Vuillermoz triumphs for France, Froome maintains yellow


Alexis Vuillermoz of France reacts after winning Stage Eight of the Tour de France cycling race on Saturday. - AFP

MR-DE-BRETAGNE (France) AFP: Alexis Vuillermoz won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday to become the first French rider to triumph this year.

The 27-year-old former mountain biker escaped on the final 2km climb to the finish at Mur de Bretagne following a 181.5km stage from Rennes.

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