Completed the 12th stage of the 104th version of the legendary French race.
In the day’s break on one of the most difficult stages of the “Big loop” has selected 12 riders. The hardiest of this group were Stephen Cummings, whose group generalisimo caught up on the last mountain of the day for eight kilometers to the finish.
In the group of Christopher froome all the fun started for a few hundred meters to the end of the stage. The first attack rushed Fabio Aru, but on the extreme gradient of the captain of “Astana” have not calculated their strength behind the captain, “AG2R-La Mondiale” Romain bardet. Frenchman, 2015 at the home of the race is steadily taking one step.
At the end of the day Aru became the new holder of the yellow Jersey of the General classification. Froome caught the crisis at the end of the final mountain and was lost to the Italian for more than 20 seconds.
The results of the 12th stage:
1. Romain bardet (France, AG2R-La Mondiale) – 5:49,38
2. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia, Cannondale-Drapac) To 0.02
3. Fabio Aru (Italy, Astana)
4. Mikel Landa (Spain, Sky) – 0,05
5. Louis Meintjes (South Africa, UAE, Emirates Team) – 0,07
Overall standings after the 12th stage:
1. Fabio Aru (Italy, Astana) – 52.51,49
2. Christopher Froome (UK, Sky) – 0,06
3. Romain bardet (France, AG2R La Mondiale) – 0,25
4. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia, Cannondale-Drapac) – 0,35
5. Dan Martin (Ireland, Quick-Step Floors) – 1,41
Tomorrow the Tour de France 2017 in the Bastille day 101-kilometer stage with start in Saint-Girons and finish in Foix. The participants of the race will win three vertices of the first category Col de Lathrap, Since d Asnieres and Mur de Pegar. After the final mountain long steep descent and the finish on the plain.
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