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Attacking the Jerseys CdD32
As if reading off the same script as the announcer for the US broadcast, Chris Froome was the next Team Sky rider to attack the peloton. Froome's move was quickly joined by the Yellow Jersey of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) and the Polka Dot Jersey of Richie Porte (BMC), although technically, the Polka Dot Jersey belongs to Contador as well. The third rider to go with the acceleration was Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale). Early, Froome had been feigning having a bad day, a trick once employed by Lance Armstrong, let's hope that is the only trick of Armstrong's that Froome copying.
Off camera on the earlier climbs, Daniel Teklehaimanet (Dimension Data) had amassed enough KOM points to claim the Polka Dot Jersey for himself, regards of the outcome at the summit in Vaujany.