Julian Alaphilippe hangs on to yellow jersey in Tour de France
25 July 2019 - 23:01
Valloire — Egan Bernal had the edge over the other top Tour de France contenders as France’s Julian Alaphilippe hung on for dear life to retain the yellow jersey at the end of a punishing day in the Alps on Thursday.
Nairo Quintana won the 18th stage, a 208km trek at high altitude from Embrun, but all eyes were on the battle for the title as fellow Colombian Bernal powered away from a reduced pack about 2km from the top of the Col du Galibier with his rivals unable to respond...
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