Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour – Bergerac

Distance: 208.5 kilometers.

A hilly stage with a single Category 4 climb near the end that won’t be much of a challenge after the last few stages. Most riders will want to conserve their legs for the individual time trial tomorrow.

Rain, winds, hail, and flat tires were the main elements of this stage, which ended in a crash that could have cost Peter Sagan his Green Jersey if he had been too injured to continue.

Garmin-Sharp riders took control of the stage with the hard-working Tom Jelte Slagter setting up Ramunas Navardauskas to cross the finish alone.

Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 ) [Yellow] 85h 29′ 33″
Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 051 ) [Green] 417 points
Rafal Majka ( Pol – TCS – 034 ) [Polka Dot] 181 points
Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 127 ) 2 [White]

Team: AG2R La Mondiale ( ALM – 081-089 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Ramunas Navardauskas ( Ltu – GRS – 097 )
Combative: Tom Jelte Slagter ( Ned – GRS – 098 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 )
2 Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 127 ) + 07′ 10″
3 Jean-Christophe Péraud ( Fra – ALM – 081 ) + 07′ 23″
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte ( Esp – MOV – 011 ) + 07′ 25″
5 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 082 ) + 09′ 27″
6 Tejay Van Garderen ( US – BMC – 141 ) + 11′ 34″
7 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – BEL – 061 ) + 13′ 56″
8 Laurens Ten Dam ( Ned – BEL – 067 ) + 14′ 15″
9 Leopold Konig ( Cze – TNE – 201 ) + 14′ 37″
10 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre ( Esp – TFR – 169 ) + 16′ 25″

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