Stage 13 of the Tour de France saw the race leave the Pyrenees and move a step closer to the Alps with an intermediate stage to Rodez. With an early break still clear and with less than a few hundred meters to go, the finale provided a tense and exhilarating one with Greg Van Avermaet coming out on top ahead of disconsolate Peter Sagan.
However, the Tinkoff Saxo rider was at least able to pull on the green jersey after securing enough points to take the lead in the competition ahead of his main rival Andre Greipel. There as little consolation for the remnants of the break, caught agonisingly close to the finish.
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“It was really close. I went really early because in Le Havre I waited too long I think. I tried to go almost from the bottom. It was really long and the last 100 metres kept going forever. I saw that there was somebody in my wheel so I just kept on sprinting and hoped that they wouldn’t come over.
“I have a very good team and to win the stage is very good. We’ve been doing well so far in this Tour and I think that this victory is a reflection of that performance.”
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