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Thursday, July 13: Stage 12, Pau - Peyragudes, 214.5 km

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Stage winner Romain Bardet looks back at Fabio Aru and Rigoberto Uran.

Weather at the finish city of Peyragudes at 2 PM, local time: 23C (74F), partly cloudy with the wind from the NW at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is a 10% chance of rain. It was raining in Pau at the start of the stage.

Rated ascents:

• Km 64.0: Côte de Capvern, 7.7 km @ 3.1% - cat. 4
• Km 111.5:  Col des Ares, 7.4 km @ 4.6% - cat. 2
• Km 139.5: Col de Menté, 6.9 km @ 8.1% - cat. 1
• Km 184.0: Port de Balès, 11.7 km @ 7.7% - cat. H
• Km 209.5:  Col de Peyresourde, 9.7 km @ 7.8% - cat. 1
• Km 214.5 – Peyragudes, 2.4 km @ 8.4% - cat. 2

The race: 179 riders began stage 12 at 11:11 AM. There was a flurry of attacks from the gun, but around 18 kilometers into the stage, 12 riders got clear: Cyril Gautier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Imañol Erviti (Movistar), Koen De Kort (Trek-Segafredo), Stefan Küng (BMC), Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates), Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data), Marcel Kittel and Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Michael Matthews (Sunweb) and Julien Simon (Cofidis).

Though it is sunny at the finish town of Peyragudes, it was raining at the start and the racers have been racing in the rain for more than two hours.

Km 112: The twelve riders in the break have a lead of about 6 minutes. It is still raining. Michael Matthews won the intermediate sprint with Marcel Kittel second. Team Sky is leading the peloton with Astana just behind them.

Km 126: Thomas de Gendt was first over the Col de Ares, followed by Michael Matthews and Koen de Kort. Marcel Kittel was still in the break. But as the break started on the first-category Col de Menté, Kittel was dropped. He'll surely ride economically and carefully, making sure he finishes within the cutoff time.

The now 11 riders in the lead have a gap of 6min 20sec

Km 132: The Sky-led peloton has started the Col de Menté. This is the Tour's 20th visit to the mountain, the first time being in 1966. Gap from the break to the peloton is 5min 50sec. Looks like it isn't raining, but there is wet fog.

Km 150: Michael Matthews blasted away from the break to be first over the top of the Col de Menté. De Gendt was second. Matthews was defending teammate Warren Barguil in the KOM competition by depriving De Gendt of the max KOM points. Marcel Kittel has been caught by the peloton.

The break is 4min 20sec ahead of the Sky-led pack.

Km 168: Coming up to the big Col de Balès, the 11 leading riders are 4min 19sec ahead of the pack.

Km 174: On the slopes of the Col de Balès, Michael Matthews has been dropped by the break. Two riders have escaped from the peloton, Brice Feillu and Maxime Bouet, who happen to be brothers-in-law. The duo are 2min 10sec behind the break while the peloton is 3min 20sec behind the front group.

Km 177: Near the top of the Balés, Steve Cummings and Thomas de Gendt are at the front.

Bam! Cummings drops de Gendt and is alone and in the front in the mountain's thick fog. He's going up a very narrow mountain road past clapping and cheering spectators.

Double Bam! Back in the yellow jersey group Alberto Contador goes. He's reeled back in by the Sky-led yellow jersey group.

Jakob Fuglsang, who has two small bone fractures after crashing yesterday, has been dropped.

Km 184: Steve Cummings was first over the Balés. Thomas de Gendt was next, followed by Cyril Gautier and then current KOM Warren Barguil. The yellow jersey group is just two minutes behind Cummings, who is descending with frightining speed and skill.

Gautier crashed on the descent. He has remounted.

Km 195: Steve Cummings continues to descend alone. There are no riders between Cummings and the 19-man yellow jersey group, which is 2min behind Cummings.

Km 197: Kwiatkowski-led Sky overcooked a corner on the descent, causing Froome and Aru to go off road. They have rejoined their group. Cummings is 2min up the road.

Nairo Quintana has been dropped by the Froome group. He rode the Giro in May and it looks like he couldn't recover in time for the Tour.

10 km to go: On the Peyresourde, Cumming's lead is down to a bit over a minute. Froome still has three teammates. Sky rider Kwiatkowski has done his work and dropped off the Froome group. Fabio Aru is shadowing Froome.

8 km to go: Cummings has been caught before the Peyresourde's summit.

The riders in the yellow jersey group: Froome, Nieve and Mikel Landa (Sky), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Fabio Aru (Astana), Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo), Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo), Dan Martin (Quick-Step), Louis Meintjes (UAE) and Simon Yates (Orica-Scott). From the top 10 on GC, only Quintana and injured rider Fuglsang are missing.

4 km to go: Contador has been dropped near the top of the Peyresourde. Now the leaders, ten strong, go over the top of the mountain and head to the steep finish.

2 km to go: They are on the final ascent to the finish. Looks like Fabio Aru, just sitting Froome's wheel, is waiting, waiting to attack. Dan Martin is moving up.

The Finish: George Bennett tried an attack with 500 meters to go.

Aru attacked with Martin in his wheel. Then Bardet went to the front and took the stage. Froome could not stay with the leaders.

Aru is in yellow!

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

The overall classification of the 104th Tour de France was shaken up in the last 300 metres of the “marathon-stage” in the Pyrenees. After Team Sky controlled it all, Chris Froome lost contact to Romain Bardet who won his third stage in three years and Fabio Aru who moved into the lead three years after his compatriot Vincenzo Nibali won the Tour as the reigning Italian champion.

179 riders started stage 12 in Pau. After several skirmishes, Cyril Gautier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Imañol Erviti (Movistar), Koen De Kort (Trek-Segafredo), Stefan Küng (BMC), Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates), Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data), Marcel Kittel and Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Michael Matthews (Sunweb) and Julien Simon (Cofidis) formed a 12-man after 15km of racing. Matthews preceded Kittel on the line of the intermediate sprint at Loures-Barousse (km 94) where the peloton led by Team Sky under the rain was timed 5.45 behind.

Kittel was the first rider dropped from the front group but only in the ascent to col de Menté with 84km to go while the peloton led by Team Sky was timed 6.20 behind. Maxime Bouet and Brice Feillu (Fortuneo-Oscaro) rode away from the bunch before the ascent to Port de Balès with just over 40km to go. The time difference was reduced by Team Sky to 4 minutes. 5.5km before the top of the only Hors-Category climb of the day, De Gendt attacked, soon rejoined by Cummings who went solo 3km away from the summit.

As Team Sky didn't give everything to catch Cummings, the British rider started climbing to col de Peyresourde with a two-minute lead. Following Mikel Nieve in the last curve before the hill, Chris Froome followed Mikel Nieve who went off road in a caravan park. Fabio Aru (Astana) also had to stop. They didn't crash and the chasing group was quickly reunited before Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was the first of the favourites to lose contact. It was game over for Cummings 3km before the top of Peyresourde while eleven riders composed the yellow jersey group: Froome, Nieve and Mikel Landa (Sky), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Fabio Aru (Astana), Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo), Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo), Dan Martin (Quick-Step), Louis Meintjes (UAE) and Simon Yates (Orica-Scott). Contador was dropped in the last kilometer of the climb.

Team Sky kept the race under control until the super steep final stretch. But Froome cracked as Aru gave it all in the hardest part of the climb to Peyragudes. Bardet passed the Italian champion to win a Tour de France stage like in 2015 at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and in 2016 at St-Gervais-Mont-Blanc. Third on the line, Aru kept enough lead over Froome to take the yellow jersey over from the Brit ahead of the short but brutal second Pyrenean stage. It's the first time Froome loses the yellow jersey in the mountains since he first took it in 2013.

Stage 12 video summary:

Complete Results:

Note: Originally the judges had assessed Rigoberto Uran, Serge Pauwels and George Bennett 20sec penalties for illegal feeds. They were reversed on Friday. The GCs below reflect that reversal and are correct.

Stage 12 photos

214.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.810 km/hr

1	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	5hr 49min 38sec
2	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	@ 2sec
3	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
4	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 00' 05''
5	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 07''
6	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 13''
7	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	+ 00' 22''
8	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 27''
9	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
10	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 28''
11	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 04''
12	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 08''
13	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 02' 11''
14	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 15''
15	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 59''
16	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 20''
17	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 33''
18	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 36''
19	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
20	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 04' 56''
21	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 22''
22	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 41''
23	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 05' 44''
24	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 05' 57''
25	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 07''
26	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
27	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 07' 26''
28	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 09' 14''
29	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 10' 29''
30	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
31	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 49''
32	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 11' 27''
33	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 11' 30''
34	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 11' 32''
35	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 50''
36	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 12' 18''
37	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 12' 24''
38	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
39	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
40	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
41	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 35''
42	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 13' 01''
43	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 13' 05''
44	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 13' 28''
45	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
46	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 13' 31''
47	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
48	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 13' 43''
49	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 59''
50	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 15' 17''
51	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 15' 19''
52	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 16' 01''
53	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 16' 21''
54	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
55	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 16' 35''
56	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
57	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 16' 48''
58	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 17' 07''
59	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 17' 15''
60	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 17' 22''
61	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 18' 43''
62	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 19' 44''
63	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
64	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
65	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 19' 47''
66	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
67	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
68	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
69	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 19' 56''
71	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 20' 08''
72	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
73	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 20' 20''
74	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 21' 29''
75	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 24' 05''
76	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
77	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
78	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
79	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
80	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
81	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	s.t.
82	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
83	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
84	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	s.t.
85	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
86	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
87	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
88	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
89	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
90	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	s.t.
91	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
92	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
93	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
94	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
95	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
96	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
97	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
98	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
99	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
100	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
101	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
102	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
103	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
104	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 24' 19''
105	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	s.t.
106	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
107	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 24' 24''
108	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 24' 26''
109	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
110	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 24' 34''
111	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 24' 42''
112	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 10''
113	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 25' 20''
114	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
115	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
116	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 19''
117	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 22''
118	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 26' 24''
119	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 26' 33''
120	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
121	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 26' 36''
122	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
123	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
124	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
125	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
126	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 26' 41''
127	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 27' 13''
128	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 27' 20''
129	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 27' 42''
130	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	s.t.
131	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
132	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
133	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
134	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 28' 15''
135	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 28' 30''
136	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 32' 01''
137	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 34' 18''
138	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
139	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
140	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
141	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
142	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
143	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA - HANSGROHE	s.t.
144	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
145	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
146	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA - HANSGROHE	s.t.
147	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
148	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
149	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
150	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA - HANSGROHE	s.t.
151	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
152	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
153	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
154	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
155	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
156	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
157	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
158	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
159	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 34' 27''
160	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 34' 31''
161	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 34' 32''
162	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
163	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 34' 39''
164	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
165	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
166	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 34' 46''
167	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
168	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	s.t.
169	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
170	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
171	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA - HANSGROHE	s.t.
172	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
173	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
174	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
175	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 34' 53''
176	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 35' 29''
177	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 35' 59''
178	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 36' 55''
179	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 37' 57''

GC after stage 12:

• GC leader: Fabio Aru (Astana)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)
• Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

2,192.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.47 km/hr

1	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	52hr 51min 49sec
2	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	@ 6sec
3	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 25''
4	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 35''
5	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 41''
6	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 13''
7	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 02' 55''
8	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 01''
9	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04' 04''
10	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04' 51''
11	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 14''
12	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 07' 30''
13	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 13''
14	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 08' 53''
15	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 16''
16	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 13' 46''
17	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 14' 14''
18	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 15' 40''
19	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 16' 03''
20	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 16' 23''
21	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 19' 27''
22	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 01''
23	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	+ 29' 03''
24	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 29' 56''
25	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 32' 10''
26	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 32' 20''
27	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 33' 34''
28	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 34' 29''
29	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 38' 59''
30	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 45' 02''
31	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 45' 12''
32	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 45' 48''
33	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 46' 45''
34	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 47' 11''
35	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 47' 50''
36	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 48' 35''
37	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 48' 54''
38	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 49' 08''
39	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 49' 41''
40	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 49' 42''
41	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 50' 13''
42	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 50' 16''
43	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 52' 01''
44	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 53' 29''
45	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 54' 31''
46	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 55' 19''
47	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 55' 47''
48	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 55' 52''
49	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 56' 42''
50	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 58' 55''
51	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 01' 30''
52	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 01' 32''
53	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 01' 55''
54	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 01H 02' 59''
55	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 03' 14''
56	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 05' 48''
57	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 01H 06' 15''
58	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 09' 53''
59	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 01H 10' 15''
60	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 11' 21''
61	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 01H 11' 41''
62	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 11' 46''
63	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 01H 13' 22''
64	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 13' 25''
65	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 01H 15' 33''
66	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 01H 15' 51''
67	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 15' 53''
68	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 16' 14''
69	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 16' 17''
70	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 01H 17' 03''
71	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 17' 35''
72	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 01H 17' 56''
73	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 01H 18' 27''
74	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 18' 58''
75	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 19' 22''
76	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 19' 33''
77	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 01H 19' 33''
78	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 20' 51''
79	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 21' 07''
80	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 21' 31''
81	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 21' 34''
82	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 01H 22' 23''
83	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 22' 59''
84	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 23' 06''
85	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 23' 23''
86	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 23' 27''
87	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 24' 21''
88	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 24' 27''
89	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 24' 54''
90	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 25' 18''
91	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 01H 25' 22''
92	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 25' 32''
93	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 26' 12''
94	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 26' 17''
95	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 26' 50''
96	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 28' 16''
97	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 01H 28' 21''
98	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 29' 19''
99	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 30' 52''
100	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 31' 08''
101	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 01H 31' 30''
102	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 34' 17''
103	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 34' 24''
104	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 34' 31''
105	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 34' 38''
106	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 01H 34' 43''
107	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 34' 53''
108	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 01H 34' 58''
109	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 35' 28''
110	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 36' 05''
111	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 36' 54''
112	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 36' 57''
113	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 38' 08''
114	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 39' 12''
115	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 39' 53''
116	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 40' 00''
117	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 40' 18''
118	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 40' 29''
119	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 40' 36''
120	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 40' 57''
121	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 41' 03''
122	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 42' 55''
123	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 43' 21''
124	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 46' 00''
125	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 46' 18''
126	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 46' 19''
127	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 46' 40''
128	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 47' 44''
129	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 01H 48' 07''
130	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 01H 48' 08''
131	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 48' 27''
132	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 01H 48' 38''
133	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 48' 46''
134	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 01H 48' 52''
135	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 48' 57''
136	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 49' 11''
137	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 49' 21''
138	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 49' 22''
139	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 01H 50' 04''
140	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 52' 07''
141	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 52' 53''
142	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 53' 07''
143	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 53' 23''
144	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 53' 44''
145	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 55' 09''
146	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 55' 11''
147	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 57' 10''
148	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 57' 11''
149	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 57' 47''
150	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 59' 02''
151	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 02H 00' 05''
152	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 00' 19''
153	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 00' 59''
154	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02H 01' 39''
155	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 02H 02' 21''
156	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 02' 53''
157	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 03' 06''
158	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02H 03' 12''
159	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 02H 03' 36''
160	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 03' 47''
161	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 02H 03' 51''
162	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 04' 18''
163	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 04' 21''
164	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 05' 00''
165	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 06' 25''
166	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 02H 07' 36''
167	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02H 07' 37''
168	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02H 08' 45''
169	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 08' 56''
170	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 10' 55''
171	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 11' 44''
172	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 12' 22''
173	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 02H 14' 37''
174	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 14' 44''
175	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA - HANSGROHE	+ 02H 15' 45''
176	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 02H 16' 04''
177	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 02H 20' 44''
178	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 27' 46''
179	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 02H 31' 56''

Stage 12 map and profile:

Stage 12 map

Stage 12 profile

Stage 12 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

View of Peyragudes in the Pyrenees

Mikel Landa leads Chris Froome with Fabio Aru right next to him. At this point Froome and Sky still looked invincible.

Though a superb rider, I think the Giro-Tour double is too much for Nairo Quintana. He seems to be running out of suds as the Tour progresses. Today he finished 11th on a day that should have suited him perfectly.

Though beat up from crashes, Contador rode aggressively today. He finished 14th, 2min 15sec after Aru.

Rigoberto Uran was second today and is fourth in the GC, 55sec behind Fabio Aru.

A brilliant stage win for Romain Bardet. Fabio Aru in the Italian Champion's jersey is chasing hard.

Uran and Aru look back at the carnage behind them. Did Aru take enough time out of Froome to take the lead?

Head down, Chris Froome drives for the line, trying to limit his loss.

Stage winner Romain Bardet

Steve Cummings earned a well-deserved red number for being the day's most aggressive rider.

Fabio Aru has his own stuffed lion now.

Organizer's stage 12 preview:

Following sprint finishes won by Marcel Kittel in the south west of France, the Tour hits the Pyrenees with a so-called “marathon stage” that includes four major climbs in a 214.5km long race finishing uphill at Peyragudes. Col des Ares, col de Menté, Port de Balès and col de Peyresourde are on the menu in the last 100km. Peyragudes hosted a stage finish for the first time five years ago. Alejandro Valverde won up there, so did Alexandre Geniez at the 2013 Vuelta a España, but it's a different finale this time around. The winner will be crowned at the altiport of the French Pyrenees.

The movie Tomorrow Never Dies in the James Bond series was filmed in this location before going on screen twenty years ago. The last kilometer has sections with a gradient of 16%! It'll be a crucial stage for the climbers with opportunities for the likes of Fabio Aru, Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran to attack race leader Chris Froome. It's also an occasion for Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana to remind how good they are as climbers. And Warren Barguil is extremely excited by the polka dot jersey…

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