Queensland sprinter Kaden Groves has come his closest yet to winning a stage at the Tour de France but ran out of steam as he had to settle for third place on stage eight in Laval.
The Australian speedster has taken up the No.1 duties for Alpecin-Deceuninck after Jasper Philipsen's crash on stage three ended his race, but he didn't have enough power to cope with two of the peloton's powerhouses, stage winner Jonathan Milan and runner-up Wout van Aert on Saturday.
Groves, seeking his 10th Grand Tour victory after seven at the Vuelta a Espana and two at this year's Giro d'Italia, looked to have really lost his chance after he and Milan had brushed shoulders at a key roundabout just before the race denouement over the final uphill kilometre.
