Geraint Thomas takes stage 11 and yellow jersey; Dan Martin leaps into top-ten

Geraint Thomas will wear the yellow jersey after winning stage 11 of the Tour de France in La Rosiere to take the overall lead.

Geraint Thomas takes stage 11 and yellow jersey; Dan Martin leaps into top-ten
Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 18:18

Geraint Thomas will wear the yellow jersey after winning stage 11 of the Tour de France in La Rosiere to take the overall lead.

Thomas attacked six kilometres from the top of the final climb of this 108.5km stage from Albertville, overhauling rival Tom Dumoulin and then pushing on to catch former team-mate Mikel Nieve who was looking to win the stage out of the breakaway.

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