Colombian Rigoberto Uran won a drama-filled ninth stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Australian Richie Porte and Briton Geraint Thomas crashed out
Colombia's Rigoberto Uran (right) and Italy’s Fabio Aru ride through the Tour de France's ninth stage near Chambery yesterday. Pic/AFP
Colombian Rigoberto Uran won a drama-filled ninth stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Australian Richie Porte and Briton Geraint Thomas crashed out.
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Champion Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey after finishing the stage third, behind Frenchman Warren Barguil who missed out on victory in a photo-finish.
Briton Froome's four bonus seconds on the line helped him increase his lead to 18sec over Italian Fabio Aru, who moved up a place to second with Thomas having quit the race. Bardet is now third at 51sec with Uran, who took the winner's 10sec bonus, fourth at 55sec. But other contenders including twice former runner-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia lost more than a minute, as did Dan Martin. Porte's crash was dramatic as he clipped the grass verge on the inside of a bend on the lightning quick descent down the fearsome Mont du Chat less than 25km from the finish. He came off his bike and skidded into Martin, clattering both into the rock face on the other side of the road.
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