Tour de France 2014: Stage 10
Janu🔥a🐬ry 1 - July 27, Mulhouse, France, Road - WorldTour
Hello an🎀꧂d welcome to our live coverage from stage 10 of the Tour de France from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles.
We’re set for another decisive 𝔉stage in this year’s race as we head further into the mountains for the biggest summit finish of the race so far. Seven climbs in total, with a summit finish at La Planche des Belles Filles where Chris Froome won his first Tour de France stage in 2012. At just 161.5km, the stage is relatively short but with so much climbing spread over the distance we’re sure to see some significant time gaps at the finish.
The stage starts in a little over 30 minutes from now as riders begin to sign on. There are a lot of nervous faces out there and it's a good time for you to read over our preview of the stage, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:right here.
Jean-Christophe Péraud says...
"This stage will have an impact on the overall and position on the final climb is everything. Don𒅌't be surprised if a breakaway is successful - all the French riders will be in it to win it on Bastille Day. I think whoever win༺s here will have an explosive kick."
And here's where things stand on GC heading into the stage. Niba✤li sits second now after letting go yesterday but he still has a lead over all his main GC rivals.
1 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol 38:04:38
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:01:34
3 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:02:40
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:03:18
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:03:32
6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:04:00
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:04:01
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:04:07
9 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:04:08
10 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:13
11 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida 0:04:26
12 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:04:36
13 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
14 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:04:44
15 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:05:06
16 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:05:08
17 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:11
18 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:05:28
19 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin - Sharp 0:05:56
20 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:06:12
As Barry Ryan noted in his story last week "There is barely a metre of flat from the moment the race hits the category 2 Col du Firstplan after 20 kilometres, and there are no fewer than seven climbs on the m🐽enu all told, including four category one ascents – the Petit Ballon (9.3km with an average gradient of 8.1%), Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%), Col des Chevrères (3.5km at 9.5%) and the final haul to the line (5.9km at 8.5%)."
The final clᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚimb was used as a summit finish for the first time in 2012, although the time gaps weren't huge the climb gave everyone a decent indication as to would feature for the top places in the Tour. Here's how the leading riders finished the stage that day:
1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 4:58:35
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:02
3 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:07
5 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:19
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:44
7 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:46
8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:50
10 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:56
Sunny at the start 𝄹but that wiꦑll be of little comfort for the riders as there are heavy showers expected for most of the stage.
Tony Martin seems to want to defend K🤪OM jersey. Asked directe🥀urs to keep him updated on points leftover at every GPM if break goes.
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 12:01:06
Roughly 15 minutes until the start of the stage as we see the new race leader make his way to the startline. Ridley have provided a rather fetching ꦉnew bike for today while the Frenchman, leading the Tour on Bastille Day, has gone for black shorts. We applaud the fashion statement. Black is the new yellow.
There's a large assumption that Tony Gallopin will lose the race lead today. Well, last time the race finished he roughed up around 1:30 to Nibali. On paper todaꦆy is a harder stage but the Frenchman has yellow on his shoulders and while the team will look to back Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Gallopin certainly has a chance.
Local boy Pinot has talked about today's stage.
“The riders competing in the Tour de Franche-Comt&eaღcute; had to climb it the next day. They were all over the place,” Pinot recalls, before going on to highlight the particular difficulty of climbs in this region.
“The end of this stage takes place in what is like the Basque Country of the Vosges Haut-Sa&o🍌circ;noises,” he says. “They are short passes, from five to eight kilometres in length. The Chevrères reminds me of the Mur de Pég🀅uère, which we climbed [on the Tour] in 2012. It’s a narrow forest road where riders can’t go any more than three abreast.
The riders are off with and already we have a break u🌱p the road and Katusha are hunting it down. Perhaps they're trying to send Rodriguez up the road for more KOM points.
Lotto are also on the front of the race and ♛there's even a move from Peter S🌸agan already.
The main break though has 19 seconds on the main field. As we see Rodriguez trying to catch✅ him.
Sagan and Rodriguez link up and they have a Netapp rider with him. Now can they catch the seven rideꦿrs already up the road. Vo💖eckler and Riblon are both in that first move.
The gap to the first group moves out to roughly a minu🍸te. Can Sagan and his two companions make contact with the leading seven as the bunch sits up?
No contact yet between the two groups as we see Visconti take a long turn on the front. They don't want to wa𝐆it for Sagan and Rodriguez, that's for sure.
Ro🍷driguez is leading the chase though with Sagan and Barta tucked in. Sagan of course wants the intermediate sprint points but there's one major climb before that point.
Lotto meanwhile, with Griepel, seไt the pace on the front of the peloton with the gap to the first group at 3'18.
A few words exchanged at the front between Moinard, Visconti and Riblon. This is one of the best smalওl breaks we've had in the race so far. The rain is starting to fall on the riders though as Sagan takes a turn in the second group.
Pineau has attacked from ꦅthe buℱnch, Sagan and Rodriguez are 47 seconds down on the seven up ahead.
144km remaining from 161km
The gap to the leaders is now at 3:46.
Meanwhile Brailsford has told the press that Wiggins hasnt' yet signed with Team Sky. This morning when Cyclingnews asked him a direct question about it he꧙ was evasive but later stated that "“Brad is a great champion and has been integral to the Sky story. We are keen to support him in the b🍸est way as he works towards his ultimate goal of achieving more Olympic success in Rio."
Interesting move to see Movistar a🔴nd Astana both send men - and key men - up the road already. Visconti was su𒆙perb in last year's Giro and Westra has been in top form in this year's Tour de France. Could we see the race split apart well before the final climb?
And now the seven man break hit the bottom of the first climb with a lead of 4'19. The rain is coming down a little heavier a✅s Voeckler goes back to talk to his team car.
Back to the bunch⛦ and Griepel is getting in his work early as he sets the pace for Lotto and the race leader.
Visconti drops back to the car and hands in his rain jacket. The ꧋leaders are looking good at this stage but Rodriguez is closing on them.
Really heavy rain now for the peloton.
The gap is coming down as Rodriguez sets the pace. He's just after KOM points and his group are about to make🦄 it ten riders in the lead group, with 136km to go.
Rodriguez gives Sagan a pat on the shoulder for helpin♎g him make it to the leaders.
So our perfect ten are : Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar), Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale), Lieuwe Westra (Astana Pro Team), Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team), Markel Irizar Aranburu (Trek Factory Racing), Arnaud Gerard (Bre♌tagne-Séché Environnement), Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team), Peter Sagan (Cannondale), Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Team Katusha), and Jan Barta (Team NetApp-Endura)
The leaders have 4:26 on the peloton as we see C⭕ontador and his teammates move up towards the head of the field on the first climb.
And now IAM Cycling are leading the chase from the bunch. They don't have a man in the break so they're looking to chase the ten man move. It's going to be a big ask though as we see Voeckler take a turn, glance back at Rodriguez and 💦then settle back into the break. Chavanel is leading the peloton for now.
Pineau has been caught and he's sharing t൩he pace setting on the front of the peloton.
The ten leaders are now 1km f💟rom the summit of the first climb. It's a second cat climb with a max of five points up for grabs for the first rider. Rodriguez needs those points to chip away at Tony Martin's lead in the KOM.
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 18 pts
2 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 17
3 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale 17
4 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 12
5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 11
6 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 8
7 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling 6
9 Simon Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge 5
10 Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 4
Sagan is currently setting the pace with Rodrigues on his wheel, read🌳y to pounce.
Almost at the top of the Col du Firstplan and Voeckler has 🦩attacked with Rodriguez on his wඣeel.
The Span🤡𝓡iard takes it in a close sprint but the rain is so heavy now as the riders take on the descent.
At the back of the peloton riders are already ge𒐪ttin🅺g dropped, with Demare one of the first to crack.
Well race radio is saying the Voeckler won that sprint front Rodriguez as we see the Europcar rider lead Sagan on the descent. It will be interesting to see if Sagan sits up after the intermediate sprintౠ.
It it's Sagan who attack🦹s oꦑn the descent and is now clear of the break. He'll take first at the intermediate sprint for sure now.
The peloton meanwhile have closed the gap to the break t✃o 2'31.
Sagan takes the points but behind the break, as Sagan is cau🎀ght, the peloton have split into several groups.
There's a group off the front of the bunch that includes Tony Martinꦡ and Kwiatkowski.
#TdF After 42km gap 🐓is 2'05" to Martin/Kwiatkowski group and 2'43" to 1st big group
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 13:33:41
And🐎 the break are on the second climb of the day but Kwiatkows🎉ki and his group are making ground.
Lotto have now come to the front and are setting the pace and they're certainly g𒀰iving it everything as they start the♛ next climb.
Kwiatkowski has a minute on the peloton at this🦋 stage, with 115km to go. This is a real gamble from Omega as we see a couple of riders struggle at the back of the break.
500 metres to go on La Plan🥂che des Belles Filles. It's misty up here #tdf //t.co🍷/Xw84JSMR5k
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 13:37:44
Up ahead Vo🌌eckler and Rodriguez are trading turns as Griepe🍌l starts to slip off the back of the peloton.
And that looks like Terpstra is suffering too.
Visconti has drifted to the back of the break and is trying to get those currently sitting on to take a turn. With 6km to go until the summit Westra stamps on the pedals and h🌠e's caused problems with Sagan dropped, Barta struggling and Gerard off the back too.
Kwiatkowski is at the back of this second group of five while Tony Martin sets the pace. In the first group there are a number of shalloꦐw digs as the strongest riders aim to get rid of the passengers.
Westra has 💧gone again and at the moment onl𝔉y Voeckler can go with him.
Westra has Moinard making contact bu🍰t Rodriguez is in a spo💜t of bother. The Astana man is looking so, so strong.
The Kwiatkowski group has around💟 40 seconds on the yellow jersey group.
Rodriguez has m🌱ade contact so we now have four riders in the lead of the race: Westra, Moinard, Voeckler and Rodriguez. The rest of the break have been blown away.
And Ted King has left the race. He waওs struggling all morning.
🍃Some really contrasting styles in this lead four for Westra just looks like he's riding on thin air as he taps away: totally different to Voeckler.
Visconti has made contact so we now have five riders leading the༒ race with 111km to go and the gap to th♛e field at 3;50.
The𒆙 Kwiatkowski group has two minutes over the peloton now so he's in second place on the road.
Greipel has made it back to the front of the🍬 peloton, the pace has eased slightly and he's back on the front setting the pace. Meanwhile Riblon is closing in on the leading five. He should make contact before the summit of this climb.
Tony Martin is leading Kwiatkowski🥂 through the riders already dropped from the main break and we now have six leaders with Riblon making contac🙈t. He didn't panic he just reached into his suitcase of courage™, presumably the one that Hincapie lent him, and found the will to make contact.
After Ted King, Arnaud Démare the next to struggle at the back o🅰n his own. FDJ teammates have left him
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 13:58:11
And Barta꧂ has picked up his suitcase of courage ™ from l🐷eft over luggage and made contact with the leaders too.
Rodriguez is just setting a steady tempo now, trying to calm things down before the sprint. ✅Voeckler changes the script and comes through with Westra on his wheel.
1km to go until🦄 the summit of the Petit Ballon aꦚnd Westra takes over.
The Martin and Kwiatkowski group are closing in on th𓂃e front group as they pick u🅺p a couple more riders.
Grey sky, plenty of mist as Rodrigu💛ez attacks from the front. Voeckler is chasing.
This time it's the🥀 Spaniard who takes the max with Voeckler second.
So ten points for Rodriguez and eight for Voeckler. There should be a general re-grouping on th descent now but the riders will need to rider with some caution as 🐷the roads are wet. The Kwiatkowski group ar around 35 seconds down on the leaders with the peloton at 4'28.
Confirmed♏ by Astana: Westra there to hopefully help Nibali later.
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 14:05:43
And now the peloton crest the top of the climb with the gap at 4'30. The pace is steady, Gඣriepel still in theꦑ mix as Lotto continue to lead the race leader.
We're about to see a 13 man group link of with ✅Martin and Kwiatkowski in there with the early bre🍒ak.
No flat roads as the break start climbing once again with Martin on the front setting the pace with Kwiatkowski in secওond wheel. We're hearing that Machado has crashed out out of the race. He started the stage in third overall. That's a big blow for him and his Netapp teamღ.
The new configurꦇation has all the success of a RadioShack Leopard merger with riders all over the place. Too many passengers
95km remaining from 161km
Still over 95km to go and Roche is by the side of the road and he needs a new bike as we head towards the Co൲l du Platzerwasel.
We're now hearing that Machado is still in the race. He did crash though, that's for🐲 certain. As at the head of the peloton it's Astana and Lotto on the front. Saxo wont work yet as they'll want Ro✅che to come back
And it looks like Contador has fallen.
He's standing up but he ha♒s cuts all over his legs it ♍seems.
The right knee is having treatment.
It looks like t🅷he yellow jersey is sitting up but Contador still isn't back on his bike.
He's losing time as well as blood༺ as the doctors look after him. Riis is there but where are Contador' teammates?
Contador now has a problems with his shoes. He's no in a panic but this is costing him a𓆏 lot of⭕ time.
Cont💦ador is now back in the saddle and riding again.
He is four minutes behind thไe main field. And he still has a problem w𒐪ith his shoes.
That's a four minute gap to the yellow jersey group. Contador, even if the peloton slow up, has a huge task ahead of ♊him.
Contador is now with the team car. He's getting more help but still no teammates wܫith him. Riis is looking very concerned as you would imagine as Contador climbs alone. Up ahead and Astana are setting the pace at the front of the yellow jersey group.
Contador is having a mechanical check but it doesnt look good 🥃for the two time winner of the Tour de Frꦏance.
Contador now ha⛄s three men with him but th൲e gap to the main field is at 3;30. It's coming down but slowly. Kwiatkowski though is riding into the yellow jersey.
Astana have to ride as Kwiatkowski is a major threat on GC. Tough for Contador under different circumst🉐ances the bu𒀰nch might wait. Not today and he has massive task ahead of him.
It ꩲlooks like Contador ൲is pulling back time though. He's back with the medical car one more time though.
Meanwhile 💖the entire Astana team are on the🅘 front of the peloton.
Contador has two men with him no🌳w and he's leading the chase having had more medical attention. Roche is one of the riders with Contador.
How many risk is Contador wi🎶ll 🅰or able to take on the descent of this climb?
U🦩p ahead in that main break Tony Martin is still setting the pace with Kwiatkowski on his wheel.
The leaders have 1km to go until the summi🔯t with a gradient of around 10 per cent.
Contador is 2:30 down on the Nibali group.
Contador is cutting through groups on the road as he rides on his spa🍒re bike. His shorts are 🍨cut from his earlier fall.
The yellow jersey grou💞p are just riding tempo, 4:10 down and now Rodriguez and Voeckler attack. Rodriguez has too much for him and craetes a gap. He takes another ten points and stretches his lead in the KOM.
The maꦚin field are 1km from the t🎃op of the climb, Astana still riding tempo with Nibali looking comfortable.
Contador is now three minutes down on thꦐe yellow jersey group.
Machado has made it back to the Gallopin group but the꧒ yellow j💧ersey is suffering.
Greipel has double take as he watches Alberto Contador struggle pas🌜t him. The🍃 yellow jersey group are near the summit of the climb.
Contador really only has a short window in which to close this gap. So far he's taken a minute back but it's not enough as the🍨 main field head throꦑugh the feedzone. The descent is going to be massive fo Contador.
And he's losing more﷽ tiಞme. Contador is now at 3:43 behind the main field.
The Tin❀koff leader has his enti😼re team and Griepel with him.
Contador is now four minutes down. Astana continue to set the pace with the Kwiatkowski group still four minutes💟 up. We still🎀 have another four climbs to go and 80km of racing.
And Contador is once more back with Contador. The pair are talking as Rogeܫrs drops back to help. It's touch🐻 and go, Contador could quit the race. They cant take too many risks on the descent even if they wanted to due to the heavy fog.
And it's 4'40. Contador is done, surely. He's almost nine minutes down on the lead group 𓄧and now Contador is getting a pat on the back. He's about to stop.
And that's it. Contador has stopped and he's gettin꧙g into the team car. It's all over and we lose another pre-ra♐ce favourites. First Froome and now Alberto Contador.
Confirmation now comes from the race radio that Contador is out. We saw Rogers drop back, and there was a brief pat on the bac𝐆k between the pair but it's all over. Astana keep the pressure on as they drive the field. The Tour, in all its brutality, waits for no man.
And here's 168澳洲5最新开ౠ奖结果:our story on Contador 🏅leaving the race. We'll add more to it as soon a🌄s we have more information from the rider and te𒁃am.
ꦿThe break with Kwiatkowski has 4'25 o👍ver the peloton.
Right now Kwiatkowski is in the race lead by around 30 seconds. Martin is still on the front of the first group and driving the pa꧂ce. Amazing given the efforts that he made yesterday.
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64km remaining from 161km
We're onto the next climb with Martin still setting the pace and 𓃲Astan♌a are just holding the gap at 4'23.
Gallopin is still struggling at the back of the Astana led field. He's🅷 paying for his efforts has we see Horner ride near the front with Rui Costa close by.
The leaders with Martin still doing all the work h🦹ave 4'30 over the peloton.
Westr🐻a and Barta have been picked up by the main field.
Lotto have posted two men on the front as Gallopin moves up toward🌳s near th✨e front of the bunch. He's struggled so far and briefly lost contact on the last major descent.
Near the summit of the climb Rodriguez attacks and go clear. V🦂oeckler is with him on the second cat summit but the Spaniard takes five points, and the Frenchman three.
None of last year's top five will podium in ꦰthe race. Froome and Contador have crashed out. Quintana is at home, Kreuziger is also at home - though for different reasons - and Rodriguez has 𓆉lost too much time.
Ad𝄹am Hansen is now leading the main field but the gap to the Martin group is still at 4:25.
easy to f🔯orget the two toughest climb🀅s on today's stage are still to come
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 15:28:56
The Col des Croix is next. It's a third category climb ♏but it will be good indication of how strong Martin is feeling and whether Astana are starting to grind him down. So far Kwiatkowski hಌas glued himself to the German's wheel but surely it can't last forever?
44km remaining from 161km
And Astana are starting🍌 to turn the screw with the 🏅leading group's lead down to 3:51.
The bunch is lined out too with Porte there with three Sky riders, Van Garderen, Talansky, Pinot and Rolland in the mix too. Mollema is also still up there. We're mi🎶ssing Alberto Cont🐽ador though, who left the race after an earlier crash.
This is turning into a huge chance for Porte. If he can stick with Nibali today he could move right into contention for a top two place overall. His team haven't had to work on the front either today as Astana and Lotto have been on the front since this morning. We're into the𒈔 final40km of racing.
The Col des Croix is around 3.2km ꧟in length and Martin is about to lead the break onto the lower slopes. The bunch are at 3'18.
T𒐪here's a lot of pressure on Kwiatkowski because Martin has put the young Pole in an ideal solution. The Omega leader has to take advantage though and mentally that could be tough because he knows that Nibali is getting closer with every pedal stroke.
The gap to the leaders is down to 2'52.
But the bunch is starting to split, Sagan one ไof the rider꧋s being left behind.
Gerran൲s is the latest rider to lose contact. Cancellara is being dropped𓆏 too.
A🐎stana are losing riders no𒁃w, they've done so much work but now the pressure is on as BMC, Movistar and Sky wait in the wings.
The leaders close in on the🅰 summit and Rodriguez is first with 🌞Voeckler second.
Martin then leads the break over the top with ꦐthe gap at 2'43.
Hansen is now being dropped from the 🦩yellow jersey group. This third c𒈔at climb is making such a difference.
Kangert is setting the pace but Nibali just has one or two men left to help him. Leaders could become is༒olated a lot earlier than t﷽hey might have expected because Omega Pharma have been on the front foot for most of the day.
The💟 break are onto the penultimate climb of the stage with Martin still setting the pa🌼ce.
Kwiatkowski is there, sat in second wheelไ, and just keeping behind his teammate. He's in a great position with that gap at 2;39.
Back♛ in the field and Trek arꦫe setting the pace for Frank Schleck.
And BMC 🔯and Sky take over but here goes Cancellara lifting the pace once more.
T💃here are sections of 18 per cent on the Chevreres and Astana have lost another man from the m🌺ain field.
There are sections of 18 perꦑ cent on the Chevreres and Astana have lost another man from the main field.
And Sky are now setting the pace on the front of the yellow jer🌄sey group.
23km remaining from 161km
Well i💝nto the final 25km of racing Kwiatkowski still in second wheel. How long will he wait before leaving Martin behind? He must be itching to go because the gap is at 2:30.
Kiryienka is on the fro🍨nt with Porte just a few places behind him. A reminder of the top eight before the race began:
Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol 38:04:38
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:01:34
3 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:02:40
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:03:18
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:03:32
6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:04:00
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:04:01
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:04:07
20km remaining from 161km
Just 20km to go and Martin is sti🥀ll on the front but no🐟, he's cracked and Kwiatkowski takes over with the gap at 2'17.
An꧟d now it's all on Kwiatkowski to set the pace. He may get a bit of help because there's still a Bastille stage win on offer.
Cancellara is still leading the main field.
Frank Schleck is nea💖r the front too as Riblon is dropped from the break too.
Kwiatkowski leads Voeckler, Visconti, and♑ Rodriguez.
And it looks like Kwiatkowski has 🐻the legs and he's putting the rest of the break under a lot of pressure.
The gap is at 2''05 as Rodriguez and Visconti try and catch Kw🌟iatkowski
And Voeckler has crashed and back in the mai⭕n field Talansky is in trouble. he's at the back of the main group and Martin has been caught by what's left of the main field.
Now with 19.5km to go we just have two leaders𓆉, Rodriguez and Kw💝iatkowski
The two leaders are clear of the rest of the break with 2:14 over the yellow jersey. Gallopin is losing ground though, he's getting droppedꦇ with Talansky.
The 🍎yellow jersey makes a huge effort to try and get back but he's all over the road.
And now🧸 Rodriguez has moved clear of Kwiatkowski on the steepest part of t✨he cllimb.
Out🐻 of the saddle, this climb is perfect for the Spaniard as Astana take over with 18km to go.
Gallopin is all over the road now as he sees his rival go clear. Nibali who has Porte and th💫en Thomas on the front is riding back into yellow.
As now Visconti has come back to Kwiatkowski
Van Gard🏅eren is just off Porte's wheel and Frank Schleck is at the back of the Nibali group.
Nibali has 50 seconds on the race leader𒐪 and now Visconti has 🐻dropped Kwiatkowski.
And Moinard his catching Kwiatkowski too.
Rodriguez is first overꦅ the top and he's won 5/6 climbs so far today. He has a healthy lead in the KOM competition.
Groups are now all over the road as Nibali uဣses his last domestique on the climb and they crest the summit with 16.6km to go. Further down the road and Gallopin is giving it everything. He just can't keep pace with the leaders.
And Scarponi has gone down on a cor♕nꦿer, leaving Nibali on his own. Up ahead Rodriguez has been caught by Visconti.
Kwiatkowski is alone though and at the front. He caught the leaders over the ๊descent and has now gone ဣclear and is leading the race.
Gallopi⛄n is 1:♊30 down on Nibali. He's set to lose the yellow jersey.
Kwiatkowski is 1:30 ahead of Nibali. He's come back after losi𝔍ng ground on the climb and attacked his rivals. He has 18 seconds on the Rodriguez group.
And now Rodriguez has joined Kwiatkowski
8km remaining from 161km
👍Tejay is looking good !! He will only get better as this race goes on. #bigdiesel @tejay_van
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 16:37:04
8km remaining from 161km
8km t💞o go for the two le🦩aders as Visconti is alone and chasing.
We're onto the final climb now and Rodriguez is setting the pace with Kwiatkowski sitting in and holding on. Astana ahve Fuglsang on the front now for Nibali who is i🌞n second wheel. Scarponꦦi is coming back to the main group.
The GC group is down to around 20 riders.
Voeckler is about to be cau๊ght by the Nibali group.
Gallopin is still the race leader oꦯn the road but only just, by 11 seconds.
Up ahead and Visconti is♏ giving chase. He looks strong as he climbs in the saddle but Gallopin is coming back and is making contact again. Incredible ride. A lot like Vassuer's ride in 1997 when Brochard won the st𝔉age.
Rodriguez still leads Kwiatkowski and there's no time gap. P𒀰inot is in the main group, Mollema is there, and van🦋 Garderen and Porte.
Rui Costa is there, P🦹orte and Valverde and Thomas.
It looks like Tal♛ansky hasn't made it back though.
And 5.3k♐m to go and Rodri♎guez has attacked Kwiatkowski
The Katusha man is goi🐼ng clear as well as Scarponi sets the pace for Nibali.
Gallopin isnt 🅰giving up though and he's still chasing.
5km to go for the lone leader.
Valꩲverde has moved💙 up to Nibali's wheel. Both GC rivals are looking good at the moment.
It couℱꦇld all be over for Gallopin now as he has just one second left of his lead.
All eyes are now on Rodrigue🌺z as he rides free a♏nd on his own. Kwiatkowski is on his own too but it looks like he's going backwards.
Scarponi fresh from his fall is doing🐭 an excellent job for Nibali. Thomas has blood ♍on his elbow but we've not seen him crash. He's drifted to the back of the group but Porte is ffith.
Rodriguez is starting to rock his shoulders but he has 28 seconds on Kwiatkowski and 1;13 on Nibali. This🅰 c🤡ould be close, very close.
Just 3.7km for Rodriguez.
Kwiat𓄧kowski is out of the saddle and grinding is way up the climb. Visconti is still in third and Navarro has attacked.
A❀nd Thomas has been dropped from the Nibali Porte group. Valverde is just sat on Nibali's wheel with 2.8km to go for Rodriguez.
And now Nibali attacks.
Valverde goes but he can't♎ match him. Neither can Port💝e.
And Nibali has caught and passed Kwiatkowski
Pinot sets the pace but Nibali has flown an🥂d he's on the hunt to try and catch Rodriguez as Horner, Rui Costa, and van d🗹en Broeck are dropped.
And no🦹w Mollema is in trouble . Kwiatkowski has been dropped as well🅰.
2km remaining from 161km
Just 2km to go for Rodriguez. Nibali is coming for him tho♚ugh.
Nibali just♍ looks so strong at the moment. He has around 10 seconds ܫon teh chase with Porte and van Garderen in the mix with Valverde and Bardet.
Porte is looking for ꦯhelp but it'🌼s not coming yet. Mollema has really cracked though.
Rodriguez is going to be caught as he has ju🐓s🅘t five seconds.
Nibali will blow right by him.
The Spaniard looks back and sees Nibali goes by him. He's 𝔉holding the Italian's wꦿheel though.
Porte is still🅷 setting the pace for the chase. He's riding into secon🐼d or third today.
1km to go and Rodriguez is working with Nibali.
But Nibal💧i has gone again and he's heading to another stage win and the race lead as Pinot at♔tacks from the chase.
He's coming to the line.
And Nibali takes the stage win. His꧋ second of the race and and his second yellow jersey.
And it looks like Pinot will be second.
Valverde and then Bardet. van Gardꩵeren and then Porte. Rodriguez comes over the line, totally spent but he'll wear the KOM jersey.
Rui Costa, Horner and Jurgen Van Den Broeck have all lost time to🔯day. Mollema as well.
Kwiatkowski comes ove🎃r the line. He will lose time on GC and his white jersey.
We cut back to Gallopin to closes in on 🌟the line. He's given it everything today but he just didn't have enough on the last two climbs.
No sign f🔥o Talansꦍky as we see Rolland finish, he's lost a lot of time today.
Huge cheer﷽s for Gallopin and they're ౠwell deserved.
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4:27:26
2 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:00:15
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:20
4 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:20
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:22
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:22
7 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:00:25
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 0:00:50
9 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:52
10 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Team Sky 0:00:54
#TdF Stage 10: BMC Racing Team's @tejay_van climbs from 16th to seventhﷺ in the overall standings.
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 17:08:02
Here's the provisional GC as things stand:
General classification after stage 10
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 42:33:38
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:02:23
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:47
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:01
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:03:47
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:03:56
7 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:57
8 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida 0:03:58
9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:04:08
10 Ju🎃rgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol✨ 0:04:18
Major news just in:
Alberto Contador has been left with a fractured tibia after his fall in the Tour de France on stage 10. The Spanish climber crashed mid-w🐠ay through the stage and despite continuing was foꦏrced to abandon.
He was taken to the finish where he was given x-rays by the Tour’s medical staff. Team boss Bjarne Riis confirmed to the press that Contador had suffered a fracture to his right tibia and that he would undergo an operation.
That's a massive blow for Contador and his team.
A correction to our GC results from before:
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 42:33:38
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:02:23
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:47
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:01
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:03:47
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:03:56
7 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:57
8 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida 0:03:58
9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:04:08
10 Jurgen Van🧸 Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:🏅04:18
You can find our report, brief results and photos from the stage, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:right here.
This is cycling🌸. And anything can happened before Paris. Will try th🅺e next #TdF
Mon, 14th Jul 2014 17:32:28
Confirmation that Talansky has lost ten minutes today. Garmin will have to focus 🍒on stage wins for the second grand tour in a row.
We've now updated our story on Alberto Contador's broken tibia, with quotes from Bjarne Riis. Read the story, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:right here.
Riis on Contador crashing out of the race:
"Alberto has a broken tibia. It's not a bad fracture but he needs surgery," 🔴Riis told a small group of journalists at the Tinkoff-Saxo bus.
"He's in a lot of pain and is getting stitc🦋hes," ꦬRiis said minutes after seeing Contador in the x-ray truck.
"Mentally he's destroyed, of course. He was in the shape of his life. This was his Tour. It's a mess. We were here to win the🌠 Tour de France. He's in super good condi𓆏tion, never better. It's a big, big pity."
Thanks for joining us today. It's been another epic stage in this year's Tour de France. We've lost another favourite, Nibali has moved back into yellow and there's still a long way to go until we reach Pಌaris. Tomorrow is a rest day but we'll be back with full live coverage once again on Wednesday.
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