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Quintana rode away from the big GC contenders at the 5 km to go mark and was never caught by Froome who crossed the finish today 1’20” behind Quintana.
It is traditional that the GC riders do not attack each other on the 21st day. The sprinters will be fighting it out for the stage victory in Paris. Quintana will be taking the white, best young rider, second place on the podium and the yellow helmet for his part in the best team competition. In order to claim the final prizes, the riders must complete the ride tomorrow. Stage 20 standings General Classification 1. Thibaut Pinot, FDJ 1. Chris Froome, Sky 2. Nairo Quintana, Movistar 2. Nairo Quintana, Movistar 3. Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin 3. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar 4. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Astana 5. Chris Froome, Sky 5. Alberto Contador, Tinkoff The grande finale is a flat stage for the sprinters from Sevres to Paris with the dramatic circuit on the Champs d’Elysees. For full race statistics take a looke at Le Tour and VeloNews
Stage 15 standings General Classification
1. Andre Griepel, Lotto 1. Chris Froome, Sky 2. John Degenkolb, Giant 2. Nairo Quintana, Movistar +3’10” 3. Alexander Kristoff, Katusha 3. Tejay Van Garderen, BMC +3’32” 4. Peter Sagan, Tinkoff 4. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar 4”02 5. Edvald Boasson Hagan, Qhubeka 5. Alberto Contador, Tinkoff 4’23” No crashes were reported in today’s stage. Sebastain Langeveld, Garmin, was forced to abandon due to illness. Stage 16 will take the riders 201 km to arrive in Gap. Tuesday will be a rest day, then they tackle the Alps. All continued bloody and battered except Steve Morabito, FDJ, who broke his collar bone and was taken to the hospital. The grind continues to eliminate riders. Ramon Sinkeldam, Giant, withidres due to sickness. Eduardo Sepulveda BSE, also withdrew.
Stage 14 standings General Classification 1. Stephen Cummings, Qhubeka 1. Chris Froome, Sky 2. Thibaut Pinot, FDJ 2. Nairo Quintana, Movistar 3. Romain Bardet, AG2R 3. Tejay Van Garderen, BMC 4. Rigoberto Uran, Etixx 4. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar 5. Peter Sagan, Tinkoff 5. Alberto Contador, Tinkoff Stage 15 will take the riders closer to the Alps. The run will be from Mende to Valence, a distance of 183 km. Four peaks will carry points for those first over. There was one crash today on the wet roads. Louis Meintjes, Qhubeka, crashed but picked himself up and finished the stage in fifth spot.
Two riders withdrew from the Tour today – Alex Dowsett, Movistar and Zakkari Dempster, Boa. Stage 12 Standing General Classification 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Katusha 1. Chris Froome, Sky 2. Jakob Fulsang, Astana 2. Tejay Van Garderen, BMC 3. Romain Bardet, AG2R 3. Nairo Quintana, Movistar 4. Gorka Izaguirre, Movistar 4. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar 5. Louis Meintjes, Qhubeka 5. Geraint Thomas, Sky Lance Armstrong is in France. He is riding the TDF route one day ahead of the pros, with a group of amateur cyclists who are doing a fund raiser for cancer research. Some annoyance has been expressed by the members of the Tour. Stage 13 Muret to Rodez is 198 km. It has one category 3 and two category 4s. The profile preview looks like a series of not high enough to classify but still challenging climbs. BBC Sport is following the race |
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