Tour De France 2014 Results, Video Highlights, Classification: Rafal Majka Wins Stage 13, Vincenzo Nibali Extends Lead

By Paul John Rivera First Posted: Jul 19, 2014 02:32 PM EDT

Rafal Majka won the 14th stage of Tour de France 2014 on Saturday, while Vincenzo Nibali extended his yellow jersey lead after finishing second in the grueling race.

Facing his second consecutive Alpine climb, Majka made sure that he will cross the line first this time after losing out in his bid to claim a 13th-stage victory on Friday in Chamrousse, where Nibali overtook Majka in the final stretch of the race.

Majka, who is the top bet of the Tinkoff-Saxo team after Alberto Contador failed to continue, spearheaded a breakaway in the final climb en route to the 14th-stage win, beating Nibali by 24 seconds and Jean-Christophe Peraud by 26 seconds.

"This is my first victory and maybe it's not finished, get in another long breakaway and try win another stage," said Majka, who gave Tinkoff-Saxo their first stage victory in this year's Le Tour. "This is a victory for Alberto Contador because we came here trying to win the Tour for him."

The peloton faced a difficult 177-kilometer race from Grenoble to Risoul, which featured a 2,360 climb that was sandwiched by two category one climbs. Below is the top 10 finishers for Saturday's race:

Top 10, Stage 14

Rafal Majka (Pol/Tinkoff - Saxo) 5hrs 08mins 28secs
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) +24secs
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra/AG2R) +26secs
Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +50secs
Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) Same time
Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing) +54secs
Fraenk Schleck (Lux/Trek) +1min 01secs
Laurens ten Dam (Ned/Belkin) +1min07secs
Leopold Koenig (Cze/NetApp) +1min 20secs
Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +1min 24secs

With his second-place finish following his 13th-stage win, Nibali extended his overall lead after Valverde struggled in the home stretch of stage 14, losing a minute to the Team Astana rider.

Below is the updated general classification, top 10, after 13 stages: