Unsurprisingly, Philipsen of the Alpecin Team claimed another victory, providing a perfect capstone to his team's Tour.
Stage 17 would run from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy, a total distance of 177.8 km.
It was a stage with a steady, gradual incline for its entire length, with a total elevation gain of just over 3,000 meters.
However, the UAE Team, which was controlling the peloton, had no intention of chasing the breakaway group. Consequently, the stage held no significance for any of the general classification contenders.
The EF Education Team had always been one of the most aggressive teams in forming breakaways on mountain and hilly stages.
In the first two weeks of the race, they had frantically tried to break away, but always fell just short of a stage win.
Luckily, Carapaz put in a heroic performance today and ultimately came out on top, finally getting the team a piece of the pie in this year's Tour de France.
