Romain Sicard (Europcar) was one of the big winners in stage 13 of the Tour de France as he moved into the top 10 overall.

"In the finale, I was lucky to rely on Yukiya Arashiro who made a fantastic job," he said. "Afterwards, and it was just as well, the teams who were looking for a sprint pulled too and it allowed us to gain a little bit more time. I don't have any regrets, the end of the stage did not suit me. Oliveira went and he showed he was the strongest.

"The goal was to go up in the GC (10th now) but I will need to recuperate ahead of the days to come. It's going to be hard for sure tomorrow but I will hang in there like I've done since the start."