Daniele Bennati of Tinkoff-Saxo slipped back three spots and into the overall Point d’Appui during Stage 13 of the 2014 Tour de France as more abandons narrowed the field to 173 finishers. Vincenzo Nibali again rode in complete command of the race, finishing first atop Chamrousse, the first beyond-category mountain climb.

Bennati, a sprinter, has won two stages in the 2007 Tour de France and the green jersey in half a dozen stage races, including the Vuelta a España. Although Bennati suffered slightly on this year’s first day in the Alps, he did much better than most of the sprinters. He has finished in the general classification this year as high as 70th and as far back as 150th.

Daniel Navarro Garcia of Cofidis, Arthur Vichot of FDJ.fr and Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle of Garmin-Sharp abandoned the race during the stage, . Alexander Porsev of Team Katusha, who helped lead out teammate Alexander Kristoff to the Stage 12 win the day before, had not the energy to finish within the time limit of Stage 13 and was eliminated.

Cheng Ji of Team Giant-Shimano continues to hold onto the Lanterne Rouge, three and a half hours adrift of Nibali.

On the stage, another Tinkoff-Saxo rider, Michael Morkov, won the Point d’Appui. Morkov previously held the general classification Point d’Appui in Stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France.