Tour de France: Stage 14

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Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) sprints to his 30th Tour de France stage victory – no changes to the GC

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Tour de France: Stage 14

The bunch sprint at Parc des Oiseaux saw the fourth stage victory of Mark Cavendish at the 103rd Tour de France, his 30th since the first one in 2008. He outsprinted Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan.

187 riders started stage 14 in Montélimar and before they rolled away, they observed a minute silence as the riders were reunited for the first time since the Bastille Day tragedy in Nice the day after the first individual time trial in the Ardèche.

With the head wind in the Rhône valley, the riders also started slowly with no attacks until Jérémy Roy (FDJ) went clear off the peloton at km 28.5. Alex Howes (Cannondale-Drapac), Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) and Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18) joined him to form a leading quartet that was allowed a maximum advantage of 4.45 after 50km of racing by the teams of the sprinters, namely Dimension Data, Lotto-Soudal and Etixx-Quick Step.

Two riders were forced to pull out during stage 14: Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) who was sick with gastro-enteritis and Matti Breschel (Cannondale-Drapac) who crashed while making his back to the peloton in the convoy. In the last 50km, the peloton kept the 4-man leading group in sight.

Howes was the first of them to give up with 13km to go. Elmiger accelerated with 9km to go when the deficit of the bunch was 30 seconds. Only Roy was able to follow him. They got reeled in with 3.5km to go. Etixx-Quick took the command of the peloton with 2km to go but Mark Cavendish passed Marcel Kittel right on time to claim one more significant victory.

REACTIONS
Mark Cavendish: “A lot of people ask me if going back to the track has made a difference in my results compared to the previous years but not really. I’m exactly the same physically. I’ve been refreshed by riding on the track again but the key point is that I’m more patient than last year”.

“We’ve seen it today. Following my instinct, I would have jumped earlier but when I saw Marcel Kittel taking the lead with only four guys two kilometers before the end, I understood it would kill him ultimately. I just had to wait for him to lose some speed. There’ll be two more opportunities for a sprint I think, in Bern and Paris.”

“Bern won’t be an easy sprint but a sprint. Then I’ll try to make it to Paris. I always said I wouldn’t go over the edge if I was sick or exhausted. I wouldn’t kill myself before the Olympics but I’m well and the team has great morale.”

Chris Froome: “A quiet day was quite welcome today after the two crazy days we’ve experienced and considering what’s to come. It was nice to switch off a little and sit in the peloton, especially with the block head wind. Tomorrow it’ll be a tricky stage. I know the route very well.”

“This stage might have been underestimated because it’s not an uphill finish but it has 4000 metres of difference in altitude and a critical final descent. It’s a key stage in the middle of the Tour. It’s been a tough Tour so far. We’ve tested every aspect of bike riding, on the flat, in the mountains, against the clock… I’m happy with advantage I have.”

“It gives me a bit of breathing space but there’s still work to be done. I have no doubt that Nairo Quintana will attack me in the Alps. That’s what we’ve learnt from him those past two or three years. He’s usually stronger in the third week but Alejandro Valverde seems to be in a great shape as well.

Other teams like BMC with Tejay [van Garderen] and Richie [Porte] will also be looking to move up to the podium. I have to keep a close eye on Bauke Mollema now. He’s second so I have to consider him as my biggest rival. I was expecting Fabio Aru to be closer on GC at this point of the race. Five minutes is a big deficit to make up but who knows… Stranger things have happened in cycling. We’ll keep an eye on him too. Maybe he has saved energy for the last week”

Marcel Kittel (Etixx Quickstep): “First of all I want to say that my team did a really good job, controlling the race, bringing me to the final and leading me out. I’m very proud of that and I want to thank the guys. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the result we wanted and I must admit I’m disappointed.”

“I started my sprint with around 220 meters to go; once I was at the front I saw Cavendish come by and as soon as he past me he went to the right. I had to brake and that was it. That move definitely influenced the result of today’s stage, but it’s not up to me to decide on this matter. I’m just disappointed of the outcome, because I had good sprinting legs.”

Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) “It was close. My teammates, first Angel Vicioso, then Marco Haller and Jacopo Guarnieri did good work to bring me to the front. We did just as we’d planned, but unfortunately I had Degenkolb between me and Cavendish and that was just a little too much for me to close in the last 150 meters”.

“I didn’t find an opening to go before that point. I felt very strong and I was coming at the end because of the head wind. If I had timed it a little bit better maybe I could have fought really close with Cav, but he’s won a lot of sprints here and you can see he’s in really good shape. It’s hard to beat him on a day like today”.

“I hope we have another chance in two days in Bern. Usually if it’s a stage where I can barely survive, I still come up with a good sprint, so today was a little bit too easy for me but we tried our best and we almost made it. My teammates did a really, really good job. Cavendish was just a little bit better than me. I cannot complain”.

Peter Sagan (Tinkoff): “Today was a bit of risky sprint – it was into a headwind and a lot of riders wanted to be at the front and sit in the wheels. I started from far back and slowly came up to third place. I lost a few points but there are a lot of climbing stages where I hope to take some points. Today for the green jersey it was about losing the fewest points possible.”

Adam Yates: “It was a crazy day with a lot of wind and very few candidates to break away because of what’s coming tomorrow. It wasn’t a rest day but a quiet day. Tomorrow I believe there’ll be a breakaway with 20 to 30 riders. I don’t know if I’ll be up there for the win but if I can I’ll try something to gain some time. My form is good. There’s no reason for that to change.”

Jérémy Roy (in the break): “At the beginning of the stage we paid attention to monitor if a big group wasn’t going away but it became very quiet. I didn’t want to get bored all day. It would be nicer to be at the front. I was happy with three riders coming across. We swapped turns very well. I’ve never believed we would make it but at the end even though Martin Elmiger had some strength left. We maintained an advantage of 40 seconds but with the block head wind, there was nothing more we could do.”

John Degenkolb: (Giant Alpecin): “It was super important for me to keep the trust of my team. It means a lot to me and they did a great job to lead me there. In the finale, I took the right wheels, I had the jump, I was part of the top flight. It really boosts my morale. It’s very positive for the last week of the Tour. There were doubts but we knew it was a matter of time. You have to wait and the more pressure you put on yourself the more things fail you. I hope I’ll be at my best on the Champs-Elysées.”

Richie Porte: “There were cross winds, head winds, the wind was just swirling everywhere. After such a hard time trial yesterday it was just a niggly sort of stage, tricky roads and quite a tricky final. It’s a nice one to get done to be honest. Michael Schär and Marcus Burghardt today in the last 20 kilometers pretty much dragged the whole peloton, and Rohan Dennis as well. It’s nice to get back into the mountains tomorrow and we’ll just see what happens. It’s a very hard stage so we’ll see how everyone is after today.”

Tejay van Garderen: “I wouldn’t necessarily say it was the hardest stage of the race but there’s never an easy day at the Tour de France. It was hot with lots of head wind. I wouldn’t say it was the most nervous stage but it was long. I’m just glad to get through it. The team has been stellar the whole race. We definitely owe a lot to them and hopefully we can repay them with tomorrow and get through the third week.”

Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) “It was an easy day, not so hard with a headwind all day,” said Mollema. “It was a good day to recover – a silence before the storm tomorrow. Tomorrow is another very important day; it will be a day of focus to not lose any time.”

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Stage 14 Result
1 CAVENDISH Mark TEAM DIMENSION DATA 05h 43′ 49”
2 KRISTOFF Alexander TEAM KATUSHA
3 SAGAN Peter TINKOFF
4 DEGENKOLB John TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
5 KITTEL Marcel ETIXX-QUICK STEP
6 GREIPEL André LOTTO SOUDAL
7 COQUARD Bryan DIRECT ENERGIE
8 CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE – MERIDA
9 LAPORTE Christophe COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
10 DUMOULIN Samuel AG2R LA MONDIALE
11 GROENEWEGEN Dylan TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
12 BENNETT Sam BORA-ARGON 18
13 CURVERS Roy TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
14 MATTHEWS Michael ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
15 HAYMAN Mathew ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
16 ROUX Anthony FDJ
17 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM
18 MC LAY DANIEL FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
19 FEILLU Brice FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
20 IMPEY Daryl ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
21 YATES Adam ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
22 SOUPE GEOFFREY COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
23 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM
24 SCHÄR Michael BMC RACING TEAM
25 STUYVEN Jasper TREK – SEGAFREDO
26 BONNET William FDJ
27 ENGER Sondre Holst IAM CYCLING
28 BREEN Vegard FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
29 CHEREL Mikael AG2R LA MONDIALE
30 ARU Fabio ASTANA PRO TEAM
31 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald TEAM DIMENSION DATA
32 KREUZIGER Roman TINKOFF
33 FONSECA Armindo FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
34 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA-ARGON 18
35 PERICHON Pierre-Luc FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
36 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano ETIXX-QUICK STEP
37 VICHOT Arthur FDJ
38 CLEMENT Stef IAM CYCLING
39 GUARNIERI Jacopo TEAM KATUSHA
40 REICHENBACH Sébastien FDJ
41 ERVITI Imanol MOVISTAR TEAM
42 SABATINI Fabio ETIXX-QUICK STEP
43 PORTE Richie BMC RACING TEAM
44 DELAPLACE Anthony FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
45 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM
46 IZAGUIRRE Ion MOVISTAR TEAM
47 PREIDLER Georg TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
48 ALBASINI Michael ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
49 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM
50 RAST Gregory TREK – SEGAFREDO
51 HENDERSON Gregory LOTTO SOUDAL
52 KIRYIENKA Vasili TEAM SKY
53 IZAGUIRRE Gorka MOVISTAR TEAM
54 MOLLEMA Bauke TREK – SEGAFREDO
55 THOMAS Geraint TEAM SKY
56 VOSS Paul BORA-ARGON 18
57 POLANC Jan LAMPRE – MERIDA
58 ROSA Diego ASTANA PRO TEAM
59 DURBRIDGE Luke ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
60 FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY
61 HUZARSKI Bartosz BORA-ARGON 18
62 DURASEK Kristijan LAMPRE – MERIDA
63 MEINTJES Louis LAMPRE – MERIDA
64 MOINARD Amaël BMC RACING TEAM
65 GOUGEARD Alexis AG2R LA MONDIALE
66 TIRALONGO Paolo ASTANA PRO TEAM
67 LINDEMAN Bert Jan TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
68 IRIZAR Markel TREK – SEGAFREDO
69 MATE MARDONES Luis Angel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
70 CARUSO Damiano BMC RACING TEAM
71 GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam LAMPRE – MERIDA
72 ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Andrew MOVISTAR TEAM
73 BARDET Romain AG2R LA MONDIALE
74 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin TEAM KATUSHA
75 VUILLERMOZ Alexis AG2R LA MONDIALE
76 MARTIN Daniel ETIXX-QUICK STEP
77 HENAO Sergio Luis TEAM SKY
78 BONO Matteo LAMPRE – MERIDA
79 PIBERNIK Luka LAMPRE – MERIDA
80 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC RACING TEAM
81 ARASHIRO Yukiya LAMPRE – MERIDA
82 GAUTIER Cyril AG2R LA MONDIALE
83 KONRAD Patrick BORA-ARGON 18
84 ZUBELDIA Haimar TREK – SEGAFREDO
85 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
86 SINKELDAM Ramon TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
87 GASTAUER Ben AG2R LA MONDIALE
88 SCHILLINGER Andreas BORA-ARGON 18
89 LOSADA Alberto TEAM KATUSHA
90 DUMOULIN Tom TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
91 PANTANO Jarlinson IAM CYCLING
92 OLIVEIRA Nelson MOVISTAR TEAM
93 BAKELANTS Jan AG2R LA MONDIALE
94 SANCHEZ GIL Luis-Leon ASTANA PRO TEAM
95 KANGERT Tanel ASTANA PRO TEAM
96 PETIT Adrien DIRECT ENERGIE
97 CHAVANEL Sylvain DIRECT ENERGIE
98 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC RACING TEAM
99 NIBALI Vincenzo ASTANA PRO TEAM
100 SORENSEN Chris Anker FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
101 TOSATTO Matteo TINKOFF
102 ZAKARIN Ilnur TEAM KATUSHA
103 POZZOVIVO Domenico AG2R LA MONDIALE
104 GESCHKE Simon TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
105 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt TEAM DIMENSION DATA
106 VACHON Florian FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT
107 MARTENS Paul TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
108 ROELANDTS Jurgen LOTTO SOUDAL
109 HOLLENSTEIN Reto IAM CYCLING
110 VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael TINKOFF
111 FUGLSANG Jakob ASTANA PRO TEAM
112 ROOSEN Timo TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
113 VOECKLER Thomas DIRECT ENERGIE
114 WAGNER Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
115 BARTA Jan BORA-ARGON 18
116 STETINA Peter TREK – SEGAFREDO
117 KISERLOVSKI Robert TINKOFF
118 TEN DAM Laurens TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
119 PLAZA MOLINA Ruben ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE
120 VANMARCKE Sep TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
121 LEMOINE Cyril COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
122 ARCHBOLD Shane BORA-ARGON 18 + 00′ 19”
123 GENE Yohann DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 19”
124 KELDERMAN Wilco TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 19”
125 MARTIN Tony ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 00′ 19”
126 SIEBERG Marcel LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 26”
127 DUCHESNE Antoine DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 26”
128 ROWE Luke TEAM SKY + 00′ 26”
129 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 26”
130 HANSEN Adam LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 26”
131 TIMMER Albert TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN + 00′ 26”
132 BODNAR Maciej TINKOFF + 00′ 30”
133 WYNANTS Maarten TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 32”
134 HALLER Marco TEAM KATUSHA + 00′ 32”
135 KEISSE Iljo ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 00′ 32”
136 JUUL-JENSEN Christopher ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE + 00′ 36”
137 VERMOTE Julien ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 01′ 03”
138 GATTO Oscar TINKOFF + 01′ 14”
139 KOREN Kristijan CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 01′ 26”
140 SEPULVEDA Eduardo FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT + 01′ 26”
141 NAESEN Oliver IAM CYCLING + 01′ 37”
142 HOWARD Leigh IAM CYCLING + 01′ 37”
143 ELMIGER Martin IAM CYCLING + 02′ 07”
144 ROY Jérémy FDJ + 02′ 07”
145 BOZIC Borut COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 07”
146 EISEL Bernhard TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 15”
147 SCHLECK Frank TREK – SEGAFREDO + 02′ 32”
148 JEANDESBOZ Fabrice DIRECT ENERGIE + 02′ 32”
149 EDET Nicolas COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 35”
150 LUTSENKO Alexey ASTANA PRO TEAM + 02′ 38”
151 LANDA Mikel TEAM SKY + 02′ 38”
152 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel MOVISTAR TEAM + 02′ 38”
153 CRADDOCK Lawson CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 02′ 38”
154 VAKOC Petr ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 02′ 38”
155 SLAGTER Tom Jelte CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 02′ 38”
156 COPPEL Jérôme IAM CYCLING + 02′ 38”
157 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto LAMPRE – MERIDA + 02′ 38”
158 HERRADA Jesús MOVISTAR TEAM + 02′ 38”
159 NIEVE Mikel TEAM SKY + 02′ 38”
160 ROLLAND Pierre CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 02′ 38”
161 ALAPHILIPPE Julian ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 02′ 38”
162 STANNARD Ian TEAM SKY + 02′ 38”
163 GALLOPIN Tony LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 38”
164 COUSIN Jérome COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 38”
165 BAK Lars Ytting LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 38”
166 CANCELLARA Fabian TREK – SEGAFREDO + 02′ 38”
167 MORABITO Steve FDJ + 02′ 38”
168 POELS Wouter TEAM SKY + 02′ 38”
169 VAN BAARLE Dylan CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 02′ 38”
170 NAVARRO Daniel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 38”
171 TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 38”
172 MAJKA Rafal TINKOFF + 02′ 38”
173 BENNETT George TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 02′ 38”
174 SICARD Romain DIRECT ENERGIE + 02′ 38”
175 HOWES Alex CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 02′ 38”
176 BERHANE Natnael TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 38”
177 DE GENDT Thomas LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 38”
178 PAUWELS Serge TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 38”
179 DENNIS Rohan BMC RACING TEAM + 02′ 38”
180 BURGHARDT Marcus BMC RACING TEAM + 02′ 38”
181 CUMMINGS Stephen TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 38”
182 BENEDETTI Cesare BORA-ARGON 18 + 02′ 38”
183 JEANNESSON Arnold COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 38”
184 DEBUSSCHERE Jens LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 38”
185 VICIOSO Angel TEAM KATUSHA + 04′ 41”

OVERALL
1. FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY 63h 46′ 40”
2 MOLLEMA Bauke TREK – SEGAFREDO + 01′ 47”
3 YATES Adam ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE + 02′ 45”
4 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM + 02′ 59”
5 VALVERDE Alejandro MOVISTAR TEAM + 03′ 17”
6 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC RACING TEAM + 03′ 19”
7 BARDET Romain AG2R LA MONDIALE + 04′ 04”
8 PORTE Richie BMC RACING TEAM + 04′ 27”
9 MARTIN Daniel ETIXX-QUICK STEP + 05′ 03”
10 ARU Fabio ASTANA PRO TEAM + 05′ 16”
11 KREUZIGER Roman TINKOFF + 05′ 24”
12 MEINTJES Louis LAMPRE – MERIDA + 05′ 48”
13 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin TEAM KATUSHA + 05′ 54”
14 HENAO Sergio Luis TEAM SKY + 06′ 25”
15 THOMAS Geraint TEAM SKY + 06′ 48”
16 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN + 08′ 23”
17 EICHENBACH Sébastien FDJ + 11′ 41”
18 ROLLAND Pierre CANNONDALE DRAPAC TEAM + 15′ 06”
19 CARUSO Damiano BMC RACING TEAM + 15′ 40”
20 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA-ARGON 18 + 19′ 02”

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