Tejay Van Garderen finished 19th in the second stage of the Tour de France, part of 26 riders to finish with the top time, and moved from 68th up to 18th. 14 seconds behind the leader. Lawson Craddock had another good finish on Sunday with a 35th place finish 17 seconds back. Craddock is also in 35th overall 31 seconds back. Peter Stetina in 64th, both for the stage and overall, was the only other American in the top 100.

Monday is a 139-mile flat stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

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