Froome crashes during Tour, keeps lead

SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France – Rain and crashes played havoc at the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome hit the ground and Romain Bardet posted the first French victory at this year’s race. Froome quickly borrowed a teammate’s bike and kept his now torn yellow jersey after crossing the finish line 36 seconds behind Bardet, who climbed to second place overall. Froome holds a lead of four minutes, 11 seconds over Bardet, with two-time runner-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia moving up to third, 4:27 back. Bardet attacked on a descent moments before Froome slipped on road paint as he crossed a white line and hit the ground just 13.5 kilometres from the finish.