Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 17 - Grenoble to Meribel Col De La Loze - France - September 16, 2020. Astana Pro Team rider Miguel Angel Lopez of Colombia crosses the finish line REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
MERIBEL, France (Reuters) - Primoz Roglic took a giant leap towards a maiden Tour de France title when he extended his overall lead after the 17th stage on Wednesday, an unforgiving mountain rollercoaster dominated by Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez.
Lopez prevailed at the end of the 170-km trek from Grenoble, 15 seconds ahead of Roglic, who extended his advantage over fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar to 57 seconds, four days before the final parade in Paris.
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