Christophe Riblon (Ag2r-La Mondiale) has given France its first stage win of this year’s Tour de France, and he has taken his second career Tour stage win. The Ag2r-La Mondiale man surged past Tejay van Garderen (BMC) in the last two km to win Stage 18, a mountainous, 168.5-km ride from Gap to Alpe d’Huez, in 4:51:32. Van Garderen finished second at 0:59, and Moreno Moser (Cannondale) took third at 1:27. Chris Froome (Sky) remains the maillot jaune.

Christophe Riblon rides to victory in Tour de France queen stage to l'Alpe d'Huez ahead of Tejay van Garderen; Chris Froome remains overall leader of Tour de France.

Chris Froome (Sky) has won Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2013. The Briton eked out a victory on the 32-km mountain time trial course from Embrun to Chorges, pipping Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) to win in 51:33. Contador was 0:09 slower than Froome, and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) took third at 0:10. Froome slightly extended his overall lead.

Chris Froome rides to time trial victory and extends his overall Tour de France 2013.

Start times and start order for the riders in today's 32 kilometer stage 17 individual time trial of the Tour de France 2013 from Embrun to Chorges, France.

Rui Costa (Movistar) has won Stage 16 of the Tour de France. The winner of the last two Tours de Suisse attacked a 26-man break on the day’s last climb and descended to the finish line to win the rugged, 168-km ride from Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap in 3:52:45. Christophe Riblon (Ag2r-La Mondiale) outsprinted Arnold Jeannesson (Francaise des Jeux) for second at 0:42, and Chris Froome (Sky) remains the maillot jaune.

Portugal's Rui Costa (Team Movistar) breaks away and soloes to victory in stage 16 of Tour de France 2013; Team Sky's Chris Froome maintains overall 2013 Tour de France lead.

How jaded have we become?

Clearly dismayed by repeated questions about doping, the team of Tour de France leader Chris Froome earlier today volunteered to open up to independent scrutiny all of its training secrets to try to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that the Briton and his teammates are riding clean.

Chris Froome (Sky) has won on Mont Ventoux. The Sky man surged away from Nairo Quintana (Movistar) with 1.2 km left to win Stage 15, a 242-km ride from Givors to Mont Ventoux, in 5:48:45. Quintana finished second at 0:29, and Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) finished third at 1:29. Froome has extended his overall lead in the Tour de France.