Stage 14 Photos

Stage 14, Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille was a true Tour de France classic with the leaders battling out on a killer Pyrenean mountain stage - report

Chris Wallis returns to the action after a short break

Contador out sprints Rasmussen for the stage win

Contador looks back to check whether the stage is his

Rasmussen may have the yellow but he still tries hard for the win

Soler chases home for 3rd

Leipheimer comes home 4th down on the top 3 40secs down on Contador

Sastre not too far behind Leipheimer at 53s

Kloden comes in at the first real time gap 1m52 with Evans on his wheel

Kashechkin comes in a little further back

Rasmussen gets his yellow jersey before the 'autobus' has rolled in....

.. and takes the polka dot as well

Contador leading the white jersey – will it be yellow soon?

Millar after splitting the lead group well and truly on the climb comes in

Vino comes in well back after a really bad day in the mountains

Wiggns arrives with the autobus

The young British rider Thomas still making it through the mountains

Boonen gets his green jersey – but to only 3 photographers over 30mins after the leaders

Pictures by Chris Wallis