But, starting last of 179 riders, Froome gauged his effort to perfection to storm through and take the 17km time-trial in a time of 30:43. - Miserable Tour -Starting 136th of 179 riders, Dumoulin had already taken the top time by the end of the Cote de Domancy -- a steep climb inside the first 6.5km. Having been only fifth fastest at the first time-check after 6.5km, Froome got stronger as he went and was a clear winner by 21sec. But both gained significant time on those around them and Porte, who started the day two minutes off second place, is now only 1:08 behind Bauke Mollema. Italian Fabio Aru took a surprise third place, edging out Richie Porte of Australia by a fraction of a second.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2016 16:41 UTC