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It is absolutely necessary to see these superb images of the 14th stage of the Tour de France
The Spanish Omar Fraile won with a late explosion in the last climb of the 14th stage of the Tour de France, 188 km from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Saturday
The runner from Astana caught the Belgian Jasper Stuyven near the summit of the Côte de Croix Neuve, a 3 km climb with an average slope of 10, 2% and did not look back
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe was the fastest in the climb, but he made a move a bit too late and finished six seconds behind, just ahead of Stuyven . Britain's Geraint Thomas retains yellow jersey after outselling his main rivals
"Winning a Tour de France stage is the best for a professional runner," said Fraile, who has already won a Giro d'Italia at his name. . "When I attacked I was not sure I could keep my advantage, I knew that Alaphilippe was coming in force."
All three participated in a breakaway that dug a 20-minute lead over the pack. 32 escaped were a threat in the overall standings. Welshman Geraint Thomas retained the leader's yellow jersey with a 1:39 lead over defending teammate and champion Chris Froome, with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin in third place at 1:50 of pace.
Only Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who is fourth overall now, 2:38 behind Team Sky's Thomas, has won time over the main contenders when he attacked in the last climb. He crossed the line at 18:01 behind Fraile, eight seconds behind Froome, Thomas and Dumoulin after the Dutchman also attacked in the climb
The shot hurt the Frenchman Romain Bardet, who finished 22 seconds from the pace of Fraile. He is fifth overall, now at 3:21 of the pace and faces a huge challenge in the coming Pyrenees if he wants to finish on the Tour podium for the third time.
The 15th stage of Sunday is a hilly course of 181.5 km. in Carcbadonne before the second day of rest and three stages in the Pyrenees that could shake the overall clbadification.
(Reuters entries)
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