Key Takeaways: Tour de France Stage 17

Breaking down how a quintessential third week transition stage was won & how it broke from form to throw the order of the overall podium into question

After missing the initial move and being forced to hitch a ride in a massive chase group on yet another ridiculously aggressive stage, Richard Carapaz burst clear when the terrain hit the mountains to win at the Superdévoluy ski station ahead of a furiously chasing Simon Yates and Enric Mas. Behind in the GC group, on a stage when most eyes were on a po…