2013 Tour de France Stage 13 Results & Recap
Stage 13 of the 2013 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) and Bauke Mollema (Belkin) pulled back more than a minute on Chris Froome (Team Sky) after crosswinds and echelons transformed a transfer stage into a battleground.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) beat Peter Sagan (Cannondale) to win the stage but even his superb performance was overshadowed by the battle amongst the overall contenders.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was distanced and lost second place overall after puncturing mid-stage, then Saxo-Tinkoff split the front group again with 30km to go, distancing Froome. Team Sky did not have the riders to close the gap and Froome finished more than a minute behind Contador and Mollema.
Froome's overall lead fell to 2:28 ahead of Mollema. Contador is now third overall at 2:45.
Saturday's 191km hilly stage is from Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule to Lyon, with the Mont Ventoux finish expected to provide another twist to this year's Tour de France on Sunday.
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