Stage 11 of the Tour de France finished with a commanding solo victory for Tinkoff-Saxo's Rafal Majka in Cauterets. The Polish climber attacked from a breakaway on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet and then climbed the final ascent to the finish line on his own, one minute ahead of runner-up Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) and 1:23 ahead of third placed Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Argon 18).
Chris Froome (Team Sky) finished the day in ninth place and maintained his lead in the overall classification by 2:52 ahead of Tejay van Garderen (BMC).
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo), stage 11 winner in Cauterets
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"I didn’t choose this stage but I knew that it was really hard and… it’s the Tourmalet, it's not an easy stage. I like this weather, it’s warm. Today I had the support from my teammates to be in the breakaway and I’m so happy.
"This victory is for my teammates, for Ivan Basso, who is now at home, and Daniele Bennati, who crashed today. And also for my family, who stay close to me, and my wife, who is gives me a lot of power.
"The Tour de France is not finished but I have not come here for the GC. I came here to help Alberto [Contador] and still we had some opportunities. It is still a really long Tour de France, a long two weeks left, and we need to fight for Alberto Contador to win the Tour de France, 100 per cent."
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