Froome pragmatic about losing time to Tour de France rivals

Chris Froome (Team Sky) saw his rivals shave over a minute off his race lead in the Tour de France on stage 13 from Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond after a surprise attack from Saxo-Tinkoff.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.