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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: French Alps
The GC leaders rode 161 kilometers through the French Alps, from Digne-Les-Bains to Pra-Loup on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Van Garderen illness
Suffering from illness and unable to keep pace with the peloton, Tejay van Garderen got some help from a BMC teammate on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Van Garderen abandons
Van Garderen, who was sitting top-three on GC, abandoned the 2015 Tour de France on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Rogers in the break
Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) was in the break on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Bennett abandons
Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) was one of several riders who abandoned on Wednesday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Contador attacks
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) moved up through the group In preparation to launch an attack, under the watchful eye of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Contador opens a gap
Once Contador attacked, he opened up a small gap, but it did not last for long. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Team Movistar
Team Movistar had riders in the break, while Nairo Quintana and Valverde rode with the GC leaders. This gave the Spanish squad options to use against Team Sky and Chris Froome. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Geschke attack
Coming into the Col d'Allos climb, Simon Geschke (Giant-Alpecin) attacked out of the 25-man breakaway. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Peloton train
More powerful that a locomotive?
Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Teklehaimanot attack
Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) attacked out of the break and finished in 12th place on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Uran descends
Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quick-Step) rode in the break, and had a strong finish, coming across the line in third place on the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Nibali at the front
Leading up to the final descent, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) moved to the front. Nibali attacked the descent and brought the select group down to just Froome, Quintana, and Valverde. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Pinot descends
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) went over the top of Col d'Allos just one minute behind Geschke. Pinot had an opportunity for a stage win, but crashed while chasing on the descent. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Simon Geschke's courageous ride in stage 17 delivered him his first career Tour stage win, and the first win of this year's race for his Giant-Alpecin team. Photo: AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Contador loses time
After crashing on the final descent, Contador lost contact with the GC group and lost minutes on the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Sagan in green
Peter Sagan was in the break again on stage 17 and leads the points competition. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Tour de France, stage 17: Geschke podium
Simon Geschke held on to a one-minute lead on the final climb to take victory on stage 17. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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