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Caleb Ewan claimed victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France in Poitiers when Peter Sagan was relegated from second place after receiving a penalty.
The 167.5km Châtelaillon-Plage stage was shortened to the expected final sprint with Ewan taking his second stage of the Tour. Peter Sagan claimed second on the road, beating Sam Bennett in a photo finish, but was penalized for a push off Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert, who was promoted to third.
Ewan was a close second to Bennett on Tuesday on the Ile de Ré, but this time he had the speed to pass the Irishman just before the line.
Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Bennett had hoped to repeat compatriot Sean Kelly’s victory the last time a Tour stage ended at Poitiers in 1978, but had to settle for retaining the green jersey, with his lead over Sagan now at 68 points.
There were no changes at the top of the overall standings, with Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic continuing at the head of defending champion Egan Bernal of Ineos Grenadiers.
Australian Ewan’s victory followed his success on the third stage to Sisteron.
“It was very, very busy,” said the Lotto-Soudal rider. “I knew from the first stage that I had won just to stay calm and wait for the right gap to open. I really wanted to win today after yesterday and I’m happy to reward my teammates with victory.
