Tour de France: Daryl Impey hails 'big day for African cycling' after taking yellow jersey

Daryl Impey hailed "a big day for African cycling" after becoming the first rider from the continent to claim the yellow jersey at the Tour de France.

The 28-year-old South African took over the race lead from previous maillot jaune Simon Gerrans by finishing five seconds ahead of his Orica-GreenEDGE team-mate on stage six in Montpellier.

It is the biggest accolade of his career and marks another step in the development of African cycling, following on from the MTN-Qhubeka team's victory at Milan-Sanremo in March.

"It is an unbelievable feeling," Impey said. "If you had told me I would ever in my career experience this moment I would tell you that you were lying.

"This is a dream come true and a magical moment. It is a big day for South Africa and a big day for African cycling. It is massive for my family as well. This is a special day.

"Simon got in the jersey because he won stage three and I was really happy to work for him, but it has always been in my reach and I think Simon knew how much this would change my life."



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