 The fifth and sixth stages ended in bunch sprints , with Cavendish and André Greipel the victors respectively . After stage six , Daryl Impey became the first South African rider to wear the yellow jersey . His teammate Gerrans ensured it for him by holding back at the finish allowing Impey – who was second overall – the time necessary to replace him at the top of the general classification . Sagan claimed the seventh stage from a bunch sprint in Albi , with Ag2r – La Mondiale rider Blel Kadri talking the polka dot jersey . In stage eight , the Tour 's first mountain stage , which ended at the Ax 3 Domaines , Froome attacked a select five @-@ rider group , which included Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde , as they passed the lone leader Nairo Quintana with 5 km ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) remaining . Froome took the stage win , fifty @-@ one seconds ahead of his teammate Richie Porte , with Valverde third a further seventeen down . Contador and Quintana finished one minute forty @-@ five seconds behind Froome . Froome 's victory win put him in the lead of the general and mountains classifications , ahead of Porte . In the ninth stage , Froome managed to subdue attacks from his rivals , although his team 's efforts left him isolated for the majority of the stage . After a descent from the mountain pass of La Hourquette d 'Ancizan , a group of twenty @-@ three riders came into the finish in Bagnères @-@ de @-@ Bigorre , where Dan Martin ( Garmin – Sharp ) beat Jakob Fuglsang ( Astana ) from sprint , twenty seconds ahead of the group . Porte lost eighteen minutes , dropping from second overall to thirty @-@ third , with Valverde moving up to second . Rolland took back the polka dot jersey . The next day was the first rest day of the Tour . 
