Tour de France - Stage 20
And they're off - the peloton is bursting apart on the very first climb after six-kilometres..!
The Tour speeds through Flumet on itas way to the Col des Aravis...
The peloton sheds its weakest members as the Aravis begins...
Tom-Jelte Slagter leads a big escape up the Aravis - there are about 30 riders in this move...
Luke Rowe leads a Sky chase, they're holding the escape to a two-minute advantage...
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Peter Sagan is now leading the big escape up the Col de la Colombiere, and their lead has grown to over four minutes...
Team Sky is still chasing on the Colombiere, albeit less urgently...
Adam Yates descends the Colombiere on a day when he hopes to win back 3rd-place overall...
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Sagan is still doing all the work as the escape starts the Col de la Ramaz - but he's about to step aside...
Vincenzo Nibali takes over from Sagan but he's attacking the escape now...
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In their wisdom, Astana are chasing Nibali five minutes back, presumably for Fabio Aru's benefit..?
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Romain Bardet leads Sky, Froome, and Porte on the Ramaz, but there's no urgency to their racing...
Bauke Mollema has lost a few minutes on the Ramaz, but he'll get back on the treacherous descent...
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Chris Juul-Jensen is chasing for Orica-Bike Exchange at the head of the peloton...
Jarlinson Pantano has escaped from the escape with Julian Alaphilippe on the Col de Joux-Plane...
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Kreuziger leads a chase group about two-minutes down - Jon Izaguirre is hiding at the back...
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Geraint Thomas is working for Froome on the Joux-Plane, bringing the gap down to about three minutes...
Mollema has attacked from the Sky-led peloton, but he'll blow up and then get dropped...
Alaphilippe and Pantano are about to be joined by Nibali, and then by Izaguirre as well...
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Froome remains cool just ahead of his rivals, who seem incapable of attacking him today...
Joachin Rodriguez launches an attack on the last climb of his last-ever Tour de France...
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Froome races down the Joux-Plane, only an accident can stop him winning this Tour de France..!
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Nairo Quintana heads down the descent with Alejandro Valverde, two riders tamed and utterly conquered by Froome and Team Sky...
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Jon Izaguirre was the winner of stage 20 after catching his rivals on the treacherous descent into Morzine...
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