Meanwhile, Ben Healy finished in 64th position and is now 17th overall.
ECUADOR’S RICHARD Carapaz won stage 17 of the Tour de France after the remnants of a breakaway finished ahead of the main pretenders in the High Alps on Wednesday.
Overall leader Tadej Pogacar, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel kept their powder dry until a late series of attacks and counter-attacks put a shine on the medium mountain run. “It’s never easy a day after a fall, but I felt okay today,” said the Eritrean who will race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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