COL DU TOURMALET, France (Reuters) - An enraged Thibaut Pinot put the hammer down on the first major mountain test of the Tour de France, leading a French one-two ahead of overall leader Julian Alaphilippe to triumph at the top of the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Saturday.
On a day of surprises, meanwhile, defending champion Geraint Thomas lost contact in the final kilometre of the brutal ascent to the cloud-clad Pyrenean pass ending 2,115 metres above sea level.
