Tony Martin edges Chris Froome to win 11th stage of Tour de France; Froome keeps overall lead

July 10, 2013 at 4:03PM

MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France — German rider Tony Martin won the 11th stage of the Tour de France and second-placed Chris Froome finished way ahead of his main rivals to significantly improve his overall lead on Wednesday.

Martin, the two-time defending world time trial champion, covered the 20.5-mile route in Normandy from Avranches to the medieval walled city of Mont-Saint-Michel.

Froome was fastest over the first two time splits. But he slowed down in the last section and rolled in 12 seconds slower than Martin.

Alejandro Valverde and two-time former champion Alberto Contador were more than two minutes slower than Froome. Also, 2010 champ Andy Schleck and 2011 champ Cadel Evans lost massive time.

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JEROME PUGMIRE, AP Sports Writer

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