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UPDATE 1-Cycling-Nibali wins Tour stage 19, Froome retains lead

Published 2015-07-24, 12:08 p/m
UPDATE 1-Cycling-Nibali wins Tour stage 19, Froome retains lead

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By Julien Pretot
LA TOUSSUIRE, France, July 24 (Reuters) - Defending champion
Vincenzo Nibali enjoyed some rare success in this year's Tour de
France by claiming a vintage win on the 19th stage as Chris
Froome came under fire but retained the overall lead on Friday.
Nibali, who had dropped out of contention in the race after
a tough first week and a bad first day in the Pyrenees, broke
away from a group of top riders 61 kilometres from the finish.
On his way to victory, the Italian caught and dropped
Frenchman Pierre Rolland in the final climb, an 18-km ascent to
the ski resort of La Toussuire at an average gradient of 6.1
percent.
The Astana rider crossed the line 44 seconds ahead of
Colombian Nairo Quintana, who attacked Froome in the finale,
finishing second 30 seconds ahead of the Briton.
Froome leads Quintana by 2:38 and Spain's Alejandro
Valverde, who finished with the other big guns 2:26 off the
pace, by 5:25.

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