Nibali second at stage 14 of the Tour de France in Risoul
10:57, 20 July 2014
RISOUL. KAZINFORM - The Italian Vicenzo Nibali closed to just 24 seconds behind Rafal Majka at the line, giving the definite impression that he could have reached him if he had wished to do so, sports.kz informed.
Behind Majka and Nibali, an intriguing battle developed for the overall standings, all the more fascinating because it was being led by the French teams AG2R-La Mondiale and fdj.fr and it may well last through the next week's racing. It was AG2R who put in the bulk of the work late in the stage, firstly with a sustained attempt to dislodge fdj's Thibaut Pinot on the descent from the Col d'Izoard - Pinot, the direct rival of AG2R's leader, Romain Bardet, for the podium, being noted for his nervous descending.