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Froome has finished second in the stage and loyally kept with his team-mate all the way up the final climb. The top 10 in stage 17 is:
1. Aljeandro Valverde (ESP) MOV
2. Christopher Froome (GBR) SKY at 19"
3. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) SKY at 19"
4. Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FDJ) at 22"
5. Pierre Rolland (FRA) EUC at 26"
6. Jurgen van den Broeck (BEL) LTB at 26"
7. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) LIQ 37"
8. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC at 54"
9. Chris Horner (USA) RNT at 1'02"
10. Dan Martin (IRL) GRS at 1'11"
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