. He went clear on the first categorized climb of the day, the Col de la Croix des Monats and stayed away for the stage's remaining twenty kilometers. He not only won the stage, he now owns the polka-dot jersey of the King of the mountains.

Several minutes back Alberto Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo squad went to the front and seriously ramped up the speed. They did succeed in largely isolating race leader Vincenzo Nibali. But when the final climb got steep and Contador threw attack after attack at Nibali, Nibali hung on. That is, until the final meters. Contador was able to finally get clear, but only by four seconds.

The hard day in the rain seriously reordered the general classification. Peter Sagan was shelled early in the climbing, so Michal Kwiatkowski owns the young rider's white jersey outright. Sagan does have a vise-like grip on the points classification, leading Europcar's Bryan Coquard by 111 points.

Richie Porte rode well and is now sitting in third place. Sadly, Andrew Talansky crashed again. The talented rider lost a couple of minutes and is now 16th, more than four minutes behind Nibali.

Winner's average speed: 42.1 km/hr

Sunday, July 13: Stage 9, Gérardmer - Mulhouse, 170 km

Complete stage 9 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Brilliant! Tony Martin wins stage nine. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 11.5: Col de la Schlucht, 8.6 km @ 4.5% average gradient - category 2
• Km 41.0: Col du Wettstein, 7.7 km @ 4.1% - category 3
• Km 70.0: Côte des Cinq Châteaux, 4.5 km @ 6.1% - category 3
• Km 86.0: Côte de Gueberschwihr, 4.1 km @ 7.9% - category 2
• Km 120.0: Le Markstein, 10.8 km @ 5.4% - category 1
• Km 127.0: Grand Ballon, 1.4 @ 8.6% - category 3

The Race: The overall standings are a bit different after today's stage.

Early on, Tony Martin and Alessandro de Marchi escaped. At about the 40th kilometer, a good-sized chase group formed containing Tony Gallopin and Pierre Rolland.

As Martin and De Marchi were riding part way up the penultimate ascent, the first category Markstein, Martin simply rode away. Martin was never seen again until he arrived in Mulhouse. He rode the remaining 59 kilometers powerfully, never betraying weakness, his shoulders and body remains steady on the bike. He rides to the finish nearly three minutes ahead of his chasers. It was a fabulous ride.

As the chase group pulled away form the peloton, the possibility grew that the break's best placed rider, Tony Gallopin, might grab the lead. With tomorrow's brutal stage facing the contenders, the peloton's chase lacked drive and force.

Rolland, who had suffered earlier time losses, was also motivated to drive the break hard. His Europcar teammate Cyril Guatier buried himself helping pull the group. As hard as they rode, they never really cut Martin's lead by much. But, they came into Mulhouse with enough time to make Tony Gallopin the new yellow jersey, and Rolland the new eighth place.

Gallopin will have the pleasure of being a Frenchman in yellow on Bastille Day.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed:40.9 km/hr

Monday, July 14: Stage 10: Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles, 161.5 km (hilltop finish)

Stage 10 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 10. Photos ©Sirotti

• Km 30.5: Col du Firstplan, 8.3 km @ 5.4% average gradient - category 2
• Km 54.5: Petit Ballon, 9.3% @ 8.1% - category 1
• Km 71.5: Col du Platzerwasel, 7.1 km @ 8.4% - category 1
• Km 103.5: Col d'Oderen, 6.7 km @ 6.1% - category 2
• Km 125.5: Col des Croix, 3.2 km @ 6.2% - category 3
• Km 143.5: Col des Chevrèes, 3.5 km @ 9.5% - category 1
• Km 161.5: Le Planche des Belles Filles, 5.9 km @ 8.5% - category 1

The Race: The big news, Alberto Contador has crashed out of the 2014 Tour de France .

The day's break went early and had lots of firepower from strong, non GC threats. But things changed when Tony Martin took Michal Kwiatkowski with him while descending the Col du Firstplan and dragged his highly placed teammate up to the break. That could not be ignored. Over the hilly course the break dropped riders and slowly lost its lead.

On the final ascent, the Planche des Belles Filles, It was just Joaquin Rodriguez and Kwiatkowski. Further back race leader Tony Gallopin was struggling.

Kwiatkowski cracked and Rodriguez pressed on. But Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana squad had been closing in all the time and near the summit Nibali passed Rodriguez to take the stage and the yellow jersey. Rodriguez did get the polka-dot jersey for his trouble.

Winner's average speed: 36.2 km/hr

Tuesday, July 15: Rest day, Besançon

Vincenzo Nibali leads the Tour after completing the brutal stage 10. "This was the hardest stage I've ever done in a Grand Tour, with seven climbs and so many crashes," he said. Of the 198 starters, there were 180 classified finishers. Here is a list of withdrawals:

Wednesday, July 16: Stage 11, Besançon - Oyonnax, 187.5 km

Stage 11 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Tony Gallopin wins stage 11. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 141: Côte de Rogna, 7.6 km @ 4.9% average gradient - Category 3
• Km 148.5: Côte de Choux, 1.7 km @ 6.5% - category 3
• Km 152.5: Côte de Désertin, 3.1 km @ 5.2% - category 4
• Km 168.0: Côte d'Échallon, 3 km @ 6.6% - category 3

The Race: It took a while for the day's break to go clear. Martin Elmiger (IAM), Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) and Anthony Delaplace (Bretagne-Séché Environnement) escaped after about 33 kilometers of racing. Their gap eventually grew to over six minutes. After about a hundred kilometers into the stage, Cannondale and Orica-GreenEdge started bringing the escapees back.

As the lumpy second-half of the stage was reached, Andrew Talansky got into trouble. At one point, clearly suffering from agonizing pain in his back after two crashes in earlier stages, he dismounted and had a long talk with staff in the team car. He got back on his bike and eventually finished more than a half hour down, but within the time limit. He can start tomorrow.

Nicolas Roche made a bid to join the break, but Omega Pharma's Tony Martin chased everyone down. Martin's high-speed descending caused a split in the pack.

Late in the stage on an unrated climb Tony Gallopin took off with Michael Rogers, Michal Kwiatkowski and Peter Sagan for company. The quartet formed a working break. Gallopin tired to get away and was brought back. Undaunted, he went again.

The other three looked at each other for just those few, crucial seconds. Too late. Gallopin had bolted and was hustling for the finish. The other three were quickly reeled in.

Gallopin had just enough of a gap to take his hands off the bars to salute the crowd. Nice ride.

The top of the GC ranks remained unchanged except that Rui Costa was on the wrong side of the peloton split and dropped out of the top 10.

Complete Results: more photos coming...

Winner's average speed: 42.3 km/hr

Thursday, July 17: Stage 12, Bourg en Bresse - St Etienne, 185.5 km

Stage 12 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 12. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 58.5: Col de Brouilly, 1.7 km @ 5.1% average gradient - category 4
• Km 83.0: Côte du Saule-d'Oingt, 3.8 km @ 4.5% - category 3
• Km 138: Col de Brosses, 15.3 km @ 3.3%, category 3
• Km 164: Côte de Grammond, 9.8km @ 2.9%, category 4

The Race: Andrew Talansky was unable to start stage 12 .

Five riders were allowed to escape early in the stage: Sebastian Langeveld (Garmin-Sharp), Gregory Rast (Trek), Simon Clarke (Orica), David De La Cruz (NetApp) and Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Séché).

De la Cruz suffered a nasty fall while rounding a corner and abandoned with a broken collarbone.

The other four pressed on, but the kilometers took their toll. By the final climb Simon Clarke was alone, but with two Europcar riders chasing him, Perrig Quémeneur and Cyril Gautier. The pair caught Clarke just as they crested the final climb, the Côte de Grammond.

While the peloton ramped up its high-speed chase, Quémeneur was dropped from the break. Near the finish Gautier and Clarke were caught, setting things up for a big sprint finale.

But, the speedy chase over the technical final kilometers split the peloton. Among the missing from the front group were Marcel Kittel and yesterday's winner, Tony Gallopin. With about three kilometers remaining André Greipel and Sylvain Chavanel fell. After they remounted, Griepel was seen griping at the Frenchman, seeming to blame Chavanel for the crash.

Cannondale, which had been missing from the front all day, tried to impose its will on the pack, but it was chaos. Katusha's Alexander Kristoff chose Omega Pharma's Matteo Trentin's wheel in the sprint. It must have been a good choice because Kristoff, after patiently waiting for the right moment, pounced and won the stage with Peter Sagan second. Sagan has still to win a stage in this year's Tour, though he has a commanding lead in the points classification.

Vincenzo Nibali finished in the front group, 25th, and remains the overall leader.

Winner's average speed: 40.892 km/hr

Friday, July 18: Stage 13, St Etienne - Chamrousse, 197.5 km (hilltop finish)

Stage 13 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 13. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 24.0: Col de la Croix de Monvieux, 8 km @ 4.1% average gradient - category 3
• Km 152.0: Col de Palaquit, 14.1 km @ 6.1% average gradient - category 1
• Km 197.5: Montée de Chamrousse, 18.2 km @ 7.3% - Hors Category

The Race: Today's first day in the high mountains didn't lack for drama or surprises.

On the day's second climb, the first-category Col de Palaquit, Cannondale's Alessandro de Marchi went solo. He pressed on and when he started the 2014 Tour's first hors category climb, the ascent to Chamrousse, he was still alone and being chased by Jan Bakelants.

The day had been raced at a very high speed and in real heat. When the peloton started ascending the Chamrousse climb, it was quickly shredded and soon there were just 15 riders. Movistar, looking to set things up for an Alejandro Valverde move, had been particularly active at the front of the peloton, keeping the speed high.

Very quickly Sky's GC man, Richie Porte was dropped. Then one after another riders of the caliber of Pierre Rolland and Rui Costa were also shelled. De Marchi was caught and passed by the reduced peloton.

The first big move came NetApp-Endura's Leopold König. He attacked the fast-moving yellow-jersey peloton, taking Rafal Majka with him. Soon thereafter Alejandro Valverde made his expected attack. It was a violent and effective acceleration, but race leader Vincenzo Nibali was immediately on his wheel. They were later joined by Thibaut Pinot and Laurens Ten Dam.

Six kilometers from the finish, without making any particular attack, Nibali just rode the others off his wheel. He was soon up to and past Konig and Majka, soloing off the front. It was an extraordinary performance.

Nibali crossed the line ten seconds ahead of Majka, and more significantly, nearly a minute in front of Valverde. Still, Valverde's efforts paid off, he is now in second place with French wonder Romain Bardet third.

Several riders had a catastrophic day, including Porte, who lost about nine minutes, and Michal Kwiatkowski. Nibali's Astana teammate, Jakob Fuglsang had been sitting in tenth place, but after crashing on a descent, he was never able to regain the front group.

Winner's average speed: 37.9 km/hr

Saturday, July 19: Stage 14, Grenoble - Risoul, 177 km (hilltop finish)

Stage 14 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Rafal Majka wins stage 14. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 82: Col du Lautaret, 34 km @ 3.9% average gradient - category 1
• Km 132.5: Col d'Izoard (Souvenir Henri Desgrange), 19 km @ 6% - hors category
• Km 177: Montée de Risoul, 12.6 km @ 6.9% - category 1

The Race: Vincenzo Nibali had predicted that this would be a fearsomely difficult stage. He was sure right about that.

The speed was high from the gun and very soon seventeen riders were clear, none of whom presented a GC threat.

Wanting to take back his leadership in the mountains classification, break member Joaquin Rodriguez was first over the Col du Lautaret. After the Lautaret's descent the break's lead, which had been as much as five minutes, was down to two minutes 33 seconds.

Rodriguez was also first over the mighty Izoard, getting both the KOM points and the 5,000 Euro Souvenir Henri Desgrange prize for being the first over the Tour's highest point.

On the Izoard's descent Romain Bardet and his Ag2r teammates attempted to split the yellow jersey group. There was a furious scramble and before the final ascent to Risoul had begun, there was a general regoupment. The front break was down to eleven riders, 1 minute 47 seconds ahead of the peloton.

Sky's Geraint Thomas slaved away at the front of the break, trying to set things up for teammate Mikel Nieve. But Rafal Majka had other plans. He went solo up the final climb while in the yellow jersey group the attacks started firing off.

With four kilometers to go Nibali attacked with Jean-Christophe Péraud stuck to him like a limpet. A half-minute back Thibaut Pinot, Romain Bardet, Tejay Van Garderen with Alejandro Valderde for company were chasing. Then, astonishingly, Valverde cracked. He was dropped.

Rafal Majka is enjoying terrific form. The Tinkoff-Saxo rider crossed the line alone. A half-minute later Nibali, refusing to give any presents, beat Péraud to the line for second.

Nibali has tightened his grip on the yellow jersey. And despite faltering on the final climb, Valverde remain in second place, followed by the two feisty Frenchmen, Bardet and Pinot. What a terrific day of racing!

Winner's average speed: 34.4 km/hr

Sunday, July 20: Stage 15, Tallard - Nîmes, 222 km

Stage 15 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 15. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 15 has no categorized ascents

The Race: This stage was a heartbreaker if you want hard-working breakaway riders to win races. Three minutes into today's stage Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) and Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp) left the peloton and soon had a sizeable gap. At one point the duo were almost nine minutes up the road.

Halfway through the stage light drizzle started to fall. That became a torrential rainstorm. Still, Elmiger and Bauer pressed on. The sprinters' teams nailed the gap back, but with 30 kilometers to go the pair still had two minutes.

It was a nail-biter. With three kilometers to go, Elmiger and Bauer were still a half-minute ahead. Near the finish Bauer had a gap on Elmiger as the peloton was flying up to them. Bauer was passed by a flying Alexander Kristoff with about 30 meters to go to win the stage. That makes two stage victories for Kristoff this Tour.

Vincenzo Nibali stayed close to the front most of the stage and finished safely to remain the overall leader.

Winner's average speed: 44.9 km/hr

Monday, July 21 : Rest day, Carcassonne

Tuesday, July 22: Stage 16, Carcassonne - Bagnères de Luchon, 237.5 km

Stage 16 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Michael Rogers wins stage 16. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 25.0: Côte de Fanjeaux, 2.4 km @ 4.9% average gradient - category 4
• Km 71.5: Côte de Pamiers, 2.5 km @ 5.4% - category 4
• Km 155: Cole de Portet d'Aspet, 5.4 km @ 6.9% - category 2
• Km 176.5: Col des Ares, 6 km @ 5.2% - category 3
• Km 216: Port de Balès, 11.7 km @ 7.7% - hors category

The Race: More than twenty riders escaped the field after the stage was about a third complete. When the escapees reached the day's final categorized, the hors category Port de Balès the break started to thin. Thomas Voeckler's attack reduced the group to four but in the lead-in to the finish, Voeckler wasn't doing enough work to make former world time trial champion happy. The group grew two six. Rogers went alone and won.

Since none of the break rider were GC threats, Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde followed them in more than eight minutes later.

For BMC's Tejay Van Gardeen, the day was a catastrophe. He finished 37th, 12min 8sec after Rogers.

Vincenzo Nibali remains the GC leader with Alejandro Valverde second, at 4min 37sec

Wednesday, July 23: Stage 17, St Gaudens - St Lary Soulan/ Pla d'Adet, 124.5 km (hilltop finish)

Stage 17 results, GC live updates, photos, map and profile |

Rafal Majka riding to his second stage win. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 57.5: Col du Portillon, 8.3 km @ 7.1% average gradient - category 1
• Km 82: Col de Peyresourde , 13.2 km @ 7% - category 1
• Km 102.5: Col de Val Louron-Azet, 7.4 km @ 8.3% - category 1
• Km 125: Montée de Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d'Adet, 10.2 km @ 8.3% - hors category

The Race: Today's 124.5 km stage was the year's shortest, but it was loaded with challenges; three first-category climbs before the hors category ascent to Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d'Adet.

There were two races going on today, the fight for the polka-dot jersey and the top GC places. Vincenzo Nibali is looking rock-solid but Alejandro Valverde's second place is takable, as well as several places further down.

Rafal Majka might well have a secured an iron grip on the mountains classification when he won today's stage, his second stage win of this Tour. He leads the competition for the polka-dot jersey 149 points to Nibali's 118 and Joaquin Rodriguez' 112.

In the brutal fight for the GC places below Nibali, Valverde emerged with his second place intact. He's 5min 26sec behind Nibali but Pinot is at six minutes and Bardet is just another eight seconds back.

Tomorrow is a hard day in the Pyrenees with the Tourmalet and a hilltop finish at Hautacam. Nibali and Astana may be fortress-strong, but the places below Nibali are going to be in play tomorrow.

Winner's average speed: 34.7 km/hr

Thursday, July 24: Stage 18, Pau - Hautacam, 145.5 km (hilltop finish)

Stage 18 complete results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Vincenzo Nibali about wraps up the 2014 Tour de France. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 28: Côte de Bénéjacq, 2.6 km @ 6.7% average gradient - category 3
• Km 56: Côte de Loucrup, 2 km @ 7% - category 3
• Km 95.5: Col du Tourmalet , 17.1 km @ 7.3% average gradient, Souvenier Jacques Goddet - hors category
• Km 145: Montée du Hautacam, 13.6 km @ 7.8% - hors category

The Race: Vincenzo Nibali proved his is a deserving yellow jersey when he left the peloton at will and finished alone in the 2014 Tour's final mountain stage, extending his lead to 7min 10sec.

For Alejandro Vlaverde, the day was a catastrophe. He tried an attack on the descent of the Tourmalet, but cracked badly on the climb to Hautacam. The Spaniard lost enough time to fall from second to fourth place. Young rider classification leader Thibaut Pinot now sits in second place, albeit more than seven minutes behind Nibali.

With fifteen seconds separating second from fourth place, the Saturday 54 km individual time trial will be crucial. Pinot has no illusions, considering himself the least capable time trialist of the three (Pinot, Jean-Christophe Péraud and Valverde) in the hunt for second place. Valverde is the reigning Spanish time-trial champion.

Winner's average speed: 35.7 km/hr

Friday, July 25: Stage 19, Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour - Bergerac, 208.5 km

Stage 19 results, GC, photos, live updates, map and profile |

Ramunas Navardauskas wins stage 19. Photo ©Sirotti

• Km 195.5: Côte de Monbazillac, 1.3 km @ 7.6% average gradient - category 4

The Race: What a wet, miserable day!

Before the rainy day was even twenty kilometers old, five riders had established themselves as the working break: Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis), Cyril Gautier (Europcar), Martin Elmiger (IAM), Arnaud Gérard (Bretagne) and Tom-Jelte Slagter (Garmin). None were GC threats, but the break was never allowed to gain even a four-minute lead.

As the race closed in on the day's only categorized climb, the Côte de Monbazillac, the steam was coming out of the break. Tom-Jelte Slagter, in what turned out to be a planned set-piece, left the break. Then, on the ascent Ramunas Navardauskas blasted away from the field, bridged up to teammate Slagter and then kept right on going. It looked for a while as if he were going to be caught, but misfortune did not strike Navardauskas the way it did teammate Jack Bauer a few days ago. Navardauskas drove across the line with seven seconds in hand for a lovely stage win.

His chances were improved because of a big fall at the front of the peloton, ruining Peter Sagan's chances. Because the crash occurred with less than three kilometers to go, there was no change to the GC.

Vincenzo Nibali finished safely and need only ride a decent time trial and stay upright Sunday to win the 2014 Tour de Frace.

Winner's average speed: 44.1 km/hr

Saturday, July 26: Stage 20, Bergerac - Périgueux 54 km individual time trial

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Tony Martin riding to his stage 20 victory. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 20 has no categorized ascents

The Race: The 2014 Tour de France is almost in our rear view mirror. The time trial made for a few serious changes to the GC. While there was no surprise in Tony Martin's commanding stage win today, Alejandro Valverde folded today, giving up third place to Jean-Christophe Péraud, despite Péraud's puncture.

Young rider classification leader Thibaut Pinot challenged Péraud for third place, but ultimately came up a half-minute short. He'll be back.

Tejay Van Garderen had a good day and good fortune, being able to ride into fifth place ahead of Romain Bardet. Bardet wasn't so lucky, getting a flat close to the end of his ride.

Biggest heartbreak might have been Bauke Mollema's ride. The Dutchman was 140th, 9min 26sec slower than Martin. Mollema is better than that. Mollema slid to 10th place, 21min 24sec behind Nibali.

Nibali rode strongly and smothly to extend his lead still further.

Stage 20 results:

Sunday, July 27: 21st and Final Stage, Evry - Paris, Champs Elysées, 137.5 km

Complete Stage 21 results, final GC, live updates, photos, map and profile |

Marcel Kittel wins stage 21. Photo ©Sirotti

Km 31: Côte de Briis-sous-Forges - category 4

The Race: The stage started with a leisurely ride to Paris with the usual champagne toasts. But once the peloton hit the Champs Elysées, it was, "Katy, bar the door!" Sylvain Chavanel blasted off at the first possible moment and from there on the speed was high and the aggression unrelenting.

There was a scare when Jean-Christophe Péraud flatted and had to chase the fast-moving peloton, endangering his second place. But Péraud is a capable time trialist and was quickly back in the peloton. Nibali had signalled to the field that they should ease-up for a moment to let the Frenchman catch on.

The sprinters' teams tried to get the their lead-outs organized, but the speed was high and the attacks seemed to prevent most teams getting a good set-up. It came down to Alexander Kristoff getting the best jump, but Marcel Kittel came up next to him. Then, Kittel just started to go faster than Kristoff could, probably because Kristoff had flatted earlier and been forced to mount a chase.

Kristoff won the stage, giving Germany seven stage wins this year, and Kittel wins in both the first and last stages, a feat he had accomplished last year as well.

Vincenzo Nibali finished safely in the field to win the 2014 Tour de France, an accomplishment for which there should be no apology. If his competitors could not finish the race, the failing is theirs, not his. They all started in good order. That's why winning the Tour de France is a big deal. It's really hard to do.

Stage 21 Results:

Winner's average speed: 41.1 km/hr

2014 Tour quick numbers:

The 2014 Tour de France will have 21 stages covering 3,656 kilometers, beginning in Harrogate, Yorkshire in Great Britain. This will be a hilly Tour with visits to the Vosges, Alps and Pyrenees mountains.

• 9 flat stages
• 1 stage with cobbles (the fifth, with 15.4 km of pave)
• 5 hill stages
• 6 mountain stages, with 5 hilltop finishes
• 1 individual time trial of 54 km, the penultimate stage
• 2 rest days

Teams invited to ride the 2014 Tour de France:

Official start list with rider numbers

In accordance with Union Cycliste Internationale rules, the following eighteen ProTeams are automatically invited:

AG2R La Mondiale (France) Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan) Belkin Pro Cycling Team (Netherlands) BMC Racing Team (USA) Cannondale (Italy) FDJ.fr (France) Garmin-Sharp (USA) Lampre-Merida (Italy) Lotto-Belisol (Belgium) Movistar Team (Spain) Omega Pharma – Quick Step Cycling Team (Belgium) Orica–GreenEDGE (Australia) Team Europcar (France) Team Giant–Shimano (Netherlands) Team Katusha (Russia) Team Sky (Great Britain) Tinkoff Saxo (Russia) Trek Factory Racing (USA)

In addition to these eighteen teams, the organizers have awarded the following wildcards:

Bretagne–Séché Environnement (France) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (France) IAM Cycling (Switzerand) Team NetApp–Endura (Germany)

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2014 Tour de France route

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The route for the 2014 Tour de France was officially announced today, and features five high summit finishes, cobblestoned stages, and just the one time trial.

It certainly seems set to be a Tour for the climbers rather than specialists against the clock.

The latter will have to wait until the penultimate stage for the first and only time trial en route, a 54 kilometre effort from Bergerac to Perigueux.

The lack of a prologue, team time trial or other individual time trial mean this Tour features the least amount of kilometres raced against the clock since 1936.

After the already much celebrated Yorkshire Grand Depart and stage between Cambridge and London, the route does its usual thing of reversing the order of the major mountain ranges from last year with the Alps preceding the Pyrenees.

But the route includes many intriguing stages before it reaches its traditional battle grounds.

Most eye-catching of all is stage five's foray into cobbled territory, which sees riders tackle nine sections of pave totalling 15.4km, including iconic names from Paris-Roubaix like the Carrefour de l'Arbre and finishing in Arenberg.

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Defending champion Chris Froome spoke of his fear of cobblestones prior to the route being officially announced and will not have relished these details.

As wells as these cobblestones, the riders will also face few challenging hills in the first half of the race, when the race hits the Vosges between stages eight and ten.

The first of these features three short, steep climbs in quick succession in the final 30 kilometres, the last of which will be a steep 1.8 kilometre blast of an uphill finish in Gerardmer.

Stage nine to Mulhouse is a touch more rolling, while stage 10 finishes atop the La Planche des Belle Filles, where Froome claimed his first ever Tour stage in 2012.

A succession of mountain top finishes await the peloton as it reaches the Alps, with an accent to Risoul in stage fourteen (on a day that also includes the Col d'Izoard) following stage thirteen's finish at Chamrousse.

There's little rest for the riders as the race reaches the Pyrenees three days later, beginning with the a stage that comes down off the tough Port de Balès to finish in Bagneres de Luchon.

The following two stages sees a return to the summit finish, however, with finishes at the Pla d'Adet and the Hautacam, both iconic and leg-sapping in equal measure. Interestingly, both these stages are less than 150 kilometres long, which could encourage aggressive racing.

These mark the last chances for the climbers to gain more time before the deceive time trial in the Dordogne area. The race then finishes the following day on Paris' Champs Elysees - back to its usual afternoon slot after 2013's spectacular evening showdown.

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Tour de France 2024: tappe, altimetrie e planimetrie. I segreti del percorso da Firenze a Nizza

Non solo l'attesissima partenza dall'italia: sul piatto un tracciato duro che porterà alla cronometro finale in costa azzurra, un altro inedito.

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Parigi, 25 ottobre 2023 – Dopo il Giro d'Italia 2024 tocca al Tour de France 2024 : si solleva il velo sulla prossima Grande Boucle in programma dal 29 giugno al 21 luglio 2024 . Proprio la quasi concomitanza con le Olimpiadi 2024 ha costretto gli organizzatori a un arrivo storico e inedito: per la prima volta non Parigi , ma Nizza . Anche la partenza dall' Italia (per la precisione da Firenze ) è un evento memorabile e voluto per onorare la memoria di Ottavio Bottecchia a 100 anni dal suo successo, il primo di un italiano al Tour : la presentazione del percorso disegnato per trovare l'erede di Jonas Vingegaard (presente all'evento insieme ad altri nomi grossi del ciclismo, tra i quali Jasper Philipsen e Mark Cavendish ) muove i primi passi proprio dal Grand Départ in Toscana .

Tappa 1 - Firenze-Rimini (206 km)

Pronti, via e il gruppo dovrà vedersela con ben 7 GPM prima dell'arrivo totalmente piatto a Rimini dopo lo sconfinamento a San Marino , un'altra prima volta: il totale recita 3600 metri di dislivello all'esordio del Tour , un evento (l'ennesimo) mai successo prima.

Tappa 2 - Cesenatico-Bologna (200 km)

Dopo una prima parte quasi totalmente piatta, la frazione dedicata alla memoria di Marco Pantani , a 20 anni dalla morte, si impenna con la scalata del Gallisterna , un muro di 1,2 km con una pendenza media del 12,8% . Un'altra difficoltà altimetrica non da poco è rappresentata dalla doppia ascesa alla salita di San Luca : 1,9 km con una pendenza media del 10,6% .

T appa 3 - Piacenza-Torino (229 km)

La prima chance per i velocisti: l'occasione buona per toccare la terza regione italiana, il Piemonte , dopo aver già omaggiato Toscana ed Emilia-Romagna .

Tappa 4 - Pinerolo-Valloire (138 km)

Il Tour saluta l' Italia con una frazione che mette sul piatto il primo gigante grazie a un'altezza di 2642 metri : il Col du Galibier e i suoi 23 km con una pendenza media del 5,1% . Prima ancora la carovana affronterà la lunghissima scalata verso Sestriere : 39,9 km con una pendenza media del 3,7% .

Tappa 5 - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Saint-Vulbas (177 km)

Ancora una chance, la seconda, per i velocisti.

Tappa 6 - Macon-Dijon (163 km)

Terza chance per i velocisti anche grazie a un rettilineo finale lungo ben 800 metri .

Tappa 7 - Nuits-Saint-Georges-Gevrey-Chambertin (cronometro individuale) (25 km)

Il primo vero snodo del Tour , dopo l'inizio al fulmicotone in Italia e una fase di calma (apparente), è la cronometro di 25 km ambientata nel bel mezzo delle vigne.

Tappa 8 - Semur-en-Auxois-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (176 km)

Altra frazione per i velocisti, ma stavolta con un bel distinguo dettato dai 5 GPM piazzati nella prima parte del percorso: qualche velocista potrebbe pagare dazio.

Tappa 9 - Troyes-Troyes (199 km)

Non un inedito ma comunque una rarità nel contesto del Tour : un percorso ad anello, costellato di tratti in sterrato. Per la precisione, i settori saranno 14 , per un totale di 32 km : gravel, polvere e un bel richiamo alla Strade Bianche .

Tappa 10 - Orléans-Saint-Amand-Montrond (187 km)

Altra chance per i velocisti dopo il primo giorno di riposo che, come sempre, traccerà un primo bilancio di un Tour tutto particolare. Attenzione però all'incognita vento: da queste parti nel 2013 i ventagli, a sorpresa, rivoluzionarono la classifica generale.

Tappa 11 - Évaux-les-Bains-Le Lioran (211 km)

Dopo una prima parte sulla carta non impossibile, la frazione si impenna grazie a 4350 metri di dislivello e a diverse salite brevi ma violente che conducono al traguardo finale: da paura (e lo si capisce già dal nome) in particolare il muro del Col de Néronne ( 3,8 km con una pendenza media del 9,1% ). Da temere anche il resto del menù: Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol ( 5,4 km con una pendenza media dell' 8,1% ), Col de Pertus ( 4,4 km con una pendenza media del 7,9% ) e Col de Font de Cère ( 3,3 km con una pendenza media del 5,8% ).

Tappa 12 - Aurillac-Villeneuve-sur-Lot (204 km)

Altra frazione per i velocisti, nonché un modo per rifiatare dopo le fatiche del giorno precedente. Attenzione però all'incognita legata alle fughe, spesso vittoriose nei precedenti a referto a queste latitudini.

Tappa 13 - Agen-Pau (171 km)

Stavolta la frazione non dovrebbe nascondere brutte sorprese ai velocisti: a tal riguardo, è aperta la caccia al successore di Arnaud Démare , l'ultimo ad aver vinto a Pau (nel 2018 ).

Tappa 14 - Pau-Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet (152 km)

Pau è anche una località pirenaica, pronta a fare da preludio a una frazione di fuoco che metterà sul piatto il Col du Tourmalet ( 19 km con una pendenza media del 7,4% ), l' Hourquette d'Ancizan ( 8,2 km con una pendenza media del 5,1% ) e la salita di Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet ( 10,6 km con una pendenza media del 7,9% ), per un totale di 3900 metri di dislivello .

Tappa 15 - Loudenvielle-Plateau de Beille (198 km)

Si continua a salire nella frazione successiva, che avrà come difficoltà da affrontare, tra gli altri, il Col d'Agnes ( 10 km con una pendenza media dell' 8,2% ) e il Plateau de Beille ( 15,8 km con una pendenza media del 7,9% ), per un dislivello totale di 4850 metri nel contesto di 6 GPM . Un dettaglio non casuale: questa tappa sarà di scena il 14 luglio , il giorno della festa nazionale francese che notoriamente stimola gli appetiti dei corridori transalpini in gruppo.

Tappa 16 - Gruissan-Nimes (187 km)

Dopo il secondo e ultimo giorno di riposo, torneranno protagonisti i velocisti. L'attenzione degli uomini in lotta per la classifica generale dovrà essere comunque alta. L'incognita principale? Stavolta non le salite, bensì il tanto temuto Maestrale .

Tappa 17 - Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux-Superdévoluy (178 km)

Si sale ancora, con il Col du Noyer ( 7,5 km con una pendenza media dell' 8,4% ) e la salita verso Superdévoluy ( 3,8 km con una pendenza media del 5,9% ) da scalare in quella che si presenta come una frazione ideale per gli attacchi dalla distanza.

Tappa 18 - Gap-Barcelonnette (179 km)

Discorso analogo per la frazione successiva, quella che però potrebbe far gola anche ai velocisti.

Tappa 19 - Embrun-Isola 2000 (145 km)

Il Tour entra nel vivo grazie alle terribili salite di giornata: per la precisione il Col de Vars ( 18,8 km con una pendenza media del 5,7% ), il ritorno in pompa magna della Cime de la Bonette ( 22,9 km con una pendenza media del 6,9% ) e la salita verso Isola 2000 ( 16,1 km con una pendenza media del 7,1% ), per un totale di 4600 metri di dislivello quando, per giunta, l'energia dei corridori sarà quasi ridotta al lumicino.

Tappa 20 - Nice-Col de la Couillole (133 km)

C'è aria di Parigi-Nizza nell'ultima frazione in linea, che avrà nel menù il Col de Braus ( 10 km con una pendenza media del 6,6% ), il Col de Turini ( 20,7 km con una pendenza media del 5,7% ), il Col de la Colmiane ( 7,5 km con una pendenza media del 7,1% ) e il Col de la Couillole ( 15,7 km con una pendenza media del 7,1% ): sarà di fatto l'ultima battaglia in montagna, alla luce dei 4600 metri di dislivello .

Tappa 21 - Monaco-Nice (cronometro individuale) (34 km)

Niente brindisi e foto in gruppo: dopo 35 anni al Tour tornerà la cronometro individuale come ultima tappa. La situazione in classifica generale sarà già definita oppure ci sarà spazio per un clamoroso ribaltone proprio negli ultimi metri di una Grande Boucle comunque storica?

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Five mountain finishes, one time trial and a day on the cobbles

The route of the 2014 Tour de France has been officially unveiled in Paris, with the 101st edition of Le Tour including five mountain finishes, just one 54km individual time trial stage and nine sections of cobbles in a stage in northern France.

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The racing begins in Yorkshire on Saturday, July 5, and ends three weeks later on Sunday, July 27, in Paris.

Following the three opening stages in Yorkshire and to London, the Tour de France follows a clock-wise route via northern France and the Vosges mountains before tackling the Alps, the south of France and then the Pyrenees before ending in Paris. Surprisingly the 2014 route does not visit the west coast of France and so snubs the cycling heartlands of Vendee and Brittany.

Christian Prudhomme, the Director of the Tour de France, unveiled the route in Paris.

The confirmation that riders will have tackle 15.4km of cobbles surprised everyone at the presentation, especially the overall contenders who will have to fight for survival on the cobbles of northern France. 2013 winner Chris Froome and Alberto Contador sat side by side and neither seemed happy to see the return of the cobbles.

The 156km fifth stage between Ypres and Arenberg Porte du Hainaut will also remember the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, as will stage seven to Nancy that passes near Verdun.

The route continues south via the champagne vineyards of Reims and Epernay and heads into the Vosges mountains, the new 'third range' of mountains in the Tour, starting the tough stage to above Gerardmer at La Mauselaine. Before the finish there is the Col de Grosse-Pierre, which the locals call the 'impossible climb'. It is narrow and 12% and will cause havoc. 

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Stage 10 includes seven climbs before the finish at La Planche des Belles Filles and will surely see the real overall contenders emerge. Froome won here in 2012 and would surely love to gain time on his rivals again.

In 2014 the Alps will host just two stages: to Chamrousse near Grenoble and to Risoul, but both include some classic Alpine climbs including the Col du Lautaret and Col d'Izoard. The finish to Chamrousse is 18km long, while the Col'Izoard is the highest climb of the Tour at 2,360m.

There is no visit to Mont Ventoux as the race transfer between the Alps and Pyrenees, with a sprint finish likely in Nimes on stage 15 before the riders enjoy the second rest day in Carcassonne.

Rest will be vital because the 2014 Tour ends with a triplette of mountain stages in the Pyrenees with finishes in Bagnères-de-Luchon, Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet and Hautacam. The first stage is 237km long, while the ride to Hautacam is short but no-doubt intense at 145km - 40km of the stage will be on the climbs.

If the Pyrenees do not decide the overall classification, the 54km time trial between Bergerac and Périgueux will be the final battle for the yellow jersey before the transfer to Paris and the sprint on the Champs Elysees.

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Tour de France 2014: Stage 9 - 6 climbs in The Vosges

The climbing starts very early today as riders head for the summit of the Col de la Gorge at 1,140 metres. The climb is a category 2, 8.6 kilometres long at 4.5%.

The German border is not far from here, hence the name “Gorge”. The climb has been used just 9 times in the Tour, the first time way back in 1931.

The German roots of the region also show in the name of the second climb. The Col du Wettstein (880 metres) is reached after 41 kilometers. The climb is 7.7 kilometres at 4.1%, considered as category 3.

Next up come two shorter climbs. The category 3 Côte des Cinq Châteaux is first up and is 4.5 kilometres long at 6.1%. The summit at 560 metres is reached after 70 kilometres of racing. 16 kilometres later the riders reach the Côte Gueberschwihr, a 4.1 kilometre climb at 7.9%. The summit is at 559 metres.

The German influence continues in the longest climb of the day, the Markstein. It is the only 1st category climb in stage 9 and is 10.8 kilometres long at 5.4%. The summit is at 1,183 metres. The highest point of this ski resort is at 1,266 metres, the peak called the Jungfraukopf.

Tomorrow’s stage to La Planche des Belles Filles features the Petit Ballon, while today’s programme visits the Grand Ballon (photo). It’s a 1.4 kilometre climb with an 8.6% gradient, climbing to an altitude of 1,336 metres. It’s a 3rd category climb due to its lenght but it’s a steep one. Today marks its 7th appearance in the Tour.

At 1,424 metres, the top of the Grand Ballon is the highest point of the Vosges Mountains and located just above the tree line. The mountain is located in the Ballons des Vosges National Park in the south of the Vosges. The riders don’t go all the way to the top, they go up to 1,336 metres.

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