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. 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Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 to match the 20-goal scoring record in the group stage of the Champions League, but Lionel Messi fell short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldos 11-goal mark in the first phase of the tournament.Messis 10th goal and Arda Turans hat trick helped Barcelona reach the 20 goals in this seasons group stage, a feat achieved only three other times in the past, including by the Catalan club in 2011-12.Real Madrid did it in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 1998-99. Borussia Dortmund needs one goal in its game against Madrid on Wednesday in Spain to match the record.All Group C positions had already been decided ahead of Tuesdays final round. Barcelona finished with 15 points, six more than Manchester City, which drew 1-1 with Celtic in England. Moenchengladbach ended third with five points, two more than winless Celtic.The team played well the entire match, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. The players were quick and precise. I congratulate them.Messi scored in the 16th minute at Camp Nou after a one-two with Turan inside the Moenchengladbach area. The Argentine slid behind the defenders and fired home a low left-foot shot after receiving Turans return pass.Messi had a great chance to match Ronaldos record in the 73rd, but his close-range header was brilliantly saved on the line by goalkeeper Yann Sommer.Turan scored in the 50th, 53rd and 67th minutes to help the Catalan club endd a three-game winless streak.dddddddddddd It conceded a 90th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 home draw against Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday.According to UEFAs statistics, Barcelona made a whopping 1,022 passing attempts on Tuesday, completing 939 of them.Barcelona were very Barcelona-esque, Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said. We had too much respect for them and didnt play with enough courage.Barcelona was without forward Neymar and midfielder Ivan Rakitic because of suspensions.Luis Enrique also rested striker Luis Suarez, giving a chance to recently signed forward Paco Alcacer, who has been criticized by Barcelona fans for his lackluster performances.Ronaldo scored 11 goals last year became the first player to reach double figures in the six games of the group stage. Messi played in only five matches for Barcelona this season, but he twice scored hat tricks -- in the home games against Celtic and Manchester City. He also netted once against City in Manchester and twice against Celtic in Glasgow.Ronaldo on Wednesday will try to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions. He is two short of the milestone heading into the game against Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.Messi now has 93 goals overall in the Champions League, two less than Ronaldo. ' ' '