Cycling : Alaphilippe wins individual time trial in Pau to extend his lead at Tour de France

Julian Alaphilippe produced the time trial of his life at the Tour de France to extend his lead in the yellow jersey with victory on stage 13 in Pau. Alaphilippe completed the 27-kilometre course in a time of 35 minutes flat, beating second-placed Geraint Thomas by 14 seconds to extend his lead in yellow to 86 seconds. The Frenchman, not a renowned time triallist, defied expectations that defending champion Thomas would begin to assert his authority over the race.After surviving Thursday's first Pyrenean stage without time losses, Alaphilippe has now given himself an additional cushion before Saturday's summit finish on the Tourmalet.