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Geraint Thomas increases his grip on the yellow jersey in the last mountain stage of the Tour de France, while his teammate Sky and his quadruple champion Chris Froome lose their place on the podium.
Slovenian Primoz Roglic wins the 200.5-kilometer (125 miles) 19th across the Pyrenees with an attack on the dangerous downhill pass of Aubisque.
A former ski jumper who rolls for Team Lotto NL-Jumbo, Roglic finished 19 seconds ahead of Thomas, Romain Bardet of France was third at the same time.
"I had legs today," Roglic said. "I have really tried a lot of times and finally I went downhill."
With the help of a six-second bonus for finishing second from the stage, Thomas took his lead over Tom Dumoulin at 2 minutes and 5 seconds
Roglic jumped Froome to third in the overall standings, 2:24 of the pace, while the Briton now runs to 2:37.
Dumoulin finished sixth in the special and Froome eighth, both at the same time as Thomas
A key milestone remains – an individual 31-kilometer time trial across the Basque country on Saturday – before the event. arrived largely ceremonial in Paris.
"It's going to be a tough day tomorrow. "Thomas said," I always try not to pack. "
Froome first left behind when climbing Aubisque before returning to the leading group of the descent
17 in the Alps last year
Roglic, who also excels in the time trial, has shown courage in a sinuous descent made more difficult by the clouds and fog over Aubisque
.His journey through the pilgrimage town of Lourdes to Laruns took the peloton during three legendary ascents – the Aspin Pass , Pass of
Tourmalet and Aubisque – before the descent until the arrival
The leader of the mountain rankings Julian Alaphilippe was first on the Aspin and the Tourmalet in the frame of an early breakaway
Mikel Landa and Bardet then attacked the yellow jersey group on the Tourmalet and joined the aders bef The ore Roglic, Thomas and Dumoulin took over during the last ascent.
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