Tour de France

La tappa da Tours a Saint-Amand-Montrond, sconvolge la classifica, contrariamente alle attese, grazie al vento.  

Allo sprint prevale Cavendish, davanti a Sagan e Mollema, ma la maglia gialla Froome perde da Contador 1’10”, mentre lo spagnolo Alejandro Valverde giunge a oltre 9′.

13^ TAPPA: 1. Mark Cavendish (Gbr, Omega Pharma-Quick Step) Km. 173 in 3h40’08”; 2. Peter Sagan (Svk, Cannondale Pro Cycling); 3. Bauke Mollema (Ol, Belkin Pro Cycling Team); 4. Jakob Fuglsang (Dan, Astana Pro Team); 5. Niki Terpstra (Ol, Omega Pharma-Quick Step); 6. Roman Kreuziger (R. Ceca, Team Saxo-Tinkoff); 7. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa, Team Saxo-Tinkoff); 8. Laurens Ten Dam (Ol, Belkin Pro Cycling Team); 9. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra, Omega Pharma-Quick Step) a 6”; 10. Michael Rogers (Aus, Team Saxo-Tinkoff ) a 9”.

Classifica: 1. Christopher Froome (Gbr, Sky Procycling) 51h00’30”; 2. Bauke Mollema (Ol, Belkin Pro Cycling Team) a 2’28”; 3. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa, Team Saxo-Tinkoff) a 2’45”; 4. Roman Kreuziger (R. Ceca, Team Saxo-Tinkoff) a 2’48”; 5. Laurens Ten Dam (Ol, Belkin Pro Cycling Team) a 3’01”; 6. Jakob Fuglsang (Dan, Astana Pro Team) a 4’39”; 7. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol, Omega Pharma-Quick Step) a 4’44”: 8. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col, Movistar Team) a 5’18”; 9. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra, AG2R La Mondiale) a 5’39”; 10. Daniel Martin (Irl, Garmin-Sharp) a 5’52”.