By David Awopetu
Soren Kragh Andersen won stage 14 of the Tour de France in Lyon as Peter Sagan took a bite out of Sam Bennett’s advantage in the points leader’s green jersey.
The 194km stage from Clermont-Ferrand did nothing to alter Primoz Roglic’s status in yellow but was instead defined by the battle between Sagan and Bennett in the points classification.
The Dane attacked with three kilometres to go in a frantic finale and stayed away to claim his first stage win.
Primoz Roglic maintained his 44-second lead in the yellow jersey.
Peter Sagan finished fourth in Lyon to cut Sam Bennett’s green jersey lead to 43 points after Sagan’s Bora-Hansgrohe team dropped the Irishman earlier on.
Luka Mezgec finished second, with Simone Conssoni third, as the peloton arrived 15 seconds behind Kragh Andersen.
“I feel very emotional. I’ve dreamed about this but it’s hard to say you’re good enough until you do it. I’m amazed,” said Kragh Andersen.
With two short but sharp climbs in the finale of the 194km stage from Clermont-Ferrand, Sunweb played their cards perfectly to beat the favourites for the win.
