Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha won Stage 12 of the 2014 Tour de France on Thursday, coming in with a time of 4:32:11. Peter Sagan of Cannondale continued his strong showing to this point, finishing in second place on the day. The Norwegian Kristoff was able to take the stage largely on the sprint at the conclusion.
Tour de France 2014 results and standings, Stage 12: Alexander Kristoff rolls to victory
Kristoff finished first on Thursday with Peter Sagan coming in right behind him.
Bryn Lennon
For Kristoff, it is his first stage win at the Tour de France. Stage 12 was a highly demanding section of the course, starting in Bourg-En-Bresse, traveling through Romaneche-Thorins, Col de Brouilly, Col des Brosses and Cote de Grammond, and finishing in Saint-Etienne.
Overall, Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali leads the race, and Sagan holds the points lead. Joaquim Rodriguez is the mountains leader.
Nibali holds a 2 minute, 23 second lead entering the the mountains on Friday. Stage 13 starts in the city of Saint-Etienne and finishes in Chamrousse. It features three climbs, the final one is the category H climb to the finish line at Montee de Chamrousse.
Full results are available at the Tour’s official site.
Stage results
| Pos. | Rider | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | 04h 32' 11'' | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | 04h 32' 11'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 3 | Arnaud Demare | 04h 32' 11'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 4 | Michael Albasini | 04h 32' 11'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 5 | Ramunas Navardauskas | 04h 32' 11'' | + 00' 00'' |
Overall standings
| Pos. | Rider | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | 51h 31' 34'' | |
| 2 | Richie Porte | 51h 33' 57'' | + 02' 23'' |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte | 51h 34' 21'' | + 02' 47'' |
| 4 | Romain Bardet | 51h 34' 35'' | + 03' 01'' |
| 5 | Thibaut Pinot | 51h 35' 21'' | + 03' 47'' |
Points standings
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Peter Sagan | 341 |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | 191 |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff | 172 |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel | 167 |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw | 118 |
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