It's time for the Tour de France again. Regular readers will know that I love the Tour, so for the next few weeks I will be posting Tour updates. If you don't appreciate it, then ignore these posts. I will also be making my regular political and economic posts.
This year's Tour opened with a flat 13.8 kilometer time trial (which means each rider rode alone against the clock). The stage 1 winner was Australian Rohan Dennis, who rides for the American BMC Racing team. Tony Martin of Germany finished second, and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland finished second. Tomorrow's stage will be one for the sprinters. It a a 166 kilometer stage that is very flat.
Here are the standings after stage one:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall leaders)
1. Rohan Dennis, Australia (BMC Racing)
2. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........05"
3. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland (Trek Factory Racing)..........06"
4. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands (Giant-Alpecin)..........08"
5. Jos Van Emden, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........15"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Rohan Dennis, Australia (BMC Racing)..........20 pts
2. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........17 pts
3. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland (Trek Factory Racing)..........15 puts
4. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands (Giant-Alpecin)..........13 pts
5. Jos Van Emden, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........11 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
No points awarded yet.
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Rohan Dennis, Australia (BMC Racing)
2. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands (Giant-Alpecin)..........08"
3. Wilco Kelderman, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........30"
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Lotto NL-Jumbo (Netherlands)
2. Trek Factory Racing (United States)..........03"
3. BMC Racing (United States)..........08"
4. Movistar (Spain)..........10"
5. ETIXX-Quick Step (Belgium)..........12"
