- Team Sunweb rider takes stage in his first Tour de France
- Primoz Roglic retains lead at head of general classification
The prodigious Marc Hirschi, thwarted on stage two in Nice and again on stage nine to Laruns, finally struck gold to take his debut Tour stage victory on the longest day in this year’s race, the 218km leg to Sarran Corrèze. The former under-23 world champion, riding for Team Sunweb, proved to be the strongest rider in the day’s final breakaway group as it climbed the Suc au May, deep in the thick woods of the Corrèze.
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Written by Jeremy Whittle
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