Updated On: 18 July, 2013 01:01 AM IST | | PA Sport
Chris Froome has taken his third stage win of the 100th Tour de France to strengthen his hold on the yellow jersey, edging out main rival Alberto Contador by nine seconds in yesterday's individual time trial to Chorges.
The weather held off just enough for Froome to beat the Spaniard Contador, who had taken a much more aggressive approach to the mountainous time trial route on slick roads with rain falling intermittently.

Chris Froome during Stage 17 of the Tour de France