Tour's Stage 14 Has Successful Breakaway

It took 14 stages of this year's 100th Tour de France, but we have finally had a successful breakaway. Fourteen riders spent the last 150 kilometers of the stage putting distance between themselves and the peloton, and were able to take their breakaway move all the way to the finish line -- finishing over 7 minutes ahead of the race leaders, who stayed in the peloton.

Most of the breakaway riders were too far away from the race lead for this to do them much good, but a young rider from the United States (Andrew Talansky) used the breakaway to move himself from 17th place (and 13' 11" behind) to 12th place (and 5' 54" behind). With a couple of good rides this week in the mountains, he could put himself in a position for a top ten finish in this year's race -- and maybe even win the White Jersey (where he's now only 1' 10" behind). But whatever happens, this young rider is having a great Tour and has a bright future.

Stage 15 will finish with an incredibly difficult unrated climb, which could shake up the overall standings. It will be interesting to see if Christopher Froome can hold on to his Yellow Jersey. Here are the stage 14 top finishers and the current standings:

STAGE 14 TOP FINISHERS
1. Matteo Trentin (Italy) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Michael Albasini (Switzerland) Orica Greenedge
3. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp

YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........2' 28"
3. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........2' 45"
4. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........2' 48"
5. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........3' 01"
6. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana..........4' 39"
7. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omage Pharma-Quick Step..........4' 44"
8. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........5' 18"
9. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5' 39"
10. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) Katusha..........5' 48"
11. Daniel Martin (Ireland) Garmin-Sharp..........5' 52"
12. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........5' 54"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........357 pts
2. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........273 pts
3. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........217 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........177 pts
5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........157 pts
6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain) Movistar..........141 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........50 pts
2. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........33 pts
3. Richie Porte (Ausralia) 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. Alexander Nairo Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........0' 34"
3. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........1' 10"
4. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........15' 51"
5. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........27' 42"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)
2. Movistar (Spain)..........2' 26"
3. Belkin Pro Cycling (Netherlands)..........2' 32"
4. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........3' 30"
5. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)..........4' 44"
6. Katusha (Russia)..........14' 52"
7. BMC Racing (United States)..........18' 53"
8. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........22' 14"
9. Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Belgium)..........32' 24"
10. Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)..........44' 24"