17th stage of the Tour: Quintana imposes itself alone, Thomas drives Froome

Attacking 15 kilometers from the finish, Nairo Quintana went for a prestigious stage victory. Geraint Thomas never shook. Better, he consolidated his lead over Chris Froome, who cracked in the last kilometer, and Tom Dumoulin.

While Tanel Kangert and Julian Alaphilippe, among others, animated this 65-kilometer stage, it was not until the final climb of the Portet pbad that Tour favorites hit the track. The French rider of the Quick Step had taken care to consolidate his polka dot jersey

Nairo Quintana shook the coconut tree 15 kilometers from the goal and then relied on Valverde, his teammate present in the breakaway. Dan Martin is the only rider from the pack to have attempted to follow him while Thomas and Froome's teammates controlled from a distance. In the last two kilometers, successive attacks by Roglic and Dumoulin hurt Chris Froome, who seems to be paying for the efforts he has made on the Giro. He finally conceded 48 seconds to Geraint Thomas, third in the stage behind Quintana and Dan Martin. The Welsh seems to be closer than ever to his first success on the Tour. Dumoulin is now 2nd in the overall standings at 1'59 "while Froome is 2'31".

Roglic, Quintana, Kruijswijk, Landa, Barder, Martin and Fuglsang top the top 10.

Tom Dumoulin: "Thomas was the strongest"

"I gave it all Thomas was the strongest I did what I had to do I suffered. I saw that Froome was in trouble, I did not know if he was bluffing or not, I ratched up afterwards and I saw that he jumped in. In the end, I was just happy to be able to go with Roglic and Thomas, I have suffered a great deal! "

Nairo Quintana:" I dedicate this victory to Colombia "

" Our plan was well prepared, and this last climb suited me perfectly. "For the first time since the beginning of Tour, I felt I had good legs I thank my teammates Soler was the tempo at the head of the pack before I attacked Thank you also to Valverde who helped me on the last climb. I wanted to do this for my team, my country and my family. I will take this victory to Colombia. "

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