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Chris Froome's bad day continued after the 17th stage of the Tour de France when he crashed into his team bus after being mistaken for a fan by the police, said Team Sky
Chris Froome was confused by the police for a fan, said Froome's wife.
Photo: Provided / Albert Secall
The defending champion, whose hopes of winning a fifth title faded out when he snuck into the final of the last climb of 16 km up to the Portet Pass, was Froome's team, Michelle, told Reuters that she thought that it had been mistaken for a fan because # & # 39; He wore a black raincoat.
She said that he had not been hurt. In the accident
Many fans ride in the mountains on their bikes before the riders find a place where they can watch the peloton pass.
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– Albert Secall (@albertsecall) July 25, 2018
Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas extended his lead over the Tour de France while Froome was hoping for a fifth-place tie.
Nairo Quintana attacked at the foot of the last climb up to the Col du Portet to snatch a 28-second prestigious victory in front of Irishman Dan Martin, but all eyes were riveted on the yellow jersey Thomas and the quadruple champion Froome
The double of the Giro d'Italia-Tour in 20 years has cracked two kilometers from the finish when the Dutch Tom Dumoulin attacked and went from the second in third place
Thomas, who took the third place with 47 seconds behind. leads Dumoulin by 1:59 and Froome by 2:31 and is wid We expect Team Sky to win its sixth Tour title in seven years.
Froome's hopes are hanging on a thread after he's crossed the line at 1:35 as he does not seem to have legs to reverse the deficit. His last hope is to know if Thomas cracks in the last mountain leg on Friday, which seems unlikely after the Welsh proved stronger in all cases.
Geraint Thomas
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Team Sky controlled the pace as several riders attacked the Montee de Peyragudes, a climb of 14.9 km to a vertical drop average of 6.7%
Among them was Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, who strengthened his lead in the mountain rankings.
Romain Bardet's AG2R-La Mondiale team accelerated in the second climb, the Val Louron Azet Pass (7.4km to 8.3%), shook the peloton and hoped to bring down several members of Team Sky but failed.
These tactics even failed during the last ascent, an effort of 16 km with an average altitude of 8.7%, while the French cracked and had no more teammate
At the foot of this last effort, Quintana jumped in an impressive style, followed by Martin who quickly found himself unable to maintain the pace of the vice-champion of the Tour.
With 14 km, Slovenia is fourth Primoz Roglic also attacked and was immediately followed by Froome. The duo opened a small gap before being stopped by the yellow jersey thanks to the work of Dumoulin protecting his place on the podium.
Froome began to suffer and was briefly distanced 2.5km from the summit of another Roglic attack. [19659006TheaccelerationofDumoulinaensuiteenterréréFroomequiamêmeeudumalatlariroesoncoquipeEganBernal
Thomas finally made his point, accelerating to about 400 meters to let Dumoulin and Roglic
crush in the descent of the pass of Val Louron but climbed his bike and cut the weather, his jersey torn.
-Reuters
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