Stage: The pack faced four climbs including the Croix de Fer pass - one of the hardest ascents in cycling - and an uphill finish at the La Toussuire ski station in a 138-kilometer (86-mile) course from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The Kenya-born Briton limited the damage from Nairo Quintana and maintains a 2 minute, 38 second lead over the broad-smiling Colombian who is second overall. Desperately seeking to get back into contention, Quintana sped ahead of Froome in the final climb and erased 32 seconds of his deficit to the British race leader - though it may be too little, too late to capture overall victory. More...