Tour de France 2013: Leader Chris Froome avoids late crash as Marcus Kittel wins stage

Summary: TOURS, France, Germany's Marcel Kittel overtook Mark Cavendish at the line Thursday to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France, and Chris Froome avoided a late crash in the main pack to preserve his big lead. Cavendish moved in front but Kittel gained ground and just beat him to the line to earn his second stage win in three days and third of this race.