Sagan wins Tour de France 13th stage but Thomas leads
Saturday - July 21, 2018 2:56 am ,
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Sagan wins Tour de France 13th stage but Thomas leads
Valence (France) July 21 (IANS) Slovakia s Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) won Friday s 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling championhip while Welshman Geraint Thomas (Sky) retained the leader s yellow jersey.
Sagan came from behind in the final sprint to cross the finish line of the 169.5km (105mi) course with a time of 3 hours 45 minutes 55 seconds earning his third stage win of the 2018 Tour reports Efe.
Norway s Alexander Kristoff (UAE) was second followed by French rider Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ).
Thomas remains at the top of the General Classification 1 minute 39 seconds ahead of British teammate Chris Froome and 1:50 better than Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb).
Saturday s 14th stage runs 188km from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Mende.
--IANS pur/ahm/
Sagan came from behind in the final sprint to cross the finish line of the 169.5km (105mi) course with a time of 3 hours 45 minutes 55 seconds earning his third stage win of the 2018 Tour reports Efe.
Norway s Alexander Kristoff (UAE) was second followed by French rider Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ).
Thomas remains at the top of the General Classification 1 minute 39 seconds ahead of British teammate Chris Froome and 1:50 better than Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb).
Saturday s 14th stage runs 188km from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Mende.
--IANS pur/ahm/
