Christophe Riblon (Photo credit: Petit Brun)
Frenchman Christophe Riblon won the first ever double ascent in Tour de France history as the peloton finished atop l’Alpe d’Huez on stage 18.
On a brutal day that saw the riders climb the famous mountain twice, Riblon chased down Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) on the final climb before brilliantly storming past the American with just 2km to go.
Britain’s yellow jersey-wearer Froome managed to finish ahead of main rival Contador but did show his first signs of weakness on this year’s Tour, with Nario Quintana and Joaquin Rodriguez bursting clear of him in the final 5km.
Quintana and Rodriguez finished just over a minute ahead of Froome but he in turn was a minute ahead of Contador. – eurosport
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