Thibaut Pinot tames Tour de France rivals again as Simon Yates takes stage win
21 July 2019 - 19:07
Foix — Thibaut Pinot emerged as the strongest of the main contenders to win the Tour de France after dominating his rivals for the second successive day in the 15th stage, a 185km mountain battle won by Briton Simon Yates on Sunday.
The Frenchman, who claimed victory at top of the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Saturday, left everyone gasping for air with a brutal attack 7km from the finish in the final ascent to the Prat d’Albis. He crossed the line 33sec behind Yates, who prevailed from the day’s breakaway for a second stage win as his fellow Briton, defending champion Geraint Thomas lost further ground...
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