Politt enjoys biggest stage win

Accustomed to settling for second, Nils Politt struggled to believe victory was his when it finally came at the Tour de France. After dropping his last remaining rivals leading into the city of Nimes, the German rider hit his helmet several times and shook his head as if to say, “I can’t believe it”. Politt made a big heart sign with his hands and crossed the line on his own to post only the second stage win of his career. The Bora-Hansgrohe rider had attacked with three other rivals from a

13-man breakaway group 40km from the finish of the 159km Stage 12 between Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and Nimes. He then went solo with

12km left with a sudden acceleration that was left unanswered.