Geraint Thomas won a dramatic five-man sprint finish to secure back-to-back stage wins at the Tour de France and extend his lead in the yellow jersey.
The Welshman put in a late surge to beat rivals including Team Sky team-mate Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin after a gruelling climb up Alpe d'Huez.
Froome attacked from the leading group and passed long-time leader Steven Kruijswijk with 3.5km to go.
But he was reeled in before Thomas confirmed he is a serious contender.
The 32-year-old is the first Briton to win on the fabled Alpe D'Huez.
Stage 12 result
1. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) 5hrs 18mins 37secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb) +2secs
3. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +3secs
4. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) same time
5. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar Team) +7secs
6. Primož Roglic (Slo/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) +13secs
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) same time
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana) +42secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +47secs
10. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) +53secs
General classification after stage 12
1. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) 49:24:43
2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +1min 39secs
3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb) +1min 50secs
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) +2mins 37secs
5. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) +2mins 46secs
6. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +3mins 7secs
7. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) +3mins 13secs
8. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL-Jumbo) +3mins 43secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +4mins 13secs
10. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Emirates) +5mins 11secs
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