Wiggins step closer to Paris as Valverde wins Tour de France stage

Bradley Wiggins on podium, Tour de France 2012, stage 17

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Bradley Wiggins (Sky) moved one step closer to Paris after he successfully saw off the final stage in the Pyrenees with a third place finish behind stage winner Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).

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