Froome Powers On As Rivals Fall

Brutal Tour stage ends in agony for Richie Porte and Rafal Majka.

- Sophie Hurcom

Chris Froome emerged from the Tour’s opening week unscathed and took a slender lead in the yellow jersey into the race’s first rest day after a weekend that brought carnage and chaos to the peloton.

With the sprinters having already lost two of their major players on stage four after Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan collided, the Jura Mountains then brought despair to the overall contenders with Richie Porte, Rafa‚ Majka and Froome’s team-mate Geraint Thomas the biggest names to leave the race.