Martinez wins stage 13, Roglic consolidates lead
Daniel Martinez sealed his first Tour de France stage win on a day that saw Primoz Roglic extend his overall lead and Tadej Pogacar take over from Egan Bernal in second place.
EF Pro Cycling rider Martinez held off Bora-Hansgrohe duo Lennard Kamna and Maximilian Schachmann in an intense battle over the final 40 kilometres to come out on top on stage 13.
Martinez triumphed from the early break as, despite the best efforts of Kamna, he pulled clear in the final metres of a gruelling Puy Mary climb in Cantal.
On another fascinating day in the fight for the yellow jersey, Jumbo-Visma rider Roglic underlined his position as favourite with an emphatic climbing display.
The Slovenian crossed the line with compatriot Pogacar (Team Emirates), who climbed above Bernal into the runners-up spot in the general classification.
Defending champion Bernal of Team INEOS struggled on the finishing climb and fell 59 seconds behind Roglic, while Pogacar stayed within 44 seconds of his countryman.
Elsewhere, French duo Guillaume Martin and Romain Bardet fell from their starting positions of third and fourth respectively and slipped just out of the top 10.
