SARRAN, France (Reuters) - After two agonising near misses, Swiss Marc Hirschi finally claimed his maiden Tour de France win, and his first as a professional, when he completed a solo break to take the 12th stage on Thursday. France's Pierre Rolland was second and Hirschi's Sunweb team mate Soren Kragh Andersen of Denmark took third place as Slovenian Primoz Roglic retained the overall leader's yellow jersey. "It's unbelievable, I was twice really close and actually today I never believed that I could make it," said the 22-year-old Hirschi. After a very fast start, six riders, including four-times Tour stage winner Luis Leon Sanchez, formed the early breakaway but the peloton kept them on a tight leash. The Movistar rider was joined by five riders, including Hirschi and two of his Sunweb team mates.

Source: The Star September 10, 2020 15:45 UTC