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27 Jul, 2014

Nibali wins Tour

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After 21 days of competition, the 2014 Tour de France ends.   Nibali (Astana) is the overall winner with a time of 89:59:06. He becomes the 6th cyclist to win all three Grand Tours at least once and the first Italian to win since 1998. Nibali says this this year’s Tour layout “was almost made to measure for me. ”

The entire list of classifications for this year’s race is here.

Marcel Kittel wins stage 21

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Kittel (Ger/Giant-Shimano) wins the final stage of the 2014 Tour de France with a time of 3:20:50. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha) takes second place, and Ramunas Navardausk (Lit/Garman-Sharp) comes in third. The final course route spans from Évry to Paris Champs-Élysées and is 85.4 miles (137.5 km) long. 

26 Jul, 2014

Tony Martin wins stage 20

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Tony Martin (OPQA) wins stage 20 with a time of 1:06:21. The second place rider is Tom Dumoulin (Giant), and Jan Barta (NetApp) takes third place. The course begins in Bergerac and ends in Perigueux, a distance of  33.6 miles (54 km). Martin says:

I felt quite good actually. I thought I was more tired. I managed to keep a good tempo from start to finish, I didn’t falter, I’m glad about my performance. It’s true I knew the course well and I had to wait for two weeks to get there. Luckily I had won a stage already so it eased the pressure

25 Jul, 2014

Ramunas Navardauskas wins stage 19

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The first Lithuanian to ever win a stage in the race, Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) wins stage 19 of the race in a downpour.  This stage’s course runs from Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour to  Bergerac, a distance of  129.6 miles (208.5 km). Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) is second, and Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r La Mondiale) arrives in third.

I gave it my all. My teammates worked really hard for me. I took a risk — you have to try — and it worked.

24 Jul, 2014

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 18

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Italy’s Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18 of the race with a time of 04:04:17.  The route runs from Pau to Hautacam and is 89.8 miles (144.5 km). Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) comes in second and Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) takes the third place spot.

Rafal Majka wins stage 17

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Majka (TinkOff-Saxo), the wearer of the polka dot jersey, wins stage 17. Giovanni Visconti came in second place, and  Vincenzo Nibali finishes third. The stage course is 77 miles (124.5 km) in length, from Saint-Gaudens to Saint to Lary Pla d’Adet.

22 Jul, 2014

Michael Rogers wins stage 16

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Rogers (Tink0ff-Saxo) of Australia wins stage 16 in his tenth Tour de France race. The course spans 147.576 miles (237.5 km) from Carcassonen to Bagneres-de-Luchon. Thomas Voeckler and Vaasil Kiryienka take the second and third spots respectively. Rogers says:

Every cyclist’s dream is to win a stage at the Tour de France. I can’t describe the joy I felt in the last 500 metres … I hope I don’t have to wait another 10 years to experience it again.

20 Jul, 2014

Alexander Kristoff win stage 15

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Alexander Kristoff of the Katusha team takes first place in stage 15 of the race, the second longest course in the race, with a time of 4:56:43. The course begins in Tallard and ends in Nimes, 138 miles (222 km) later.  Heinrich Haussler takes the second spot, and Peter Sagan finishes in third place. The Tour de France takes a rest day after today’s stage to allow the riders to rest before moving to stage 16. 

19 Jul, 2014

Majka wins stage 14

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Poland’s Majka wins stage 14 with a time of 5:08:28.  Majka is a member of  the Tinkoff-Saxo team, and this is their first stage win in the race. Vicenzo Nibalo came in second, and Jean-Christopher Peraud takes the third place spot. The course starts in Grenoble and ends in Risoul, a distance of 109.983 miles (177 km).

18 Jul, 2014

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 13

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Nibali claims his third stage win of this year’s Tour de France with his win in stage 13. At 122.721 miles (197.5 km) long, stage 13’s course begins in Saint-Etienne and ends in Chamrousse. He will now go into stage 14 with a 3-minute, 39 second lead over Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde, who’s second in the standings.  Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) comes in second in the stage, and Leopold Konig (Netapp Endura) comes in third.    

17 Jul, 2014

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 12

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Kristoff, a member of the Katusha team, wins stage 12, on a course that is 115.5 miles (185.5 km) long from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne in southeast France. He overcomes a pair of breakaway riders with just 7 kilometers remaining to the finish line.

16 Jul, 2014

Tony Gallopin wins stage eleven

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After a rest day for the race, Gallopin wins stage eleven. His time is 4:25:45 on the course that began in Besançon and ended in Oyonnax,  a distance of  116.196 miles (187 km). The second place goes to John Degenkolb from Giant-Shimano team, and Matteo Trentin from Omega-Pharma team takes third place.

 

 

14 Jul, 2014

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 10

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After his biggest rival, Alberto Contador, crashes and leaves the race, Nibali wins with a time of 4:27:26.  The course starts in Mulhouse and finishes in La Planche des Belles Filles, and is 100.351 miles (161 km). With this win, Nibali regains the overall lead from France’s Tony Gallopin. 

13 Jul, 2014

Tony Martin wins stage nine

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The stage nine route spans from Gérardmer to Mulhouse, 105.6 miles (170 km).  Martin (OPQS) wins the stage with a time of 4:09:34.  Fabian Cancellara (Trek) came in second place just ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC).

12 Jul, 2014

Kadri wins stage eight

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Blel Kadri wins stage eight today, and he is the first Frenchman to win a stage in this year’s race.  Alberto Cantador finishes two minutes behind Kadri to take second place. Stage eight starts in Tomblaine and finishes in Gérardmer La Mauselaine,  and is just over 100 miles in length (161 km).

It’s an amazing feeling that I have right now. I’m delighted for myself and for the team as well. The main aim for the team was to win a stage — we’ve done that now — and to get the polka-dot jersey too, that’s important as well.

11 Jul, 2014

Matteo Trentin wins stage seven

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In a race that was too close to call, freeze frame photographs show Matteo edged out Peter Sagan to win stage seven. The course begins in Epernay and ends in Nancy and is 145.7 miles (234.5 km) long.  Matteo says:

This win is for Cav and for the team. It’s beautiful because it came after six days of bad luck.

 

10 Jul, 2014

Greipel wins stage six

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The stage six course spans from Arras to Reims and is 121.167 miles (195 km) long.  Due Kittel’s mechanical issues, German rider Andre Greipel was put in a good position and was able to pull ahead in the final mile and win the race.

9 Jul, 2014

Lars Boom wins fifth stage

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After defending champion, Chris Froome, crashes twice during stage five and takes himself out of the race, Boom wins.  With just six kilometers remaining, Boom pulled out of the breakaway group. Fuglsang second came in second, and Vincenzo Nibali came in third. The course was difficult due to cobble stoned areas and rain.

8 Jul, 2014

Kittel wins stage four

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Kittel wins stage four of the race and becomes the first rider in close to 40 years to win three of the four stages. Kittel won by a wheel’s length barely beating Norway’s Alexander Kristoff. Kittel acknowledges the race is easier for him with Cavendish gone. Kittel says:

It’s never easy … (I was) lucky just enough at the finish line.

7 Jul, 2014

Kittel wins stage three

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Marcel Kittel wins stage three of the race. The course for this stage, 96 miles long (155km), spanned from Cambridge to London, and 197 riders participated in this stage. The race now moves to France for stage four.