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Tuesday 10 July 2018

Tour de France

Continued from Page 17 through the best we can
until we get to the moun-
Riding at an average tains,” Froome said
speed of 54.9 kph (34 mph), “There will be a lot more
BMC clocked 38 minutes, time lost throughout the
46 seconds over the 35.5-ki- GC group before we hit
lometer (22-mile) route that the mountains. One day
began and ended in Cho- you gain, one day you lose.
let near the Atlantic coast. That’s just the nature of the
Sky finished second and game.” Froome is aiming to
Quick-Step Floors came join Jacques Anquetil, Eddy
third, seven seconds be- Merckx, Bernard Hinault
hind. World champion Sun- and Miguel Indurain as the
web featuring Tom Dumou- only riders to win the Tour
lin finished fifth, 11 seconds five times.
back. Overnight leader Pe- Van Avermaet earned
ter Sagan was dropped by the yellow jersey by lead-
his Bora Hansgrohe team- ing BMC over the line, just
mates and fell to 80th over- ahead of American team- Riders of the BMC Racing Team celebrate after winning the third stage of the Tour de France
all, three minutes behind. mate Tejay van Garderen, cycling race, a team time trial over 35.5 kilometers (22 miles) with start and finish in Cholet, France,
Van Avermaet, who excels who moved up to second Monday, July 9, 2018.
at single-day classics, isn’t overall with the same time Associated Press
a threat for the overall title as Van Avermaet. Valverde and Mikel Landa pace the decisive factor trial on the Tour in 2015.
but he could keep the lead Geraint Thomas of Sky was were 17th (:53), Froome over a challenging — if not “I don’t think it is a bad
through the cobblestoned third overall, three seconds was 18th (:55), Adam Yates highly technical — route thing to have the yellow
Stage 9 ending in Roubaix. behind. Among the overall was 20th (1:00) and 2014 featuring a few minor hills. jersey for a team looking for
Froome was left 55 seconds favorites, Dumoulin was sev- champion Vincenzo Nibali Times were taken from the a sponsor,” said Porte, who
behind in the overall stand- enth (11 seconds behind), was 22nd (1:06). fourth rider on each eight- crashed out of last year’s
ings with another week of last year’s runner-up Rigo- Squad leaders traded turns man team to cross the line. Tour and lost time in Stage
nervy rolling stages before berto Uran was 10th (:35), on the front of the team BMC, which is searching 1 of this edition. “I feel may-
hitting the Alps. Porte was 14th (:51), Movi- “trains,” with the ability to for a new title sponsor, also be even better (than last
“We’re just ... trying to get star teammates Alejandro constantly maintain a fast won the previous team time year).”q