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Germans win another Tour stage

July 13, 2014

Germany's Tony Martin has won the ninth stage of the Tour de France, a 170-kilometer ride from Gerardmer. His countrymate, Marcel Kittel, has won three stages so far.

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Tony Martin
Image: Reuters

After a grueling 105 miles from Gerardmer to Mulhouse on Sunday, Tony Martin crossed the finish line first to give German riders their fifth stage of the nine raced.

Martin finished with a time of 4 hours, 9 minutes and 34 seconds. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara rolled in second, just 2 minutes and 45 seconds behind. Greg van Avermaet of Belgium finished just behind.

The overall leader isn't much of a tourist - France's Tony Gallopin has so far clocked 38 hours, 4 minutes and 38 seconds over the race's 1,622 kilometers.

mkg/hc (Reuters, AFP)