Tejay Van Garderen finished 43rd, but part of a large peloton including three Americans, as he moved up to 16th in the overall standings, still trailing the leader by 14 seconds. Van Garderen was beat to the finish line on the day by Lawson Craddock who finished 17th and is still 35th overall 31 seconds back. Peter Stetina did finish with the peloton, though in 120th. Stetina is up to 59th overall after picking up five spots on Monday.

Tuesday is a 148-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.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update