Chris Froome keeps yellow jersey despite narrow Sky loss

World champions BMC won the Stage 9 team time-trial at the Tour de France yesterday, beating Team Sky by a single second as Chris Froome retained custody of the race leader’s yellow jersey.

However, Irishman Nicolas Roche, the Sky team captain for the three-week Grand Tour admitted to being disgusted with his late collapse, which cost his team the stage win.

Sky were down to five riders from their starting nine as the finish line yawned out in front of them.