Katusha's Ilnur Zakarin took the win on stage seventeen of the Tour De France.
Back after the rest day and the withdrawals including Mark Cavendish, Stage seventeen was from Berne in Switzerland to Finhaut-Emosson and was a 184.5km mountain stage.
The stage started with a crash involving Bozic (Cofidis), Barguil (Giant) and Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) and was one that left the Movistar rider having to abandon with what looked like a broken collarbone.
The peloton stayed together until 29kms had been raced and Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Daniel Teklehaimanot (DiData), Tony Martin and Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quick Step) and Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) got into a break.
Tony Martin quickly dropped back to the peloton before that break and two subsequent other breaks were quickly reeled in.
The riders were all together after 67kms so Rafal Majka went clear to get some points on the climb at the côte de Saanenmöser and was joined by Tanel Kangert (Astana), Stef Clement and Jarlinson Pantano (IAM), Kristjian Durasek (Lampre-Merida), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R), Steve Morabito (FDJ), Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) and Brice Feillu (Fortuneo-Vital Concept).
Majka did take the two points on offer with one for Peter Sagan before they started on the category three Col des Mosses climb which is 6.4kms long with average gradients of 4.4%.
Lutsenko, Voeckler and Van Avermaet went after the escapers who were 11.20 ahead and on the descent of the Col des Mosses with Majka again taking two more points.
Going into the final fifty kilometres of the stage and the gap back to Chris Froome's group was at 11.20 on a lovely sunny day.
Borut Bozic (Cofidis) was the next rider to abandon after crashing as the leaders headed for the sprint at Martigny which Peter Sagan took on a stage which was thirty minutes ahead of schedule.
The gap with 29kms to go went out to 13.17 as the escapers started on the climb up the Col de la Forclaz.
Tony Gallopin attacked out of the break with Lutsenko going with him with 27kms left.
With 21.5kms to go, Alexy Lutsenko was alone up front with 17 seconds lead and the peloton at 10.55. However, fourteen hundred metres later, Lutsenko was caught and Majka came up to take the points on the climb.
Ilnur Zakarin attacked with 6.5kms to go and was 20 seconds ahead of Pantano with four kilometres to go.
Zakarin went under the flam rouge and climbed away to take the finish on the Finhaut-Emosson and the win in 4.36.33 with Pantano of IAM Cycling second and Rafal Majka in third place.
Froome let Richie Porte get slightly ahead but an attack saw Froome get up to Porte and leave the rest of the group he was with in his wake.
Chris Froome finished 11th some 7.59 down with Young Rider Leader Adam Yates finishing 8.06 down.
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