Saturday, July 26, 2014
Lithuanian Rider Wins Stage 19
Lithuanian rider Ramunas Navardauskas was only 20 seconds ahead of the peloton in stage 19 when there was a crash. That crash slowed the peloton and allowed Navardauskas to eke out a win by seven seconds -- the first ever stage win for a Lithuanian in the history of the Tour de France. John Degenkolb of Germany finished in second and Alexander Kristoff of Norway finished third -- both seven seconds behind the winner.
Stage 19 did not shake up the overall standings. The last chance for that, and for riders to earn a spot on the podium in Paris will come in stage 20. That stage is a 54 kilometer time trial -- where the riders start 30 seconds apart, and race against the clock instead of each other. Here are the current standings:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Race Leader)
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team
2. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........7' 10"
3. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........7' 23"
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) Movistar Team..........7' 25"
5. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........9' 27"
6. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........11' 34"
7. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........13' 56"
8. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........14' 15"
9. Leopold Konig (Czech Republic) Team Netapp-Endura..........14' 37"
10. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spain) Trek Factory Racing..........16' 25"
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. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Team Giant-Shimano..........177 pts
6. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........169 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..........2' 17"
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........1h 9' 35"
TEAM STANDINGS
1. AG2R La Mondiale (France)
2. Belkin Pro Cycling (Belgium)..........28' 33"
3. Movistar Team (Spain)..........1h 5' 47"
4. BMC Racing (United States)..........1h 12' 25"
5. Team Europcar (France)..........1h 27' 49"
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