Stage 17 was epic.
All the GCs finishing together after the Spain pain train of Contador and Sanchez looked like they pulled away to gain valuable seconds on Evans and the Schlecks. It couldn't have been more perfect with the way the stage ended. Up until the final corner I thought, and so did Phil Ligget, the Spain pain train gained valuable time on Evans and the Schlecks. Then BOOM (goes the dynamite) here come the rest of the GCs around the bend. I don't know if it was just the producer holding out for the dramatics, but I would assume Conti's feelings got hurt when all the GCs finished with the same time. All that work for naught.
Everyone gained time on Vockler after he crashed twice on the final descent.
Oh yeah, and Boasson won the stage with a suspect celebratory move. After placing 2nd to Hushovd yesterday this win was much deserved. Dude is young too. Watch out in a couple of years for this guy. I just hope he works on his win move.
Can't wait for tomorrow. 3 category HC climbs. Something tells me there's going to be some shake ups in the top 10.
Images from here.