Tour de France at a glance

Published 5:00 am Sunday, July 15, 2012

LE CAP D’AGDE, France — A brief look at Saturday’s 13th stage of the 99th Tour de France:

Stage: A 134.8-mile, mainly flat ride from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to the Mediterranean seaside resort of Le Cap D’Agde. It featured a short but incredibly steep Mont Saint-Clair climb just 14 miles from the finish that eliminated top sprinters such as Mark Cavendish, Matt Goss and Tyler Farrar from the pack contending for the win.

Winner: Andre Greipel of Germany. The Lotto-Belisol sprinter scored his third stage win of the Tour by beating a pack that included all the top overall contenders, including yellow jersey holder Bradley Wiggins.

Yellow jersey: Wiggins retained the race lead ahead of Sky teammate Christopher Froome, who is 2 minutes and 5 seconds behind. Italian climber Vincenzo Nibali is third, 2:23 off the pace.

Horner watch: Bend’s Chris Horner finished the stage in 30th place, in the same time as the stage winner. He is in 15th place overall, 12:41 behind Wiggins.

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Today’s 14th stage: A 118-mile ride into the Pyrenees mountains between Limoux and Foix. The route takes riders over three categorized climbs including two first category climbs, the Port de Lers and the Mur de Peguere, whose summit comes almost 29 miles from the finish.

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— The Associated Press

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