Martin winsTour's 9th stage, Froome retains yellow

• 07/07/2013 - 16:26
  
  

  Martin winsTour's 9th stage, Froome retains yellow

  
  

  07 Jul 2013
  BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France (AFP) Irishman Dan Martin won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after a dramatic day of racing in the Pyrenees saw yellow jersey holder Chris Froome forced to dig deep to defend his race lead.
  Martin, of the Garmin team, came over the finish line with his arms raised in triumph after beating Dane Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) in a two-up sprint.
  Froome and all the race favourites arrived 19sec later, although the Kenyan-born Briton was the sole surviving member of a Sky team at the end of the 168.5 km race from Saint-Girons to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.Copiado  http://www.afp.com/