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The Slovak Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), a green jersey on the back, won the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday, a return to a relative dish after three days of mountain climbing in the Alps. After 169.5 km between Bourg d'Oisans and Valence, the triple world champion was ahead in a mbadive sprint Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (Emirates UAE Team) and the French Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ). Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) is 5th ahead of Yves Lampaert, 6th. Peter Sagan wins in Valencia his third stage on this Tour, after raising his arms at La Roche-sur-Yon and Quimper.
The yellow jersey Geraint Thomas (Sky), which was 1:39 ahead of his teammate Chris Froome, retains his position as leader of the general
Saturday, the peloton will have to travel 188 km between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in Drôme, and Mende, in the department of Lozère. This uneven stage crosses the gorges of the Ardèche then the national park of the Cevennes, with four pbades including two of second category. The start will be given shortly after 1 pm
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Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe): "It's incredible, I can not complain. Thanks to my team, they did an incredible job.After three hard days, it was nice to win a stage like this, I'm really happy. "
Geraint Thomas (Sky): "I think everyone enjoyed this quieter day even though it was very fast, it's nicer to be encouraged than to be booed even though it did not bother me in the day. Alpe d'Huez: The Pyrenees are going to be difficult especially as we will be in the third week, so we have to make sure we recover. "
Chris Froome (Sky): " The last three stages were very hard, today it was quiet, but tomorrow it will be more complicated.The final climb will not be easy and it is Although Peter Sagan is phenomenal, he has three times more points than the others! It's someone who's smiling and it's good to be with him in the race. "
Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ): " It's weird to sprint like crazy then that yesterday we were in the Alps. I believed it but I was beaten by stronger. Peter Sagan is a step up. But I have nothing to regret because I gave everything and the team did a great job. "
Romain Bardet (Ag2R La Mondiale): " It was a real stage of transition. The day was good before a new battle tomorrow. Some attitudes seen yesterday are not worthy. Fortunately it is an extreme minority. The race is skewed because of the abandonment of Vincenzo Nibali. There is far too much imprudence. Sport must bring people together and we must respect everyone. "
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