Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Tour Takes Its Second Rest Day


Stage 15 of the Tour de France brought the riders down from the Alps. Stage 16 will start the stages in the Pyrenees, so the riders were given their second and final rest day on Monday. Here are the current standings:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Race Leader)
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team
2. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) Movistar Team..........4' 37"
3. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........4' 50"
4. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........5' 06"
5. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........5' 49"
6. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........6' 08"
7. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........8' 33"
8. Leopold Konig (Czech Republic) Team Netapp-Endura..........9' 32"
9. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........10' 01"
10. Pierre Rolland (France) Team Europcar..........10' 48"
11. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Belgium) Lotto-Belisol..........11' 02"
12. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spain) Trek Factory Racing..........11' 10" 
13. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Lampre-Merida..........12' 57"
14. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg) Team Sky..........14' 37"
15. Richie Porte (Australia) Team Sky..........16' 03"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........402 pts
2. Bryan Coquard (France) Team Europcar..........226 pts
3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Team Katusha..........217 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Team Giant-Shimano..........177 pts
5. Mark Renshaw (Australia) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........153 pts 
6. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........143 pts
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........134 pts
8. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) BMC Racing Team..........115 pts 

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) Team Katusha..........88 pts
2. Rafal Majka (Poland) Tinkoff-Saxo..........88 pts
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Astana Pro Team..........86 pts
4. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........49 pts
5. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) Movistar Team..........40 pts 
6. Alessandro De Marchi (Italy) Cannondale..........38 pts
7. Thomas Voeckler (France) Team Europcar..........34 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale
2. Thibaud Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........0' 16"
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........14' 34"
4. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) Team Giant-Shimano..........47' 46"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. AG2R La Mondiale (France)
2. Belkin Pro Cycling (Belgium)..........12' 42"
3. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........38' 32"
4. Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)..........46' 10" 
5. Movistar Team (Spain)..........47' 44"
6. BMC Racing (United States)..........51' 01"

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