Ottawa Citizen

Hagen takes stage 19 as top Tour riders rest

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After two second-place finishes, Edvald Boasson Hagen finally got a stage victory at this Tour de France. Chris Froome and the other top riders took it easy, saving themselves for their last big fight this weekend. After two energy-sapping days of climbs in the Alps, Froome and his rivals had their sights set instead on the time trial Saturday in Marseille that will determine the podium order before the race ends in Paris Sunday. Froome leads French rider Romain Bardet by 23 seconds and Rigoberto Uran of Colombia by 29 seconds.

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