Froome Extends Lead In Stage 14 - American Drops To 3rd

As expected, the tough climbs at the end of Stage 14 made it a day for the climbers of the Tour. It looked like the stage was going to be won by a couple of French riders, but Stephen Cummings of Great britain caught and passed them near the finish. He finished two seconds ahead of Thibaud Pinot and three seconds ahead of Romain Bardet (both French riders).

The Yellow jersey is still worn by Christopher Froome of Great Britain, and in fact, he was able to extend his overall lead to three minutes and ten seconds. Colombian Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas picked up thirty-nine seconds on American Tejay Van Garderen, and moved into second place in the overall standings. Van Garderen is now in third place.

Stage 15 is a 183 kilometer course that starts with a category 3 climb. It then has two category 4 climbs and a category 2 climb, but the course goes downhill and flattens out in the last 40 kilometers or so. That should allow the stronger teams to get their sprinters to the front for the finish.

Here are the standings after stage 14:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia (Movistar)..........3' 10"
3. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........3' 32"
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain (Movistar)..........4' 02
5. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........4' 23"
6. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........4' 54"
7. Robert Gesink, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........5' 32"
8. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy (Astana Pro Team)..........8' 17"
9. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........8' 23"
10. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands (Trek Factory Racing)..........8' 53"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........322 pts
2. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........261 pts
3. John Degenkolb, Germany (Giant-Alpecin)..........228 pts
4. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........192 pts
5. Bryan Coquard, Francee (Europcar)..........120 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........61 pts
2. Joachim Rodriguez Oliver, Spain (Team Katusha)..........52 pts 
3. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark (Astana Pro Team)..........41 pts
4. Richie Porte, Australia (Team Sky)..........40 pts 
5. Romain Bardet, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........38 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Nairo Alenander Quintano Rojas, Columbia (Movistar)
2. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........7' 53"
3. Romain Bardet, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........10' 00"

TEAM LEADERS
1. Movistar (Spain)
2. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........13' 54"
3. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia).........30' 28"
4. Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)..........36' 07"
5. BMC Racing (United States)..........37' 42"