Tour de France: Primoz Roglic extends lead as Daniel Martinez wins stage 13
By Jack SkeltonBBC Sport
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Less than a minute agoLess than a minute ago.From the sectionCyclingMartinez prevailed after an arduous battle with KamnaPrimoz Roglic extended his lead in the yellow jersey on the Tour de France after Daniel Martinez claimed a superb win on stage 13.
Roglic and fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar dropped all of their rivals on a gruelling final climb to Puy Mary.
Defending champion Egan Bernal slipped to third overall, with Roglic now leading Pogacar by 44 seconds.
EF Pro Cycling's Martinez punched clear of Lennard Kamna in the final metres to take his first Tour stage victory.
Fellow Colombian Bernal, who had trailed Roglic by 21 seconds after stage 12, struggled on the brutal summit finish and is now 59 seconds back on Roglic and 15 seconds down on Pogacar.
Frenchmen Guillaume Martin and Romain Bardet, who started the stage third and fourth overall respectively, also cracked and are out of the top 10.
"I see this as a Slovenian day, not a Colombian day," said Roglic.
"I'm super happy with how it went but here's still a lot of road ahead of us and next week there'll different scenarios with different riders."
When the day began, the top 10 on general classification was the closest it had been at this stage of any Tour since 1947, but the race ripped apart on the two final climbs.
Ineos Grenadiers set a high pace on the penultimate climb of the Col de Neronne, dropping Britain's Adam Yates as well as Martin and Bardet, who crashed earlier in the stage.
Pavel Sivakov had sat up from the breakaway to work for Bernal, who initially also had Richard Carapaz in support, suggesting the defending champion could look to attack.
But Roglic's Jumbo-Visma again displayed they are the strongest team in the race, with Sepp Kuss and Tom Dumoulin taking up the pace-setting and isolating Bernal.
When Pogacar sought to animate the race once again by attacking, only Roglic could go with his friend and compatriot, with Bernal distanced.
Richie Porte, Mikel Landa and Miguel Angel Lopez did well to limit their losses and all move up on GC, but a visibly suffering Bernal came in 38 seconds down on Roglic, who had only led the Colombian on bonus seconds before this stage.
Yates, who is now seventh overall, recovered well to finish alongside Nairo Quitana and two seconds back on Bernal and Rigoberto Uran.
Martinez, who won this year's Criterium du Dauphine after Roglic pulled out while leading, proved to be the strongest rider from a 17-man breakaway that finally established after a frenetic start to the stage.
His team-mates Hugh Carthy and Neilson Powless both attacked first but were each brought back before Max Schachmann dropped Powless to begin the final climb alone.
When Martinez countered, Schachmann's Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Kamna jumped on his wheel and let the Colombian do all the work to reel in the German.
Kamna twice tried to kick clear of Martinez in the final 2km with sections of 15% gradient after Schachmann was dropped, but Martinez responded each time before making his own decisive move late on.
Saturday's 14th stage is a 194km route from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon.
Top 10 on stage 13
1. Daniel Martinez (Col/EF Pro Cycling) 5hrs 01min 47secs
2. Lennard Kamna (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +4secs
3. Max Schachmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +51secs
4. Valentin Madouas (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +1min 33secs
5. Pierre Rolland (Fra/B&B Hotels-Vital Concept) +1min 42secs
6. Nicolas Edet (Fra/Cofidis) +1min 53secs
7. Simon Geschke (Ger/CCC Team) +2mins 35secs
8. Marc Soler (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 43secs
9. Hugh Carthy (GB/EF Pro Cycling) +3min 18secs
10. David de la Cruz (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +3mins 52secs
General classification after stage 13
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) 56hrs 34mins 35secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +44secs
3. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +59secs
4. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Pro Cycling) +1min 10secs
5. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea-Samsic) +1min 12secs
6. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col/Astana) +1min 31secs
7. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +1min 42secs
8. Mikel Landa (Spa/Bahrain McLaren) +1min 55secs
9. Richie Porte (Aus/Trek-Segafredo) +2mins 06secs
10. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 54secs
Tour de France stage guide: Adam Yates profiles 2020 race stages
By Adam YatesMitchelton-Scott rider
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1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the sectionCyclingAdam Yates' best Tour finish is fourth in 2016, when he won the best young rider jerseyThis year's rescheduled Tour de France starts in Nice on Saturday and finishes in Paris on Sunday, 20 September.
Tour de France Dates: 29 August - 20 September Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app
The riders will tackle a particularly tough course, with plenty of unique touches, as they race 3,470km around France.
Britain's Adam Yates is targeting stage wins over general classification in his fifth Tour and has given BBC Sport his insight into each of the stages.
This page will be updated throughout the Tour with the winner and brief report after each stage has been completed.
Saturday, 29 August - stage one: Nice - Nice, 156km
Kristoff secured the yellow jersey with a superb sprint finishWinner: Alexander Kristoff (Nor/UAE-Team Emirates)
Report: Kristoff wins first stage as several riders crash in rain
Alexander Kristoff timed his sprint finish to perfection to win the opening stage, with Mads Pedersen second and Cees Bol third. There were several crashes on wet roads, but Team Ineos' defending champion Egan Bernal largely avoided the trouble and finished safely in the peloton.
Sunday, 30 August - stage two: Nice - Nice, 186km
Julian Alaphilippe was the fastest finisher from the late attackers as the peloton closed quickly but ultimately too lateWinner: Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
Report: Alaphilippe rides into yellow with Yates second overall
Our Tour guide Adam was in with a shout of winning stage two after launching a late attack alongside Julian Alaphilippe and Swiss youngster Marc Hirschi.
In the end he did not have the legs in the final sprint, but his third place in Nice was enough to put him into second overall, four seconds behind effervescent Frenchman Alaphilippe.
Monday, 31 August - stage three: Nice - Sisteron, 198km
Caleb Ewan has won stages in all three Grand ToursWinner: Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto Soudal)
Report: Ewan sprints to dazzling victory
As Adam suggested it would be, this was indeed a sprint finish, and one taken in spectacular fashion by Aussie speedster Caleb Ewan.
After Peter Sagan had led out from distance it looked like Irishman Sam Bennett was set for victory, but Lotto Soudal's Ewan came from deep, squeezed past a fading Sagan on the barriers and swooped around Bennett to win in sensational style.
Tuesday, 1 September - stage four: Sisteron - Orcieres-Merlette, 160.5km
Primoz Roglic secured his third Tour stage win on the 2020 edition's first summit finishPrimoz Roglic made a statement of intent with victory on the first summit finish of this year's race. The Slovenian's Jumbo-Visma team set the pace on the final climb before Roglic countered a late attack by Guillaume Martin to claim his third Tour stage win.
Despite Roglic's show of strength, most of the contenders did not lose any time, with Julian Alaphilippe retaining the yellow jersey and Adam Yates remaining second overall.
Winner: Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma)
Report: Roglic shows impressive form in summit finish win
Wednesday, 2 September - Stage 5: Gap - Privas, 183km
Adam Yates is the ninth different British rider to wear the yellow jerseyOur guide Adam Yates claimed the yellow jersey for the first time in his career in strange circumstances after Julian Alaphilippe was docked 20 seconds for taking a bottle off a team support member inside the final 20km of the stage.
It had been a quiet day until the finale, with unusually no breakaway forming, before Belgium's Wout van Aert underlined his all-round talents by beating the best sprinters in the race. Ireland's Sam Bennett finished third to take the green jersey off Peter Sagan.
Winner: Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma)
Report: Yates takes yellow after Alaphilippe penalised
Thursday, 3 September - stage six: Le Teil - Mont Aigoual, 191km
Alexey Lutsenko's only previous Grand Tour stage win came at the 2017 Vuelta a EspanaA strong eight-man group established a healthy lead early on before Kazakh champion Alexey Lutsenko steadily dropped the rest of his breakaway partners. The Astana rider rode the last 17km alone to take an impressive first Tour stage win.
Adam Yates comfortably retained the yellow jersey, with none of the contenders mounting any attacks, although Julian Alaphilippe sprinted late on to grab one second back.
Winner: Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana)
Report: Lutsenko wins first Tour stage as Yates stays in yellow
Friday, 4 September - Stage seven: Millau - Lavaur, 168km
Wout van Aert, a three-time world cyclo-cross world champion, continues to impress on the road in FranceCrosswinds played their part as Wout van Aert claimed his second stage win of the race in a reduced bunch sprint finish. Britain's Adam Yates managed to keep in the leading group but several of his general classification rivals missed out with Tadej Pogacar and Mikel Landa both losing more than a minute.
Winner: Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma)
Report: Yates keeps yellow as Van Aert continues to impress
Saturday, 5 September - stage eight: Cazeres-sur-Garonne - Loudenvielle, 141km
Nans Peters won his first stage on a Grand Tour at the Giro d'Italia in 2019Britain's Adam Yates retained the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey as Nans Peters rode to a superb solo win on stage eight. A tough day of climbing saw Yates respond to several attacks on the final climb on the Col de Peyresourde to maintain his advantage. France's Peters led home the survivors of a 13-man breakaway to record a memorable win in the Pyrenees.
Winner: Nans Peters (Fra/AG2R-La Mondiale)
Report: Yates defends Tour de France lead after tough mountain stage
Sunday, 6 September - stage nine: Pau - Laruns, 153km
Tadej Pogacar is the youngest stage winner at the Tour in the 21st CenturyBritain's Adam Yates lost the leader's yellow jersey to Primoz Roglic as Tadej Pogacar won the stage. Yates was dropped on the final climb, while Pogacar edged fellow Slovenian Roglic in a sprint to the line.
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE-Team Emirates)
Report: Yates loses yellow jersey to Roglic
Monday, 7 September - rest day: Carente-Maritime
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Tuesday, 8 September - stage 10: Ile d'Oleron - Ile de Re, 168.5km
Sam Bennett has now won stages in all three Grand ToursIreland's Sam Bennett sprinted to his first Tour de France stage victory by holding off Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan after a stressful day that saw several crashes. Victory also moved Bennett, who Adam Yates picked for the stage win, back into the green jersey as leader of the points classification ahead of Sagan. Primoz Roglic avoided trouble to retain the yellow jersey.
Winner: Sam Bennett (Ire/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
Report: Bennett claims first Tour stage win
Wednesday, 9 September - stage 11: Chatelaillon-Plage - Poitiers, 167.5km
Caleb Ewan claimed the tightest sprint finish of the race so farCaleb Ewan claimed his second win of this year's Tour and fifth overall by edging out his rivals in a thrilling sprint. The Australian threw his bike just ahead of Peter Sagan, who was subsequently relegated to last and docked 13 points by the race jury for colliding with Wout van Aert. Sam Bennett was promoted to second, giving the Irishman a 68-point lead over Sagan in the green jersey points classification.
Winner: Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto Soudal)
Report: Ewan wins thrilling sprint as Bennett tightens grip on green
Thursday, 10 September - stage 12: Chauvigny - Sarran, 218km
Marc Hirschi claimed his first professional win on stage 12 after twice being on the podium earlier in the TourMarc Hirschi produced a superb solo break to record his first professional win. The Swiss rider went clear with 28km remaining of the 218km stage - the longest in this year's Tour - to win by 47 seconds on an uneventful day in the general classification.
Winner: Marc Hirschi (Swi/Sunweb)
Report: Hirschi wins his first Tour stage
Friday, 11 September - stage 13: Chatel-Guyon - Puy Mary, 191.5km
Daniel Martinez won the 2020 Criterium du DauphinePrimoz Roglic tightened his hold on the yellow jersey after he and fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar dropped all of their rivals on a gruelling final climb to Puy Mary. Defending champion Egan Bernal struggled and slipped to third overall, with Roglic now leading Pogacar by 44 seconds.
Colombian Daniel Martinez proved the strongest rider from a 17-man breakaway, reeling in Max Schachmann before punching clear of Lennard Kamna in the final metres to claim a superb maiden Tour stage win.
Winner: Daniel Martinez (Col/EF Pro Cycling)
Report: Roglic extends lead as Martinez claims maiden stage win
Saturday, 12 September - stage 14: Clermont-Ferrand - Lyon, 194km
Lyon hosted the finish of the first stage of the first Tour in 1903, with Maurice Garin winning a 467km long raceSunday, 13 September - stage 15: Lyon - Grand Colombier, 174.5km
The Grand Colombier has featured three times in the Tour - 2012, 2016 and 2017 - with the first rider over the summit going on to win the 'King of the Mountains' jersey each timeMonday, 14 September- rest day: Isere
Tuesday, 15 September - stage 16: La Tour-du-Pin - Villard-de-Lans, 164km
Villard-de-Lans was popular during Tours in the 1980s and 1990s, with Pedro Delgado going a long way to ensuring victory in the 1988 race by winning hereWednesday, 16 September - stage 17: Grenoble - Meribel, 170km
The yellow jersey was introduced during the 1919 Tour and first worn by Eugene Christophe after a stage that finished in GrenobleThursday, 17 September - stage 18: Meribel to La Roche-sur-Foron, 175km
La Roche-sur-Foron is more known for skiing but hosted the start of a Dauphine Libere stage in 1988Friday, 18 September - stage 19: Bourg-en-Bresse - Champagnole, 166.5km
Bourg-en-Bresse has often suited sprinters when used as a stage finish, with Thor Hushovd winning there in 2002 and Tom Boonen doing so in 2007Saturday, 19 September - stage 20: Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km (Time trial)
Chris Froome made his first big impression at the Tour on La Plance des Belles Filles by claiming stage seven of the 2012 race, which team-mate Bradley Wiggins went on to winSunday, 20 September - stage 21: Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris, 122km
Caleb Ewan, Andre Greipel and Alexander Kristoff are the three former winners on the Champs-Elysees riding this year's Tour
HSBC extends sponsorship with British Cycling to cover rescheduled Olympic & Paralympic Games
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10 September 202010 September 2020.From the sectionCyclingBritish Cycling entered into an eight-year sponsorship deal with HSBC in 2017HSBC has extended its sponsorship with British Cycling to cover the rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
The bank had announced that it would be ending the deal early, but coronavirus has since disrupted those plans.
The deal is understood to be worth £10m per Olympic cycle.
"I'm incredibly proud of what our two organisations have achieved. We have bold plans for 2021," GB Cycling chief executive Julie Harrington said.
The national lockdown sparked by the worldwide pandemic has seen a rise in people taking up cycling in the UK.
In turn, it helped HSBC and British Cycling surpass their target of getting two million more people on bikes by the end of 2020.
"HSBC will continue to help British Cycling to capitalise on the wave of enthusiasm for cycling as people return to work and school," Harrington added.
The original eight-year deal began in 2017 but HSBC exercised a break clause in its contract in February, curtailing the arrangement at the end of 2020.
The Tokyo Olympics will now take place from 23 July 2021, with the Paralympics scheduled for 24 August, after the original dates for this summer were postponed due to coronavirus.