Anthony Turgis cycles to the finish line to win the 9th stage of the Tour de France (Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Frenchman Anthony Turgis won stage nine of the Tour de France on the white gravel tracks through champagne vineyards after a long range escape on Sunday.
British rider Tom Pidcock was second after tailing Turgis but looked to be slightly blocked as he made a last-gasp bid for the line ahead of third-placed Derek Gee of Canada.
“That was wonderful,” Turgis said at the finish line in the city of Troyes.
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