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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-05-2014 08:55
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sutty68 - I'll try to 
knockout - He's only like 6th in the points classification. The stages come with 3 intermediate sprints and they all give out 20 points per winner. Matthias isn't concentrating on those sprints so he's not that high up in points.
VoetsT - Thanks! It's great to wear the jersey another year 
jona500 - No, for the moment Matt isn't participating in intermediate sprints. He's not here for the Green Jersey. Since this is his first Tour, a stage win would be a big success already!
Martial1 - Oh no, not another Rojas 
the_hoyle - Thanks. It seems he build up well for his 2nd objective of the season |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-05-2014 10:34
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It's the first rest day in the Tour de France. Here's what happened this week!
 Tour de France - Stage 4 | 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 5h05'42 | | 2 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | + 12 | | 3 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 4 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 5 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Lars Boom | AG2R La Mondiale | + 27 | | 7 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Silvio Herklotz | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
Kwiatkowski takes over the Maillot Jaune here.
Tour de France - Stage 5 | 1 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 4h34'51 | | 2 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 6 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 7 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 10 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. |
Another 2nd place after Van Poppel.
Tour de France - Stage 6 | 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 4h48'57 | | 2 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 1'54 | | 4 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 8 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 10 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. |
This was a most interesting stage. The peloton was broken up by echelons. Gilbert had been given a free pass after the first peloton totally lost organisation. So I decided to go after him alone, I came short 20 meters for the victory.
However, this puts me very high up in the GC and gets me in the young rider's jersey!
Tour de France - Stage 7 | 1 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | 3h50'02 | | 2 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 51 | | 3 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 9 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. |
Tour de France - Stage 8 | 1 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | 59'42 | | 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16 | | 3 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 28 | | 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 41 | | 5 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 47 | | 6 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 49 | | 7 | Tom Dumoulin | ASUS | + 52 | | 8 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | + 57 | | 9 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 1'00 | | 10 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 1'07 |
General Classification after stage 8 | 1 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | 28h58'57 | | 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 15 | | 3 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 40 | | 4 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 1'19 | | 5 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'50 | | 6 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'53 | | 7 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 2'23 | | 8 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'25 | | 9 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 2'32 | | 10 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | + 2'33 |
Spoiler | 11 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | + 2'36 | | 12 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'46 | | 13 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 3'00 | | 14 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3'08 | | 15 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 3'39 | | 16 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Belisol | + 3'41 | | 17 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3'44 | | 18 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | + 4'01 | | 19 | Vincenzo Nibali | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4'02 | | 20 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 4'06 | | 21 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 4'07 | | 22 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | + 4'10 | | 23 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | + 4'13 | | 24 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | + 4'34 | | 25 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | + 4'43 | | 26 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 4'45 | | 27 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 4'48 | | 28 | Jelle Vanendert | ASUS | + 5'02 | | 29 | Wout Poels | ASUS | + 5'12 | | 30 | Nicolas Roche | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 5'13 | | 31 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Steven Kruijswijk | ASUS | + 5'26 | | 33 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 5'32 | | 34 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 5'34 | | 35 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 6'06 | | 36 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | FDJ.fr | + 6'10 | | 37 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 6'13 | | 38 | Warren Barguil | ASUS | + 7'01 | | 39 | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | s.t. | | 40 | Silvio Herklotz | Astana Pro Team | + 7'19 | | 41 | Kristof Vandewalle | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 42 | Juan José Lobato | Garmin Sharp | + 7'20 | | 43 | Daniel Martin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7'31 | | 44 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 7'32 | | 45 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 7'52 | | 46 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 8'05 | | 47 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | + 8'27 | | 48 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 49 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | + 8'31 | | 50 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 8'47 | | 51 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 52 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 9'04 | | 53 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | + 9'12 | | 54 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 9'22 | | 55 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 9'31 | | 56 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 9'43 | | 57 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | + 9'44 | | 58 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | + 9'51 | | 59 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | + 9'57 | | 60 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 10'05 | | 61 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | + 10'22 | | 62 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | + 10'39 | | 63 | Ramunas Navardauskas | BMC Racing Team | + 10'55 | | 64 | Barry Markus | ASUS | + 12'26 | | 65 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 12'35 | | 66 | Tom Slagter | Garmin Sharp | + 13'04 | | 67 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 13'24 | | 68 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | + 13'41 | | 69 | Boy Van Poppel | ASUS | + 14'02 | | 70 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 14'28 | | 71 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 14'35 | | 72 | Sergio Henao | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 15'28 | | 73 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | + 15'47 | | 74 | Aidis Kruopis | Cannondale | + 15'58 | | 75 | Dario Cataldo | Team Sky | + 16'13 | | 76 | Romain Feillu | Team Sky | + 16'19 | | 77 | Simone Ponzi | Team Sky | + 16'28 | | 78 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | + 16'47 | | 79 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | + 17'18 | | 80 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | + 17'20 | | 81 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | + 17'22 | | 82 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 17'27 | | 83 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 17'48 | | 84 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | + 18'35 | | 85 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin Sharp | + 19'18 | | 86 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 20'17 | | 87 | Paul Voss | ASUS | + 20'24 | | 88 | Matthieu Boulo | Team Europcar | + 21'26 | | 89 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 21'34 | | 90 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | + 21'46 | | 91 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 22'57 | | 92 | Sylvain Chavanel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 23'12 | | 93 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 23'17 | | 94 | Lars Boom | AG2R La Mondiale | + 23'40 | | 95 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 24'03 | | 96 | Tom Dumoulin | ASUS | + 24'31 | | 97 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 24'40 | | 98 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 24'48 | | 99 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 24'50 | | 100 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 25'47 | | 101 | Maciej Bodnar | Astana Pro Team | + 26'06 | | 102 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 27'20 | | 103 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 27'22 | | 104 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 27'28 | | 105 | Tim Wellens | Team Europcar | + 27'31 | | 106 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 27'55 | | 107 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 27'58 | | 108 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | + 28'08 | | 109 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 28'30 | | 110 | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 29'02 | | 111 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | + 29'05 | | 112 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 29'29 | | 113 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 30'15 | | 114 | Stefano Agostini | Bardiani CSF | + 30'22 | | 115 | Gavin Mannion | Trek Factory Racing | + 30'42 | | 116 | Evan Huffman | Trek Factory Racing | + 31'14 | | 117 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 31'19 | | 118 | Jérôme Coppel | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 31'25 | | 119 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | + 31'31 | | 120 | Salvatore Puccio | Lampre - Merida | + 31'34 | | 121 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 31'42 | | 122 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 32'07 | | 123 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 32'20 | | 124 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 32'46 | | 125 | Geoffrey Soupe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 32'51 | | 126 | Wesley Kreder | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 32'57 | | 127 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 33'00 | | 128 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | + 33'27 | | 129 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | + 33'30 | | 130 | Janier Acevedo | BMC Racing Team | + 33'38 | | 131 | Davide Malacarne | Cannondale | + 33'53 | | 132 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 33'56 | | 133 | Yoann Bagot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 33'57 | | 134 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | + 34'03 | | 135 | William Bonnet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 34'18 | | 136 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | + 34'33 | | 137 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 34'42 | | 138 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 139 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 34'43 | | 140 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 34'49 | | 141 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 34'53 | | 142 | Julian Alaphilippe | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 35'19 | | 143 | Julian Kern | AG2R La Mondiale | + 35'28 | | 144 | Fabio Taborre | Bardiani CSF | + 35'35 | | 145 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 146 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 35'39 | | 147 | Kenny Van Hummel | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 35'49 | | 148 | Vincent Jérôme | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 149 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 35'55 | | 150 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 36'02 | | 151 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 36'11 | | 152 | Robert Kiserlovski | BMC Racing Team | + 36'26 | | 153 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 154 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | + 36'27 | | 155 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 36'36 | | 156 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 36'45 | | 157 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | + 36'51 | | 158 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | + 36'52 | | 159 | Jempy Drucker | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 36'56 | | 160 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | + 37'01 | | 161 | Daniel Moreno | Movistar Team | + 37'28 | | 162 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 37'30 | | 163 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 37'41 | | 164 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Bardiani CSF | + 38'08 | | 165 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani CSF | + 38'10 | | 166 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 167 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | + 38'15 | | 168 | Alessandro Ballan | Team Katusha | + 38'31 | | 169 | Stéphane Poulhiès | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 38'47 | | 170 | Aurélien Duval | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 39'01 | | 171 | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 39'06 | | 172 | Mickaël Delage | Team Europcar | + 39'12 | | 173 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 174 | Andrew Fenn | Garmin Sharp | + 39'14 | | 175 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 39'17 | | 176 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | + 39'26 | | 177 | Laurent Pichon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 39'37 | | 178 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 39'53 | | 179 | Alessandro Malaguti | Bardiani CSF | + 40'05 | | 180 | Nicola Ruffoni | Lampre - Merida | + 40'13 | | 181 | Alessandro Vanotti | Bardiani CSF | + 41'16 | | 182 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | + 42'08 | | 183 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | + 42'18 | | 184 | Marco Canola | Bardiani CSF | + 42'20 | | 185 | Enrico Montanari | Bardiani CSF | + 42'24 | | 186 | Francesco Lasca | Team Katusha | + 42'53 | | 187 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 43'03 | | 188 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 44'30 | | 189 | Andrea Guardini | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 190 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 44'45 | | 191 | Benoit Jarrier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 45'22 | | 192 | Thor Hushovd | Cannondale | + 45'26 | | 193 | Davide Viganò | Cannondale | + 45'31 | | 194 | Jean-Lou Paiani | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 45'32 | | 195 | Anthony Geslin | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 45'43 | | 196 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 48'13 |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 357 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 335 | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | 320 | | 4 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 262 | | 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 259 | | 6 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 192 | | 7 | Barry Markus | ASUS | 141 | | 8 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 130 | | 9 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 125 | | 10 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 104 |
| 1 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 5 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 4 | | 3 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | 4 | | 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 3 | | 5 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | 3 |
Well, so far it's been a good Tour. After 9 stages, including a tough hilly stage and a 52 km time trial, I'm 5th in the General Classification! I never imagined that happening. I've also had the chance of standing on the podium, collecting the young rider's jersey.
But there's also been some disappointment. Four times second. I wish I could trade them all in for one victory.
Let's hope I can still do it one of these days!
Matt
Edited by Ian Butler on 07-05-2014 11:30
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| Selwink |
Posted on 07-05-2014 10:35
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You have a talent in coming 2nd 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 07-05-2014 10:41
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If Matt would have taken the victory from Gilbert there, I'm pretty sure PhilBear would have gone all-berserker on him.
Young rider jersey 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-05-2014 11:49
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Selwink - Yeah  not the best talent. But it's true. 2 times in Wevelgem, in Amstel, in Sanremo...
Shonak - Yeah, Matt ruined Gilbert's races too much lately I decided to let him have this  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-05-2014 11:49
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The second rest day is upon us, and it has been one hectic week. I'm still not getting used to this Grand Tour business, it's still all so chaotic and nervous to me.
Obviously I lost my young rider's jersey in the first mountain stage, but here's what happened this week!
Tour de France - Stage 9 | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 3h49'10 | | 2 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 8 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 9 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. |
It was starting to sink in. Maybe I'm good enough to win a stage in the Tour de France, but in order for that to work, I need a lot of luck thrown my way and I need to be able to finish the stage in perfect conditions.
I'm obviously not the kind of rider that takes victory after victory here like Cavendish, Greipel or Sagan.
Tour de France - Stage 10 | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 3h32'43 | | 2 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 3 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 6 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 7 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 8 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. |
Nothing could be done today. I came close, but I was never in the winning position.
Tour de France - Stage 11 | 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 5h45'02 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 4 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | s.t. | | 5 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 25 | | 7 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 10 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | s.t. |
Ouch, that hurt. The peloton in the Tour de France is different from any other peloton. Guys turn crazy here. What's up with the monster pace on the mountain slopes? For a guy like me, this equals torture.
Tour de France - Stage 12 | 1 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | 5h40'26 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 3 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 1'38 | | 4 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 5 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 6 | Yoann Bagot | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 7 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 2'35 | | 8 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 9 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 2'58 | | 10 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 3'37 |
It went a bit better today. I'm finding my great legs, even though we're still in the mountains.
Tour de France - Stage 13 | 1 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 4h31'28 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 3 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 5 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 6 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 7 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 10 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. |
I DID IT! Lucky number 13 for me! In a very thrilling sprint, I kept my lead right to the finish line, barely holding of powerhouse Greipel! It felt amazing. Winning in the Tour is unlike other victories. Here, you are the absolute center of the (cycling) world for a day. The Tour de France is broadcasted in so many countries, I can't believe I even did this. YES!
Tour de France - Stage 14 | 1 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 5h07'30 | | 2 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | s.t. | | 6 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 7 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 8 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 9 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 10 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | s.t. |
German revenge for stage 13. I wasn't strong enough to challenge him today.
General Classification after stage 14 | 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 57h29'47 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 20 | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 26 | | 4 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 1'05 | | 5 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | + 2'18 | | 6 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 3'20 | | 7 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | + 3'46 | | 8 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 9 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 4'02 | | 10 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | + 5'28 |
Spoiler | 11 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 6'30 | | 12 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 7'23 | | 13 | Jelle Vanendert | ASUS | + 9'31 | | 14 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 10'07 | | 15 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 10'25 | | 16 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 11'14 | | 17 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 11'16 | | 18 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | + 11'40 | | 19 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 13'09 | | 20 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 13'13 | | 21 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | + 13'31 | | 22 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 13'35 | | 23 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 13'46 | | 24 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 14'31 | | 25 | Nicolas Roche | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 15'43 | | 26 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 15'51 | | 27 | Vincenzo Nibali | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16'00 | | 28 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | + 16'22 | | 29 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 16'36 | | 30 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Belisol | + 17'30 | | 31 | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | + 17'31 | | 32 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 17'59 | | 33 | Daniel Martin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18'09 | | 34 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 18'56 | | 35 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 18'57 | | 36 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | + 19'20 | | 37 | Wout Poels | ASUS | + 20'30 | | 38 | Steven Kruijswijk | ASUS | + 24'02 | | 39 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 24'38 | | 40 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 24'55 | | 41 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | + 25'07 | | 42 | Silvio Herklotz | Astana Pro Team | + 28'08 | | 43 | Warren Barguil | ASUS | + 28'26 | | 44 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | + 28'30 | | 45 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 28'39 | | 46 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 29'25 | | 47 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 29'56 | | 48 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | + 30'24 | | 49 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 30'48 | | 50 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | + 30'55 | | 51 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 33'30 | | 52 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | + 33'32 | | 53 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | FDJ.fr | + 34'46 | | 54 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 37'26 | | 55 | Tom Slagter | Garmin Sharp | + 37'40 | | 56 | Sergio Henao | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 37'44 | | 57 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 38'23 | | 58 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 39'47 | | 59 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | + 41'19 | | 60 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | + 41'36 | | 61 | Kristof Vandewalle | Lotto Belisol | + 41'57 | | 62 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 42'11 | | 63 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | + 42'54 | | 64 | Ramunas Navardauskas | BMC Racing Team | + 43'07 | | 65 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | + 43'48 | | 66 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | + 44'03 | | 67 | Yoann Bagot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 44'27 | | 68 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 44'34 | | 69 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | + 44'47 | | 70 | Dario Cataldo | Team Sky | + 46'08 | | 71 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | + 46'52 | | 72 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 47'39 | | 73 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 48'01 | | 74 | Matthieu Boulo | Team Europcar | + 48'06 | | 75 | Paul Voss | ASUS | + 48'41 | | 76 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 49'31 | | 77 | Tom Dumoulin | ASUS | + 51'46 | | 78 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | + 52'21 | | 79 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 52'25 | | 80 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 52'48 | | 81 | Stefano Agostini | Bardiani CSF | + 52'54 | | 82 | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 54'07 | | 83 | Jérôme Coppel | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 54'38 | | 84 | Gavin Mannion | Trek Factory Racing | + 54'53 | | 85 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 55'30 | | 86 | Janier Acevedo | BMC Racing Team | + 55'43 | | 87 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 56'55 | | 88 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 57'05 | | 89 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 57'15 | | 90 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 58'39 | | 91 | Lars Boom | AG2R La Mondiale | + 58'41 | | 92 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | + 1h00'18 | | 93 | Evan Huffman | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h00'28 | | 94 | Davide Malacarne | Cannondale | + 1h00'43 | | 95 | Robert Kiserlovski | BMC Racing Team | + 1h01'11 | | 96 | Tim Wellens | Team Europcar | + 1h01'12 | | 97 | Juan José Lobato | Garmin Sharp | + 1h02'29 | | 98 | Daniel Moreno | Movistar Team | + 1h03'35 | | 99 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h03'44 | | 100 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 1h03'56 | | 101 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h04'01 | | 102 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ.fr | + 1h04'08 | | 103 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h05'15 | | 104 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h05'16 | | 105 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 1h06'15 | | 106 | Sylvain Chavanel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h06'27 | | 107 | Barry Markus | ASUS | + 1h06'31 | | 108 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Team Europcar | + 1h07'16 | | 109 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h08'18 | | 110 | Boy Van Poppel | ASUS | + 1h10'03 | | 111 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h10'32 | | 112 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | + 1h10'45 | | 113 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h11'45 | | 114 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | + 1h11'48 | | 115 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 1h11'49 | | 116 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h12'37 | | 117 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 1h14'19 | | 118 | Julian Kern | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h14'30 | | 119 | Simone Ponzi | Team Sky | + 1h14'36 | | 120 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h14'38 | | 121 | Geoffrey Soupe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h15'48 | | 122 | Julian Alaphilippe | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h19'00 | | 123 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1h19'25 | | 124 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | + 1h20'08 | | 125 | Fabio Taborre | Bardiani CSF | + 1h21'26 | | 126 | Aurélien Duval | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h21'38 | | 127 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | + 1h23'15 | | 128 | Alessandro Vanotti | Bardiani CSF | + 1h24'19 | | 129 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 1h24'51 | | 130 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | + 1h26'26 | | 131 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 1h29'15 | | 132 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h31'52 | | 133 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | + 1h33'06 | | 134 | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h35'07 | | 135 | Alessandro Malaguti | Bardiani CSF | + 1h35'32 | | 136 | Marco Canola | Bardiani CSF | + 1h35'42 | | 137 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 1h38'14 | | 138 | Aidis Kruopis | Cannondale | + 1h39'27 | | 139 | Romain Feillu | Team Sky | + 1h39'48 | | 140 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | + 1h40'16 | | 141 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | + 1h40'47 | | 142 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h40'49 | | 143 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | + 1h40'51 | | 144 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h41'17 | | 145 | Vincent Jérôme | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h41'34 | | 146 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | + 1h42'04 | | 147 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin Sharp | + 1h42'47 | | 148 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 1h45'03 | | 149 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | + 1h45'15 | | 150 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h46'26 | | 151 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 1h46'46 | | 152 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h48'17 | | 153 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 1h48'19 | | 154 | Maciej Bodnar | Astana Pro Team | + 1h49'35 | | 155 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h50'51 | | 156 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h51'24 | | 157 | Anthony Geslin | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h52'13 | | 158 | Francesco Lasca | Team Katusha | + 1h52'31 | | 159 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | + 1h55'00 | | 160 | Salvatore Puccio | Lampre - Merida | + 1h55'03 | | 161 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani CSF | + 1h55'42 | | 162 | Mickaël Delage | Team Europcar | + 1h55'57 | | 163 | Andrew Fenn | Garmin Sharp | + 1h56'29 | | 164 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | + 1h56'59 | | 165 | William Bonnet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h57'47 | | 166 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 1h58'18 | | 167 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 1h59'08 | | 168 | Kenny Van Hummel | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h59'18 | | 169 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 1h59'24 | | 170 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h59'31 | | 171 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h59'40 | | 172 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h00'20 | | 173 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h00'21 | | 174 | Jempy Drucker | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 2h00'25 | | 175 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | + 2h00'30 | | 176 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Bardiani CSF | + 2h01'37 | | 177 | Alessandro Ballan | Team Katusha | + 2h02'00 | | 178 | Stéphane Poulhiès | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h02'16 | | 179 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2h02'46 | | 180 | Laurent Pichon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h03'06 | | 181 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2h03'22 | | 182 | Nicola Ruffoni | Lampre - Merida | + 2h03'42 | | 183 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | + 2h05'37 | | 184 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | + 2h05'47 | | 185 | Enrico Montanari | Bardiani CSF | + 2h05'53 | | 186 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h06'32 | | 187 | Andrea Guardini | Team Katusha | + 2h07'59 | | 188 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 189 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 2h08'14 | | 190 | Benoit Jarrier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h08'51 | | 191 | Thor Hushovd | Cannondale | + 2h08'55 | | 192 | Davide Viganò | Cannondale | + 2h09'00 | | 193 | Jean-Lou Paiani | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h09'01 | | 194 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 2h11'42 |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 649 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 602 | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | 546 | | 4 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 464 | | 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 424 | | 6 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 367 | | 7 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 259 | | 8 | Barry Markus | ASUS | 224 | | 9 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | 171 | | 10 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | 165 |
| 1 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | 59 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 50 | | 3 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | 42 | | 4 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | 42 | | 5 | Warren Barguil | ASUS | 37 |
Now hold on to your hats, because things are about to get rought! The final week is filled with booby traps for the GC men. I hope Ritchie Porte will survive them all! There are some mountain stages, a hilly stage and a time trial. For us sprinters, there are two more chances. One more straight sprint and then the magical sprint on the Champs. I hope I make it there, and let's pray for my second victory there, right?
I've got to go again. I told oyu before, the Tour is hectic and busy. Not a moment's rest! Not even on the rest day!
See you in Paris!
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Posted on 07-05-2014 11:53
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Nice stage win! Porte's position on the GC looks great too. |
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Posted on 07-05-2014 11:55
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Lucky #13! My favourite number. Congrats. 
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Posted on 07-05-2014 11:58
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All those second places in your first TdF!! Might be the signal for Orica to get you a train for next year! Roelandts would be a brilliant lead-out I reckon Nice victory too in stage 13, guess that's a lucky number then! Furthermore, finishing your first TdF would obviously be an achievement it's self for a young rider like you, keep on going Matt, next objective: drinking a glass of champaign with the yellow one on your way to the Champs
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Posted on 07-05-2014 11:59
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Ah fantastic win for Matt there, gratz!
Also, what the futch is up with Bertie?! 
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Your are doing absolutely fantastic in France, that stage win wasn't a coincidence Keep it up. Paris is near
Just eat this for a quick recovery
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Posted on 07-05-2014 12:39
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Great tour so far! so many podiumplaces and of course, very very very nice win against the best sprinters in the world |
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Great Tour so far! Racking up those 2nd places and one good win aswell! Porte is strong aswell! |
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Amazing TdF so far! Fantastic win and Porte is looking good on GC as well
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| Ian Butler |
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Martial1 - Yeah, he's doing very well. The podium is our objective!
Mresuperstar - Well, maybe it's my new lucky number, too Thanks!
jona500 - A train would be very welcome. I've ruined some sprints just because I was too far back on some stages. Bringing Roelandts would be a first step towards more victories for sure! Drinking champagne, now there's an objective Matt can handle!
Shonak - Thanks! Bertie isn't doing well I don't understand it, though, his stats are still tower high. Must be in bad shape or something.
VoetsT - He'll need that banana to survive the upcoming mountain week for sure! Paris is near indeed
FonsDeSpons - Thanks! Yeah, looking at the field, that victory is amazing!
TimoCycling - The entire team is performing quite well at the moment. Now is Porte's time, with some mountain stages coming up.
the_hoyle - Let's hope we can make it even better
Thanks guys! I can't believe how many people are following and commenting on this story! Really keeps me very motivated!
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Phew, finally, I made it! I'm very happy I was able to finish my first Grand Tour. That final week was a tough one, really exhausted me. I'll need a week to recover from it. For a non-climber, those mountain stages are extremely hard. The people don't see that on their television, but 40 minutes after the winner has crossed the line, we've struggling to get to the top in the time limit...
The fight for the GC was extremely tense, here's what happened!
Tour de France - Stage 15 | 1 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | 4h04'11 | | 2 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 19 | | 3 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 4 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 5 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 7 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 9 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 47 |
Ritchie Porte leads the GC with 8 seconds on Costa now!
Tour de France - Stage 16 | 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 5h13'54 | | 2 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 3 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 40 | | 4 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | + 51 | | 5 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 6 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 7 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1'02 | | 10 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. |
The Polish supertalent overtakes our leader with 6 seconds. Things are still close, though!
Tour de France - Stage 17 | 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 5h31'28 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 5 | | 3 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 4 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 27 | | 5 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 57 | | 7 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 8 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'01 | | 9 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | s.t. |
And we take the Maillot Jaune back! Porte leads the classification with 16 seconds on Costa!
Tour de France - Stage 18 | 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 5h54'56 | | 2 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 11 | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 4 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 5 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 49 | | 6 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'23 | | 7 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 8 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2'04 | | 9 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 10 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. |
Damn, we lost it again, and hard this time!
The GC top 3 before the final 3 stages, including a Time Trial:
| 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 78h16'05 | | 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 25 | | 3 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 58 |
Tour de France - Stage 19 | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 4h14'59 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 3 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 5 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 6 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 8 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 10 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. |
Another podium for me. I have survived the mountains quite well, it seems. At least better than expected.
Tour de France - Stage 20 | 1 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | 1h03'08 | | 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 7 | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 17 | | 4 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 21 | | 5 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 26 | | 6 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 32 | | 7 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 39 | | 8 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 41 | | 9 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 42 | | 10 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | + 43 |
And this molds the General Classification in its final place. But, first, up to the Champs!!!
Tour de France - Stage 21
Could I stunt on the Champs-Elysées? I wasn't feeling very fresh anymore, but was anyone? I would give it my all! But mostly I was just happy to be here, I made it to Paris!
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 2h22'24 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 4 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 5 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | s.t. | | 6 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 7 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 8 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 10 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | s.t. |
Well, I have to say I didn't really expect to win on the Champs. All in all, I can look back on a very successful Tour de France. I made my debut here at age 24 and I did it with flying colors. I made it on the podium almost 8 times and I won a stage. What else could I have asked for? No, I return home a happy, tired man.
General Classification | 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 85h57'08 | | 2 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 27 | | 3 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 52 | | 4 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 4'32 | | 5 | Simon Spilak | Astana Pro Team | + 5'24 | | 6 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | + 6'55 | | 7 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 9'43 | | 8 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 10'08 | | 9 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 11'22 | | 10 | Rigoberto Urán | Lotto Belisol | + 12'21 | | (...) | | 57 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h26'28 |
Spoiler | 11 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 13'02 | | 12 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 13'09 | | 13 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 13'10 | | 14 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 15'20 | | 15 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 23'05 | | 16 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 27'37 | | 17 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 28'55 | | 18 | Vincenzo Nibali | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 29'26 | | 19 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 29'53 | | 20 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 31'14 | | 21 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 31'40 | | 22 | Jelle Vanendert | ASUS | + 36'24 | | 23 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 37'05 | | 24 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | + 40'02 | | 25 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 43'33 | | 26 | Nicolas Roche | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 44'26 | | 27 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | + 45'04 | | 28 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | + 45'36 | | 29 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 46'32 | | 30 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 46'58 | | 31 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | + 47'27 | | 32 | Warren Barguil | ASUS | + 47'29 | | 33 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 48'11 | | 34 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 48'51 | | 35 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 51'15 | | 36 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Belisol | + 51'57 | | 37 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 52'00 | | 38 | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | + 52'25 | | 39 | Steven Kruijswijk | ASUS | + 53'48 | | 40 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | + 54'03 | | 41 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | + 54'09 | | 42 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 54'25 | | 43 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | + 57'29 | | 44 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | + 58'16 | | 45 | Daniel Martin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h01'08 | | 46 | Wout Poels | ASUS | + 1h01'22 | | 47 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | + 1h01'33 | | 48 | Silvio Herklotz | Astana Pro Team | + 1h01'55 | | 49 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 1h03'00 | | 50 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1h05'49 | | 51 | Sergio Henao | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h08'10 | | 52 | Matthieu Boulo | Team Europcar | + 1h19'32 | | 53 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | + 1h20'10 | | 54 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h20'55 | | 55 | Jérôme Coppel | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h25'38 | | 56 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 1h26'01 | | 57 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h26'28 | | 58 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h28'05 | | 59 | Yoann Bagot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h29'04 | | 60 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | + 1h30'32 | | 61 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h30'43 | | 62 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h33'33 | | 63 | Tom Dumoulin | ASUS | + 1h33'51 | | 64 | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h34'22 | | 65 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 1h37'15 | | 66 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 1h37'41 | | 67 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | + 1h38'55 | | 68 | Janier Acevedo | BMC Racing Team | + 1h38'59 | | 69 | Gavin Mannion | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h39'31 | | 70 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ.fr | + 1h41'27 | | 71 | Daniel Moreno | Movistar Team | + 1h41'58 | | 72 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h43'06 | | 73 | Dario Cataldo | Team Sky | + 1h43'07 | | 74 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 1h43'31 | | 75 | Tom Slagter | Garmin Sharp | + 1h43'42 | | 76 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 1h45'46 | | 77 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | + 1h45'52 | | 78 | Tim Wellens | Team Europcar | + 1h46'17 | | 79 | Paul Voss | ASUS | + 1h50'20 | | 80 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | + 1h50'27 | | 81 | Stefano Agostini | Bardiani CSF | + 1h50'32 | | 82 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 1h54'09 | | 83 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 1h55'11 | | 84 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 1h56'03 | | 85 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 1h56'26 | | 86 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 1h56'34 | | 87 | Robert Kiserlovski | BMC Racing Team | + 1h57'54 | | 88 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | + 1h58'45 | | 89 | Kristof Vandewalle | Lotto Belisol | + 2h02'23 | | 90 | Evan Huffman | Trek Factory Racing | + 2h02'38 | | 91 | Davide Malacarne | Cannondale | + 2h02'42 | | 92 | Ramunas Navardauskas | BMC Racing Team | + 2h05'50 | | 93 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 2h06'29 | | 94 | Lars Boom | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h06'48 | | 95 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h06'50 | | 96 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | + 2h07'02 | | 97 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 2h07'38 | | 98 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Team Europcar | + 2h09'03 | | 99 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h10'11 | | 100 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 2h12'10 | | 101 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | + 2h26'56 | | 102 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | + 2h27'29 | | 103 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 2h27'52 | | 104 | Simone Ponzi | Team Sky | + 2h28'10 | | 105 | Geoffrey Soupe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h31'33 | | 106 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h33'16 | | 107 | Juan José Lobato | Garmin Sharp | + 2h37'05 | | 108 | Alessandro Vanotti | Bardiani CSF | + 2h44'55 | | 109 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h45'21 | | 110 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | FDJ.fr | + 2h51'33 | | 111 | Sylvain Chavanel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h54'51 | | 112 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | + 2h55'07 | | 113 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 2h56'28 | | 114 | Aurélien Duval | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h59'48 | | 115 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 3h01'46 | | 116 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 3h04'39 | | 117 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3h06'32 | | 118 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 3h07'46 | | 119 | Julian Alaphilippe | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3h08'51 | | 120 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 3h09'04 | | 121 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | + 3h09'51 | | 122 | Marco Canola | Bardiani CSF | + 3h10'38 | | 123 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 3h13'38 | | 124 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | + 3h15'07 | | 125 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3h15'45 | | 126 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3h23'38 | | 127 | Boy Van Poppel | ASUS | + 3h25'16 | | 128 | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 3h34'08 | | 129 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 3h35'26 | | 130 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 3h37'12 | | 131 | Barry Markus | ASUS | + 3h39'40 | | 132 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3h41'43 | | 133 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | + 3h43'31 | | 134 | Mickaël Delage | Team Europcar | + 3h45'05 | | 135 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | + 3h54'00 | | 136 | Salvatore Puccio | Lampre - Merida | + 3h55'24 | | 137 | Alessandro Malaguti | Bardiani CSF | + 3h55'27 | | 138 | Fabio Taborre | Bardiani CSF | + 3h58'52 | | 139 | Francesco Lasca | Team Katusha | + 4h00'24 | | 140 | Vincent Jérôme | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h06'42 | | 141 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 4h11'24 | | 142 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 4h11'41 | | 143 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | + 4h20'50 | | 144 | Romain Feillu | Team Sky | + 4h20'51 | | 145 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 4h20'55 | | 146 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin Sharp | + 4h22'01 | | 147 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | + 4h22'27 | | 148 | Aidis Kruopis | Cannondale | + 4h22'39 | | 149 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 4h23'27 | | 150 | Nacer Bouhanni | Movistar Team | + 4h23'47 | | 151 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4h23'58 | | 152 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4h24'32 | | 153 | Maciej Bodnar | Astana Pro Team | + 4h24'56 | | 154 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | + 4h25'03 | | 155 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | + 4h25'39 | | 156 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4h25'40 | | 157 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 4h28'32 | | 158 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 4h29'41 | | 159 | Anthony Geslin | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h30'51 | | 160 | Andrew Fenn | Garmin Sharp | + 4h31'34 | | 161 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 4h31'59 | | 162 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | + 4h33'04 | | 163 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4h33'27 | | 164 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani CSF | + 4h35'43 | | 165 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 4h36'03 | | 166 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 4h37'51 | | 167 | William Bonnet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h39'12 | | 168 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 4h39'54 | | 169 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | + 4h39'55 | | 170 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 4h40'11 | | 171 | Kenny Van Hummel | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 4h40'49 | | 172 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | + 4h40'53 | | 173 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4h41'39 | | 174 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 4h42'39 | | 175 | Jempy Drucker | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 4h42'56 | | 176 | Laurent Pichon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 4h44'30 | | 177 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Bardiani CSF | + 4h44'47 | | 178 | Benoit Jarrier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 4h45'49 | | 179 | Stéphane Poulhiès | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h46'14 | | 180 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 4h46'19 | | 181 | Nicola Ruffoni | Lampre - Merida | + 4h46'58 | | 182 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 4h47'12 | | 183 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4h47'41 | | 184 | Thor Hushovd | Cannondale | + 4h49'35 | | 185 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 4h50'36 | | 186 | Enrico Montanari | Bardiani CSF | + 4h50'44 | | 187 | Andrea Guardini | Team Katusha | + 4h52'39 | | 188 | Davide Viganò | Cannondale | + 4h53'12 | | 189 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | + 4h55'15 | | 190 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | + 4h55'32 | | 191 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 4h57'25 | | 192 | Jean-Lou Paiani | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 4h58'08 |
Points Classification | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | 867 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 793 | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | 689 | | 4 | Danny Van Poppel | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 569 | | 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 514 | | 6 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 477 | | 7 | Barry Markus | ASUS | 294 | | 8 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 291 | | 9 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 224 | | 10 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | 205 |
Mountain Points Classification | 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 130 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 96 | | 3 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | 84 | | 4 | Sergey Firsanov | Team Katusha | 78 | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 61 | | 6 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | 58 | | 7 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 50 | | 8 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | 48 | | 9 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ.fr | 45 | | 10 | Franco Pellizotti | Bardiani CSF | 42 |
Best Young Rider: Wilco Kelderman (Belkin)
Best Team: Orica - GreenEdge
Hey, we got a prize! Ritchie Porte finishes on the podium after his 4th place last year. We're very happy for him, he worked real hard for it! And, of course, taking the Team Classification home is an amazing bonus for our Australian team.
This was good. I finally made my acquaintance with the Tour de France. At some times I felt it would kill me, but it brought me incredible sweetness in stage 13.
It's an experience I'll never forget.
Matt
Edited by Ian Butler on 07-05-2014 15:41
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Posted on 07-05-2014 13:21
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Very, very strong Tour de France, especially if it's your first one. How many can say that they won a stage in there first TdF?
Happy to see that Kwiatkowski won the GC (If it wasn't Porte )
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Posted on 07-05-2014 13:25
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Matthias and Richie certainly had enjoyable times in the Tour |
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Posted on 07-05-2014 13:27
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Great TdF for the team with a lot of podiums, the 3rd place in GC and the team classification.
And not forget Matt's first GT stage win of many.
The pics from the Champs Elysees are so awesome that I want to play the stage now, too.
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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Posted on 07-05-2014 13:40
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Wow, what a Tour for Matt! A win, young jersey for a while, and quite good in the points classification too. He did well in the tricolore.
Also, why exactly did Tony Martin win in front of home crowds? Did the Germans fall back in to the habit of annexation, or why exactly is Strasbourg German?
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