Ruben Plaza wins stage, Peter Sagan second
Geraint Thomas falls into telegraph pole
Thomas able to continue and finish stage
Chris Froome retains overall 3min 10sec lead
British champion Peter Kennaugh quits
Image source, Getty ImagesThe group of 12 are one minute ahead of the 12 behind them and five minutes ahead of the main peloton. Chris Froome shares a joke with a team-mate, but it's not Peter Kennaugh - he has abandoned.
Pretty much as you were then.
Taking a tumble
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Tough guy that Rob...
How can you ride a bike and NOT fall off sometimes? I've separated my shoulder, fractured wrist, cut my elbow open...twice. Par for the course.
Rob, Cardiff.
I've been lucky enough to be taken out by 2 mondeos nearly 12 months apart. One writing me bike off along rotator cuff and neck/back injuries,the other,knee and ankle injuries with the usual scuffs and grazes!! I was once found in the city centre unconcious, think it were oil/diesel on the road. Waking up surrounded by 4 blokes makes ya think!!
Nick in Stoke.
In reference to taking a tumble on a bike. Filtering through traffic, car ahead stops suddenly, I failed to unclip from peddles and just flopped onto my side in front a car full of a family. Like a turtle stuck on its back I struggled around on the floor to unclip my feet. I could see the family almost wetting themselves with laughter. I eventually stood up, bowed to the family (who applauded the display of heroism) and cycled off.
Anonymous (ok Toby)
Taking a tumble
Tricky those Poynton pavements...
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The lead group of 12 have a one minute 17 second advantage over the 12 pursuing them and more than five minutes on the main bunch.
The lead group comprises Andriy Grivko, Christophe Riblon, Peter Sagan, Thomas De Gendt, Simon Geschke, Marco Haller, Bob Jungels, Nelson Oliveira, Ruben Plaza, Daniel Navarro, Pierrick Fedrigo and Serge Pauwels.
Taking a tumble
Image source, Getty ImagesAs mentioned, Jean-Christophe Peraud has been soldiering on every since he came off his bike heavily on stage 13.
My foot slid across my pedal this morning as I tried to clip in and I was thrown off balance, wobbling across the road. Hardly the most dramatic incident but it did get me thinking - every taken a tumble on your bike?
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Looks like we might have to wait a little longer to find out why Peter Kennaugh quit the race...
Today's intermediate sprint comes after 86.5km and is at Die. Expect Peter Sagan to be hoovering up more green jersey points there.
At the moment the top of that table looks like this..
1. Peter Sagan (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo 360
2. Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto 316
3. John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Alpecin 264
Image source, EPAPeter Sagan - out in today's breakaway - has certainly had a superb view of some of the scenes of delight in this Tour, having finished second on four stages.
One of those came on stage 13, when BMC's Greg Van Avermaet out-sprinted him to the line in Rodez.
The Belgian will be riding into Paris, however, having pulled out of the Tour to attend the birth of his first child.
Good luck with that one Greg. Expect it to last a lot longer than a sprint finish.
You can listen to live coverage of the latter stages of today's action on this very page from 15:00 BST. Simon Brotherton will be joined by Rob Hayles for that one.
But before tuning into that, make sure you listen tothe latest podcast,with Simon and Rob joined by Matt Slater. Essential listening.
Taking it easy before the rest day? Hmm, not so on the evidence so far. The lead group covered 56.4km in the first hour of today's action.
You guessed it, attacks from the off today and Peter Sagan is involved.
The Slovak sprinter, with a handy lead over Andre Greipel in the green jersey competition, is one of 12 riders more than five minutes clear of the peloton.
There is another group of 12 that are 45 seconds behind the lead group.
Chris Froome and all the GC contenders are not surprisingly in the main group.
Image source, EPAWe've had approximately 60km of today's stage and I guess the big news for fans of Team Sky is that workhorse Peter Kennaugh has abandoned.
The British road race champion was struggling on Sunday and has failed to make it through to the rest day.
He is the first Team Sky rider to withdraw this year.
First though they have to negotiate the business of stage 16 - a 201km trek from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap.
There are two category two climbs and a fast descent to the finish.
The fact that the 8.9km Col de Manse is close to the finish should rule out the sprinters. Could it be another stage for a breakaway?
Image source, APMark Cavendish slogged his way through Sunday's stage while suffering from a sore tummy.
Jean-Christophe Peraud has been ignoring his battered body for days after he took a tumble.
Everywhere you turn, you hear cyclists telling you how understandably tired they are.
These boys are ready for a rest day.