Greig Leach

Chris Froome (Team Sky) proved today that he came to race. After taking the opening Individual Time Trial Froome added to his lead and stage win tally on the top of Col du Beal. The only rider who could hold the Sky rider's wheel was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo), but Contador didn't have enough to get around the Malliot Jeune. So it was that Contador took his second second place in a row to Froome's second first place in a row. Naturally that is how the two stand on the General Classification, with Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto Belisol), Wilco Kelderman (Belking Pro Cycling) and Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) rounding out the top five.