Tour de France at a glance

Stage: The 13th stage took riders on a 121.8-mile course from Rodez to Revel, over five low-level climbs.

Winner: Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan in a solo breakaway. He clocked 4 hours 26 minutes 26 seconds. Mark Cavendish of Britain was second, Alessandro Petacchi of Italy was third — 13 seconds behind along with the main pack.

Yellow jersey: Andy Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey. He holds a 31-second lead over defending champion Alberto Contador. Spanish rider Samuel Sanchez is 2:45 back in third.

Quote of the day: “I like the sound of it” — seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong, responding to a Twitter posting suggesting that he might be planning “a big surprise” for Sunday.

Next stage: The 114.65-mile ride from Revel to the ski station of Ax 3 Domaines takes riders up two extreme climbs, first the Port de Pailheres — one of the toughest ascents in cycling — and an uphill finish. It’s the first of four punishing mountain stages in the Pyrenees.