None of Chris Froome's rivals had made a move on the race leader, so the Team Sky leader pretended to have a go himself on the Grand Colombier climb.
The Tour de France yellow jersey holder had ridden with the likes of Richie Porte (BMC) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on his wheel all day and wanted to see what reaction he would get if he pretended to go off the front near the top of the climb.
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