LIVE. Tour de France 2024: attacks from all directions! The 17th stage live

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17th stage of the Tour de France this Thursday, July 17 with a return to the Alps which should finally allow today’s breakaway to shine.

Live

14:09 – Sam Bennett released

The sprinter from the Décathlon-AG2R team is in difficulty at the start of this stage.

14:05 – The identity of the four men at the front

Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility), Benoot (Visma | Lease a Bike), Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) and Jungels (Bora-Hansgrohe) are leading the race.

13:59 – Lutsenko gives up

The Astana rider, who was ill, gave up and got into his sports director’s car.

13:56 – It’s breaking in the peloton

Under the impetus of a new attack, a large group of more than forty riders broke away. In front, there were four who had taken a few lengths ahead.

13:53 – Van Aert goes back

The Belgian clearly wants to take the breakaway today, it’s his third attack today.

13:42 – The Visma on the attack

The UAE are not in the first positions of the peloton, and Visma | Lease a Bike are trying to take advantage of this to take the breakaway, with Matteo Jorgenson and Wout van Aert.

13:37 – It’s still getting going in the peloton

Several riders try to get out as the road begins to climb with Arkéa, Intermarché-Wanty and Groupama-FDJ.

13:32 – Peloton grouped again

The van Aert group has been taken over, and there is no one left at the front.

1:30 p.m. – Two non-starters

Two riders did not start this morning in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. They are Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Elmar Reinders (Jayco AlUla).

13:27 – The composition of the group at the front

Besides Wout van Aert, three riders form the leading group, with a lead of about ten seconds. These are Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Drizners (Lotto-Dstny) and Tejada (Astana). Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) and Ben Healy (EF Education) are in the counter.

13:22 – Attack by Wout van Aert

The Belgian seems to have the right to play his personal card this Wednesday, and leaves the peloton, followed by three other riders.

13:20 – It’s attacking!

The first riders are trying to break away from the peloton, with Geraint Thomas and Romain Bardet in particular trying to break away.

13:14 – Very fast start of the stage

It has been going very fast since the start of this 17th stage, more than 47 km/h on average despite a rather uphill profile.

13:06 – Back to normal

The peloton is grouped together again, and we could see the first real attacks in the next few kilometers.

13:00 – 20 seconds difference

The second peloton is about 20 seconds behind the yellow jersey group. We are entering a built-up area and this second group should be able to enter.

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