Miercuri, Turul Frantei a avut parte de o etapa regina, care a trecut printre altele prin catarari importante precum Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Telegraphe sau Col du Galibier. Invingator a fost Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo), cel care a trecut linia de sosire la peste cinci ore de la start. Runda a avut loc intre La Mure si Serre Chevalier, pe o distanta totala de 183 de kilometri. Marele perdant al zilei a fost Fabio Aru (Astana), cel care a pierdut secunde pretioase si care a cazut de pe doi pana pe patru in clasamentul general. Tricou galben se mentine Chris Froome (Sky), britanicul marindu-si avansul fata de urmaritori.
Clasamentul etapei a 17-a:
1. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / LottoNL-Jumbo) 5:07:41"
2. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Cannondale-Drapac) +1:13"
3. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky)
4. Romain Bardet (France / AG2R La Mondiale)
5. Warren Barguil (France / Team Sunweb)
6. Mikel Landa (Spain / Team Sky) +1:16"
7. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) +1:43"
8. Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek-Segafredo) +1:44"
9. Louis Meintjes (South Africa / UAE Team Emirates)
10. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana Pro Team)
11. Mathias Frank (Switzerland / AG2R La Mondiale)
12. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia / UAE Team Emirates) +1:59"
13. Serge Pauwels (Belgium / Team Dimension Data) +3:10"
14. Simon Yates (Britain / Orica-Scott) +3:14"
15. Daniel Navarro (Spain / Cofidis, Solutions Credits) +5:07"
16. Damiano Caruso (Italy / BMC Racing Team)
17. Ondrej Cink (Czech Republic / Bahrain-Merida)
18. Amael Moinard (France / BMC Racing Team) +6:00"
19. Alexis Vuillermoz (France / AG2R La Mondiale)
20. Brice Feillu (France / Fortuneo-Oscaro)
21. Mikel Nieve (Spain / Team Sky)
22. Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / BORA-hansgrohe) +7:47"
23. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar Team)
24. Tiesj Benoot (Belgium / Lotto-Soudal) +8:45"
25. Tony Gallopin (France / Lotto-Soudal)
26. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands / Trek-Segafredo) +8:58"
27. Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan / Astana Pro Team) +12:42"
28. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / Movistar Team)
29. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Orica-Scott) +12:48"
30. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Belgium / Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +16:41" etc.
Clasamentul general dupa 17 etape:
1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 73:27:26"
2. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Cannondale-Drapac) +27"
3. Romain Bardet (France / AG2R La Mondiale)
4. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana Pro Team) +53"
5. Mikel Landa (Spain / Team Sky) +1:24"
6. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) +2:37"
7. Simon Yates (Britain / Orica-Scott) +4:07"
8. Louis Meintjes (South Africa / UAE Team Emirates) +6:35"
9. Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek-Segafredo) +7:45"
10. Warren Barguil (France / Team Sunweb) +8:52"
11. Damiano Caruso (Italy / BMC Racing Team) +10:03"
12. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar Team) +12:54"
13. Alexis Vuillermoz (France / AG2R La Mondiale) +20:36"
14. Mikel Nieve (Spain / Team Sky) +21:16"
15. Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / BORA-hansgrohe) +27:06"
16. Brice Feillu (France / Fortuneo-Oscaro) +33:32"
17. Serge Pauwels (Belgium / Team Dimension Data) +34:47"
18. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / Movistar Team) +35:23"
19. Tiesj Benoot (Belgium / Lotto-Soudal) +37:46"
20. Guillaume Martin (France / Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +43:53" etc.
Clasamentul tricoului verde (sprinteri):
1. Michael Matthews (Australia / Team Sunweb) 364 puncte
2. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto-Soudal) 204
3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha-Alpecin) 158
4. Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain-Merida) 143
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Team Dimension Data) 140
6. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 105
7. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) 98
8. Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo) 94
9. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium / Lotto-Soudal) 93
10. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Cannondale-Drapac) 87
* Marcel Kittel (Germania - Quickstep), detinatorul tricoului verde pana miercuri, a fost nevoit sa abandoneze dupa ce a cazut la kilometrul 20 al etapei cu numarul 17. Kittel a castigat nu mai putin de cinci etape in actuala editie din "Le Tour".
Clasamentul tricoului alb cu buline rosii (cataratori):
1. Warren Barguil (France / Team Sunweb) 129 puncte
2. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / LottoNL-Jumbo) 80
3. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium / Lotto-Soudal) 61
4. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands / Trek-Segafredo) 37
5. Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek-Segafredo) 36
6. Mikel Landa (Spain / Team Sky) 33
7. Serge Pauwels (Belgium / Team Dimension Data) 32
8. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 31
9. Alexis Vuillermoz (France / AG2R La Mondiale) 28
10. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) 25.
Etapa cu numarul 18 va avea loc joi, intre Briançon si Col d'Izoard, pe o distanta totala de 179,5 kilometri. In Romania, competitia poate fi urmarita in direct pe Eurosport.
Chris Froome, tricoul galben al competitiei:
