Le Tour 2014 – Stage 2

York – Sheffield

Distance: 201 kilometers.

Mark Cavendish will not capture sole possession of third place in overall stage wins this year as his crash during the sprint at the end of yesterday’s stage has sidelined him with at least a dislocated shoulder that may require surgery. Sacha Modolo ( Ita – LAM – 115 ) will also have to wait until next year as he didn’t finish the stage.

This was a rather hilly course starting with a Category 4, then the sprint, three Category 3s, a Category 2, and finishing with a 3-4-3-4 run into Sheffield.

Vincenzo Nibali won the Stage and the Yellow, while Peter Sagan picked up the Green and White with his second place finish. Peter will wear the Green and Romain Bardet gets to wear the White.

Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 ) [Yellow] 09h 52′ 43″
Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 051 ) [Green] 69 points
Cyril Lemoine ( Fra – COF – 174 ) [Polka Dot] 6 points
Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 051 ) 2 [White]

Team: Sky ( SKY – 001-009 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 )
Combative: Blel Kadri ( Fra – ALM – 086 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 )
2 Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 051 ) + 00′ 02″
3 Greg Van Avermaet ( Bel – BMC – 148 ) + 00′ 02″
4 Michael Albasini ( Sui – OGE – 182 ) + 00′ 02″
5 Christopher Froome ( GB – SKY – 001 ) + 00′ 02″
6 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – BEL – 061 ) + 00′ 02″
7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( Bel – LTB – 131 ) + 00′ 02″
8 Alberto Contador ( Esp – TCS – 031 ) + 00′ 02″
9 Tejay Van Garderen ( US – BMC – 141 ) + 00′ 02″
10 Jakob Fuglsang ( Den – AST – 042 ) + 00′ 02″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte ( Esp – MOV – 011 )
12 Tiago Machado ( Por – TNE – 206 )
13 Alberto Costa Rui ( Por – LAM – 111 )
14 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 082 )
15 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre ( Esp – TFR – 169 )
16 Richie Porte ( Aus – SKY – 007 )
17 Jean-Christophe Péraud ( Fra – ALM – 081 )
18 Mikel Nieve Iturralde ( Esp – SKY – 005 )
19 Tony Gallopin ( Fra – LTB – 134 )
20 Michal Kwiatkowski ( Pol – OPQ – 074 )
21 Andrew Talansky ( US – GRS – 091 )
22 Geraint Thomas ( GB – SKY – 008 )
23 Leopold Konig ( Cze – TNE – 201 )
24 Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 127 )
25 Tanel Kangert ( Est – AST – 046 )
26 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – TCS – 037 )
27 Mathias Frank ( Sui – IAM – 191 )
28 Pierre Rolland ( Fra – EUC – 151 )
29 Frank Schleck ( Lux – TFR – 161 )
30 Christopher Horner ( US – LAM – 114 )

Did not start:
Mark Cavendish ( GB – OPQ – 071 )

Did not finish:
Sacha Modolo ( Ita – LAM – 115 )

Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.

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