The 2011 Tour de France continues on Wednesday with Stage 17, a 179-km high mountain stage in the Alps. Stage 17 should merely be a prelude to much tougher mountain rides in Stages 18 and 19, however. After a strong showing in Stage 16, Alberto Contador, still mired in sixth place, will need to work hard during these mountain stages to make up for lost time. He’ll face a battle against Cadel Evans, in particular, who had a slightly better time than Contador in Stage 16 and also gained time on overall leader Thomas Voeckler.
Tour de France 2011 Live: Schedule And Classification Ahead Of Stage 17
Stage 17 will be aired at 8:00 AM Eastern on VERSUS, and will re-air at 12:00 PM, 2:30 PM, and 8:00 PM Wednesday, as well as 12:00 AM Thursday.
Here is the general classification ahead of Stage 17.
1. |
| TEAM EUROPCAR | 69h 00' 56" |
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2. |
| BMC RACING TEAM | 69h 02' 41" | + 01' 45" | |
3. |
| TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 69h 02' 45" | + 01' 49" | |
4. |
| TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 69h 03' 59" | + 03' 03" | |
5. |
| EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 69h 04' 22" | + 03' 26" | |
6. |
| SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 69h 04' 38" | + 03' 42" | |
7. |
| LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | 69h 04' 45" | + 03' 49" | |
8. |
| LAMPRE - ISD | 69h 04' 57" | + 04' 01" | |
9. |
| TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 69h 07' 00" | + 06' 04" | |
10. |
| SKY PROCYCLING | 69h 08' 51" | + 07' 55" |
VOECKLER Thomas
EVANS Cadel
SCHLECK Frank
SANCHEZ Samuel
BASSO Ivan
DANIELSON Tom
URAN Rigoberto
In the race for the green jersey, Mark Cavendish leads by 34 points.
CAVENDISH Mark
GILBERT Philippe
HUSHOVD Thor
GREIPEL André
In the race for the polka dot jersey, Jelle Vanendert holds a small lead.
If you’re looking for live coverage and updates online, be sure to stay with our 2011 Tour de France StoryStream. Also be sure to check out the full route and schedule for this year’s race.
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