Chris Froome, apart from his 200 metres of weakness at Peyragudes, managed this Tour brilliantly, fighting for every second, never ceding an inch, hanging on to the advantage he gained in the opening time trial, all the while believing firmly he would gain time in the final contre la montre. He also did enough in the mountains – on the Mur de Péguère, on the Izoard – to make his opponents believe that he could climb with the best. The best and perhaps most important example of his unremitting ability to keep concentrating day to day was the uphill finish at Rodez where he regained the yellow jersey from Fabio Aru.
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