Sunday, July 27, 2014

Nibali Seals His Tour Win In The Stage 20 Time Trial


Stage 20 of this year's Tour de France was the race's only time trial (where the riders start 30 seconds apart and race only against the clock). The fastest rider to finish the hilly 54 kilometer course was Tony Martin of Germany. Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands finished in second, and Jan Barta of the Czech Republic was the third place finisher.

Vicenzo Nibali of Italy sealed his overall first place finish in this year's Tour by placing fourth in the stage 20 time trial -- ahead of all his closest competitors. His team should be able to easily protect his lead on the ride into Paris in stage 21 (the final stage). Here are the current standings:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Race Leader)
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team
2. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........7' 52"
3. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........8' 24"
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) Movistar Team..........9' 55"
5. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........11' 44"
6. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........11' 46"
7. Leopold Konig (Czech Republic) Team Netapp-Endura..........14' 41"
8. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spain) Trek Factory Racing..........18' 12"
9. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........18' 20"
10. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........21' 24"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........417 pts
2. Bryan Coquard (France) Team Europcar..........253 pts
3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Team Katusha..........247 pts
4. Mark Renshaw (Australia) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........189 pts
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........182 pts
6. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Team Giant-Shimano..........177 pts 

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Rafal Majka (Poland) Tinkoff-Saxo..........181 pts
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........168 pts
3. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) Team Katusha..........112 pts 
4. Thibaut Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........89 pts 
5. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........85 pts
6. Alessandro De Marchi (Italy) Cannondale..........78 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR
2. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........3' 22"
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........1h 12' 25"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. AG2R La Mondiale (France)
2. Belkin Pro Cycling (Belgium)..........34' 44"
3. Movistar Team (Spain)..........1h 5' 44"
4. BMC Racing (United States)..........1h 8' 09" 
5. Team Europcar (France)..........1h 34' 58"

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