Great Britain's Christopher Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, France's Romain Bardet, centre, and Colombia's Rigoberto Uran climb the Col d'Izoard during the 18 stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. A few pine trees, tough old grasses, some stubborn flowers and, now joining that rare breed, Chris Froome. “I’ll try to finish in a beautiful fashion.” But the reality is that Bardet is not the time-trial force that Froome is. Froome identified Uran as his “biggest threat” in the clock-race and will be watching the Colombian most closely. “It’s still a close race,” Froome said.

Source: thestar July 20, 2017 23:37 UTC