Dan Martin takes an epic stage win in the mountains at the Tour de France, taking stage 8 into Bagnères-de-Bigorre after stage-long carnage.
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By Gavin McLoughlin
Dan Martin brilliantly ended Ireland’s 21 year wait for a Tour de France stage win after taking victory on stage 9 today, Sunday.
The Garmin-Sharp leader outsprinted Astana leader Jakob Fuglsang after both men managed to avoid being caught by the chasing group of favourites on a long downhill run to the finish-line.
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The move was sparked when Martin danced away from the overall favourites on the day’s final climb, taking the Dane for company. Both men worked well together on the 30 kilometre descent into Bagnères-de-Bigorre, but Martin had the quickest gallop and the Irishman crossed the line first to take a famous victory.
Martin is now 9th overall and 10th in the climbers' classification.
Loads, and we mean loads, more later.
