Cycling-Pinot leads French one-two as Thomas loses ground

Thibaut Pinot led a French one-two ahead of overall leader Julian Alaphilippe to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 117.5-km mountain trek from Tarbes on Saturday.

The Groupama-FDJ rider jumped away from a small group 200 meters from the line to beat yellow jersey holder Alaphilippe and third-placed Steven Kruijswijk of the Netherlands by six seconds.

Defending champion Geraint Thomas lost contact one kilometer from the line and crossed the line in eighth place, 36 seconds off the pace.