Astana upped the tempo at the head of the peloton to catch the leading trio with 35km remaining. Guillaume Martin of Wanty-Groupe Gobert was first at the top of the climb with 5km to go but rode cautiously in the following downhill to miss the victory. After the third stage, Ackerman...
” said Thomas. “Normally that stage is really hard, but I just seemed to float around. I had goosebumps there. It is surreal, it is the Tour de France. To be riding around wearing this [the yellow jersey] is the stuff of dreams.”...