Froome takes yellow after dramatic third stage


By AFP

Team Sky rider Chris Froome waves to the crowd after receiving the yellow jersey at the end of Stage Three of the Tour de France in Belgium on Monday. - Reuters

HUY (Belgium) AFP: Chris Froome made a statement of intent on Monday by taking over the race leader’s yellow jersey at the end of a crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France.

The 30-year-old Briton finished second on the 159.5km run from Antwerp to the infamous Mur (wall) de Huy behind Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez.

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