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SPORTS Tuesday 18 July 2017

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Britain’s Chris Froome, wear-
ing the overall leader’s yel-
low jersey crosses the finish
line during the twelfth stage
of the Tour de France cycling
race over 214.5 kilometers
(133.3 miles) with start in Pau
and finish in Peyragudes,
France,Thursday, July 13,
2017.
Associated Press
4 riders bid

for victory at

unpredictable
Tour de France

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
AP Sport Writer
LE PUY-EN-VELAY, France
(AP) — The battle for victo-
ry will go down to the wire
at the Tour de France.
With just six stages left be-
fore the three-week race
reaches the Champs-Ely-
sees, only 29 seconds sep-
arate the top four riders in
the general classification.
Defending champion and
three-time winner Chris
Froome has an 18-second
lead over Fabio Aru of
Italy. Frenchman Romain
Bardet, the runner-up to
Froome last year, is 23 sec-
onds back from the lead-
er, in third place. In fourth,
is Colombian Rigoberto
Uran.
It’s an unusual situation Dodgers beat Marlins for ninth consecutive win
ahead of an intense final
week of racing that in-
cludes two Alpine stages Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen celebrates after
in high altitude and a short the Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 3-2 in a baseball game,
Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Miami. He’s now converted all 23 of his
time trial. save opportunities. Associated Press
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