Races Road Tour de France: Nibali stamps his authority on Hautacam By Ellis Bacon published 24 July 2014 Nibali passes test in final mountain stage 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 87Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) cemented his polka dot jersey on stage 18(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay van Garderen rides ahead of Thibaut Pinot(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) attacking on Hautacam(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) and his spotty helmet(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) moved into second overall(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The view for Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro de Marchi on the attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Laurens ten Dam follows Alejandro Valverde up Hautacam(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The view of the Col du Tourmalet(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Laurens ten Dam (Belkin) gets aero(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18 of the Tour de France(Image credit: AFP)Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alejandro Valverde on the defensive for the second stage in a row(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Haimar Zubeldia (Trek) rolls in for a top 10 finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mikel Nieve sees the maillot jaune coming(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marco Marcato and Alessandro de Marchi in the breakaway(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) in the breakaway on stage 18(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Blel Kadri and Mikel Nieve(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mikel Nieve and Blel Kadri(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thibaut Pinot, best young rider(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tejay van Garderen, Thibaut Pinot and Jean Christophe Peraud(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thibaut Pinot on a climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thibaut Pinot on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rafal Majka, king of the mountains(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Frank Schleck(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Haimar Zubeldia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Leopold Konig(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Romain Bardet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The legendary Hautacam climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race leader Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Daniel Oss(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Voeckler(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jan Bakelandts(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sylvain Chavanel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Blel Kadri(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race leader Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yuri Trofimov(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yuri Trofimov(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yuri Trofimov(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jan Bakelandts(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The yellow jersey group heads up the Tourmalet(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) adds one more stage win to his tally (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) attacking on Hautacam(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mikel Nieve (Team Sky) didn't stand a chance against the maillot jaune's attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) on the breakaway, yet again(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A winning Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Voeckler(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali is congratulated after his stage win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 18(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali stays cool(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Tour de France peloton during stage 18(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Twisty roads in the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Tour de France favorites are cheered on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jan Bakelandts finishes up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yuri Trofimov(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fans cheer on the race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) goes it alone(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The favorites ride through the mist and fog(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The descent from the Tourmalet(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jakob Fuglsang recovered enough from his crash to pace Nibali in the mountains(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Astana ushers Nibali to the top(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay van Garderen leads Thibaut Pinot(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tejay van Garderen (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bauke Mollema, Bram Tankink, Leopold Konig and Romain Bardet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A triumphant Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in stage 18(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins stage 18 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jurgen van den Broeck flies downhill(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
