Peter Sagan wins stage as Prudhomme’s call for Tour calm goes up in smoke

• Slovakian wins his third 2018 Tour de France stage in Valence
• Flare thrown into peloton despite Tour director’s appeal to fans

Christian Prudhomme’s appeal for calm before Friday’s 13th stage fell on deaf ears when a lit flare was lobbed into the peloton a few hours later.

The flare was thrown from the side of the road towards the end of the stage – which was won by Peter Sagan in a sprint finish – and added weight to the warning sounded by the Tour de France director.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JDBHTu