Froome Extends Lead In Stage 11 Time Trial

Stage 11 of this year's Tour de France was a 33 kilometer individual time trial. Time trials are usually a good opportunity for fast riders to pick up some time on the race leader, but that didn't happen. Race leader Christopher Froome had an excellent time trial, and actually extended his overall lead on his closest competitors. The next couple of stages are pretty flat, and will probably just be for the sprinters to fight out the Green Jersey standings. It will not be until stage 14 that the Tour returns to the mountains, and other riders can try to cut into Froome's substantial lead. Here are the top finishers in the stage 11 time trial and the current standings:

STAGE 11 TOP FINISHERS
1. Tony Martin (Germany) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
3. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium) Vacansoleil-DCM

YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar..........3' 25"
3. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........3' 37"
4. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........3' 54"
5. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........3' 57"
6. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........4' 10"
7. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........4' 44'
8. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........5' 18"
9. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Movistar..........5' 37"
10. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5' 39"
24. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........13' 11"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........269 pts
2. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........186 pts
3. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........166 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........132 pts
5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........131 pts
6. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........101 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........49 pts
2. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........33 pts
3. Richie Porte (Australia) Sky Procycling..........28 pts
4. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........26 pts
5. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........21 pts
6. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar..........20 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........0' 34"
3. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........6' 53"
4. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........8' 27"
5. Thibaut Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........31' 43"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Movistar (Spain)
2. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)..........4' 34"
3. Belkin Pro Cycling (Netherlands)..........6' 06"
4. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........11' 53"
5. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)..........16' 03"
6. Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)..........19' 25"
7. Katusha (Russia)..........23' 25"
8. BMC Racing (United States)..........32' 58"
9. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........33' 33"
10. Sky Procycling (Great Britain)..........44' 00"