 He won the stage seventeen time trial, finishing the course from Embrun to Chorges in 51 minutes 33 seconds, with Contador coming in nine seconds behind him, in second place.Froome defended his lead during the Alpine stages, extending his overall lead as Mollema and Contador dropped back.Froome won the general classification on 21 July with a final time of 83 hours, 56 minutes and 40 seconds; he was 4 minutes and 20 seconds ahead of second-placed Quintana.