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00:00So if you can take the front line, take the front line.
00:14I knew I had to be in front and yeah, it proves that it was a good decision.
00:18It was quite stressful in the finish.
00:21It was pretty nervous, pretty hectic, a lot of road furniture.
00:24Found a little bit of a move around that road furniture.
00:28We heard a crash.
00:29Oh, crash.
00:30Crash, crash, crash.
00:31Crash in the middle of the peloton and a number of riders have hit the deck.
00:38So I had no clue who went down.
00:40The red boat looks like wreckless again.
00:48In the finish they said Primoz went down and I was just really devastated.
00:54It's really, really sad to see him crash.
00:58It sounds cliche, but as a GC guy, you never have a day off.
01:02Primoz Roglic has abandoned the Tour de France.
01:10When the crash happened, I was so scared, you know, because it's so fast down here and
01:14there are a lot of corners, so I'm just focused to be safe, more safe.
01:19The last 600 meters, suddenly I find Mike.
01:24He did a super good job.
01:25He brings me from 15th position to top three.
01:28So from that one on, I just knew I could deliver because I have, like, perfect wheel without
01:33any wind.
01:34And then, yeah, this kind of small uphill was also suited me really well.
01:38Who's going to take it?
01:40Gamay wins his hat trick of stages in the Tour.
01:50Stage 13 takes us to Pau with another chance for the fast men before we hit the mountains
01:56this weekend.
01:58But with some bumpy terrain and potential crosswinds, a strong breakaway could upset
02:02the sprinters' plans.
02:04And indeed, a group of 22 riders went up the road early with a host of big names.
02:08Van der Poel, Cort, Delee, Mohoric, Kwiatkowski, Costa, Lascano and Hall.
02:14There were seven Tour stage winners with no fewer than 13 victories between them.
02:19But the presence of Adam Yates was a problem for the GC teams.
02:23Bogac's team mate began the day seven minutes down overall and Visma Lisabike, Ineos Grenadiers
02:28and Soudal Quickstep didn't want to give him or the breakaway a big gap.
02:42This could be the end of the Tour de France for Ayuso, unfortunately.
02:50Big acceleration there of Renard, he's like, OK, they need to close it.
02:54So they're going to go kind of all in.
02:57And now they're going all in because Bogac has just jumped across onto the wheel of Visma.
03:03Definite split now, an attack of Visma Lisabike with the entire team on the front.
03:09Look at that for a crosswind.
03:11There you go.
03:13Alarm bells ringing back in the peloton, but they soon caught up with the yellow jersey
03:18group. The danger for the Ineos Grenadiers is over.
03:23They've nullified it.
03:25Ineos Grenadiers catch the group of the top three riders, Pogacar,
03:30Avenepoel and Vengergaard.
03:33But there was still the issue of Adam Yates at the front.
03:36Magnus Court decided to kick on from the breakaway, going clear with Kwiatkowski,
03:40Gregoire and Bernard.
03:41And finally, after a chase of almost 100 kilometres, the peloton caught the remaining
03:46escapees.
04:02Look at the way the Tour de France now is forming into echelons on the road to Pau.
04:07There are riders all over the place and little splits happening.
04:10Fifty five seconds is the advantage.
04:17After a bit of crosswind chaos, the four leaders were caught, but the fun wasn't over yet.
04:25On the first categorised climb of the day, Carapaz and Johannesson attacked, the duo
04:30opening up a gap of around 30 seconds as the sprint teams got themselves organised for
04:35the final run-in.
04:43What is it that you love in sprinting?
04:46It's adrenaline, it's close to the edge.
04:48That was the trickiest part in this finish.
04:52Maybe because you have a little bit of a screw loose as well.
04:55He loves me, he chose me, you know.
04:58I grew up just riding a bike.
05:01It's like, you know, watching a Die Hard movie with explosions.
05:06Oh, massive crash, huge crash.
05:08There's a big rush of adrenaline, that's for sure.
05:11De Lee comes down, a number of other riders hit the deck.
05:17You have to use your brain.
05:18And now they make their way round the turn.
05:20You have to be well positioned at the finish line.
05:25Our team delivers me in a good position for the sprints.
05:29It's a long way to go, you have to make that turn in a good position.
05:33You have to follow and trust your teammates.
05:36The last 500 metres is when you're on the right track.
05:40You have to get over it when you see the finish line at 100 metres.
05:44You just have to have the feeling of winning, it's already huge.
05:54And there's a big pull there from the rider, from the Intermarché team.
06:00They've lost Bert, he's on the wheel of Demar, Demar.
06:05Oh, massive crash, huge crash.
06:08De Lee comes down, a number of other riders hit the deck.
06:12And now they make their way round the turn, 598 metres to go.
06:16A huge crash in that sprint.
06:18It's Christophe Laporte, he's got Wout van Aert locked in on the wheel.
06:21Just behind him is Niki Hassan, then it's Pascal Ackermann,
06:24then it's Biniyam Gemay, it's a long straight run here, 300 metres to go.
06:29Big group of riders at the front, but a number of riders have hit the deck.
06:33On the right-hand side, here goes the sprint.
06:35Philipsen is there, it's Philipsen and Wout van Aert, shoulder to shoulder.
06:39Niki Hassan is there, but it's going to be all the way to the finish line this time.
06:43Jasper Philipsen is flat out, Pascal Ackermann is looking to get on terms.
06:47It is going to be Jasper Philipsen!
06:55The feeling was good, much better than I had the previous week.
07:00I could start my sprint with confidence and I'm happy nobody could pass.
07:04It was piloted perfect by Christophe Laporte.
07:09I was a bit in the wind, but I had the launch early and I could pass him.
07:16So I'm really happy with my sprint and with the feeling.
07:28Philipsen taking his second win of this Tour and the eighth in two years.
07:33After a chaotic sprint, van Aert was second for the second day in a row.
07:40There have been some changes in GC, with Roglic and Ayuso both withdrawing,
07:44but Pogacar still leads by over a minute before the Pyrenees.
07:50Gemay was fourth today, so his lead over Philipsen has been cut to 75 points in the green jersey standings.
07:57Pogacar still has the polka dot jersey, with Abrahamsen unable to take any King of the Mountains points today.
08:05And Evenepoel leads the youth classification before we get stuck into the mountains again tomorrow.
08:10Don't miss it!