Cycling: Froome Fighting For 'every Second' In Massif Central

LAISSAC-SIVIRAC L'IGLISE, France, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jul, 2017 ) - There's still a week to go in the Tour de France but race leader Chris Froome insisted that "every second counts" after surprisingly reclaiming the yellow jersey.

Saturday's stage wasn't supposed to create gaps amongst the favourites with just a short 600-metre climb to the finish but it was the long, fast downhill section beforehand that made the difference as positioning into the final ascent was vital in a strung-out peloton.

But once again, as he had done last year, Briton Froome proved he has the panache to glean time wherever there's an opportunity to do so. He and his Sky team-mates will be far more wary on Sunday's 15th stage from Laissac-Severac l'Eglise to Le Puy en Velay than previous leader Fabio Aru's Astana outfit were on the run-in to Rodez, where the Italian was badly caught out.