Vincenzo Nibali can’t stop winning. The longtime leader in this year’s Tour de France, Nibali also won the Tour’s 13th stage on Friday, giving him a three-minute, 37-second advantage on the field heading into the weekend.
Tour de France 2014 results and standings, Stage 13: Nibali wins and leads
Vincenzo Nibali was not only Friday’s stage winner, but he also leads the race overall.
Doug Pensinger
Friday was the first day in the Alps, and Nibali had some competition from Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, who finished fourth in the stage but moved into second place overall. Valverde Belmonte attacked first, but he couldn’t hold off Nibali’s attack, as the Italian rode to victory.
Still, the day was not lost for Valverde Belmonte, who was pleased with the race, according to the Tour’s website: “I rode full gas to do the best I could but when Nibali attacked I couldn’t follow him. Tonight I’m second overall. It’s very well.”
He has some more time in the mountains to try to steal one from the star of this year's Tour.
Stage Results
- Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team)
- Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
- Leopold Konig (Team Netapp-Endura)
- Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Movistar Team)
- Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.FR)
- Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing Team)
- Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale)
- Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin Pro Cycling)
- Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale)
- Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing)
Overall Classification
- Vincenzo Nibali
- Alejandro Valverde Belmonte at 3’ 37”
- Romain Bardet at 4’ 24”
Points Classification
- Peter Sagan (341 pts)
- Bryan Coquard (191 pts)
- Alexander Kristoff (172 pts)
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