Riders reflect on a memorable day

By Brecht Decaluwé and John Trevorrow in Briançon

"We put a lot of effort in today. Popovych, my teammate worked very hard for me. In the end the group came back but all in all it was a good day for us," Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) reflected on his excellent performance today. During the first mountain stage Contador had already shown some strong accelerations and today he pulled off the same thing during the final kilometres of the Col du Galibier.

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