Tejay Van Garderen has only been the first American across the line in one of the four stages of the Tour de France so far, but he remains the first American overall. Lawson Craddock was the first American in 13th while Van Garderen was 38th but both finished as part of the peloton. Van Garderen slid up one spot to 15th and is now 18 seconds behind the leader while Craddock remained 35th and now 35 seconds back. No other Americans were in the top 100 on Tuesday but Peter Stetina is still in the top 100 overall in 70th.

Wednesday is a 134-mile medium-mountain stage, the most climbing so far, 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
Stage Three Update