Trentin wins Tour stage 17, Alaphilippe keeps lead
25 July 2019 |
10:28 am
Italian Matteo Trentin wins Tour de France stage 17 in Gap after he surged forward alone from a mass breakaway. Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe keeps the overall lead as the Tour goes into three huge Alpine stages.
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