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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Startline
The riders set out on their 178.5-kilometer stage 14 journey from the town of Rodez. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Early crash
Steve Morabito was forced to abandon the race after crashing hard early on in the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Peraud
Jean-Christophe Péraud was covered in bruises and bandages following a hard fall in stage 13, but he rode on through stage 14 despite the discomfort. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Breakaway
A sizable breakaway formed early on in stage 14, with the group including the winner of the previous stage, Greg Van Avermaet. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Sagan
Eyeing the points on offer at the intermediate sprint, Peter Sagan put in plenty of effort to get into the day's breakaway, and it paid off, as he was able to score maximum points at the intermediate while his green jersey rivals were unable to nab any points at all. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Spectators
Not all the stage 14 spectators took in the race from the roadside. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Millau Viaduct
On the road the Mende, the riders passed under one of France's most famous bridges, the massive Millau Viaduct. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Yellow jersey
Team Sky stayed well-positioned in the peloton to keep Chris Froome out of trouble, but did not drive too high a pace, content to let a breakaway of riders without strong GC aspirations battle it out for the stage win. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Golas and Koren
Michal Golas attacked the breakaway just before the foot of the final climb of the day, the Côte de la Croix Neuve, and Kristijan Koren jumped clear to join him. The two did their best to open up a gap on the rest of the breakaway, but they were ultimately reeled back in. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Bardet attacking
Romain Bardet launched a powerful attack on the slopes of the final climb, putting some distance between himself and the rest of the breakaway. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Pinot churning away
Bardet's compatriot Thibaut Pinot did not respond immediately, but he soon increased his effort to close the gap. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Quintana on the move
The GC contenders locked horns a few minutes behind the breakaway. Nairo Quintana initiated hostilities among the GC favorites, launching an early attack on the Côte de la Croix Neuve. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Nibali matching
Vincenzo Nibali jumped to catch Quintana before both were reeled back in. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Cummings
Pinot linked up with Bardet going over the final climb of the stage, but as the two Frenchmen began to play tactical games, Stephen Cummings rapidly closed down their advantage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Victory
Cummings caught Pinot and Bardet and then continued to power on, leaving the duo behind and taking the first ever Tour stage victory for MTN-Qhubeka. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Attacking the yellow jersey
Nairo Quintana attempted a second attack after his first was reeled in, putting all but Froome into serious difficulty, and even opening up a small gap on Froome at first. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: GC showdown
Quintana initially earned himself some separation, but the yellow jersey chased him doggedly up the climb, denying the Colombian any hope of clawing back time in stage 14. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 14: Another good day for Froome
Froome turned the tables on Quintana at the very end of the stage, powering away to pick up a second at the line to pad his lead, if only slightly. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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