• Froome, Thomas and Dumoulin finish with other GC hopefuls
Geraint Thomas retained the yellow jersey after a late crash deprived Adam Yates a shot at a stage victory in the Tour de France. It was a dramatic end to a stage which had been stopped at one point as riders were affected by a spray used by police to break up a farmers’ protest on the road from Carcassonne.
Mitchelton-Scott’s Yates led on the descent into Bagneres-de-Luchon after attacking three kilometres before the summit of the Col du Portillon, cresting the mountain with a 22-second advantage. But the 25-year-old British rider crashed with 6.5km to go, allowing Quick-Step Floors’ Julian Alaphilippe to zip by and take his second stage win of this Tour.
Written by Guardian sport
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