▁ahead ▁of ▁Dum ou lin ▁and ▁Fro ome , ▁who ▁arose ▁as ▁the ▁likely ▁cont enders ▁for ▁overall ▁victory ▁in ▁Paris . ▁By ▁doing ▁so ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁r ider ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁stage ▁on ▁Al pe ▁d ' H uez ▁in ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Jersey ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁winner ▁on ▁Al pe ▁d ' H uez ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁On ▁Stage ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁Py rene an ▁stages , ▁a ▁ ▁stage ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁Col ▁de ▁Port et , ▁Thomas ▁extended ▁his ▁lead ▁by ▁placing ▁third ▁behind ▁stage ▁winner ▁N airo ▁Quint ana ▁of ▁. ▁Fro ome ' s ▁challenge ▁f aded ▁on ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁and ▁he ▁dropped ▁to ▁third ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁classification , ▁ 2 : 3 1 ▁behind ▁Thomas . ▁Dum ou lin ▁moved ▁into ▁second ▁place , ▁ 1 : 5 9 ▁off ▁the ▁lead . ▁On ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁stage ▁nin ete en ▁from ▁L our des ▁to ▁Lar uns , ▁Pr imo ž ▁Rog li č ▁of ▁ ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁clim b , ▁the ▁Col ▁d ' A ub is que , ▁and ▁solo ed ▁to ▁the ▁finish ▁nin ete en ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ch asing ▁group ▁of ▁overall ▁favour ites . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁yellow ▁j er sey ▁by ▁pick ing ▁up ▁six ▁bonus ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁s print ▁thereby