Plateau de Belle
1 Joaquim "Purito" Rodriguez Spain
2 Jakob Fuglsang Danemark
3 Roland Bardet France
Chrsi Froome is always in control

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Rodez
1 Greg Van Avermaet Belgium
2 Peter Sagan Slovakia
3 Jan Bakelandts Belgium
Chris Froome always leader. Very hot weather, up to 40 C.

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Rodez
1 Greg Van Avermaet Belgium
2 Peter Sagan Slovakia
3 Jan Bakelandts Belgium
Chris Froome always leader. Very hot weather, up to 40 C.

Overall qualifications after the stage 13.
1. FROOME C.
SKY 51h 34' 21''
2. VAN GARDEREN T.
BMC 02' 52''
3. QUINTANA ROJAS N.
MOV 03' 09''
4. VALVERDE BELMONTE A.
MOV 03' 58''

Nice to see Valverde on top four. He has been around for many years.

Also Nibali is coming back. Yesterday he made an attempt to leave Froome behind. But he is waiting for the Alps. The Tour is not finished yet.

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Tour de France diet. 8.290 calories a day!.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWgsLGJUOc0

Mende
1 Stephen Cummings UK
2 Thibaud Pinot France
3 Romain Bardet France
Nairo Quintana arrives just after Froome and is now second behind him.
Nibali is now eighth.

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A slight change in overall qualifications.

1. FROOME Christopher
2. QUINTANA ROJAS + 03' 10''
3. VAN GARDEREN + 03' 32''
4. VALVERDE + 04' 02''

Jersey wearers after the stage 14.

Yellow jersey FROOME C.
Green jersey SAGAN P.
Polka-dot jersey (worn by as Froome already wear the polka dot jersey) RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J.
White jersey QUINTANA ROJAS N.

Here we go again...

Tour de France leader Chris Froome says he had urine thrown on him during Saturday's stage. The event will be linked to doping speculation about Froome Team Sky rider.
- Someone threw a cup of urine in my face and shouted, "doper", which is extremely wrong on so many levels, he said according to the BBC, and stated that the incident occurred early in the race.
Speculation about Froome has been fueled by the two former pro riders Laurent Jalabert and Cedric Vasseur, now commentators for French television, has expressed concerns about whether the 30-year-old's good form is a result of doping.

If Chris Froome is doped wait for dope test results before accusing him.

Chauvinism.

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Valence
1 Andre Greipel Germany
2 John Degenkolp Germany
3 Alexander Kristoff Norway
Froome always leader

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Terzo oro a Mosca nei campionati di scherma
Spada femminile Rossella Flamingo
Fioretto a squadre femminile
Sciabola a squadre maschile
Fioretto a squadre maschile in finale con la Russia
Fioretto femminile medaglia di bronzo Arianna Errigo

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This is weird.

Spaghetti bolognese may be a classic 'Italian' dish abroad but you won't find it anywhere in Italy.

http://www.thelocal.it/20141209/ten-italian-dishes-that-dont-exist-in-italy
I have ate Spaghetti Bolognese in both Rimini and San Marino close to Bologna in the 70's.
Monica Cesarato from Venice also close to Bologna seems to not have been there.

I buy Salsa bolognese by Barilla in my shop together with spaghetti Barilla. That is my standard lunch.
Tullio

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I buy Salsa bolognese by Barilla in my shop together with spaghetti Barilla. That is my standard lunch.
Tullio

The mystery is solved.
In Bologna ragù alla bolognese is customarily paired and served with tagliatelle, made with eggs and northern Italy’s soft wheat flour. Acceptable alternatives to fresh tagliatelle include other broad flat pasta shapes, such as pappardelle or fettuccine, and tube shapes, such as rigatoni and penne.
The reason is that the meat sauce doesn't stick so well to spaghetti.
So don't eat Spaghetti Bolognese with a white shirt on:)

Quarto oro al fioretto maschile a squadre a Mosca.

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Gap
1 Ruben Plaza Molina Spian
2 Peter Sagan Slovcakia
3 Jarlinson Pantano Columbia
Geraint Thomas makes a bad fall but survives unhurt. Nibal gains 26 seconds in a fast downhill.
Froome alwasy in yellow. Tomorrow rest, then the Alps.

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The Alps:) Now the boys will be separated from the men.
But Quintana is a "boy" wearing the white jersey and in second place after Froome.
Will he win Le Tour and become the first Colombian to win?
Colombians like mountain stages:)

Colombians are good uphill and bad downhill. Today Nibali has shown how to race downhill. We'll see sparks flying.
Tullio

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Ai campionati del mondo di nuoto a Barcellona Federica Pellegrini e' seconda nei 200 metri stile libero dietro una americana. Naturalmente nessun giornale online ne parla. Brava Federica.

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Pra Loup
1 Simon Geschke Germany
2 Andrew Talansky USA
3 Rigoberto Uran Colombia
Tejay Van Gardener has retired. Alberto Contador loses time for a fall in the dangerous downhill from Col Allos.Nibali is now seventh.

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