Edvald Boasson Hagen snatches Tour de France breakaway win; Froome enjoys easy day before crucial time trial

Dimension Data rider takes his first Tour win in six years

(Image credit: ASO/Alex Broadway)

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) took his first Tour de France stage win in six years as he nipped off the front of a breakaway on stage 19 into Salon-de-Provence, while the general classification contenders enjoyed an easy day in the peloton ahead of Saturday's crucial time trial in Marseille.

After missing out by millimetres to Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) on stage seven to Nuits-Saint-Georges, Boasson Hagen wasn't leaving anything to chance on the race's penultimate road stage.

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