Vauquelin sixth after attacking ride on stage 13

Kevin Vauquelin put in a strong performance from the stage 13 break at the Tour de France, sprinting to sixth place in Belfort.

The Frenchman had been part of a huge 58-rider breakaway group which split up over the first-category Ballon d'Alsace climb and subsequent descent.

The Netcompany INEOS rider put in a number of accelerations both on the climb itself and the run-in, as a select group contested the finish.

In the end two riders, Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) and Harold Tejada (XDS Astana) edged clear and would contest the win, with Schmid narrowly claiming the victory.

Vauquelin's chasing group arrived just two seconds later, on a day which saw Kevin continue to enliven the race and build form.

Michal Kwiatkowski was present in the day's very first breakaway, and also joined Josh Tarling for a period in a counter attacking move, which would eventually join forces with the lead group at the 92km to go mark. 

Race leader Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the peloton, 7:32 back on the stage winner, to retain the yellow jersey heading into the weekend.