2014 Tour de France July 05-27,2014

The 2014 Tour de France will be the 101st edition of the Tour de France which  is scheduled to start in Leeds,West Yorkshire, England, on July 05,2014, and will also feature a stage finish in London, before returning to France

This is the fourth Tour de France to contain stages in England (after 1974, 1994 and 2007) and the only edition to contain more than 2 stages in England out of the 21 stages with a total of 3656km.

Stages

Stage	date	location	distance
Stage 1	July 05, 2014	Leeds - Harrogate	190.5 km
Stage 2	July 06, 2014	York - Sheffield	201 km
Stage 3	July 07, 2014	Cambridge - London	155 km
Stage 4	July 08, 2014	Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Lille Métropole	163.5 km
Stage 5	July 09, 2014	Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut	155.5 km
Stage 6	July 10, 2014	Arras - Reims	194 km
Stage 7	July 11, 2014	Épernay - Nancy	234.5 km
Stage 8	July 12, 2014	Tomblaine - Gérardmer La Mauselaine	161 km
Stage 9	July 13, 2014	Gérardmer - Mulhouse	170 km
Stage 10	July 14, 2014	Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles	161.5 km
Rest Day 1	July 15, 2014	Besançon - Besançon
Stage 11	July 16, 2014	Besançon - Oyonnax	187.5 km
Stage 12	July 17, 2014	Bourg-en-Bresse - Saint-Étienne	185.5 km
Stage 13	July 18, 2014	Saint-Étienne - Chamrousse	197.5 km
Stage 14	July 19, 2014	Grenoble - Risoul	177 km
Stage 15	July 20, 2014	Tallard - Nîmes	222 km
Rest Day 2	July 21, 2014	Carcassonne - Carcassonne
Stage 16	July 22, 2014	Carcassonne - Bagnères-de-Luchon	237.5 km
Stage 17	July 23, 2014	Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet	124.5 km
Stage 18	July 24, 2014	Pau - Hautacam	145.5 km
Stage 19	July 25, 2014	Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour - Bergerac	208.5 km
Stage 20	July 26, 2014	Bergerac - Périgueux (ITT)	54 km
Stage 21	July 27, 2014	Évry - Paris Champs-Élysées	137.5 km

Saturday, 5 July - stage 1: Leeds - Harrogate, 190.5km (118.3 miles)

• Winner:Marcel Kittel (Ger/Giant-Shimano)

 

Prince William, Kate and Harry were at the starting line at Harewood House in Leeds to officially start this year's Tour de France

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge cut the ribbon at Harewood House during the ceremonial start of the 2014 Tour de France

                                     

The Duchess of Cambridge talks to Mark Cavendish prior to the start

 Cavendish and Froome lead the Grand Depart along the Headway in Leeds at the ceremonial start of the Tour de France

 Riders in the 101st Tour de France cross the start line in front of thousands of spectators in Leeds on the 118-mile first stage to Harrogate

The peloton snakes its way through the Yorkshire countryside from Leeds to Harrogate

The peloton traverses Grinton Moor in the Yorkshire Dales during the first stage of Le Tour, an 118-mile route from Leeds to Harrogate

 Mark Cavendish collided with Australian rider Simon Gerrans about 350 metres from the finish line in Harrogate

Mark Cavendish was bidding for the 26th Tour stage win of his career and a first yellow jersey, but ended up seeing his efforts dashed when he suffered a dislocated right shoulder and ligament damage in the hefty fall

Mark Cavendish receives treatment after falling from his bike on the home stretch through Harrogate

Prime Minister David Cameron reacts with dismay to Cavendish's fall in Harrogate

Cavendish returned to his bike to complete the race, though he was holding his midriff and looked in considerable discomfort

The riders cross a bridge as they make their way over Grinton Moor

 It was standing room only in Harrogate as thousands of spectators thronged the historic North Yorkshire town

Thousands of fans lined the route of the first leg of the Tour de France

 Crowds got up, close and personal with the riders all the way along the route

More than one million cycling fans lined the streets of Yorkshire this morning for the historic opening stage, which saw all 198 riders line up in the centre of Leeds for the Grand Depart

Germany's Marcel Kittel, riding for Team Giant-Shimano, was first over the line in Harrogate to take the opening stage

German Marcel Kittel wins the first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France

The Duchess of Cambridge handed out the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France to Germany's Marcel Kittel at the finish line of the first stage in Harrogate, Yorkshire

Cavendish's crash meant German rival Marcel Kitty picked up the leader's yellow jersey on the opening stage. He was congratulated by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry who all clapped as he took to the podium

Sunday, 6 July - stage 2: York - Sheffield, 201km (124.9 miles)

• Winner: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana))

Riders make their way past York Minster at the start of the second stage of the Tour de France, en route to Sheffield

The riders pass Bettys tea rooms in Saint Helen's Square as they speed through the centre of York

The riders and support vehicles continue the slow climb of Cragg Vale

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali launched a late attack to win stage two of the Tour de France in Sheffield on Sunday and claim the race leader's yellow jersey

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali celebrates as he crosses the finish line in Sheffield for the stage two win

STAGE TWO - YORK TO SHEFFIELD

1 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 5:08:36"
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) +2"
3 Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)
4 Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Cannondale)
5 Tony Gallopin (France / Lotto)
6 Michael Albasini (Switzerland / Orica)
7 Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin)
8 Bauke Mollema (Netherlands / Belkin)
9 Tejay van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing)
10 Romain Bardet (France / AG2R)
11 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Belgium / Lotto)
12 Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark / Astana)
13 Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo)
14 Rui Costa (Portugal / Lampre)
15 Haimar Zubeldia (Spain / Trek)
16 Jean-Christophe Peraud (France / AG2R)

Monday, 7 July - stage 3: Cambridge - London, 155km (96.3 miles)

• Marcel Kittel wins stage three of the Tour de France from Cambridge to London
• German sprinter has now won two of the three stages -1st & 3rd

The 2014 Tour de France began it's third stage from Cambridge on Monday July 07,2014

Yellow jersey holder Vincenzo Nibali (centre) of Italy greets Mercel Sieberg (left) before the race

Riders make their way up the short climb in the village of Finchingfield in north Essex during stage three of the Tour de France from Cambridge to London.

2010 winner of the Tour de France, Andy Schleck, is out of this year's race after failing to recover from a crash on the final 25kms of the 3rd stage on Monday, from Cambridge to London.

While he managed to complete that stage, he was unable to start Stage 4 on Tuesday, the first day on French soil, as his bandaged right knee would not allow him to continue. According to his team, TREK Factory Racing, "his right knee is severely swollen with blood. The collateral ligaments are damaged and there’s a lesion in the meniscus."
Andy Schleck himself said “This is a huge blow for me. I went on the rollers as soon as we arrived in Le Touquet, to get the muscles and tendons warmed up, but the pain is too much. I believed until that moment that I would start. I think I ignored the pain somehow, hiding it in the back of my head.” He will travel to Basel for further examination and possibly surgery.
Team doctor Andreas Gösele said “Andy will undergo an MRI-scan of the knee and we will subsequently decide if an operation is necessary. He’s clearly in a lot of pain and starting would be a very bad idea. We tried all treatments that we have at our disposition in competition, but the injury is too severe to have him racing.”
Andy Schleck added “I’m hugely disappointed. I was so happy to be here, racing with Fränk in the Tour again. I was so happy be part of the race and be good and competitive. I’m sad to let the team down, to let Frank down. I was ready to help him defend his GC ambitions. I felt I was progressing, everything was coming back.”

Marcel Kittel(Germany)win the 155km third stage of the Tour de France

Germany's Marcel Kittel crosses the finish line to win the third stage of the Tour de France

 

Tuesday, 8 July - stage 4: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Lille Metropole, 163.5km (101.6 miles)

 

• Marcel Kittel wins stage four of the Tour de France
• German sprinter has now won 3 of the 4 stages -1,3 & 4 and becomes the first rider in nearly 40 years to win three of the four stages.

Stage four result

Posted at 16:49

1. Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shamano) 3hrs 36mins 39secs

2. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) - same time

3. Arnaud Demare (FDJ.fr)

4. Peter Sagan (Cannondale)

5. Bryan Coquard (Europcar)

6. Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol)

7. Mark Renshaw (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)

8. Danny van Poppel (Trek)

9. Davide Cimolai (Lampre)

10. Daniel Oss (BMC Racing)

Stage Five - The 153km run from Ypres, Belgium to Arenberg Porte du Hainault

1. Dutchman Lars Boom wins dramatic fifth stage
2.  Defending champion Chris Froome out of the Tour
3.  Briton Froome hurt after second crash on day five & third of race
4.  Italian Vincenzo Nibali retains yellow jersey; Team Sky's Richie Porte 8th overall
5.  Seven sections across cobbles after two removed because of bad weather

Stage five result:

1. Lars Boom (Ned/Belkin) 3hrs, 18 mins, 35 secs
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana) +19 secs
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) +19 secs
4. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) +1 min, 1secs
5. Fabian Cancellara (Swi/Trek) + 1min, 1secs
6. Jens Keukeleire (Bel/Orica GreenEdge) +1min, 1secs
7. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +1min, 7secs
8. Lieuwe Westra (Ned/Astana) +1min, 9secs
9. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +1min, 21secs
10. Cyril Lemoine (Fra/Cofidis) +1min, 45secs

Defending Champion Chris Froome(Britain)Crashes Out

 

Chris Froome's Tour de France title defence is over after the Team Sky leader abandoned the race on the cobbled fifth stage following three crashes in two days.
The 29-year-old Briton tumbled to the tarmac on Tuesday's fourth stage, damaging his wrist.

He started the fifth stage from Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, which took place in torrential rain that slickened the roads.
Froome crashed early on the route before a second crash with around 70-kilometres remaining saw him end his defence

Mark Cavendish ruled out of Tour de France following injury in Saturday's opening stage

 

It is the first time since 2008 - when he left prematurely to prepare for the Beijing Olympics - that Cavendish will not complete the Tour.
The 2011 points classification winner and world champion won in Paris for four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012.
And his withdrawal means just three Britons remain in the race - defending champion Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky), and Simon Yates (Orica-GreenEdge).

Stage Six - 194 Kms Arras - Reims 

Andre Greipel sprinted to victory in Reims to win stage six of the Tour de France in wet and windy conditions.  

Team Sky's Xabier Zandio quit the race after a crash. The Spaniard was one of several riders to go down and becomes the second Sky rider, after defending champion Chris Froome

Stage six result:
1. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto-Belisol) 4hrs 11 mins, 39 secs
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha) same time
3. Samuel Dumoulin (Fran/AG2R)
4. Mark Renshaw (Aus/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)
5. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale)
6. Romain Feillu (Fra/Bretagne-Seche)
7. Tom Veelers (Ned/Giant-Shimano)
8. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Europcar)
9. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel/Belkin)
10. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra/IAM Cycling)

Stage Seven - 234.5 Kms Épernay - Nancy

Matteo Trentin wins stage seven of 2014 Tour de France after edging out Peter Sagan in a sprint finish in Nancy

 

Stage seven result:
1. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 5hrs 18mins 39secs
2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) Same time
3. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto-Belisol)
4. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant-Shimano)
5. Simon Gerrans (Aus/Orica GreenEdge)
6. Daniel Oss (Ita/BMC Racing)
7. Cyril Gautier (Fra/Europcar)
8. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra/IAM Cycling)
9. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel/Belkin)
10. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing)

 Stage Eight - 161km-race from Tomblaine to Gerardmer 

Stage Eight features the first medium mountain climbs and a summit finish