Only Boasson Hagen and Nikias Arndt took the shorter route. SALON-DE-PROVENCE, FRANCE—Edvald Boasson Hagen showed that brawn and speed don’t guarantee victory at the Tour de France. It was Boasson Hagen’s third career stage win at the Tour, after his first two in 2011. The peloton eventually rolled in more than 12 minutes after Boasson Hagen claimed the first stage win for the Dimension Data team at this tour. On Stage 7, Boasson Hagen lost to Marcel Kittel by mere millimeters in a photo finish at Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Source: thestar July 21, 2017 23:15 UTC