France’s Tony Gallopin held off a charging peloton to take victory on stage eleven of the Tour de France in Oyonnax.
Perfect timing: The peloton were unable to catch Tony Gallopin. Photo: AFP
Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol) apologised for his performance on Bastille Day on Monday when he lost the yellow jersey after wearing it for a single day.
He made amends as the Tour resumed following a day’s rest with the 187.5-kilometre route from Besancon, his daring late move rewarded with a first stage success.
His margin of victory was less than a bike length in the end as John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) was second, with Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) third.
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was 20th to retain the race leader’s yellow jersey, with the top of the overall classification largely unchanged. – The Telegraph
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