Le Tour 100 – Stage 12

Fougères to Tours

Distance: 218 kilometers.

This is a stage for the sprinters. The first 217 kilometers will just be positioning for the race at the end.

Marcel Kittel got half a wheel in front of Mark Cavendish to take his third stage win in this year’s Tour. The stage also provided yet another ‘demolition derby’ at the finish, something that has been common this year. The crash occurred just behind Chris Froome, so he stays in Yellow with a 2+ minute lead over his principal rivals.

Christopher Froome ( GB – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 47h 19′ 13″
Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 011 ) [Green] 307 points
Pierre Rolland ( Fra – EUC – 051 ) [Polka Dot] 49 points
Michal Kwiatkowski ( Pol – OPQ – 153 ) 7 [White]

Team: Movistar ( MOV – 121-129 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Marcel Kittel ( Ger – ARG – 197 )
Combative: Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni ( Esp – VCD – 204 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Christopher Froome ( GB – SKY – 001 )
2 Alejandro Valverde ( Esp – MOV – 121 ) + 03′ 25″
3 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – BEL – 164 ) + 03′ 37″
4 Alberto Contador ( Esp – TST – 091 ) + 03′ 54″
5 Roman Kreuziger ( Cze – TST – 094 ) + 03′ 57″
6 Laurens Ten Dam ( Ned – BEL – 167 ) + 04′ 10″
7 Michal Kwiatkowski ( Pol – OPQ – 153 ) + 04′ 44″
8 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas ( Col – MOV – 128 ) + 05′ 18″
9 Rui Alberto Costa ( Por – MOV – 124 ) + 05′ 37″
10 Jean-Christophe Péraud ( Fra – ALM – 081 ) + 05′ 39″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( Esp – KAT – 101 ) + 05′ 48″
12 Jakob Fuglsang ( Den – EUC – 063 ) + 05′ 48″
13 Daniel Martin ( Irl – GRS – 175 ) + 05′ 52″
14 Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 031 ) + 06′ 54″
15 Mikel Nieve Iturralde ( Esp – EUS – 116 ) + 08′ 04″
16 Michael Rogers ( Aus – TST – 098 ) + 08′ 28″
17 Andy Schleck ( Lux – RLT – 041 ) + 08′ 32″
18 Daniel Moreno Fernandez ( Esp – KAT – 106 ) + 09′ 34″
19 Maxime Monfort ( Bel – RLT – 047 ) + 10′ 16″
20 Igor Anton ( Esp – EUS – 111 ) + 10′ 48″
21 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 082 ) + 11′ 37″
22 José Serpa ( Col – LAM – 149 ) + 12′ 16″
23 Wouter Poels ( Ned – VCD – 201 ) + 13′ 09″
24 Andrew Talansky ( USA – GRS – 178 ) + 13′ 11″
25 Daniel Navarro ( Esp – COF – 139 ) + 14′ 50″
26 Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – OPQ – 152 ) + 16′ 00″
27 Pierre Rolland ( Fra – EUC – 051 ) + 16′ 38″
28 Davide Malacarne ( Ita – EUC – 056 ) + 17′ 57″
29 Jan Bakelants ( Bel – RLT – 042 ) + 19′ 02″
30 Steve Morabito ( Sui – BMC – 036 ) + 19′ 59″

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