Tour de France: Nibali wins 13th stage

19 July,2014 05:14 AM IST |   |  AFP

Vincenzo Nibali tightened his grip on the 2014 Tour de France by riding away to his third stage victory on the 197.5km, 13th stage from Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse

Vincenzo Nibali. Pic/AFP.


Chamrousse: Vincenzo Nibali tightened his grip on the 2014 Tour de France by riding away to his third stage victory on the 197.5km, 13th stage from Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse yesterday.


Vincenzo Nibali. Pic/AFP.

Nibali attacked 6.6km from home and put almost a minute into nearest rival Alejandro Valverde, who finished fourth on the stage but moved up to second overall. Rafal Majka was second on the stage with Leopold Konig third while Australian Richie Porte, who started the stage second overall, cracked on the final climb to drop down the order.

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