Greipel wins 13th stage of Tour de France

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Greipel wins 13th stage of Tour de France

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Andre Greipel of Germany led a sprint to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France Saturday.

14 July,2012 08:40 pm

The windy and flat 217-kilometer (134.8-mile) run with one major hill from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Le Cap dAgde was tailored for a win by one of the races sprinters.The victory was the third of this Tour for Greipel, who also won the fourth and fifth stages in sprints. He won in a photo finish ahead of Slovakias Peter Sagan, in second, while Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway was third.Wiggins trailed close behind in the main pack. Overall, he leads his second-placed Sky teammate and fellow Briton Christopher Froome by 2 minutes, 5 seconds. Vincenzo Nibali of Italy is third, 2:23 back, and defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia is 3:19 back in fourth.