SAINT-GERVAIS LES BAINS (FRANCE) - Romain Bardet won the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome survived a dramatic crash to maintain his race lead. Froome crashed on a slippery descent but recovered to stick with the group of favourites and limit his losses to a handful of seconds. France's Romain Bardet crosses the finish line at the end of the 17km individual time-trial, on the 18th stage of the Tour de France on July 21, 2016Bardet won his second Tour stage following one last year, the first for a Frenchman this year and moved up to second overall on a highly successful day. The big loser was Dutchman Bauke Mollema who started the day second but dropped several places after crashing once and skidding off the road a second time in rainy conditions.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2016 15:45 UTC