There was more than one moment during stage 17 of the Tour de France to SuperDévoluy that the EF Education-EasyPost directeur sportif thought Richard Carapaz's chances of victory had gone but out front the Ecuadorian continued to calmly play his hand.
The battle for a place in the break on the 177.8km stage was unrelenting. Four riders got away and stretched a gap after more than 50km filled with attempts but those who had missed out still weren't prepared to give up on this rare opportunity for the break.
