Kristijan Đurasek

Stage 14 of the 2016 Tour de France saw Kristijan Đurasek of Lampre-Merida slip into the Point d’Appui in general classification.

Đurasek won both the Croatian National Road Race Championships and Time Trial Championships back in 2011. He also won the 2015 Tour of Turkey. This is his third Tour de France. He finished 46th and 76th in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Two riders abandoned on Stage 14: Matti Breschel of Cannondale-Drapac and Mathias Frank of IAM Cycling. Breschel abandoned after a crashing into a vehicle and suffering a severe cut on the leg. Frank, the leader of IAM-Cycling, apparently abandoned after it became clear he would not be a top-ten finisher. He was ranked 31st after the individual time trials of Stage 13 and two teammates were ranked higher at that point.

The tour leader is still Christopher Froome, and the Lanterne Rouge remains Sam Bennett.

Mark Cavendish won his fourth stage of this year’s tour with a perfectly timed charge to the finish. At this point, the tour might be his best training for the upcoming Olympics.