Tour de France 2016: Flying Froome takes yellow after stage win unhappi

The defending champion made his surprise move after the final climb of the eighth stage, bursting clear over the top and then powering downhill to cross the line alone after 184-km from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon.

His main challengers for overall honors, including Colombian Nairo Quintana, could not keep pace, trailing him by 13 seconds at the finish.



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Two-time champion Alberto Contador of Spain had already dropped back on the last climb as his challenge faded away.

Froome received a 10-second time bonus for his victory to take over as race leader from Belgium's Greg Van Avarmaet, who had been in yellow for three days.

Fellow Briton Adam Yates finished in the 13-strong chasing group to take over in second overall behind the Team Sky rider.

British riders hold three of the four major jerseys, with Froome in yellow, Mark Cavendish in green after his three stage wins and Yates in white as best young rider.

It was a sixth Tour de France stage win for Froome, who is well-placed to add to his overall wins in 2013 and 2015.

Renowned as a climber, his daredevil descent came as a surprise to all.

'It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out,' he told the official Tour de France website.

'So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool.

'Tomorrow is a hard stage but I take every second I can. It's just a really good feeling to win,' he added.

Sky team principal Dave Brailsford was delighted for his star rider. 'He takes opportunities when he can. Everyone thinks about him going uphill, not down,' he told the Press Association..

'Everyone says we're predictable so we said this year let's be unpredictable and make people guess what we're going to do.'

Sunday sees another big day in the Pyrenees, 184.5-km from Vielha Val d'Aran to Andorre Arcalis and the first mountain top finish, with Froome and Movistar's Quintana, sixth at 23 seconds, set for another showdown.

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'Everyone says we're predictable so we said this year let's be unpredictable and make people guess what we're going to do.' Froome received a 10-second time bonus for his victory to take over as race leader from Belgium's Greg Van Avarmaet, who had been in yellow for three days. 'Tomorrow is a hard stage but I take every second I can. It's just a really good feeling to win,' he added. 'So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool. Can anyone deny Chris Froome a third Tour win? Give us your views on CNN Sport's Facebook page Two-time champion Alberto Contador of Spain had already dropped back on the last climb as his challenge faded away. The defending champion made his surprise move after the final climb of the eighth stage, bursting clear over the top and then powering downhill to cross the line alone after 184-km from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon. 'So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool. Fellow Briton Adam Yates finished in the 13-strong chasing group to take over in second overall behind the Team Sky rider. British riders hold three of the four major jerseys, with Froome in yellow, Mark Cavendish in green after his three stage wins and Yates in white as best young rider. 'It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out,' he told the official Tour de France website. 'So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool. Froome received a 10-second time bonus for his victory to take over as race leader from Belgium's Greg Van Avarmaet, who had been in yellow for three days. 'Tomorrow is a hard stage but I take every second I can. It's just a really good feeling to win,' he added. 'Tomorrow is a hard stage but I take every second I can. It's just a really good feeling to win,' he added. Two-time champion Alberto Contador of Spain had already dropped back on the last climb as his challenge faded away. It was a sixth Tour de France stage win for Froome, who is well-placed to add to his overall wins in 2013 and 2015. 'Everyone says we're predictable so we said this year let's be unpredictable and make people guess what we're going to do.' 'It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out,' he told the official Tour de France website. 'It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out,' he told the official Tour de France website. 'So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool. 'It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out,' he told the official Tour de France website.

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