The Tour Takes A Day Off

After some very difficult mountain stages, the Tour de France gave the riders a well-deserved rest day. The Tour resumes on Wednesday with stage 11 -- a mountain stage, but not as difficult as the last couple of stages. It has a category 4 climb and three category 3 climbs, but none of the more difficult category 2 and category 1 climbs. Here are the current standings:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Race Leader)
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team
2. Richie Porte (Australia) Team Sky..........2' 23"
3. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) Movistar Team..........2' 47"
4. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........3' 01"
5. Tony Gallopin (France) Lotto-Belisol..........3' 12"
6. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........3' 47"
7. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........3' 56"
8. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........3' 57"
9. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Lampre-Merida..........3' 58"
10. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........4' 08"
11. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Belgium) Lotto-Belisol..........4' 18"
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana Pro Team..........4' 31"
13. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........4' 39"
14. Thomas Geraint (Great Britain) Team Sky..........5' 17"
15. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Team Sky..........6' 03"
16. Pierre Rolland (France) Team Europcar..........6' 47"
17. Christopher Horner (United States) Lampre-Merida..........7' 33"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........287 pts
2. Bryan Coquard (France) Team Europcar..........156 pts
3. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Team Giant-Shimano..........146 pts
4. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Team Katusha..........117 pts
5. Mark Renshaw (Australia) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........101 pts
6. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........98 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) Team Katusha..........51 pts
2. Thomas Voeckler (France) Team Europcar..........34 pts
3. Tony Martin (Germany) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........26 pts
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........20 pts
5. Blel Kadri (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........17 pts
6. Alessandro De Marchi (Italy) Cannondale..........17 pts
7. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........16 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale
2. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........0' 46"
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........1' 38"
4. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) Team Giant-Shimano..........12' 18"
5. Tom Jelte Slagter (Netherlands) Garmin-Sharp..........37' 41"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. AG2R La Mondiale (France)
2. Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)..........3' 19"
3. Belkin Pro Cycling (Belgium)..........4' 25"
4. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........4' 56"
5. BMC Racing Team (United States)..........20' 38"