Tour de France: Stage 14

A review of what happened Saturday and a look at what to expect Sunday:

July 21, 2008

* Saturday's stage: A 120.9-mile, mildly hilly ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains in high temperatures.

* Winner: Oscar Freire of Spain won a sprint finish. Leonardo Duque of Colombia was second, and veteran sprinter Erik Zabel of Germany was third. All clocked 4 hours 13 minutes 8 seconds.

* Yellow jersey: Cadel Evans of Australia kept the yellow jersey and remains one second ahead of Frank Schleck of Luxembourg and 38 seconds ahead of Christian Vande Velde of the United States.

* Quote of the day: "I have to play a smart race. I have to use my head."-- Evans, looking ahead to the Alps.

From the Associated Press

STAGE 14 RESULTS

1. Oscar Freire, Spain

4:13:08

2. Leonardo Duque, Colombia

same time

3. Erik Zabel, Germany

same time

4. Julian Dean, New Zealand

same time

5. Steven de Jongh, Netherlands

same time

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Cadel Evans, Australia

59:01:55

2. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg

0:01 behind

3. Christian Vande Velde, U.S.

0:38 behind

4. Bernhard Kohl, Austria

0:46 behind

5. Denis Menchov, Russia

0:57 behind