Tour de France: Adam Yates takes white jersey despite banner crash

Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) has been awarded the white jersey of best young rider, and moved up to second overall in the Tour de France overall classification in a bizarre finale to stage 7 in Lac de Payolle.

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.