La Rosiere, France • If the idea behind a short but almost entirely mountainous stage in the Tour de France was to create constant action, Stage 11 on Wednesday went according to plan.
The end result, however, was the same as most recent Tours — domination from Team Sky.
British rider Geraint Thomas won the first summit finish of the race and claimed the yellow jersey on Wednesday while four-time champion Chris Froome moved up to second overall as Sky controlled numerous attacks.
“Amazing position for us,” said Froome, who trails Thomas, his teammate, by 1 minute, 25 seconds.