Tour de France Stage 17: Luchon > Peyragudes, 143.5kms
Thomas Voeckler starts today where he left off yesterday - by escaping, this time on the Col de Mente...
Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome seem set for a challenging day, their last in the mountains...
Chris Horner and Nicolas Roche's seem to be struggling already to keep pace with the Sky duo...
A counter-attack is led by Levi Leipheimer - they'll catch the leaders before the second ascent of the day...
Azanza and Izaguirre have taken off on the Port de Bales, but their lead is minimal...
Alejandro Valverde is chasing hard and closes the gap as the steepest climbing begins...
Daniel Oss is leading a Liquigas chase that is also designed to unsettle Sky and Wiggins...
Rui Costa has now moved away in front...
Levi Leipheimer is trying to jump across to Rui Costa...
Peter Weening is also trying to bridge the gap - the Green Edge rider looks determined today..!
Valverde has attacked from the escape and climbs towards the summit of the Port de Bales with a one-minute lead...
Bradley Wiggins uses his long legs to accelerate out of a bend - the real work will come later...
Ivan Basso leads the favourites' group as the Col de Peyresourde begins...
Vincenzo Nibali looks set to atttack Wiggins and Froome as soon as he gets the chance...
Valverde nears the summit of the Peyresourde with his lead at about two-minutes over the Wiggins group...
Froome has attacked with three-kilometres left - Wiggins seems happy to let his teamate chase Valverde, because both men can put time into Nibali...
Alejandro Valverde wins stage seventeen to cement his comeback after a two-year suspension...
Tejay Van Garderen crosses the line to maintain his overall standing in 5th place...
Bradley Wiggins looks set to win this 2012 Tour de France after pedalling sedately through the Pyrenees...
