Get Involvedpublished at 14:32
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Summary
Britain's Steve Cummings win stage 14
First Tour stage win for 34-year-old
Chris Froome extends yellow jersey lead
Nairo Quintana second, Tejay van Garderen third
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:32
62km to gopublished at 14:26
Image source, EPAThe lead is down to six-and-a-half minutes.
Ian Stannard is on the front and driving the peloton along.
Keep working on it Tommy....
Enough to make you jealouspublished at 14:24
And here is wonderful Gorges du Tarn discussed by Matt Slater below.
Image source, Gemma SterbaAs well as the village of Sainte-Enimie....
Image source, Gemma SterbaListen uppublished at 14:20
Don't forget that there will be live commentary of this stage on the website from 15:00 BST - Simon Brotherton and Rob Hayles are your men for that one.
If you cannot wait until then, you can always check out the podcast as Simon, Rob and Matt Slater discuss stage 13.
In red...published at 14:16
Postpublished at 14:15
Image source, APQuote MessageThe riders are approaching the Gorges du Tarn now and if you have never been to this part of the world before I am not surprised: it is very remote, you don't see many faces and there are only a couple of narrow roads in and out. But I think the French like it that way because they do not want everybody turning up and spoiling one of this country's most beautiful spots. Team BBC stayed in a tiny village called Sainte-Enimie last night which appeared around the corner like a hidden kingdom in a breathtaking wilderness. What it lacked in air conditioning and wifi, it more than made up for in fresh, local produce and the Tarn's cooling waters. The Tour will hurtle through there at around 15:00 BST. Blink and you will miss it, which is just fine by those in the know.
Matt Slater, BBC Sport at the Tour de France
Another abandonpublished at 14:09
There has been another abandon - the second today - with Giant-Alpecin's Ramon Sinkeldam suffering from illness and pulling out.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the main group towards the end today - will we see attacks off the front up the short, sharp climb to Mende as Chris Froome's GC rivals try to claw back a few seconds?
80km to gopublished at 14:05
OK, so matters have become a bit more simple.
On the one hand we have the breakaway of 20 - seven minutes behind them are the main group.
There are two British riders in the breakaway - Simon Yates and Steven Cummings.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:02
Extreme cycling
With the cyclists struggling in the French heat over recent days, we asked for your memories of cycling in extreme conditions.
And this looks pretty extreme....
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Hot and windypublished at 13:58
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThere are no threats to Chris Froome's yellow jersey up the road, so Team Sky look content to tap out a comfortable rhythm, eight minutes back. They are now in a flat stretch of the stage but it is hot and windy, and the finish is very hard indeed. We are also about to get a thunder storm in Mende. It is all happening here.
Matt Slater, BBC Sport at the Tour de France
Postpublished at 13:53
Quote MessageHmm, after yesterday's looooooong build-up to a thrilling finish, the riders are mixing the order of play up a bit today. Right from the gun we had groups trying to get away, and it has continued in that vein for two hours. The upshot is that Peter Sagan, Simon Yates and Steve Cummings are among 21 riders clear of the peloton, although Sagan might have just got what he wanted from his early exertions: 20pts at the intermediate sprint to stretch his lead in the green jersey competition.
Matt Slater, BBC Sport at the Tour de France
Peraud battling onpublished at 13:51
Good to see that Jean-Christophe Peraud is still on his bike and hopefully feeling OK (or as OK as possible) after his hard fall yesterday.
Image source, Getty Images90km to gopublished at 13:47
So after the intermediate sprint, all 20 breakaway riders came together before Ruben Plaza briefly darted off the front. They have a lead of more than eight minutes.
Between the two is Luis Angel Mate, four minutes behind the leading group.
We're currently on a flat section of around 75km before the category two Cote de Sauveterre.
Postpublished at 13:40
Image source, ReutersGreen jerseypublished at 13:35
Image source, EPAThe lead group of seven comprises Andriy Grivko, Mathieu Ladagnous, Peter Sagan, Rigoberto Uran, Bob Jungels, Ruben Plaza Molina and Jarlinson Pantano.
Not surprisingly, Sagan is first to the intermediate sprint at Millau, hoovering up more points as he looks to tighten his grip on the green jersey.
An ever-increasing leadpublished at 13:28
The lead is now at seven minutes - and is climbing rapidly.
Too early to say the winner will come from the breakaway?
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Postpublished at 13:23
Fans out lining the roads, making the most of the sunshine (while it lasts).
I have to say, the TV pictures of the riders making their way along the stage are showcasing some truly stunning scenery.
The breakaway of seven now have a lead of four minutes over the peloton. Between the two are 13 riders (they are 30 seconds behind the leaders).
Image source, EPAPostpublished at 13:20
It is hot once again today but storms are forecast for later in the day, which could makes conditions very interesting to say the least.
Don't believe me? Have a look at this....
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 13:15
Extreme weather
Apparently temperatures at the finish line in Rodez peaked at 38C on Friday.
This came a day after there were hailstones close to the finish of stage 12 at Plateau de Beille.
It seems that the tarmac-melting weather on Friday caused the most problems and was on the minds of a few riders after the stage finished.
It got me thinking, what are the most extreme conditions you've ever encountered while cycling? I've gone home in the snow before, but I cannot help but feel that there must be better stories out there - and photos.
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Postpublished at 13:11