Another break or a tough battle?



137km to go

The first mountain sprint is won by Sanchez.

123km to go

And the first intermediate is also won by Sammy.

90km to go

And here we have a break! Pinot has won from the break 2 days ago, and has a small gap over the other 6: Costa, Scarponi, Uran, Roche, Wiggins and Van den Broeck.

82km to go

Pinot wins the mountain sprint 50 seconds ahead of the other 6. The peleton is already 7 minutes behind. Deja vu?

41km to go

The Frenchman continues his solo untill the next mountain sprint. The peleton is now 13 minutes behind, making Pinot the virtual GC-leader.

25km to go

Uran wins a close sprint for the bonus seconds. Contador attacked out of the peleton and has a 45-second gap. Betancur and Mollema dropped.

18km to go

Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he was caught. Wiggins attacks from the break!

10km to go

The rest of the break caught him soon. Meanwhile, back in the peleton, red jersey Evans has been dropped, together with the rest of yesterday's break, and thus numbers 1-5 in the GC.

6000m to go

Uran and Van den Broeck managed to get a gap with the others.

1000m to go

They will battle it out for a sprint-a-deux, with the Colombian in pole position.

0m to go

Rigoberto Uran wins here at the Cuitu Negru! Van den Broeck finishes second. Wiggins got away from the other and finished third. Now, it's waiting for the others.


Eight place is for Purito, 5 minutes behind Uran. Enough to stay ahead of him. Evans finishes 4 minutes behind him, that's not enough to keep the jersey. The Spaniard has it back!



Stage:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Rigoberto Urán	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	5h39'03
2	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 21
3	Bradley Wiggins	Node 4 - Giordana Racing	+ 1'31
4	Nicolas Roche	Rapha Condor - JLT	+ 1'42
5	Rui Costa	Efapel - Glassdrive	+ 1'52

GC:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	66h28'18
2	Cadel Evans	Drapac Cycling	+ 1'01
3	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 1'22
4	Rigoberto Urán	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 2'17
5	Samuel Sánchez	Euskaltel - Euskadi	+ 2'40

Points:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	185
2	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	184
3	Chris Froome	Sky Procycling	160

Mountains:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	139
2	Chris Froome	Sky Procycling	115
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	99

Another mountain stage



147km to go

Van den Broeck wins the first intermediate sprint.

103km to go

An attack by Betancur! Mollema also attacks a few kilometers later.

74km to go

Betancur wins the intermediate sprint. Mollema is 2 minutes behind him, 1 and a half minute ahead of the peleton.

59km to go

The gap between the 2 leaders hasn't changed, but Mollema is already 7 minutes ahead of the peleton.

47km to go

Betancur also wins the second mountain sprint. The gap between Mollema and the peleton is already 10 minutes, making the Colombian virtual GC-leader.

30km to go

Finally some response from the peleton. Quintana attacks!

10km to go

10 kilometers to go for the leader. Mollema is 1 minute and 20 seconds behind him. 8 minutes behind him is a group of 3 riders, Quintana, Nibali and Valverde. The others are only 30 seconds behind them.

1000m to go

Betancur is still ahead, Mollema is too late!

0m to go

Carlos Betancur takes another stage win! Mollema can be happy with a second place. Now, it's waiting for the others.


6 minutes later, Quintana crosses the line. Rodriguez comes 1 minute later, but keeps his red jersey.



Stage:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	4h53'18
2	Bauke Mollema	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 57
3	Nairo Quintana	Colombia	+ 6'28
4	Roman Kreuziger	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 7'08
5	Alberto Contador	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.

GC:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	71h29'02
2	Rigoberto Urán	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 2'17
3	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2'19
4	Cadel Evans	Drapac Cycling	+ 2'51
5	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 3'12

Points:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	191
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	189
3	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin - Sharp	169

Mountains:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	144
2	Chris Froome	Sky Procycling	117
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	99

Finally a flat stage!



137km to go

No battle for the intermediate sprint, Betancur takes it.

70km to go

Same story at the second intermediate sprint.

5000m to go

No attacks today, so we're heading towards a mass sprint.

1000m to go

1 kilometer to go. Evans leads, followed by Rodriguez.

500m to go

Evans is still leading! Rodriguez comes out of his wheel, and others are coming from the other side of the road, including Hesjedal.

0m to go

It's extremely close between the Spaniard and the Canadian. But the organizer decide that Ryder Hesjedal wins this stage! Rodriguez is second and grabs some bonus seconds for the GC. Mollema completes the podium.



Stage:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin - Sharp	4h42'20
2	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	s.t.
3	Bauke Mollema	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	s.t.
5	Rui Costa	Efapel - Glassdrive	s.t.

GC:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	76h11'10
2	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2'19
3	Rigoberto Urán	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 2'21
4	Cadel Evans	Drapac Cycling	+ 3'03
5	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 3'24

Points:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	211
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	203
3	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin - Sharp	194

Mountains:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	144
2	Chris Froome	Sky Procycling	117
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	99

Another flat stage, but the final meters are slightly uphill.



117km to go

Uran wins the first intermediate sprint.

70km to go

Betancur wins the second intermediate sprint.

5000m to go

No attacks again, so there will be another mass sprint.

1000m to go

No clear favourites to be seen yet, although Froome is the first one under the flag.

500m to go

He can't keep his lead. Valverde is in the lead now.

0m to go

Alejandro Valverde can keep the lead and wins here in La Lastrilla. Mollema moves up 1 place to finish second, after his third place yesterday. That place is for Evans.



Stage:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	4h24'54
2	Bauke Mollema	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Cadel Evans	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
4	Nicolas Roche	Rapha Condor - JLT	s.t.
5	Jakob Fuglsang	Team Cult Energy	s.t.

GC:

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	80h36'04
2	Rigoberto Urán	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 2'11
3	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2'13
4	Cadel Evans	Drapac Cycling	+ 2'55
5	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	+ 3'09

Points:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	229
2	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	216
3	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin - Sharp	198

Mountains:

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Joaquím Rodríguez	Katusha Team	144
2	Chris Froome	Sky Procycling	117
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	99