Pinot wins Tour de France stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over Thomas
20 July 2019 03:27
• Geraint Thomas suffers on final climb and loses time to leader• Julian Alaphilippe second on Tourmalet stage finishThibaut Pinot took the honours at the iconic Col du Tourmalet finish to a punishing stage where the Col du Soulour climb had already caused hopes throughout the field to evaporate. Defending champion Geraint Thomas sagged alarmingly in the closing stages, and with yellow jersey holder Julian Alaphilippe finishing second on the stage, he has taken more time out of his British rival and now leads by 2min 2sec.The 117.5km stage was abridged by several kilometres after an elongated roll-out was enforced by officials to allow police time to clear the road ahead at Ossun where dozens of environmental protesters were sitting in the road. Related: Tour de France 2019: stage 14 takes race up to finish on Tourmalet – live! Continue readingread full article
