Astana team rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy wears the race leader's yellow jersey as he competes in the 14th stage of the Tour de France cycle race between Grenoble and Risoul, July 19, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
RISOUL France (Reuters) - Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his stranglehold on the Tour de France when he gained further ground over his rivals in the second Alpine stage won by Poland's Rafal Majka on Saturday.
Astana rider Nibali finished the 14th stage, a 177-km mountain trek from Grenoble, in second place but beat Alejandro Valverde by one minute as the battle for second overall looks set to go to the wire.
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