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Tour de France 2014 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

The 2014 Tour de France may be remembered for the many crashes, but overall race winner Vincenzo Nibali glided through this Tour with the skill of a shark. This is the Tour de France live dashboard... one stop for all your Tour de France needs with steady updates throughout July featuring stage previews, results, reports, photos, video highlights and live video/text options.
Big Photos from 2014 (all stages) — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti/reuters

2014 Tour de France Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Group riders by: or Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Tour de France 2014

The 2015 Tour de France route will be officially unveiled on Wednesday October 22nd. Check back for the route map, stage hosts, mountain profiles and analysis

July 28 update:
Tour de France Shorts: Gazzetta goes yellow, Astana cashes in — cyclingnews
Italy elated after Vincenzo Nibali's Tour de France victory - video (1:06 English/Italian) — theguardian
Brailsford assesses 2014 Tour (2:17 English) — skysports

Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 21 Results and GC — letour.fr
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme thrilled with 2014 race — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali confirms Tour title as Marcel Kittel wins finale — velonews
Nibali joins elite club with Tour de France victory — cyclingnews
Pinot and Péraud bridge 30-year gap at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali's Tour triumph is the culmination of a slow, steady progression — velonews
Cheng becomes the first Chinese starter and finisher of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Former mountain biker Peraud excels at Tour de France — cyclingnews
China’s Ji Cheng to take post-Tour break after earning lanterne rouge — velonews

Women's La Course Post Race Coverage
Race report and results for La Course by Le Tour de France — cyclingnews

Daniel Mangeas retires Sunday after 41 years of being the Tour de France master of ceremonies
July 27 update:
Stage 21 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
Women's La Course Race: Preview, Startlist and Live coverage
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 20 Results and GC — letour.fr
Tony Martin wins stage 20 time trial at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
French toasting home success in Tour de France — cyclingweekly
Tony Martin wins stage 20 ITT; Vincenzo Nibali leads Tour — velonews
Martin unbeatable in tour time trial — sbs.au
Porte says Sky has taken an"absolute kicking" at Tour de France — cyclingnews
How Tough Are Tour de France Riders? — bicycling
Van Garderen seals top five in Tour de France as Bardet flats — cyclingnews
Out of contract Konig jumps to seventh in Tour de France — cyclingnews
Nibali's journey ends in Tour de France victory — cyclingnews
Tears for Péraud after he secures Tour de France podium place — cyclingnews
Pinot settles for the third step on the podium — cyclingnews
È De Marchi il super combattivo del Tour — gazzetta.it
Martin wins Tour de France final time trial as expected — cyclingnews
Puncture costs Bardet top five place at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Tony Martin says he would have been tough to beat, no matter who showed up — velonews
Jean-Christophe Peraud, Thibaut Pinot make history in French podium — velonews
Sean Kelly: This Tour de France will be remembered for the crashes — cyclingnews
Tour de PEZ: TT Bikes in Bergerac — pezcyclingnews

July 25 update:
Stage 20 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
Historic photos from the Tour de France — nytimes
Tour de France shorts: Martin's extra TT recon ride, Durbridge extends with Orica-GreenEdge — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 20 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 19 Results and GC — letour.fr
Navardauskas solos to stage win — cyclingnews
Navardauskas wins Tour 19th stage, Nibali in yellow — reuters
Navardauskas grabs stage 19 victory at Tour de France — velonews
Three riders, but only two seats left at the Tour podium banquet — velonews
Rojas objects to "unjust" expulsion from Tour de France on Stage 18 — cyclingnews
Nibali: This is a different Astana — cyclingnews
Navardauskas turns Garmin's Tour de France from tragedy to triumph — cyclingnews
Bardet hopes to bounce back after late crash in Bergerac — cyclingnews
Pinot: The strongest riders will be on Tour de France podium — cyclingnews
Stage 19 analysis: Garmin 1, Everybody else 0 — cyclingweekly
Tour de France: Sagan first to fall in stage 19 crash — cyclingnews
Slagter happy to forgo personal glory for team success — cyclingnews

July 24 update:
Stage 19 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 18 Results and GC — letour.fr
Nibali stamps his authority on Hautacam — cyclingnews
Nibali wins 18th stage to retain Tour de France lead — reuters
Nibali climbs to victory in stage 18 at the Tour de France — velonews
Tour’14 St.18: The Shark Devours! — pezcyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali: The man, without question — velonews
Valverde upbeat despite sliding out of Tour de France podium — cyclingnews
Thibaut Pinot climbs into second place at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Women's Cycling in the Spotlight — blogs.bicycling
Nibali completes Tour de France domination at Hautacam — cyclingnews
Péraud believes in podium place at Tour de France — cyclingnews
No more 'cut-throat' grand tours, says Wiggins — reuters
Final two Tour GC spots separated by 15 seconds — velonews
Tour de France podium spot a step too far for van Garderen — cyclingnews
Sky stands behind all-for-Froome Tour approach — velonews
Bardet disappointed to concede ground to van Garderen — cyclingnews

July 23 update:
Stage 18 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 18 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 17 Results and GC — letour.fr
Majka victorious on Pla d'Adet — cyclingnews
Poland's Majka wins Tour de France Stage 17 — reuters
Thomas: Tour de France has been good for my morale — cyclingnews
Valverde suffers but clings to second in Tour de France — cyclingnews
Péraud-Bardet show continues in Tour de France — cyclingnews
Mountain-man Majka makes it two stage wins in the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Tour de France a mental and physical challenge for debutant Ben King — cyclingnews
Majka closes in on polka dot jersey as Nibali gains more ground — reuters
Pinot limits damage during Tour de France's stage 17 — cyclingnews
Behind Nibali's dominance, first French podium in nearly 20 years looks likely — velonews
Nibali toying with Tour de France rivals — velonews
Late bloomer Peraud has a podium finish in sight — reuters

July 22 update:
Stage 17 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 16 Results and GC — letour.fr
Rogers wins in Luchon — cyclingnews
Rogers attacks, then wins stage 16 at the Tour — velonews
Bardet, Van Garderen suffer as Rogers wins Stage 16 — reuters
Tour’14 St.16: Rogers Romps It! — pezcyclingnews
Van Garderen suffers bad day as Tour de France hits the Pyrenees — cyclingnews
Rui Costa out of Tour de France with pneumonia — cyclingweekly
Horner Q&A: Father time, the Tour, and the Vuelta defense — velonews
Rogers makes it two for Tinkoff — velonews
Van Garderen's podium hopes take dive in Movistar ambush — velonews
Pinot’s plan comes together on the Port de Balès — cyclingnews
Bad day for Bardet as Frenchman drops out of the Tour's top three — cyclingnews
Simon Gerrans out of Tour de France — cyclingtips
Nibali confident in Astana in face of Movistar attacks — cyclingnews
Tour de France marks a low point for Team Sky — velonews
Valverde: It’s a big step towards making the podium — cyclingnews
König moves up to seventh overall — cyclingnews

July 21 update:
Stage 16 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv

See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.

July 18 update:
Stage 14 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 14 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 13 Results and GC — letour.fr
Tour de Nibali dominates first Alpine stage in Chamrousse — cyclingnews
Tour’14 St.13: His Nibs Reigns Supreme! — pezcyclingnews
Nibali wins stage 13, stays in yellow — velonews
Tour leader Nibali defends decision to join Astana — velonews
Richie Porte tumbles from Tour de France top 10 — cyclingweekly
Van Garderen closes in a Tour de France podium place — cyclingnews
Mollema presses on with GC charge — velonews
Nibali would have given Froome a race, says Brailsford — afp
Optimism becomes pain for Talansky — espn
Atop Chamrousse, Nibali allows emotion of victory to set in — velonews
Valverde moves up, but loses time to Nibali — velonews
Pinot shows guts and class to close in on podium bid — reuters
Nibali makes his mark as Porte cracks in Tour — reuters
Pinot's Tour de France hopes lie in mountain attacks — cyclingnews
Bardet promises more in Tour de France fight — cyclingnews
Fuglsang expected to continue Tour de France after crash — cyclingnews
Nibali extends advantage as Tour de France enters Alps — cyclingnews

July 17 update:
Stage 13 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv

See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 12 Results and GC — letour.fr
Kristoff wins in Saint-Étienne — cyclingnews
Kristoff sprints to stage 12 victory at Tour France — velonews
Destiny not on Sagan’s side at Saint-Étienne — cyclingnews
Degenkolb denied in Tour de France sprint, Trentin relegated — cyclingnews
Sky's Brailsford reacts to Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's biological passport case — velonews

July 16 update:
Stage 12 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 11 Results and GC — letour.fr
Gallopin takes an impressive victory — cyclingnews
Gallopin grabs stage 11 win at the Tour — velonews
No pressure on Porte at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Talansky's travails continue at Tour de France — cyclingnews
BMC believes in van Garderen's podium chances — velonews
Sagan left frustrated yet again at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Machado suffers through Tour de France with injuries — cyclingnews
Gallopin' Gallopin shows his class with daring Tour de France stage win — cyclingnews
Degenkolb gets a confidence boost in Oyonnax — cyclingnews

July 15 update:
Stage 11 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 11 profile, map and timetable.

Tuesday is the first rest day

July 15 update:
The real story of what happened to Alberto Contador's broken Specialized bike — road.cc
Nutritional bar proved Contador's undoing — afp
Index to 300+ Big Photos from the first 10 stages — sirotti/flockton/reuters
Loss of big stars a reminder of human side of Tour de France — velonews
Tinkov: Contador would have won the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali: The Tour de France is not won yet — cyclingweekly
Nibali: We have to be ready for anything in the Tour de France — cyclingnews
The 'greedy' Michal Kwiatkowski — velonews
The simple message that turned Richie Porte's season around — cyclingweekly
Porte unleashed at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Simon Gerrans signs three-year deal with Orica-Greenedge — cyclingnews
Cancellara pulls out of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Fabian Cancellara will not start stage 11 of Tour — velonews
PEZ Interviews: Le Tour’s KOM Podium Girl! — pezcyclingnews
Tour de France review; winners from the opening 10 days — road.cc
Van Garderen aims high at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Richie Porte doing it his way — velonews
Valverde: Nibali is not unbeatable — cyclingnews
Ted King's blog entry about his early exit from the Tour — iamtedking

Stage 10 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 10 Results and GC — letour.fr
Nibali wins stage 10 — cyclingnews
Contador fractured tibia in Tour de France crash — cyclingnews
Nibali strikes after Contador exit to regain yellow - Yahoo Eurosport UK — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Contador crashed twice on one descent — cyclingnews
Van Garderen moves up to seventh overall at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Porte moves into second overall — cyclingnews
Talansky pays high price for two crashes — velonews
Tour Lowdown: Tour de Carnage — pezcyclingnews
Contador's exit reshuffles the GC deck ... again — velonews
Details of Alberto Contador's Tour-ending crash — velonews
Mollema loses time due to stomach bug — cyclingnews
Nibali passed me like an aeroplane, says Rodriguez — cyclingnews
Kwiatkowski unable to finish off Martin's work at Tour de France — cyclingnews

Alberto Contador Update: Amazingly, he rode/climbed 10 km after his crash with a broken tibia before abandoning. Wet, poor road conditions to blame and not a broken bike as first reported by TV coverage. More to come...
Alberto Contador abandons the 2014 Tour de France — velonews
Contador abandona el Tour por culpa de una caída (2:31) — rtve.es
July 13 update:
Stage 10 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv

See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 10 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 9 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 9 Results and GC — letour.fr
Tony Martin wins in Mulhouse — cyclingnews
Tony Gallopin takes yellow as Tony Martin wins stage 9 — velonews
Gallopin in yellow on Bastille Day — cyclingnews
Contador ready to go on the attack — cyclingnews
Morale high for van Garderen after ninth stage — cyclingnews
Martin shows off Merckxian move in stage 9 victory — cyclingnews
No panic for Nibali after losing the Tour de France leader's jersey — cyclingnews
Talansky happy to make it through unscathed — cyclingnews
Battered Andrew Talansky still eager to take on the best guys as Tour rolls onward — velonews
Tony Gallopin had yellow on his mind after coming within striking distance on cobbles — velonews

July 12 update:
Stage 9 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 9 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 8 Results and GC — letour.fr
Kadri wins on first summit finish at Gérardme — cyclingnews
Blel Kadri wins stage 8; Vincenzo Nibali leads Tour — velonews
Van Den Broeck struggles in the Vosges mountains — cyclingnews
Contador and Tinkoff-Saxo flex their collective muscles in the Vosges — cyclingnews
Nibali happiest of the favourites after summit finish to La Mauselaine — cyclingnews
Contador draws first blood in Vosges; Talansky crashes, van Garderen bounces back — velonews
'Outsider' Porte slips into third, looks toward bigger climbs — velonews
Valverde happy with first summit finish — cyclingnews
Pinot impresses in Gérardmer — cyclingnews

July 11 update:
Stage 8 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 7 Results and GC — letour.fr
Trentin wins stage 7 of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Trentin wins stage 7 as Van Garderen, Talansky both crash — velonews
Trentin wins Tour de France stage for Cavendish — cyclingnews
Tour de Farce: BMC woe, Vaughters anger, blue tongues — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Froome confirms fractures to left wrist, right hand — velonews
Gerrans denies causing Talansky crash — cyclingnews
Nibali aims to defend yellow jersey as Tour hits the mountains — velonews
Favorite son: Vincenzo Nibali is Italy’s latest star — velonews
No Apology Needed; Analyzing the Talansky crash — sbs.au
Broken left femur for Mathias Frank — cyclingnews

July 10 update:
Stage 7 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 6 Results and GC — letour.fr
Greipel wins sprint in Reims — cyclingnews
Andre Greipel wins Tour de France stage 6 field sprint — velonews
Brailsford has no regrets over not selecting Wiggins — cyclingnews
André Greipel triumphs in stage six in Reims — theguardian
Terpstra: The cobbles shouldn't be in the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Horner hoping to find his form at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Greipel bounces back with sixth career stage win — cyclingnews
Vinokourov never lost confidence in Nibali — cyclingnews
Froome and Wiggo, together again at the Vuelta? — velonews
Nibali knows the attacks will come with Vosges on horizon — velonews
Hernandez loss is big blow for Contador at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Tour de France: Sagan glad not to have broken anything — cyclingnews

Mid and pre-stage clips
Musical chairs: Tour de France teams, riders scrambling to secure futures — velonews
July 9 update:

Stage 6 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
Riders have to be able to ride every kind of road, says Prudhomme — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 5 Results and GC — letour.fr
Boom the master of the pavé — cyclingnews
Froome abandons the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Talanksy satisfied with Tour de France cobbled stage — cyclingnews
Talansky, van Garderen take their lumps, but keep GC hopes alive — velonews
Chris Froome’s exit from the Tour de France “devastating” — cyclingweekly
Sky go to plan B after Froome abandons Tour de France — cyclingnews
Van Garderen feels Tour de France should not include cobbled stages — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali's great day on the Tour de France cobbles — cyclingweekly
Mechanical hinders Contador at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Nibali punishes Contador as Boom wins epic — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Sky back Richie Porte after Chris Froome's Tour de France exit — road.cc
Mixed day for Kwiatkowski at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Nibali fortifies yellow jersey lead in Tour's cobbled stage — velonews
Mechanical hinders Contador at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Boom uses cyclo-cross skills to conquer the cobbles — cyclingnews
Sagan unable to deliver as favourite on Tour de France cobbles — cyclingnews
British cycling hits low after two years of highs — afp/sbs
Froome out of Tour (6:32 English) — skysports

Mid-race Clips:
July 8 update:
Stage 5 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 4 Results and GC — letour.fr
Kittel makes it three in Lille Métropole — cyclingnews
Kittel takes a third sprint win in four Tour stages in Lille — velonews
Froome crashes on stage 4, continues with wrist brace — velonews
Cuts and bruises for Froome after Tour de France crash — cyclingnews
Tour doctor: No obvious fracture for Froome, but cobbles will decide — cyclingtips
Chris Froome to continue racing despite injuring wrist in crash on stage four — www1.skysports
Lotto Belisol loses Henderson to crash — cyclingnews
July 7 - 8 update:

Stage 4 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
Vaughters: 'I didn't know who the hell Talansky was' — velonews
Vaughters confirms sponsorship change for 2015 — cyclingnews
Tour de France will return to Britain, says Christian Prudhomme — road.cc
Is Fernando Alonso going Dutch? — cyclingweekly
Toolbox: What’s in a Sprinter? — pezcyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 3 Results and GC — letour.fr
Kittel wins in London — cyclingnews
Marcel Kittel wins stage 3 in London — velonews
Astana will try to keep Tour de France lead — cyclingnews
Riis shrugs off questions about Tinkoff-Saxo's strength at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Kittel: There is still plenty of competition in Tour de France sprints — cyclingnews
Renshaw steps up to fill Cavendish's shoes in the Tour de France sprints — cyclingnews
Andy Schleck left battered and bruised after London crash — cyclingnews
It was a war out there, says Coquard — cyclingnews
Analysis: Froome could make history with Tour repeat in bio-passport era — velonews
Stage 3 photos — telegraph.co.uk
Gallery: Crowds swarm stage 3 at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
10 Conclusions from the Yorkshire Grand Départ — theroar.au
July 6 update:

Stage 3 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
Kristoff criticizes Cavendish's sprint style — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Shark attack near miss. http://t.co/3RlNW37Xrs
— daniel mcmahon (@cyclingreporter) July 6, 2014

Full Official Stage 2 Results — letour.fr
Nibali wins stage 2 of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 2, takes lead at 2014 Tour de France — velonews
David Millar talks about missing the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Omega Pharma-QuickStep returns to the drawing board after Cavendish withdraws — cyclingnews
After Liege-like test, American dreams alive and well at TDF — velonews
Thomas blasts fans for taking selfies at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Nibali shows he is also a threat at the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Sagan happy to help Nibali win in Sheffield — cyclingnews
Froome makes appearance at front of Tour de France peloton — cyclingnews
Van Garderen: “I feel good. I feel really good” — cyclingtips
Cav's apology won't heal my wounds says Simon Gerrans — sbs.au
Nibali: “Having the yellow jersey is very good but it is a long race.” — cyclingtips
Contador happy to get through stage 2 — cyclingnews
July 5 update:

Stage 2 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv

Mark Cavendish out of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 1 Results — letour.fr
Kittel wins opening stage of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Marcel Kittel wins, Mark Cavendish crashes in stage 1 at 2014 Tour — velonews
Mark Cavendish crashes in stage 1 sprint — cyclingnews
GC opens: Rodríguez struggles, Horner survives, Froome a sprinter? — velonews
Kittel praises team after Tour de France victory — cyclingnews
Froome happy with sixth on stage 1 — cyclingnews
Gerrans down in crash, says he still hopes to fight for stage two win — cyclingtips
Gerrans rues missed opportunity after Tour de France crash — cyclingnews
'Amazing' crowds heedless of safety as Tour visits Yorkshire — velonews
Yorkshire puts on a show — cyclingnews
Voigt and Cancellara go on the attack at Tour de France — cyclingnews
July 4 update:

Stage 1 Previews w/ Interactive Map, Flyover, Streetviews — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

2014 Tour de France Teams Presentation and Pre-Race Press Conference

July 3 - 4 update:
Van Garderen realistic about Tour de France chances — cyclingnews
Older, wiser van Garderen confronts the Tour with no stress, ambition for strong finish — velonews
Cancellara warns of attack on the Tour de France cobbles — cyclingnews
Valverde: We're a band of warriors — cyclingnews
Cavendish quiet about his Tour de France prospects — cyclingnews
Kwiatkowski happy to be out of the spotlight — cyclingnews
David Millar's Tour de France exclusion was a 'hard call' — cyclingweekly
Brailsford ready for the challenge of a third Tour de France victory — cyclingnews
Brailsford in 'horrible place' after Wiggins exclusion — cyclingweekly
Tour de France team presentation breaks new ground — cyclingnews
Gallery: Tour de France warm-up rides in Yorkshire — cyclingnews
New generation of Americans taking over at Tour — velonews
Greipel confident ahead of the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Michael Matthews will not start Tour — velonews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv

2014 Tour de France Preview

July 1 - 2 update:
Tour de France 2014 Preview — c-cycling
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Tour ’14: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
Overview: the eight riders capable of winning the 2014 tour de france — sbs.au
ORICA-GreenEDGE name Tour de France team to target stage wins — cyclingnews
Defending champion Froome denies status as Tour de France favorite — cyclingnews
Van Garderen revels in BMC sole leadership role ahead of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Ted King aiming for Tour de France redemption — cyclingnews
Gallery: Yorkshire prepares for the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Beware of Cycling's 'Pit Bull' Andrew Talansky — wsj

June 30 update:
Garmin reveals focused Tour roster, leaves off Millar — velonews
Millar fumes over non-selection for final Tour de France — cyclingnews
Stetina set for Tour de France debut — cyclingnews
Movistar name team to support Valverde at Tour de France — cyclingnews
Movistar: all out push for Valverde podium — velonews
Chris Horner named in Lampre-Merida's Tour de France team — cyclingnews
Tinkoff-Saxo confirms Tour de France line-up — cyclingnews
Ted King back to Tour to help Sagan — velonews

June 29 update:
Indurain: It's going to be a good fight between Froome and Contador — cyclingnews
Majka accepts Tour de France ride after initial doubts — cyclingnews
Dave Brailsford's reputation at stake as Team Sky prepare to race w/o Wiggins — telegraph
Surviving early stages could be key to overall victory — www1.skysports
Mark Cavendish puts Tour de France yellow jersey ahead of title defence — theguardian
Alberto Contador a real threat to Chris Froome at Tour de France 2014 — theguardian
French teams abandon GC hopes for stage wins in 2014 national tour — velonews
Nicolas Roche predicts Alberto Contador will prevail in 'epic' Tour — velonews
Matt White: There will be some surprises in our [Orica GreenEdge] team — cyclingnews

June 27 update:
Team Sky announces Tour de France selection — cyclingnews
Sky reveals Tour team: Pate in, Wiggins out — velonews
NetApp-Endura focuses on Koenig's GC ambitions — cyclingnews

June 26 update:

June 25 update:

June 23 update:
No place for Bouhanni in FDJ.fr Tour de France team — cyclingnews
Cavendish gets ample support for Tour de France sprints — cyclingnews
Clock ticking on Tour de France selection for Schleck — cyclingnews

June 22 update:
Tour de France sparks creative energy in Yorkshire — bbc
Yorkshire home owners cashing in on Tour de France by renting out rooms for £10k — mirror.co.uk

June 20 update:
Horner in line to race Tour de France — velonews
Riis: Not taking Wiggins to Tour de France is a mistake — cyclingnews
Giant-Shimano defend Barguil omission from Tour de France — cyclingnews

June 18 update:
Quintana left off Movistar team for Tour de France — ap/usatoday
Rodriguez in uphill battle to find Tour de France fitness — cyclingnews
Riblon targets Tour de France stage to Sheffield — cyclingnews
Roche: It’s going to be one of the most exciting Tours of recent years — cyclingtips

June 17 update:
AG2R-La Mondiale name eight riders for Tour de France — cyclingnews

June 16 update:
Analysis: Talansky’s dramatic Dauphine win sets stage for epic Tour battle — velonews
2014 Critérium du Dauphiné (completed coverage for the Tour de France warm-up)
Kwiatkowski to undergo tests ahead of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Cavendish and Kwiatkowski to lead Omega Pharma-QuickStep at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

June 12 update:
Katusha confirms Rodriguez will race Tour de France in wake of Giro crash — velonews
Astana says Nibali still on target for Tour challenge — velonews

June 10 update:
Hesjedal to focus on Vuelta a España and miss Tour de France — cyclingnews
Betancur's extended Colombian stay puts Tour de France debut in doubt — cyclingnews
No Tour de France for Robert Gesink — cyclingnews

June 8 update:
Sky boss David Brailsford weighs in on Tour-team selection — velonews
Stephen Roche believes Sky is justified in leaving Wiggins off Tour squad — cyclingtips

June 6 update:
Wiggins left out of Team Sky's Tour de France team — cyclingnews
'I am gutted': Sir Bradley Wiggins set to miss 2014 Tour de France (3:26 English) — bbc
Greg LeMond: Team Sky will 'regret' not picking Wiggins — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Should Wiggins Race the Tour? — blogs.bicycling

June 5 update:

June 4 update:
Van Garderen ready to lead BMC at Dauphiné and Tour de France — cyclingnews
Gilbert to miss the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Rodriguez poised for Tour return to prepare for Vuelta run — velonews

June 3 update:

May 29 update:
Froome criticises lack of drug testing ahead of the Tour — sbs.au

May 22 update:
All stage profiles (course and finish), maps, timetables are now posted in the race summary table (right).

May 15 update:
Wiggins to support Froome at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

May 7 update:
Contador rides key Tour de France stages — cyclingnews

May 6 update:
Astana director says team still confident in winless Nibali for the Tour — velonews

May 2 update:
Sky wary of Kwiatkowski at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

April 29 update:
Riis: This is the best Contador since he joined the team — cyclingnews

April 24 update:
Marcel Kittel calls Yorkshire Tour de France roads 'dangerous' — cyclingweekly.co.uk

April 14 update:
Contador previews pavé ahead of Tour de France — cyclingnews
Van Garderen and Nibali to study the Tour de France cobbles — cyclingnews

April 9 update:
Sky rattled by Contador? — sbs.au

April 4 update:
Tour de France Stage 1 and 2 in Yorkshire: where to watch it — telegraph.co.uk
Tour de France Stage 3, Cambridge to London: where to watch it — telegraph.co.uk

March 26 update:
101 days until the 101st Tour de France — cyclingnews

October 22 update:
Tour de France: 2014 route to be announced on Wednesday — bbc.co.uk
2014 Tour France to remember Indurain with Bergerac time trial — cyclingnews
Tour de France set for a showdown in the Pyrénées in 2014 — velonation
Tour de France-2014 : repos et départ sur Carcassonne — ladepeche.fr
The rumours about the 2014 Tour de France race route — velowire

October 21 update:
Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins could ride together at 2014 Tour de France — www1.skysports

October 18 update:
Chris Froome fears cobbles when he defends title — independent.co.uk
Tour de France 2014 route: One for Chris Froome? — cyclingweekly.co.uk

October 7 update:
Evans set to skip 2014 TDF — iol.co.za
Contador eyes Tour, Vuelta double in 2014 - FRANCE 24 — france24

January 17 update:
Le Tour Yorkshire - Grand Départ 2014 — letour.yorkshire
Official 2014 launch in Leeds; UK stage maps posted — cyclingweekly.co.uk

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

July 20 update: Below are the online and tv options for viewing the 2014 Tour de France. Unrestricted links are in bold. More options will be posted at race time. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Live Coverage Feedback

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video^m (english) live video^m (english) live video ($ english) live video^m (french) live video^m (spanish) live video^m (german) live ticker (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Europe only; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries.
		United States only; live coverage and nightly rebroadcasts on tv or $15 to $29 online (depending on your device, U.S. only).
	live video (french) tv schedule	France; official source for pre-race, live, post coverage
	live video^m (english) tv schedule	UK only; ITV and/or ITV4 will broadcast live every stage of the 2014 Tour de France, as well as comprehensive previews and daily highlights/. ITV live coverage: Saturday from 10.30am to 5.00pm BST; Sunday from 10.30am to 5.00pm BST; Monday from 12.00am to 4.30pm BST with live coverage for the remaining stages on ITV4.
	live video (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spain; TVE1, TVE2, Teledeporte Tour de Francia live tv and internet coverage. Spanish Dashboard
	live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule	Belgium; Sporza Ronde van Frankrijk live coverage
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Latin America, Caribbean & other Spanish-speaking regions; Tour de Francia live covarage of the last two hours & 30 mins of highlights every day
	live video (english) tv schedule	Australia only; SBS live tv and online coverage; highlights
	live video (english) tv schedule	Canada; Live and "encore" rebroadcasts on Sportsnet
	live video (french) tv schedule	Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports; Live daily French broadcast on RDS and/or RDS2. Nightly rebroadcasts, as well. Check listings for times.
	live video (japanese) tv schedule	Japanese;
	live video (english) tv schedule	South Africa; Super Sport live tv and online coverage
	live video (restricted) live video (french) tv schedule	Italy; Live daily coverage;
	live video (italian) live video (italian) tv schedule	Italy; RAI Tre live coverage restricted to Italy
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	Netherlands; Dutch
	live video (slovak) tv schedule	Slovakia; live video coverage
	live video (czech) tv schedule	Czech Republic; Live every day at cca 14:15 CEST
	live video (french) tv schedule	Belgium; French
	live video (luxembourgish) tv schedule	Luxembourg only; Luxembourguish
	live video (german) tv schedule	Switzerland, Germany; German
	live video (danish) tv schedule	Denmark; live and rebroadcasts;
	live video (norwegian) tv schedule	Norway
	live text updates live audio (english) radio schedule	UK; live audio of the final hour each day on the BBC Sport website and updates on BBC Radio 5
	live audio (francais)
	official live ticker
	live text updates	English;
	live text updates	English; updates from Charles Pelkey
	live text updates ES	Spanish text updates for Tour de Francia from Biciciclismo.
	steephill text updates	short text updates with notification of the latest results, photos and video
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

2014 Tour de France Route Map

Official Route Map (Large Version) — letour

Comparing 2014 to previous years...	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Flat Stages	9	7	9	10	9	10	10	11	9
Medium Mountain Stages	5	5	4	3	4	1	4	1	4
Mountain Stages	6	6	5	6	6	7	5	6	5
# of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1, HC)	23	28	25	23	23	20	19	21	22
Summit Finishes	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3
Individual Time Trialing	54k	65k	101k	41k	59k	55k	82k	117k	116k
Team Time Trial	0	25k	0	23k	0	39k	0	0	0
Overall Distance	3656k	3408k	3511k	3436k	3596k	3435k	3554k	3547k	3657k

News and Updates for Tour de France 2014