Stage 13 of the Tour de France featured the much-anticipated climb of the Massif Central to shake up the overall contenders, including the first summit finish at the Pas de Peyrolle in Puy Marie, where EF Pro Cycling and Beulah Hansgrohe battled for the top prize. 191.5km The 191.5km stage featured seven mountainous sections.

Two Arkea-Samsic riders, Nairo Quintana and Winner Anacona, were involved in crashes and experienced tough rattles. Quintana suffered bruises and lost time in the overall race for the yellow jersey after repeatedly crashing with other GC contenders.

Israeli Startup Nation leader Dan Martin, who suffered a sacral fracture at last month's Criterium du Dauphiné, finished 11th in the stage, taking a small victory and regaining his way to the top.

EF Pro Cycling continues to have a solid run in this year's Tour. In addition to Dani Martinez's stage win at Puy Marie on Friday, leader Rigoberto Urán has moved into fourth place overall, 11 seconds behind third-place Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers). The team now leads the team standings.

More mountains await over the weekend, including five on stage 14 and a summit finish on stage 15 at Grand Colombier.

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While most of stage 13 was all climbing, there was some drama as some big names hit the ground. With 86km remaining in the stage, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), and Nairo Quintana (Alcare-Samsic) crashed in the peloton. Morema was forced to abandon the race, and after the stage, Bardet was deemed unable to start on Saturday.

Quintana suffered bruises to his knee and elbow, but is expected to continue the Tour, according to the team's social media. Colombian teammate Winner Anacona also crashed and suffered multiple bruises and abrasions. Quintana crossed the finish line in Puy Marie in 21st place behind Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott). Anacona finished another 15 minutes behind.

Quintana was still in fifth place overall, but 40 seconds behind GC leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma), who was 1:12 behind. He said he is still aiming for the podium.

It was a month ago that Dan Martin of Israel's Startup Nation was forced to abandon the race after a big crash on the fast run-in to the Col de la Porte on stage 2 of the Criterium du Dauphiné. Martin hit his hip hard, but got up and finished the stage. However, he was later diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the sacrum.

"It's a shame because I felt I was in great shape, but I heal fast and there is reason for optimism," the Irishman said after the August stage.

In September, he has been gaining strength and is more than an hour away from contending for the yellow jersey, so he is eyeing his chances on individual stages rather than focusing on the overall title.

On stage 14, Martin finished alone in 11th place, 4:31 behind stage winner Dani Martinez (EF Pro Cycling). However, he was more than a minute behind race leader Primoš Roglic (Jumbo Visma).

"I'm treating today as a victory because I got back to being myself. 'Four weeks ago I could hardly walk and I didn't expect to be on the start line. The first two weeks were mentally tough, but today, for the first time, I realized that my back wasn't holding me back."

"I gave it my all for the first 50 km. I believed I could make it to the finish, but a strong group was catching up with me from behind. It's a disappointing result for a racer, but I'm relieved to be riding like myself again.

EF Pro Cycling moved to the top of the team standings on Friday after Dani Martinez took a stage win on Friday and three of his teammates finished in the top 20 at Puy Marie. The team sent Hugh Carthy, Nielson Powles, and Martinez to the breakaway, with Carthy finishing ninth on the stage. Powless lost a little punch in his third breakaway of the week, but finished 17th, two places behind team leader Rigoberto Urán, who moved up to fourth in the overall standings.

"I am pleased for Dani and the whole team. The three of us moved from the start today. It was a really difficult start, but we were able to put the right guys in," said sport director Tom Southam. [But many of them were quite tired, so it came down to who was best, even if Dani was in a bit of a tight spot with two of the mullet riders.

"When we still had 20 seconds to Max Schachmann and Leonard Kemna tried to attack him at the top of the climb, I knew immediately that Dani was the best. He closed the gap with ease and pulled away from Schachmann bit by bit, preventing Kemna from jumping on him. I knew he was going to win the sprint. It was a good day. It was a good day. I'm back on top in the team standings."

Friday's total elevation gain of 4,400 meters is the most climbing of the 21 stages in this Tour. There are two more days of climbing before the riders rest on Monday.

Saturday's stage features tough climbs early on and a punchy finish. There are three mountain sections in the first 93km, and the final two mountain sections come with 12.5km to go. The finale is expected to be a breakaway affair as the sprinters shun it.

On Sunday, the Col du Grand Colombier will host the second summit finish of the 2020 Tour in the Alps. There are two climbs in the last 70 km and another 17.4 km to the category finish in Grand Colombier.

"Okay, it's started," Ineos Grenadiers' Michał Kwiatkowski tweeted on Friday after team leader Egan Bernal lost time on stage 13. 'Crazy days ahead at the 2020 Tour de France.'