Tour de France: Stage 17 Gap > Pinerolo, 179kms

The peloton is led by Garmin over the bridge of Lac Serre-Poncon - there's an escape in front that they don't like...

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Another escape is underway, led by Luis Leon Sanchez and Geraint Thomas - this fails too...

Another escape has been successful - Garmin has let it go because Boasson-Hagen is in it and he's a friend of Thor Hushovd..!

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The peloton is under the quiet control of Europcar and Thomas Voeckler...

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Dmitri Muravyev is leading the escape up the Col de Montgenevre with a seven minute lead...

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The peloton starts the same climb with fresh snow dotting the mountains in July..!

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Nicholas Roche descends the Montgenevre as part of a trio of chasers...

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Roche is sitting between Kevin De Weert and the infamous Jonny Hoogerland as they chase on the Col de Sestriere...

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The peloton hasn't changed its pace nor its leaders as it too climbs to Sestriere...

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Perez Moreno has been enjoying a lead ahead of the escape, but he'll be reeled in before the last climb...

Leopard-Trek has suddenly started chasing like crazy - the gap has closed but it's more in favour of the Schleck brothers who plan something on the hill...

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Cadel Evans is safely in this group ahead of George Hincapie and Voeckler...

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Roche has got within two minutes of the escape on the last climb, but he'll get no closer...

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Andy Schleck is winding up the pace at the head of the favourites' group...

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Schleck looks better than yesterday - he's splitting the 25-man group...

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Brother Frank adds his power as they pull away from Voeckler a little bit...

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Rein Taaramae now attacks, but he's made a mess of everyone else's plans..!

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Edvald Boasson Hagen won stage seventeen after attacking over the summit and making a crazy descent into Pinerolo

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Thomas Voeckler can smile still, but his race-lead will be under attack on tomorrow's big Alpine stage to the Col du Galibier...

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