Tour de France: Stage 11 highlights - Video
A crazy, windy day sees a late attack by Sagan, Froome
Tour de France: Ventoux stage shortened due to risk of 100km/h winds
Tour de France stage 11 – Finish line quotes
Tour de France: Froome defies expectations with late attack
Tour de France: Cavendish's chances scuppered by late mechanical
Quintana and Movistar blast Tour de France organisers for 'dangerous' stage 11
Tour de France: On-board video of stage 11 mayhem - News Shorts
Stage 11 of the Tour de France should have been a typical stage for the sprinters, but a strong wind and some motivated teams blew the race apart on the approach to Montpellier. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) went clear with teammate Maciej Bodnar and were joined by an opportunistic move by race leader Chris Froome and his Team Sky teammate Geraint Thomas.
The four went clear with around 8km to go in the stage, and managed to hold off the panicked chase behind, led by a mix of sprinter's teams and those of the other general classification contenders, but they fell six seconds shy of catching the leaders.
Sagan handily won the sprint over Froome, while Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) angrily pounded his handlebars after leading the sprint to the line, denied yet again.
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*
Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets
After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59
Join now for unlimited access
Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1