PAU, France: German Marcel Kittel claimed his fifth victory in this year’s Tour de France when he won the 11th stage, a 203.5km ride from Eymet on Wednesday.
Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen was second and Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen took third place.
Britain’s Chris Froome retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
Three of the main contenders crashed as last year’s runner-up Romain Bardet, third overall, Jakob Fuglsang (5th) and two-time winner Alberto Contador (12th) hit the deck in separate incidents. — Reuters
Tour de France stage 11 results
1. Marcel Kittel (Germany/Quick-Step Floors) 4:34:27”, 2. Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands/LottoNL-Jumbo) ST, 3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway/Team Dimension Data), 4. Michael Matthews (Australia/Team Sunweb), 5. Daniel McLay (Britain/Fortuneo-Oscaro), 6. Davide Cimolai (Italy/FDJ), 7. Andre Greipel (Germany/Lotto-Soudal), 8. Nacer Bouhanni (France/Cofidis, Solutions Credits), 9. Ben Swift (Britain/UAE Team Emirates), 10. Danilo Wyss (Switzerland/BMC Racing Team)
Classification after stage 11
1. Chris Froome (Britain/Team Sky) 47:01:55”, 2. Fabio Aru (Italy/Astana Pro Team) +18”, 3. Romain Bardet (France/AG2R La Mondiale) +51”, 4. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia/Cannondale-Drapac) +55”, 5. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark/Astana Pro Team) +1:37”, 6. Daniel Martin (Ireland/Quick-Step Floors) +1:44”, 7. Simon Yates (Britain/Orica-Scott) +2:02”, 8. Nairo Quintana (Colombia/Movistar Team) +2:13”, 9. Mikel Landa (Spain/Team Sky) +3:06”, 10. George Bennett (New Zealand/LottoNL-Jumbo) +3:53”
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