Tour de France: Chris Froome in control as Fabio Aru slips down the rankings
The defending champion was attacked by last year`s runner-up Romain Bardet and Ireland`s Dan Martin in the lung-busting ascent to the Col du Galibier but he stayed calm and covered every offensive move.
Jul 19, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
104th Tour de France: Fabio Aru wins maiden stage win as defending champion Chris Froome snathces yellow jersey
Italian champion Aru launched a blistering attack in the final stretches of the fifth stage, jumping away from the leading group with 2.3km left of the 5.9km climb at a lung-busting average gradient of 8.5 per cent.
Jul 06, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
Tour de France: Chris Froome extends lead despite crash as Romain Bardet wins stage
Bardet finished 23sec ahead of Joaquim Rodriguez after attacking on a slippery and dangerous descent where several of his rivals crashed.
Jul 22, 2016, 22:47 PM IST
