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FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland -- A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Stage 17 of the Tour de France on Wednesday:REGION: The first of four legs in the Alps, the stage started in the Swiss capital of Bern and followed a 184.5 (114.6-mile) route over two major climbs to the Finhaut-Emosson power station in the canton of Valais near Mont Blanc.BAGUETTE AND BUTTER: Russian rider Ilnur Zakarin of the Katusha team won the stage with a late attack on the final climb after getting in an early breakaway. Race leader Chris Froome increased his lead in the overall standings. Froome, the 2013 and 2015 champion, now leads Bauke Mollema by 2:27 overall with Adam Yates third, 2:53 back.PLAT DU JOUR: Raclette. One of Switzerlands most famous dishes, raclette -- which derives from the French word meaning to scrape -- involves melting the surface of a wheel of semi-soft raclette cheese, then scraping the gooey part onto boiled potatoes, cured ham and other accompaniments. The local version is made with Raclette du Valais AOP, which is made with raw, unpasteurized cows milk and carries a special seal of approval.CULTURE: The Montreux Jazz Festival is held every July, just off the stage route on the shores of Lake Geneva. The 50th edition of the festival concluded last weekend following performances by PJ Harvey, Simply Red, Santana, Patti Smith and Quincy Jones.VIN DU JOUR: Petite Arvine. Grown in the Valais for at least 500 years, Petite Arvine white grapes are very popular along the valley from Sion to Martigny. The wines of the same name have delicious grapefruit aromas. Pairs perfectly with raclette cheese and small onions.SCIENCE: Construction of the Nant de Drance hydropower station in Finhaut-Emosson is slated to finish in 2018 at a cost of 2 billion Swiss Francs ($2 billion). The facility will use the elevation difference between the Vieux Emosson and Emosson reservoirs to produce an estimated output of 2.5 billion kilowatt hours per year.STAT OF THE DAY: 40. In kilometers per hour, the impressive average speed of Zakarin. It was 2 kilometers faster than the fastest estimate by race organizers.QUOTE OF THE DAY: One of the big differences is that all eight teammates of mine are focused on one goal. Chris Froome, discussing why Team Sky is so much stronger than every other squad.DESSERT: Abricots du Valais. Its high season for apricots in the Valais.NEXT ORDER: The race crosses back into France for Stage 18 on Thursday, a 17-kilometer (10.5-mile) individual time trial from Sallanches to Megeve. Its the Tours first mountain time trial since the 2004 race against the clock up lAlpe dHuez. Besides the flat opening four kilometers (2.5 miles) and a short descent at the finish, its entirely uphill. Nike Air Max Kaufen Schweiz . 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Tom Shields also qualified in the event, finishing second in 51.20.When Phelps saw the 1 beside his name, he pounded the water and pointed toward his family -- including 7-week-old son, Boomer -- up in the stands.Overall, he made it three-for-three in Olympic qualifying at the trials.Missy Franklin will get the chance to defend her 200-meter backstroke gold medal in Rio after finishing second on Saturday in the event final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.Joining Franklin is Maya Dirado, who won the final (2:06.90) after gaining a comfortable lead midway through the race.Franklin, who finished in 2:07.89, won gold and set the world record in the event four years ago in London. As a high schooler during those games, she took part in seven events, winning four golds and a bronze. She finished fifth in the 100 free in 2012 but wont be part of that race at all this time around.At age 21, Franklin hasnt been able to recapture the magic that carried her to such heights in London. Outside of a gutsy runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle, she finished sevennth in the 100 backstroke -- a race she won in 2012 -- and that knocks her out of consideration for the 4x100 medley relay.ddddddddddddOne of the things Ive been trying to do this whole year is not compare myself to where I was in 2012, Franklin said. I think coming in a lot of people thought that ... I would have to do the same thing I did in 2012, and thats not what I came here intending to do. I came in here to be the best of who I am right now, not who I was four years ago. So to get two individual spots and a relay spot, Im so happy with that.Katie Ledecky also added to her Rio itinerary by qualifying for the 800-meter freestyle.For 32-year-old Cullen Jones, a quarter-of-a-second brought potentially the end of a career.Jones finished third behind Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin in the 50-meter freestyle on Saturday night, ensuring that he wont be part of the team the U.S. will take to Rio in August.After the race, Jones was the last one out of the pool. He lifted himself onto the pool deck and responded to the cheering fans by raising his arms high above his head. He admitted the outcome was extra frustrating, as he had put everything he had into making the Rio team.And to do that and not get the outcome you were looking for his tough, Jones said, though he added that he does plan on watching both the 50- and 100-meter freestyle races in Rio on TV.?Its going to hurt like hell, but Ill be watching, he said. Wouldnt miss it.Information from ESPNs Wayne Drehs and the Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '