Tour de France (2013) Photos; Stage 13: Tours → Saint-Amand-Montrond, 173 km
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Crosswinds were the theme of the day; the start scene in Tours		share this photo
Mark Cavendish prior to Stage 13. We'll see him again later.		share this photo
Alberto Contador and his Saxo Tinkoff teammates were instrumental in today's carnage		share this photo
Race leader Chris Froome (Sky) didn't have the easy day he expected and lost time to some of his rivals		share this photo
Bauke Mollema (Belkin Pro Cycling), 2nd from the left, and Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff), right, were the big winners today gaining over 1 minute on Chris Froome as echelons split the race apart		share this photo
Today was expected to be a sprint stage, but just a small group of 12 riders arrived in Saint-Amand-Montrond		share this photo
Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish were in this group; Saxo Tinkoff now at the back after driving the pace with 30 km to go		share this photo
Bauke Mollema (Belkin Pro Cycling) and Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) moved up to 2nd and 3rd on GC today, gaining over 1 minute on Chris Froome		share this photo
Mark Cavendish had much more left than Peter Sagan in the bunch sprint		share this photo
Mark Cavendish wins his 25th career Tour stage		share this photo
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For the first time in Tour history an entire team was awarded the stage combatively award; Saxo Tinkoff's workers crossing 10-12th: Mick Rogers, Nicolas Roche and Daniele Bennati. Roger's called this his hardest Tour stage ever.		share this photo
After failing to join the winning echelon, Chris Froome (Sky) settled into the following group and conserved his energy		share this photo
Misfortune and crosswinds cost Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) his GC ambitions. He plummeted from 2nd to 16th + 12:10.		share this photo
Mark Cavendish will savor this win for several reasons. An epic 25th Tour win.		share this photo
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Despite appearances, Chris Froome (Sky) is still in good shape with mountains and a tt coming up and a 2:28 advantage in hand		share this photo
Tour de France (2013) Photos; Stage 13: Tours → Saint-Amand-Montrond, 173 km
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