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Article: Frenchmen claim Tour stage, yellow jersey
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- July 8, 2008
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NANTES, France -- On a day that belonged to French cycling,
Romain Feillu finished third to claim the yellow jersey Monday while
Samuel Dumoulin won the third stage of the Tour de France with a
victory he hopes will heighten the sport's image.
Dumoulin was the quickest in a group of four riders that broke
away almost from the start of the 129-mile route from Saint-Malo to
Nantes. They were left to wage a tight sprint finish as others
rolled behind.
"It is a dream come true," said Dumoulin, who rides for the
French-owned Cofidis team. "It is hours and hours of training,
braving the rain, the cold, the heat. It took a lot of sacrifice."
Feillu was just beaten to the line and took the overall ...