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<blockquote data-quote="mhku" data-source="post: 621350" data-attributes="member: 190842">Stage 17 TdF: BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE to LE GRAND-BORNAND 169.5kmThe early part of today's stage was lead by Thor Hushovd out on his own to ensure that he got the few sprinting points for today and puts him safely ahead of Cavendish in the green jersey competition.The main action of the day didn't start until the last climb of the day up the category one La Colimbiere when an early attack by last year's TdF winner Carlos Sastre was easily caught by the Schleck brothers who then dominated the lead group and after a few skirmishes broke away with yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador.The following group inlcuding Armstrong, Wiggins, Vandeveldre, Kloeden and Nibali were hot on there tails but never able to catch them up despite some aggressive riding by Armstrong although Wiggins appeared to suffer but kept up well.The top 10 has been re-written with the Shleck brothers now in 2nd and 3rd places, Armstrong down to 4th, Wiggins down to 6th and yesterday's stage winner Astarloza up to 10th place.Tomorrow's time trial stage should see Wiggings claw back some time provided he didn't expend too much today although Contador and Armstrong are also strong time triallists.Stage 17 results:Frank SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 04:53:54Alberto CONTADOR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Andy SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Vincenzo NIBALI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LIQ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:02:18Lance ARMSTRONG&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:02:18Andréas KLÖDEN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:02:27Bradley WIGGINS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:03:07Christophe MOREAU&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AGR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:04:09Christian VANDE VELDE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:04:09Rémi PAURIOL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; COF&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:06:10Overall Standings (GC):Alberto CONTADOR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 72:27:09Andy SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:02:26Frank SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:03:25Lance ARMSTRONG&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:03:55Andréas KLÖDEN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:04:44Bradley WIGGINS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:04:53Vincenzo NIBALI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LIQ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:05:09Christian VANDE VELDE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:08:08Christophe LE MEVEL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FDJ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:09:19Mikel ASTARLOZA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EUS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:10:50Jersey Holders:Yellow - ContadorGreen - HushovdPolka Dot - PellizottiWhite - A. SchleckTomorrow is a time trial, with Stage 18 in ANNECY (40.5 km), with a 734m climb at 28km that may shake things up a bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mhku, post: 621350, member: 190842"] [B]Stage 17 TdF: BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE to LE GRAND-BORNAND 169.5km[/B] The early part of today's stage was lead by Thor Hushovd out on his own to ensure that he got the few sprinting points for today and puts him safely ahead of Cavendish in the green jersey competition. The main action of the day didn't start until the last climb of the day up the category one La Colimbiere when an early attack by last year's TdF winner Carlos Sastre was easily caught by the Schleck brothers who then dominated the lead group and after a few skirmishes broke away with yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador. The following group inlcuding Armstrong, Wiggins, Vandeveldre, Kloeden and Nibali were hot on there tails but never able to catch them up despite some aggressive riding by Armstrong although Wiggins appeared to suffer but kept up well. The top 10 has been re-written with the Shleck brothers now in 2nd and 3rd places, Armstrong down to 4th, Wiggins down to 6th and yesterday's stage winner Astarloza up to 10th place. Tomorrow's time trial stage should see Wiggings claw back some time provided he didn't expend too much today although Contador and Armstrong are also strong time triallists. [B]Stage 17 results:[/B] Frank SCHLECK LUX SAX 04:53:54 Alberto CONTADOR ESP AST +00:00:00 Andy SCHLECK LUX SAX +00:00:00 Vincenzo NIBALI ITA LIQ +00:02:18 Lance ARMSTRONG USA AST +00:02:18 Andréas KLÖDEN GER AST +00:02:27 Bradley WIGGINS GBR GRM +00:03:07 Christophe MOREAU FRA AGR +00:04:09 Christian VANDE VELDE USA GRM +00:04:09 Rémi PAURIOL FRA COF +00:06:10 [B]Overall Standings (GC):[/B] Alberto CONTADOR ESP AST 72:27:09 Andy SCHLECK LUX SAX +00:02:26 Frank SCHLECK LUX SAX +00:03:25 Lance ARMSTRONG USA AST +00:03:55 Andréas KLÖDEN GER AST +00:04:44 Bradley WIGGINS GBR GRM +00:04:53 Vincenzo NIBALI ITA LIQ +00:05:09 Christian VANDE VELDE USA GRM +00:08:08 Christophe LE MEVEL FRA FDJ +00:09:19 Mikel ASTARLOZA ESP EUS +00:10:50 [B]Jersey Holders: [/B] Yellow - Contador Green - Hushovd Polka Dot - Pellizotti White - A. Schleck Tomorrow is a time trial, with Stage 18 in ANNECY (40.5 km), with a 734m climb at 28km that may shake things up a bit. [/QUOTE]

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