Tour de France 2014 preview

The Tour de France is always the cycling season's marquee race, but for the British fan, the 101st edition is set to be doubly special.

Stage 3: Monday, July 7 - Cambridge to London - 155km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 3:38:30
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, same time
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
4 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
5 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, st
6 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing, st
7 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling, st
8 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, st
9 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnment, st
10 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing, st
Selected others
28 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
29 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, st
35 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 13:31:13
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +2secs
3 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge, st
4 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, st
5 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
6 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, st
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, st
9 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol, st
10 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st Stage 4: Tuesday, July 8 - Le Touquet Paris-Plage to Lille - 163.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 3:36:39
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, same time
3 Arnaud Demare (Ger) FDJ, st
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
5 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
6 Andre Greipel (Ger) otto Belisol, st
7 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
8 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing, st
9 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
10 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 17:07:52
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +2secs
3 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge, st
4 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, st
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, st
7 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
8 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol, st
9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, st
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, st Stage 5: Wednesday, July 9 - Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut - 155.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin, 3:18:35
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +0:19
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, st
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +1:01
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, st
6 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge, st
7 Michal Kwiatowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:07
8 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana, +1:09
9 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:21
10 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, +1:45 General classification 1 Vincenzo Niabli (Ita) Astana, 20:26:46
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +0:02
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +0:44
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +0:50
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, +1:17
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol, +1:45
7 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol, st
8 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +1:54
9 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp, +2:05
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:11 Stage 6: Thursday, July 10 - Arras to Reims - 194km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, 4:11:39
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, same time
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
5 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
6 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement, st
7 Tom Veelers (Ned) Giant-Shimano, st
8 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
9 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin, st
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Niabli (Ita) Astana, 24:38:25
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +2secs
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +44
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +50
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, +1:17
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol, +1:45
7 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol, same time
8 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +1:54
9 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp, +2:05
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:11 Stage 7: Friday, July 11 - Apernay to Nancy - 234.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 05:18:39
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, same time
3 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, st
4 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Shimano, st
5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, st
6 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC, st
7 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Europcar, st
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling, st
9 Sep Vanmarcke (Ned) Belkin, st
10 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Niabli (Ita) Astana, 29:57:04
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +2secs
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +44
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +50
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol, +1:45
6 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +1:54
7 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp, +1:56
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:11
9 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
10 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida, st
Selected others
18 Alberto Contador (Spa) +2:37 Stage 8: Saturday, July 12 - Tomblaine to Gerardmer - 161km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Blel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale) 3:49:28
2 Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) +2:17
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) +2:20
4 Richie Porte (Team Sky) +2:24
5 Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) +2:28
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r-La Mondiale) +2:28
7 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) +2:36
8 Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing) +2:40
9 Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) +2:48
10 Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) +2:54 General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 33:48:52
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) +1:44
3 Richie Porte (Team Sky) +1:58
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +2:26
5 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) +2:27
6 Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) +2:34
7 Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) +2:39
8 Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) +2:52
9 Bauke Mollema (Belkin) +3:02
10 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) +3:02

Stage 9: Sunday, July 13 - Gerardmer to Mulhouse - 170km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 4:09:34
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, 2:45
3 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing, same time
4 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Shimano, st
5 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
6 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, st
7 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin, st
8 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
9 Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement, st
10 Tiago Machado (Por) NetApp-Endura, st General classification 1 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, 38:04:38
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +1:34
3 Tiago Machado (Por) NetApp-Endura, +2:40
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +3:18
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +3:32
6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +4:00
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +4:01
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Europcar, +4:07
9 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +4:08
10 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +4:13 Stage 10: Monday, July 14 - Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles - 161.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 4:27:26
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr, +15secs
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +20
4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +22
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing, +22
7 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +25
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +50
9 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +52
10 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky, +54 General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 42:3:38
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +2:23
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:47
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:01
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, +3:12
6 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr, +3:47
7 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing, +3:56
8 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:57
9 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida, +3:58
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +4:08 Stage 11: Wednesday, July 16 - Besancon to Oyonnax - 187.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, 4:25:45
2 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant Shimano, same time
3 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff - Saxo, st
5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, st
6 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Movistar, st
7 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing, st
8 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
9 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
10 Kévin Reza (Fra) Europcar, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 46:59:23
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +2:23
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:47
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:01
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, +3:12
6 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr, +3:47
7 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing, +3:56
8 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:57
9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +4:08
10 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol, +4:18 Stage 12: Thursday, July 17 - Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne - 185.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 4:32:11
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, same time
3 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ, st
4 Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge, st
5 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lth) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
8 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
9 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC, st
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 51:31:34
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +2:23
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:47
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:01
5 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, +3:12
6 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr, +3:47
7 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing, +3:56
8 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +3:57
9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +4:08
10 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol, +4:18 Stage 13: Friday, July 18 - Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse - 197.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 5:12:29
2 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo, +0:10
3 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +0:11
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +0:50
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +0:53
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +1:23
7 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +1:36
9 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale, +2:09
10 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 56:44:03
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +3:37
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale, +4:24
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +4:40
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +5:19
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:06
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +6:17
8 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol, +6:27
9 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +8:36
10 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +9:18 Stage 14: Saturday, July 19 - Grenoble to Risoul - 177km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo, 5:08:27
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +0:24
3 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +0:26
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +0:50
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +0:54
7 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racin, +1:01
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +1:07
9 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura. +1:20
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:24 General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 61:52:54
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +4:37
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +4:50
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +5:06
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +5:49
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:08
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +8:33
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura, +9:32
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +10:01
10 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Europcar, +10:48 Stage 15: Sunday, July 20 - Tallard to Nimes - 222km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, 4:56:43
2 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling, same time
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
4 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, st
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
6 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
7 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit) Garmin-Sharp, st
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Seche Environnement, st
9 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge, st
10 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 66:49:37
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +4:37
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +4:50
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +5:06
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +5:49
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:08
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +8:33
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura, +9:32
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +10:01
10 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Europcar, +10:48 Stage 16: Tuesday, July 22 - Carcassone to Bagneres-de-Luchon - 237.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo, 6:07:10
2 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar, +0:09
3 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky, same time
4 Jose Serpa (Col) Lampre-Merida, st
5 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Europcar, st
6 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC, +0:13
7 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +0:36
8 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +0:50
9 Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp, +2:11
10 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 73:03:19
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +4:37
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +5:06
4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:08
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:40
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +9:25
7 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +9:32
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +11:12
9 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +11:28
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, 11.33 Stage 17: Wednesday, July 23 - Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla d'Adet) - 124.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo, 3:35:23
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar, +0:29
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +0:46
4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Agr-La Mondiale, same time
5 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale, +0:49
6 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Europcar, +0:52
7 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing, +1:12
8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, st
9 Nicolas Roche (Ire) Tinkoff-Saxo, +1:25
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:35 General classification 1 Vincenzo Niabli (Ita) Astana, 76:41:28
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +5:26
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +6:00

4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +6:08
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +7:34
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC, +10:19
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +11:59
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +12:16
9 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +12:40
10 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Europcar, +13:15 Stage 18: Thursday, July 24 - Pau to Hautacam - 145.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 4:04:17
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +1:10
3 Rafał Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo, +1:12
4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +1:15
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, st
6 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +1:53
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +1:57
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura, st
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +1:59
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 80:45:45
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +7:10
3 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +7:23
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +7:25
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +9:27
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC, +11:34
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +13:56
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +14:15
9 Leopold Konig (Cze NetApp-Endura, +14:37
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +16:25 Stage 19: Friday, July 25 - Maubourguet val d'Adour to Bergerac - 208.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp, +4:43:41
2 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, +0:07
3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha, same time
4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
7 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +0:09
8 Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, st
9 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, st
10 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 85:29:26
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +7:10
3 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +7:23
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +7:25
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +9:27
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +11:34
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +13:56
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +14:15
9 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +14:37
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +16:25 Stage 20: Saturday, July 26 - Bergerac to Perigueux - 54km individual time trial | Report | Gallery Result 1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 1:06:21
2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Shimano, +1min 39sec
3 Jan Barta (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +1:47
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +1:58
5 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +2:01
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC, +2:08
7 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +2:27
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling, +2:36
9 Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +2:39
10 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC, +2:58 General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 86:37:52
2 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +7:52
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +8:24
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +9:55
5 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC, +11:44
6 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +11:46
7 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp - Endura, +14:41
8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +18:12
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +18:20
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +21:24 Stage 21: Sunday, July 27 - Evry to Paris - 137.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 3:20:50
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor)Katusha, same time
3 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lth) Garmin Sharp, st
4 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, st
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky, st
7 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar, st
8 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
9 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Séché Environnement, st Final general classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 89:58:46
2 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +7:52
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +8:24
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +9:55
5 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC, +11:44
6 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +11:46
7 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp - Endura, +14:41
8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +18:12
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin, +18:20
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, +21:24

Key stages

Stage five: The cobbles of northern France could see general classification contenders lose early time, or worse, crash out of the race altogether. It should be a great watch.
Stage 13: It's difficult to pick between the mountain stages, but the long climb to Chamrousse could see significant splits and do irreparable damage.
Stage 20: The only individual time trial of the race could decide the destination of the yellow jersey.

Previous winners

2013: Chris Froome (GB)
2012: Sir Bradley Wiggins (GB)
2011: Cadel Evans (Aus)
2010: Andy Schleck (Lux)
2009: Alberto Contador (Spa)
2008: Carlos Sastre (Spa)
2007: Alberto Contador (Spa)
2006: Oscar Pereiro (Spa)

The jerseys

- Yellow: General classification.
- Polka dots: King of the mountains.
- White: Best young rider.
- Green: Points classification.

Points allocation

Points classification Each stage of the race falls into one of six categories, or "coefficients". Points are awarded in each coefficient in the following way.... - Coefficient one (flat stages): 45, 35, 30, 26, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points to the first 15 riders over the line.
- Coefficients two and three (medium-mountain stages): 30, 25, 22, 19, 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 points to the first 15 riders over the line.
- Coefficients four and five (high-mountain stages): 20, 17, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the first ten riders over the line.
- Time trial stage (stage 20): 20, 17, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point to the 15 quickest riders. Points are also allocated at intermediate sprints in the following way... - 20, 17, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points to the first 15 riders over the line. Mountains classification Points are awarded in the following way... - Hors-categorie climbs: 25, 20, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points to the first ten riders over the summit.
- Category-one climbs: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point to the first six riders over the summit.
- Category-two climbs: 5, 3, 2 and 1 point to the first four riders over the summit.
- Category-three climbs: 3, 2 and 1 point for the first three riders over the summit.
- Category-four climbs: 1 point for the first rider over the summit. Double points are awarded on the summit-finish climb on stages ten, 13, 14, 17 and 18.

Further reading

Where to watch in England
Time schedules for the English stages
Stage two analysis
Route analysis
The Contenders
The Sprinters
Ten riders to watch
The Climbs
Betting guide

Teams and riders

AG2R-LA MONDIALE
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
A squad rich with climbing talent, they don't have the pedigree to challenge for overall victory but will be looking for stage wins.
Team: Romain Bardet (Fra), Mikael Cherel (Fra), Samuel Dumoulin (Fra), Ben Gastauer (Lux), Blel Kadri (Fra), Sebastien Minard (Fra), Matteo Montaguti (Ita), Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra), Christophe Riblon (Fra). ASTANA
Country: Kazakhstan. Status: WorldTour
Astana are eyeing overall victory with Vincenzo Nibali and will concentrate all their efforts to help the Italian's tilt at the yellow jersey.
Team: Jakob Fuglsang (Den), Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz), Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz), Tanel Kangert (Est), Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Michele Scarponi (Ita), Alessandro Vanotti (Ita), Lieuwe Westra (Ned). BELKIN
Country: Netherlands. Status: WorldTour
They have two potential general classification contenders in Bauke Mollema and Laurens ten Dam, so their focus will be on the bigger picture rather than select days.
Team: Lars Boom (Ned), Stef Clement (Ned), Laurens ten Dam (Ned), Steven Kruijswijk (Ned), Tom Leezer (Ned), Bauke Mollema (Ned), Sep Vanmarcke (Bel), Maarten Wynants (Bel). BMC RACING
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
With no Cadel Evans at this year's race, Tejay van Garderen will be leader and his team-mates will dedicate all their efforts to his cause.
Team: Darwin Atapuma (Col), Marcus Burghardt (Ger), Amael Moinard (Fra), Daniel Oss (Ita), Michael Schar (Swi), Peter Stetina (USA), Greg van Avermaet (Bel), Tejay van Garderen (USA), Peter Velits (Svk). BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT
Country: France. Status: Pro Continental
As representatives of the host nation, they will look to get in as many breakaways as possible, but a stage win will be beyond them.
Team: Jean Marc Bideau (Fra), Anthony Delaplace (Fra), Brice Feillu (Fra), Romain Feillu (Fra), Armindo Fonseca (Fra), Arnaud Gerard (Fra), Florian Guillou (Fra), Benoit Jarrier (Fra), Florian Vachon (Fra. CANNONDALE
Country: Italy. Status: WorldTour
Cannondale have split priorities. On flatter days they will work for sprinter and green jersey hopeful Peter Sagan, while on hillier days they will focus on breakaways and snatching stage wins.
Team: Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Alessandro de Marchi (Ita), Ted King (USA), Kristijan Koren (Slo), Marco Marcato (Ita), Jean-Marc Marino (Fra), Fabio Sabatini (Ita), Peter Sagan (Svk), Elia Viviani (Ita). COFIDIS
Country: France. Status: Pro Continental
A second-tier team but a regular fixture at the Tour, they will look to get in as many breakaways as possible and also back Daniel Navarro's general classification challenge.
Team: Nicolas Edet (Fra), Egoitz Garcia (Spa), Cyril Lemoine (Fra), Luis Angel Mate (Spa), Rudy Molard (Fra), Daniel Navarro (Spa), Adrien Petit (Fra), Julien Simon (Fra), Rein Taaramae (Est). EUROPCAR
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
The French team like to go on the attack and this year's race will be no different, with infiltrating breakaways and sneaking stage wins high on their list of priorities.
Team: Yukiya Arashiro (Jap), Bryan Coquard (Fra), Cyril Gautier (Fra), Yohann Gene (Fra), Alexandre Pichot (Fra), Perrig Quemeneur (Fra), Kevin Reza (Fra), Pierre Rolland (Fra), Thomas Voeckler (Fra). FDJ
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
One of the more versatile teams in the peloton, FDJ will look to challenge in the general classification with Thibaut Pinot and in the sprints with Arnaud Demare.
Team: William Bonnet (Fra), Mickael Delage (Fra), Arnaud Demare (Fra), Arnold Jeannesson (Fra), Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra), Cedric Pineau (Fra), Thibaut Pinot (Fra), Jeremy Roy (Fra), Arthur Vichot (Fra). GARMIN-SHARP
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
Attacking has become a trademark for the American team and that will no doubt continue at this year's Tour. However, in Andrew Talansky, they also have a rider with general classification hopes to look out for.
Team: Janier Acevedo (Col), Jack Bauer (NZ), Alex Howes (USA), Ben King (USA), Sebastian Langeveld (Ned), Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit), Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned), Andrew Talansky (USA), Johan Vansummeren (Bel). GIANT-SHIMANO
Country: Netherlands. Status: WorldTour
A sprint team whose only interest will be setting Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb up for stage wins and ushering them safely through the mountains.
Team: Roy Curvers (Ned), John Degenkolb (Ger), Dries Devenyns (Bel), Tom Dumoulin (Ned), Cheng Ji (Chn), Marcel Kittel (Ger), Koen de Kort (Ned), Albert Timmer (Ned), Tom Veelers (Ned). IAM CYCLING
Country: Switzerland. Status: Pro Continental
One of the newest teams in the sport, they will make their Tour debut and hope to make their presence felt by hunting for stage wins and maybe even challenging for a top ten overall through Mathias Frank.
Team: Sylvain Chavanel (Fra), Martin Elmiger (Swi), Mathias Frank (Swi), Heinrich Haussler (Aus), Reto Hollenstein (Swi), Roger Kluge (Ger), Jerome Pineau (Fra), Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi), Marcel Wyss (Swi). KATUSHA
Country: Russia. Status: WorldTour
Katusha's 2014 Tour de France campaign will be all about snatching stage wins, on the flat with Alexander Kristoff and in the mountains with Joaquim Rodriguez.
Team: Vladimir Isaychev (Rus), Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Luca Paolini (Ita), Alexander Porsev (Rus), Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa), Egor Silin (Rus), Gatis Smukulis (Lat), Simon Spilak (Slo), Yuri Trofimov (Rus). LAMPRE-MERIDA
Country: Italy. Status: WorldTour
Another team with designs on the general classification, they will concentrate all their efforts on supporting Rui Costa's bid for overall glory.
Team: Davide Cimolai (Ita), Rui Costa (Por), Kristijan Durasek (Cro), Chris Horner (USA), Sacha Modolo (Ita), Nelson Oliveira (Por), Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg), Jose Serpa (Col), Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa). LOTTO BELISOL
Country: Belgium. Status: WorldTour
One of the most powerful sprint teams in the peloton will be geared towards helping Andre Greipel to stage wins, although they could also have their eye on winning a cobbled stage five.
Team: Lars Ytting Bak (Den), Bart de Clerq (Bel), Tony Gallopin (Fra), Andre Greipel (Ger), Adam Hansen (Den), Greg Henderson (NZ), Jurgen Roelandts (Bel), Marcel Sieberg (Ger), Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel). MOVISTAR
Country: Spain. Status: WorldTour
Another team packed with climbers who will support the general classification ambitions of leader Alejandro Valverde.
Team: Imanol Erviti (Spa), John Gadret (Fra), Jesus Herrada (Spa), Benat Intxausti (Spa), Ion Izagirre (Spa), Ruben Plaza (Spa), Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa), Alejandro Valverde (Spa), Giovanni Visconti (Ita). NETAPP-ENDURA
Country: Germany. Status: Pro Continental
A second-tier team making their Tour de France debut, NetApp-Endura will pursue the general classification ambitions of team leader Leopold Konig.
Team: Jan Barta (Cze), David de la Cruz (Spa), Zakkari Dempster (Aus), Bartosz Huzarski (Pol), Leopold Konig (Cze), Tiago Machado (Por), Jose Mendes (Por), Andreas Schillinger (Ger), Paul Voss (Ger). OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
Country: Belgium. Status: WorldTour
Arguably the most complete and powerful team in the sport, they will target the sprints with Mark Cavendish, general classification with Michal Kwiatkowski and time trial with Tony Martin.
Team: Jan Bakelants (Bel), Mark Cavendish (GB), Michal Golas (Pol), Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol), Tony Martim (Ger), Alessandro Petacchi (Ita), Mark Renshaw (Aus), Niki Terpstra (Ned), Matteo Trentin (Ita). ORICA-GREENEDGE
Country: Australia. Status: WorldTour
Stage wins are the primary target for the Australian outfit, and they will no doubt also have their sights set on one of their riders wearing the yellow jersey early in the race.
Team: Michael Albasini (Swi), Simon Clarke (Aus), Luke Durbridge (Aus), Simon Gerrans (Aus), Mathew Hayman (Aus), Jens Keukeleire (Bel), Michael Matthews (Aus), Svein Tuft (Can), Simon Yates (GB). TEAM SKY
Country: Britain. Status: WorldTour
Winners of the race for the past two years, 2014 will once again be all about the yellow jersey and protecting the interests of defending champion Chris Froome.
Team: Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Chris Froome (GB), Vasil Kiryienka (Blr), David Lopez (Spa), Mikel Nieve (Spa), Danny Pate (USA), Richie Porte (Aus), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr), Geraint Thomas (GB). TINKOFF-SAXO
Country: Russia. Status: WorldTour
Alberto Contador is Froome's biggest rivals and Tinkoff-Saxo will throw all their weight behind helping the Spaniard in the mountains and protecting him on the flat.
Team: Daniele Bennati (Ita), Alberto Contador (Spa), Jesus Hernandez (Spa), Rafal Majka (Pol), Michael Morkov (Den), Sergio Paulinho (Por), Nicolas Roche (Ire), Michael Rogers (Aus), Matteo Tossato (Ita). TREK FACTORY RACING
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
Trek have half-hearted designs on the general classification with the out-of-sorts Andy Schleck, but the cobbled fifth stage and stage 20's time trial will be in Fabian Cancellara's sights.
Team: Matthew Busche (USA), Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Markel Irizar (Spa), Gregory Rast (Swi), Andy Schleck (Lux), Frank Schleck (Lux), Danny van Poppel (Ned), Jens Voigt (Ger), Haimar Zubeldia (Spa).