Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 183-km Stage 17 from La Mure to Serre-Chevalier, France - July 19, 2017 - Trek-Segafredo rider Alberto Contador of Spain in action. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
SERRE-CHEVALIER, France (Reuters) - Alberto Contador gave a glimpse of the old attacking style he hoped would allow him to challenge for overall victory in the Tour de France on Wednesday but the Spaniard's audacious attacks ultimately counted for nothing.
The sight of the 34-year-old leading the charge on the day's first big climb, the Croix-de-Fer, then again going wheel for wheel for the lead on the fearsome Galibier climb towards the end of stage 17 was a welcome sight for his fans.
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