Colombian cyclist Danijel Martinez (Education First) is the winner of the 13th stage of the "Tour d'France" driven from Châtel-Guillon to the top of the climb to Puy Marie Cantal in a length of 191.5 kilometers, while the Slovenian Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) increased his advantage in the overall ranking.
Martines was one of 17 drivers who broke away from the main group after about 50 kilometers and gained an advantage of about 10 minutes before starting the battle for the stage victory.
At the beginning of the last and most difficult of the seven climbs, it seemed that the German Maximilian Šachman (BORA-Hansgrohe) was in the best position for the stage victory, who had about 30 seconds ahead of Martinez and teammate Lenard Kamne (BORA-Hansgrohe).
Šahman did not last, and in the last meters, Martinez managed to break away from Kamne and finish four seconds ahead of him. Shahman was 51 seconds behind.
And while Martinez and Kaemna were fighting for the stage victory, two kilometers down the road there was a big attack by two Slovenians, leader in the overall order Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates), who distanced themselves from last year's winner Colombian Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers).
Bernal managed to maintain a 10-second gap for the entire kilometer, but in the last 500 meters of the stage, the Colombian looked completely exhausted and reached the finish line 38 seconds after the two Slovenians.
In the overall standings, Roglič now has a time 44 seconds better than Pogačar, or 59 seconds better than the third Bernal.
On Saturday, the 14th stage is on the program, which will be driven from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon with a length of 194 kilometers.
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