A day of intense climbing in the 2017 Tour de France saw Chris Froome’s maillot jaune group separated from the stage leaders for most of the race. At the finish in Serre Chevalier, it was LottoNL-Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic who crossed the line 1’13” ahead of the G.C. contenders.
Roglic got all the glory, but there was little change in the G.C. with Froome still in the yellow jersey and Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet both 27 seconds back.
“This is unbelievable, incredible,” Roglic said. “Winning this stage, over the Galibier… I have no words for it. At this moment, I do not realise what I have just achieved. That will come later and maybe then I will realise what a big win this is.
“The plan was to attack on the Galibier and go full-gas in the descent. I made plans for this stage earlier on. It is extra special that my girlfriend and my family are here today. Everywhere, I saw Slovenian flags today. It was amazing.”
“This is magnificent,” Sports Director Merijn Zeeman said. “I’m speechless. Last year, he joins the team and now he wins a mountain stage in the Tour de France.
“We got some blows to the head the past days with losing Bennett, Van Emden and Gesink, but this is just fantastic.
“He was in the front all day and in the final 28 kilometres his chasers only came five or ten seconds closer,” Nico Verhoeven explained Roglic’s strong ride. “He is very good rider, but we knew that already.
“For the team and for Primoz, this is amazing. If you win a stage in the Tour de France, your Tour is a success, but if you win a stage over these big cols in the Alps, that is just superb.”
Stage 17 Brief Results:
- Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / LottoNL-Jumbo) 5:07:41″
- Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Cannondale-Drapac) +1:13″
- Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky)
- Romain Bardet (France / AG2R La Mondiale)
- Warren Barguil (France / Team Sunweb)
- Mikel Landa (Spain / Team Sky) +1:16″
- Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) +1:43″
- Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek-Segafredo) +1:44″
- Louis Meintjes (South Africa / UAE Team Emirates)
- Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana Pro Team)
General Classification After Stage 17:
- Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 73:27:26″
- Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Cannondale-Drapac) +27″
- Romain Bardet (France / AG2R La Mondiale)
- Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana Pro Team) +53″
- Mikel Landa (Spain / Team Sky) +1:24″
- Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step Floors) +2:37″
- Simon Yates (Britain / Orica-Scott) +4:07″
- Louis Meintjes (South Africa / UAE Team Emirates) +6:35″
- Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek-Segafredo) +7:45″
- Warren Barguil (France / Team Sunweb) +8:52″
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