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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But after a solid first few drives, Petty and the Jets couldnt get much going against the Rams defense.I really cant wait to go back and watch film, Petty said, learn from this and get better from it.The Jets dropped to 3-7 and their playoff hopes are just about over. Their quarterback situation remains uncertain, with coach Todd Bowles unwilling to commit to either Petty or Fitzpatrick as the starter for New Yorks next game against New England in two weeks following a bye-week break.Well evaluate that next week, Bowles said. Weve got the bye week to evaluate that and well see how Fitz feels. Well watch the film on Bryce and well make the determination next week.Fitzpatrick was listed as questionable with a sprained left knee , suffered last weekend at Miami. Bowles said throughout the week Fitzpatrick would remain the starter for Sundays game -- as long as he was healthy enough to play. The two split first-team snaps during practice all week.Fitz wasnt completely healthy, Bowles said. Although he took reps in practice, Bryce took the `important reps.Fitzpatrick was active for the game and served as Pettys backup, while rookie Christian Hackenberg was inactive.I wanted to start, Fitzpatrick said, but theres a lot of things that go into the decision.Fitzpatrick tried to prove to the coaches and medical staff before the game that he was ready to play, but they determined he would sit out and would play only in an emergency.That put Petty under center, the 29th quarterback to start for the franchise since Joe Namaths final games with the Jets in 1976.He made some good throws, Bowles said of Petty. Hes got some growing pains. He ran outt there for the first time and from a composure standpoint, he was fine.dddddddddddd Hes just got to clean up a few things.After getting the ball with 2:55 remaining and down by three, Petty tried to lead the Jets downfield. But on second-and-7 from the New York 42, Pettys pass to Quincy Enunwa was picked off by Ogletree. Enunwa tried to wrestle it away from the linebacker to no avail, and Case Keenum took three knees to end it.This one hurts, Petty said. Kind of took this one on the chin for myself. I wanted a better outcome, but I love this game.Petty, a fourth-round draft pick out of Baylor last year, went 19 of 32 for 163 yards with a touchdown and the loss-sealing interception.This is hopefully the beginning of a long career for me, Petty said. Its at least what I anticipate, what I want. Theres things youve got to learn.Greg Zuerlein kicked three field goals, including a go-ahead 34-yarder with 6:52 left, helping the Rams (4-5) snap a four-game losing streak and avoid their first five-game skid since weeks 9-13 last season.The game featured 15 punts -- eight by the Jets and seven by the Rams -- as neither offense were the models of efficiency or excitement. New York finished with 296 yards of total offense, while the Rams had 280.Petty drove the Jets 99 yards on the Jets second possession, finishing with his first NFL TD pass with a little razzle-dazzle on a toss to Brandon Marshall, who flipped it to Bilal Powell for a 4-yard score.I think he was efficient, Marshall said. Hell get better, and well continue to make plays for him.But Petty misfired on a long pass on third-and-14 from the Rams 32 that couldve been an easy touchdown in the closing minute of the first half. He slightly overthrew Robby Anderson, who was wide open but had to reach high as the ball tipped off his hand.Ive got to hit that, Petty said. Ive got to make that as easy as possible. I wish I had that one back. Those are the plays in this kind of game that youve got to make. I missed that.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '