ORCIERES-MERLETTE – ORCIERES-Primoz Roglic asserted his Tour de France credentials with a victory in the first mountain stage Tuesday as Julian Alaphilippe kept the race leader's yellow jersey.Roglic posted his third career stage win at the three-week race in the Alpine town of Orcieres-Merlette.
The 160.5-kilometer stage in the Hautes-Alpes marked the race’s first summit finish this year, with a final 7-kilometer climb up to the ski resort where Luis Ocana handed five-time Tour winner Eddy Merckx a resounding defeat back in 1971.Roglic crossed first ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Guillaume Martin.