Roche improves on dramatic day in Alps
The Ag2R La Mondiale rider crossed the line exactly four minutes behind the day’s winner, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky), who surged clear of a 14-man breakaway on the final climb and then held his nerve on the treacherous descent to the finish before soloing to a fine triumph, his second of this year’s race.
Norwegian Boasson Hagen said: “I wasn’t afraid of the descent because I’ve done it in training and watched on video. I knew almost every corner and I was looking forward to the finish.”
