Races Road Tour de France: Kristoff wins in Saint-Étienne By José Been published 17 July 2014 Sagan denied once again on stage 12 Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 190.5km | Leeds - Harrogate Stage 2 201km | York - Sheffield Stage 3 155km | Cambridge - London Stage 4 163.5km | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Lille Métropole Stage 5 155.5km | Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut Stage 6 194km | Arras - Reims Stage 7 234.5km | Épernay - Nancy Stage 8 161km | Tomblaine - Gérardmer La Mauselaine Stage 9 170km | Gérardmer - Mulhouse Stage 10 161.5km | Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles Rest Day 1 Besançon - Besançon Stage 11 187.5km | Besançon - Oyonnax Stage 12 185.5km | Bourg-en-Bresse - Saint-Étienne Stage 13 197.5km | Saint-Étienne - Chamrousse Stage 14 177km | Grenoble - Risoul Stage 15 222km | Tallard - Nîmes Rest Day 2 Carcassonne - Carcassonne Stage 16 237.5km | Carcassonne - Bagnères-de-Luchon Stage 17 124.5km | Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet Stage 18 145.5km | Pau - Hautacam Stage 19 208.5km | Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour - Bergerac Stage 20 54km | Bergerac - Périgueux (ITT) Stage 21 137.5km | Évry - Paris Champs-Élysées View all Stages Route Race history Contenders Start list Image 1 of 103Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) celebrates his maiden Tour de France stage win(Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)Vincenzo NIbali (Astana) at the start line in Bourg-en-Bresse(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Romain Bardet (Ag2r) in the best young rider's white jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fan's ready to kiss(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stage 12 will be a sunny affair according to Trek's team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Astana cooling down(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Hello you(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The depart for stage 12(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Some appropriate clothing hanging out to dry(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) with Garmin's Sebastian Langeveld(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Dutch national champion Sebastian Langeveld(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Europcar duo, Cyril Gautier and Perrig Quemeneur(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yellow flags line the road side(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thumbs up for Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) surrounded by the press pack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) in raptures after winning stage 12(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The best team of the Tour, Ag2r-La Mondiale(Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)Ag2r-La Mondiale celebrating another day as the best team at the Tour(Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)Alexander Kristoff celebrates on stage 12 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) collects his second most combative prize of his career(Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)A Kayaker on top of a bridge. Just one of the many sights during the Tour(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)An artistic display of yellow balloons tied to a green bike(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The sunflowers are in fill bloom(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Europcar teammates Cyril Gautier and Perrig Quemeneur(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sebastian Langeveld leads the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Sky surround Richie Porte(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alessandro Vanotti (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Simon Clarke and Sebastian Langeveld(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Europcar(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The day's breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge leads the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Italian flag flown high during stage 12(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Giant-Shimano(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Breakaway riders Simon Clarke and Sebastian Langeveld(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Europcar during stage 12 at the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Press interview Arnaud Demare (FDJ) who was third on the day's stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in yellow(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Joaquim Rodriguez in polka-dot jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Katusha's Alexander Kristoff wins the stage 12 sprint(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Michael Morkov (Tinkoff - Saxo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Paul Voss (Team NetApp - Endura) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) gets a podium kiss(Image credit: Bettini Photo) Romain Bardet (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simon Clarke (Orica - GreenEDGE)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Luca Paolini brings up Kristoff next to the Cannondale train(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins stage 12 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins stage 12 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Saint-Étienne(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) is the stage 12 winner(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wears the green jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Europcar teammates Kevin Reza and Bryan Coquard(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Katusha's Alexander Kristoff celebrates his stage 12 sprint win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton race through scenic French landscapes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton during stage 12(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bauke Mollema (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cyril Gautier (Europcar) and Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giant-Shimano lead Astana in the chase during stage 12(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Luis Mate (Cofidis)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race leader Vincenzo NIbali (Astana) takes food from the feed zone(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tinkoff-Saxo(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Luca Paolini (Katusha)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) beats Peter Sagan to the line(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) beats Peter Sagan to the line(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo) Michele Scarponi (Astana) and Bruno Pires (Tinkoff - Saxo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Brent Copeland (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro Petacchi (Omega Pharma - QuickStep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
