Julian Alaphilippe takes Tour stage three and yellow jersey
French hope leaves the pack gasping on brutal climb then hangs in for 16km
08 July 2019 - 18:59
Epernay — France’s Julian Alaphilippe lived up to the hype as he snatched the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey by winning the third stage on Monday.
The world No1 jumped away from the pack in the Cote de Mutigny, a brutal 900m effort at an average gradient of 12.2%, to claim his third stage win in the race after a 215km ride from Binche, Belgium...
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