Mads Pedersen outsprints rivals to secure victory on stage 13 of Tour de France

HANDS UP: Mads Pedersen won ahead of Fred Wright on stage 13 of the Tour de France. Pic: Daniel Cole/AP

Former world champion Mads Pedersen took his first Grand Tour stage win on stage 13 of the Tour de France as Fred Wright suffered more breakaway heartache.

Pedersen comfortably outsprinted Wright and Hugo Houle at the end of the 192km stage from Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint Etienne as the breakaway prospered after three punishing days in the Alps.