Froome Needs Oxygen Mask After Tour Stage Win on Mont Ventoux
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Chris Froome won the longest stage of the Tour de France’s centenary edition after beating his rivals on a climb to the top of Mont Ventoux to extend his lead to more than four minutes.
Team Sky’s Froome was administered oxygen for about five minutes at the 1,912-meter (6,273-foot) finish yesterday after outpacing Nairo Quintana of Movistar at the end of the 151-mile (243-kilometer) stage. Euskaltel’s Mikel Nieve was third.