Fedrigo prevails in Pau

He's shown us what he can do in his nation's biggest race and this afternoon in Pau, Pierrick Fedrigo added a third Tour de France stage win to his impressive palmares in equally impressive fashion. The French rider beat illustrious names such as Lance Armstrong, Christophe Moreau and Chris Horner in a sprint along the Place de Verdun after a tough 200km in the Pyrenees.

There's something about three for Fedrigo, the mercurial Bbox Bouygues Telecom rider winning his first Tour stage in a three-lettered city, Gap, in 2006, adding another last year in Tarbes before today's latest addition, his third stage victory in la grande boucle.

"It was a very, very beautiful day, one of the best," said Fedrigo. "I can't say much more. When the group of Contador almost came back to us I attacked because I knew it was my day."

It came at the end of another tough day in the Pyrenees; with four categorised cols on the menu it promised fireworks amongst the favourites but instead turned into an impasse after the drama of the closing 25km of yesterday's stage.

No headlines were created by means of any special events, unlike the scenes of the finish some 24 hours earlier, as the stage was set for an expected showdown on Thursday to the Col du Tourmalet.

And while most eyes were on Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador up each of the day's climbs, French hearts were fluttering because two Frenchman spent half of the 199.5km at the front of the field and at the conclusion of proceedings were the first two riders across the line in Pau.

But it could so easily have been a Spanish success, so close to Spain, with Quick Step's Carlos Barredo animating the final 44km of the day in a style that is likely to have won him new fans; having tried his luck on the day's final climb without success, last year's Clásica San Sebastián champion proved his reputation as an aggressive rider not after the finish - as he did in a scuffle following stage six - but an inspired move that very nearly netted him the win.

But like his effort in Saint-Étienne at the end of stage 18 of the 2008 Tour, the 29-year-old from Oviedo fell agonisingly short, caught under the flamme rouge and limping home, his heart broken but his honour untarnished, having held off an eight-man chasing group for more than an hour.

And while the yellow jersey of another Spaniard, Contador, is considered tarnished by some he displayed the signs that re-taking the race lead will be tough for Schleck as he'll undoubtedly use the welcome rest day to mull over his strategy with Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis.

One change that did take place was the transferal of the green jersey, as Thor Hushovd again took charge of the intriguing battle for the points classification. Cervélo TestTeam's big Norwegian did enough to dress himself in green for stage 17, with a day to contemplate how he'll maintain his slender four-point lead in the standings.

"It was an important day. I knew it was a good chance to try to get some more points," said Hushovd after taking the bunch kick for 10th. "The team did a great job helping me get over the climbs. With the break up the road, we knew there were some points waiting at the finish line. It's important to take many whenever you have the opportunity," he said.

"Petacchi is the most dangerous rival. I am feeling better as this Tour goes along and I think I have a good chance to win another stage - I would love to win on the Champs-Elysées. The green jersey always comes down to who is the strongest rider over three weeks."

A unique day

The unique nature of today's parcours called for a departure from the usual formula we've seen over so many stages of this year's Tour -ie- an early break is let go, it gains a wide margin that is eaten down by the peloton but not sufficiently so to avoid the escapees' involvement in the finale.

This was courtesy of the Col de Peyresourde, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and Col d'Aubisque on the race route, which presented over 60km of climbing on a pair of first category and two hors categorie ascents. On paper it should have represented a day of carnage for the overall contenders but as the stage progressed this looked less likely, the events of yesterday left to simmer for another 48 hours until the final Pyrenean journey on Thursday.

Early groovers rush to make the move

After five kilometres of the stage a group of 11 riders had emerged, boasting some heavy firepower with the likes of Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) - who initiated the aggression - plus Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas-Doimo), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) and Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) getting amongst the early action.

They quickly gathered a lead of 20 seconds over the peloton as latecomers made their way to the early move. A couple of kilometres down the road the group had ballooned to include the aforementioned names plus: Christopher Horner (RadioShack), Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas-Doimo), Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Kanstantsin Siutsou (HTC-Columbia), Steve Morabito (BMC Racing), Amael Moinard (Cofidis), Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions).

Such was the nature of the stage that by day's end, only Armstrong, Barredo and Horner would be amongst the breakaway group that fought it out for the stage win in Pau, however. The contents of the break fluctuated and flowed like the rivers that ran along the valleys below today's iconic climbs.

This was seen on the latter slopes of the opening climb, the Col de Peyresourde, as Moinard, Siutsou and Martinez lost contact, with Szmyd leading the break over the top while Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) and mountains classification leader Anthony Charteau (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) joining the leaders.

With the first of the quartet of cols done and 179km remaining, the break had accumulated a lead in excess of a minute as it headed back down the mountain. At the end of the descent, the break boasted extra members in the form of Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam), who joined the leaders with 164.5km remaining while Szmyd was absorbed by the peloton.

Up the Aspin there were problems for Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank) courtesy of the pace set by Jurgen Van Den Broeck's Omega Pharma-Lotto teammates. The break was only 24 seconds ahead nearing the crest of the Aspin as Sastre tapped out a useful pace; Sandy Casar decided to hit out alone with the peloton about to absorb what was left of the escape, however, which instigated another ebb for the front runners.

While some of the hitherto leaders decided it was worth finding their place back in the peloton, the likes of Casar, Charteau and Armstrong knew their lot was off the front, so they set off in pursuit of the lone Frenchman, with Lampre-Farnese Vini's Damiano Cunego and Charteau's Bbox Bouygues Telecom teammate Pierrick Fedrigo fleeing the main bunch to avoid missing out on a second-chance opportunity to be a part of an escape.

Honouring Goddet

As Casar approached the Col du Tourmalet alone, it was only a matter of time before the aspiring escapees found their way to the Frenchman and provided him with company up to the highest point of this year's Tour. Intent on not missing the party, Horner returned to the front of the field, as did Barredo, who was joined by countryman Ruben Plaza (Caisse d'Epargne) at the head of the race with 134km remaining in the stage.

It was then time for Christophe Moreau (Caisse d'Epargne) and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) to make their way across to the leaders. A late addition to the fearless fighters at the front was Ignatas Konovalovas (Cervélo TestTeam), who was dropped early on the climb but managed to make his way back to the front as it neared the zenith.

And after riding on shifting sands for over 60km, the break of RadioShack pair Armstrong and Horner, Casar, QuickStep duo Barredo and Van De Walle, Fedrigo, Caisse d'Epargne crew Moreau and Plaza plus Cunego and Konovalovas proved to be the definitive escape of the day, the 10-rider group that would fight amongst itself for the stage win in Pau.

This year's Souvenir Jacques Goddet went to Moreau at the top of the Tourmalet, the Frenchman taking the mountains classification points ahead of countryman Fedrigo and Cunego; another sign of the break's status as 'the move that would stick' was its lead over the Astana-led peloton, which had been extended during the climb by more than three minutes.

Soul-searching on the Soulor

As the break started the Col du Soulor its advantage had increased to 6:15 with a head count of 10, although Cervélo's representative in the escape was struggling and would later be dropped for good by the men up front.

As the break approached the upper slopes of the Soulor it was time for Armstrong to gas it at the front, splintering the group and indicating that the seven-time Tour champion wasn't there to make up the numbers. Soon after it was time for Barredo and Fedrigo to counter and quickly open a gap.

But by the top of the Soulor it had effectively all come together, albeit with the loss of Casar - who had instigated the move on top of the Aspin - and Konovalovas, although with the Aubisque still to come there were sure to be more machinations amongst the leaders, who enjoyed a lead in excess of nine minutes.

There seemed to be a truce in the final two kilometres of the Aubisque as the expected attacks hadn't eventuated and the fiercest battle being fought was between Moreau and Fedrigo for the 40 points in the mountains classification, with the 39-year-old taking the maximum collection to go with his efforts on the Tourmalet.

After a twisting descent and a stabilisation of the break's advantage, Barredo hit out alone with 44km remaining in what was a brave move; possibly inspired by teammate Sylvain Chavanel's exploits in the first week of the Tour, the Spaniard assuredly put his head down and dreamt of victory in Pau.

Incidentally Casar had caught the break on the descent, adding his weight to the seven other riders who were now confronted with a marauding Barredo and could use the extra horsepower in its pursuit of the Spaniard, who continued to build his lead to nearly 30 seconds.

With 30km to go, that lead was almost 50 seconds although 10 kilometres later it had been eaten down to half a minute, RadioShack's experienced pair of pursuers not panicking in their mission to hunt down the plucky Spaniard.

Eight kilometres and over eight minutes behind them, the peloton - led by Van Den Broeck's Omega Pharma-Lotto's teammates - was keeping the break's advantage in check to ensure no unpleasant surprises greeted the general classification contenders in Pau. There had been no significant attacks on any of the climbs and so it was a loss-minimisation mission on the flat for the likes of Mario Aerts and co.

At five kilometres to go Barredo could continue to believe, the gap between himself and the chasing group sitting at 30 seconds. Three kilometres later that had been reduced to 11 seconds as Horner and Plaza drove the pursuit to the flamme rouge, which brought about the desired effect and set off the jostling for position in the final sprint.

Whilst Armstrong made an effort to get to the front of the group in the last 200m it was a flying Fedrigo who buzzed up the right barriers and on to victory, a significant salute at the end to a significant day of the Tour's Pyrenean adventure.

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Full Results
1Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5:31:43
2Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 2 - Cell 2
4Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 3 - Cell 2
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 6 - Cell 2
8Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:00:28
10Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team0:06:45
11Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 13 - Cell 2
15Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 16 - Cell 2
18Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 24 - Cell 2
26Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 25 - Cell 2
27José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 26 - Cell 2
28Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 28 - Cell 2
30Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 29 - Cell 2
31Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 30 - Cell 2
32George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 32 - Cell 2
34Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 35 - Cell 2
37Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 36 - Cell 2
38Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 38 - Cell 2
40Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 39 - Cell 2
41Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 41 - Cell 2
43Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 43 - Cell 2
45Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 47 - Cell 2
49Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 48 - Cell 2
50Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 50 - Cell 2
52Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 51 - Cell 2
53Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 57 - Cell 2
59Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:06:59
61Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:22
62David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:09:27
63Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:10:01
64Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:23:42
65Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 65 - Cell 2
67Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 66 - Cell 2
68Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 70 - Cell 2
72Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 72 - Cell 2
74Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 76 - Cell 2
78Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 77 - Cell 2
79Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 78 - Cell 2
80Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 81 - Cell 2
83Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 83 - Cell 2
85Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 87 - Cell 2
89Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:34:48
90Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 90 - Cell 2
92Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 93 - Cell 2
95Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 94 - Cell 2
96Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 95 - Cell 2
97Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 96 - Cell 2
98Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 97 - Cell 2
99Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 98 - Cell 2
100Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 101 - Cell 2
103Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 103 - Cell 2
105Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 104 - Cell 2
106Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 105 - Cell 2
107Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 107 - Cell 2
109Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 112 - Cell 2
114Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 115 - Cell 2
117Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 116 - Cell 2
118Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 118 - Cell 2
120Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 119 - Cell 2
121Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 120 - Cell 2
122Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 121 - Cell 2
123Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 122 - Cell 2
124Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 125 - Cell 2
127Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 127 - Cell 2
129Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 128 - Cell 2
130Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 129 - Cell 2
131Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 130 - Cell 2
132Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 131 - Cell 2
133Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 133 - Cell 2
135Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 135 - Cell 2
137Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 138 - Cell 2
140Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 139 - Cell 2
141Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 141 - Cell 2
143Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 142 - Cell 2
144Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 143 - Cell 2
145Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 144 - Cell 2
146Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 145 - Cell 2
147Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 146 - Cell 2
148Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 147 - Cell 2
149Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 148 - Cell 2
150David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 151 - Cell 2
153Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 152 - Cell 2
154Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 153 - Cell 2
155Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 154 - Cell 2
156Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 155 - Cell 2
157Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 156 - Cell 2
158Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 157 - Cell 2
159Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 158 - Cell 2
160Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 159 - Cell 2
161Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 160 - Cell 2
162Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 161 - Cell 2
163Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 162 - Cell 2
164Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 163 - Cell 2
165Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 165 - Cell 2
167Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 166 - Cell 2
168Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 167 - Cell 2
169Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 168 - Cell 2
170David Millar (GBr) Garmin - TransitionsRow 169 - Cell 2
171Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 170 - Cell 2
172Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 171 - Cell 2
DNSIban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 172 - Cell 2
DNSBram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 173 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Bielle, 164.5km
1Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step6pts
2Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Gan (D 934-N 134), 185.5km
1Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step6pts
2Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish - Pau, 199.5km
1Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20pts
2Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Col de Peyresourde (Cat. 1) 11km
1Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo15pts
2Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack5Row 7 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Col d'Aspin (Cat. 1) 42.5km
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom15pts
2Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack5Row 7 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Col du Tourmalet (HC) 72km
1Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne20pts
2Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack7Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team5Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Col d'Aubisque (HC) 138km
1Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne40pts
2Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom36Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack32Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne28Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack24Row 4 - Cell 3
6Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team10Row 9 - Cell 3
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Most aggressive rider
1Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step
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Best young riders
1Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5:38:28
2Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 2 - Cell 2
4Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 3 - Cell 2
5Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 4 - Cell 2
6Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 5 - Cell 2
7Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:00:14
13Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:16:57
14Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 13 - Cell 2
15Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:28:03
16Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 16 - Cell 2
18Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 20 - Cell 2
22Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 25 - Cell 2
27Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 26 - Cell 2
28Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 28 - Cell 2
30Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 29 - Cell 2
31Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 30 - Cell 2
32Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 31 - Cell 2
33Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 32 - Cell 2
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Teams
1Caisse d'Epargne16:41:54
2Team RadioshackRow 1 - Cell 2
3Quick Step0:00:28
4Ag2R-La Mondiale0:13:30
5Omega Pharma - LottoRow 4 - Cell 2
6AstanaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 6 - Cell 2
8RabobankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Cervelo Test Team0:13:44
11Française des Jeux0:23:42
12Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 11 - Cell 2
13Liquigas-Doimo0:30:27
14Team Saxo BankRow 13 - Cell 2
15BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Garmin - Transitions0:33:09
17Footon-Servetto0:41:33
18Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:47:24
19Team Katusha0:58:30
20Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Team MilramRow 20 - Cell 2
22Lampre - Farnese Vini1:02:51
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General classification after stage 16
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana78:29:10
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:08
3Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:00
4Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:02:13
5Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:39
6Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:05:01
7Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:05:25
8Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:05:45
9Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:07:12
10Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:07:51
11Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:07:58
12Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:08:02
13Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:08:19
14Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:08:52
15Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:09:02
16Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:11:14
17Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:12:09
18Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:12:34
19Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:14:07
20John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:24
21Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:17:44
22Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:20:00
23Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:27:54
24Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:33:13
25Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:33:46
26Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:35:20
27Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:37:18
28Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:41:01
29Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:44:04
30Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:44:29
31Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:45:53
32Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:47:06
33Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:48:56
34Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:49:21
35Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:51:50
36Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:52:11
37Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:53:02
38Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:58:07
39Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:59:33
40Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:01:24
41Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:03:35
42Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia1:10:19
43Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:12:09
44Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:12:33
45Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack1:14:38
46Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step1:15:50
47Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:15:52
48Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:17:33
49Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana1:21:50
50Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1:22:07
51Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia1:22:38
52Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana1:23:27
53José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:25:53
54Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step1:26:26
55Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:27:32
56Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank1:27:50
57Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step1:29:47
58George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team1:29:55
59Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:31:27
60Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:33:12
61Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:33:18
62Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne1:33:27
63Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:33:53
64Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team1:36:17
65Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:37:29
66Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo1:38:50
67Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:39:05
68Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:42:41
69Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne1:46:00
70Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha1:47:13
71Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:49:31
72Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:54:08
73Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne1:57:04
74Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:59:32
75Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:00:21
76Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:00:51
77Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2:00:55
78Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto2:02:16
79Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:06:55
80Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale2:07:37
81Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2:08:36
82Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha2:08:57
83Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team2:11:36
84Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram2:11:53
85Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:12:56
86Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:14:10
87Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2:14:21
88Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram2:17:07
89Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2:19:54
90Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram2:22:33
91Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:24:02
92Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux2:25:18
93Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2:26:37
94Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:30:46
95Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:31:11
96Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:31:41
97Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram2:32:47
98Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2:32:58
99Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux2:33:18
100Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:33:42
101Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:34:17
102Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha2:34:35
103Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:35:36
104Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2:36:08
105Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:38:14
106Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team2:39:32
107Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2:40:06
108Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:40:11
109Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:41:39
110Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2:45:08
111Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:45:48
112Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram2:46:47
113Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha2:47:06
114Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2:47:32
115Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack2:47:50
116David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions2:48:09
117Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo2:48:36
118David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana2:48:38
119Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:48:46
120Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:49:51
121Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:50:39
122Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank2:50:58
123Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2:51:05
124Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram2:52:45
125Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step2:54:05
126Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2:54:32
127Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2:54:52
128Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team2:56:19
129Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:56:56
130Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step2:57:02
131Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank2:58:12
132Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana2:59:00
133Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank2:59:47
134Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team3:00:34
135Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3:00:54
136Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:01:56
137Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank3:02:12
138Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions3:02:46
139Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana3:03:51
140Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3:04:17
141Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia3:04:19
142Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux3:06:05
143Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto3:07:02
144Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank3:07:05
145Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step3:08:45
146Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux3:09:30
147Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:10:55
148Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux3:11:48
149Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step3:12:02
150Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team3:12:21
151Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank3:15:18
152Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:15:21
153Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3:16:04
154Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia3:17:46
155Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia3:18:19
156Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:19:12
157Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack3:19:33
158Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions3:23:45
159David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions3:25:22
160Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank3:26:42
161Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3:27:19
162Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team3:27:22
163Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team3:27:48
164Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:29:15
165Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team3:30:01
166Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha3:32:26
167Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:33:16
168Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team3:38:41
169Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team3:42:51
170Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux3:43:02
171Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:53:09
172Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia3:55:10
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Points classification
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team191pts
2Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini187Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia162Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne149Row 3 - Cell 3
5Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha138Row 4 - Cell 3
6Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team120Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom107Row 6 - Cell 3
8Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram104Row 7 - Cell 3
9Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi100Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana98Row 9 - Cell 3
11Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale92Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank87Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto81Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana78Row 13 - Cell 3
15Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team74Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step73Row 15 - Cell 3
17Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank71Row 16 - Cell 3
18Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team69Row 17 - Cell 3
19Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale65Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto60Row 19 - Cell 3
21Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo54Row 20 - Cell 3
22Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux52Row 21 - Cell 3
23Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha49Row 22 - Cell 3
24Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi49Row 23 - Cell 3
25Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions49Row 24 - Cell 3
26Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions48Row 25 - Cell 3
27Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom47Row 26 - Cell 3
28Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom46Row 27 - Cell 3
29Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank45Row 28 - Cell 3
30Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne45Row 29 - Cell 3
31Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto43Row 30 - Cell 3
32Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini43Row 31 - Cell 3
33Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram42Row 32 - Cell 3
34Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom40Row 33 - Cell 3
35Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini39Row 34 - Cell 3
36Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne39Row 35 - Cell 3
37Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne38Row 36 - Cell 3
38Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank37Row 37 - Cell 3
39Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank37Row 38 - Cell 3
40Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram35Row 39 - Cell 3
41Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step34Row 40 - Cell 3
42Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack34Row 41 - Cell 3
43Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux34Row 42 - Cell 3
44Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo33Row 43 - Cell 3
45Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne33Row 44 - Cell 3
46Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank32Row 45 - Cell 3
47Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team31Row 46 - Cell 3
48Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack30Row 47 - Cell 3
49Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne29Row 48 - Cell 3
50Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux29Row 49 - Cell 3
51Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale28Row 50 - Cell 3
52Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini27Row 51 - Cell 3
53Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack27Row 52 - Cell 3
54Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto26Row 53 - Cell 3
55Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions26Row 54 - Cell 3
56Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 55 - Cell 3
57Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram26Row 56 - Cell 3
58Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 57 - Cell 3
59Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom24Row 58 - Cell 3
60Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto24Row 59 - Cell 3
61Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step23Row 60 - Cell 3
62José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne22Row 61 - Cell 3
63Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team22Row 62 - Cell 3
64Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step22Row 63 - Cell 3
65Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step19Row 64 - Cell 3
66Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team19Row 65 - Cell 3
67Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne18Row 66 - Cell 3
68Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto17Row 67 - Cell 3
69Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto17Row 68 - Cell 3
70Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 69 - Cell 3
71David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions17Row 70 - Cell 3
72Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team16Row 71 - Cell 3
73Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack16Row 72 - Cell 3
74Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team16Row 73 - Cell 3
75Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom16Row 74 - Cell 3
76Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions16Row 75 - Cell 3
77Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 76 - Cell 3
78Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne15Row 77 - Cell 3
79Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi15Row 78 - Cell 3
80Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto15Row 79 - Cell 3
81Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team15Row 80 - Cell 3
82Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto14Row 81 - Cell 3
83Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 82 - Cell 3
84Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 83 - Cell 3
85Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale14Row 84 - Cell 3
86Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 85 - Cell 3
87Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne13Row 86 - Cell 3
88Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank12Row 87 - Cell 3
89Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step12Row 88 - Cell 3
90Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 89 - Cell 3
91Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne12Row 90 - Cell 3
92Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto12Row 91 - Cell 3
93Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step12Row 92 - Cell 3
94Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team12Row 93 - Cell 3
95Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana11Row 94 - Cell 3
96Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto10Row 95 - Cell 3
97Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux8Row 96 - Cell 3
98Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team8Row 97 - Cell 3
99Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom8Row 98 - Cell 3
100Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram8Row 99 - Cell 3
101Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 100 - Cell 3
102Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux7Row 101 - Cell 3
103George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team7Row 102 - Cell 3
104Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia6Row 103 - Cell 3
105Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne6Row 104 - Cell 3
106Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 105 - Cell 3
107Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 106 - Cell 3
108Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 107 - Cell 3
109Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo6Row 108 - Cell 3
110Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank6Row 109 - Cell 3
111Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo5Row 110 - Cell 3
112Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 111 - Cell 3
113Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step4Row 112 - Cell 3
114Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 113 - Cell 3
115Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 114 - Cell 3
116Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank4Row 115 - Cell 3
117Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 116 - Cell 3
118David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 117 - Cell 3
119Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 118 - Cell 3
120Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 119 - Cell 3
121Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team4Row 120 - Cell 3
122Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 121 - Cell 3
123Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 122 - Cell 3
124John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 123 - Cell 3
125Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2Row 139 - Cell 3
141Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 140 - Cell 3
142Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2Row 141 - Cell 3
143Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 142 - Cell 3
144Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 143 - Cell 3
145Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 144 - Cell 3
146Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 145 - Cell 3
147Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2Row 146 - Cell 3
148Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team2Row 147 - Cell 3
149Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 148 - Cell 3
150Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 149 - Cell 3
151Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 150 - Cell 3
152Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 151 - Cell 3
153Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1Row 152 - Cell 3
154Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne-3Row 153 - Cell 3
155Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 154 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom143pts
2Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne128Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini99Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux93Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step92Row 4 - Cell 3
6Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom82Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank76Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana76Row 7 - Cell 3
9Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom72Row 8 - Cell 3
10Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi72Row 9 - Cell 3
11Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto65Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale60Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne48Row 12 - Cell 3
14Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack48Row 13 - Cell 3
15Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step47Row 14 - Cell 3
16Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank46Row 15 - Cell 3
17Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto46Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step42Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto42Row 18 - Cell 3
20Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto42Row 19 - Cell 3
21Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo40Row 20 - Cell 3
22Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack39Row 21 - Cell 3
23Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo39Row 22 - Cell 3
24Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank38Row 23 - Cell 3
25Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step38Row 24 - Cell 3
26Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne38Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team36Row 26 - Cell 3
28Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne36Row 27 - Cell 3
29Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions35Row 28 - Cell 3
30Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne34Row 29 - Cell 3
31Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha34Row 30 - Cell 3
32Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne32Row 31 - Cell 3
33Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step29Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank29Row 33 - Cell 3
35Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale28Row 34 - Cell 3
36Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom27Row 35 - Cell 3
37Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha27Row 36 - Cell 3
38Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions22Row 38 - Cell 3
40Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank21Row 39 - Cell 3
41Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana20Row 40 - Cell 3
42Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team20Row 41 - Cell 3
43Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi20Row 42 - Cell 3
44Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank18Row 43 - Cell 3
45Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom18Row 44 - Cell 3
46Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 45 - Cell 3
47Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom17Row 46 - Cell 3
48Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 47 - Cell 3
49Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 48 - Cell 3
50Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team15Row 49 - Cell 3
51Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto14Row 50 - Cell 3
52Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team14Row 51 - Cell 3
53Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto13Row 52 - Cell 3
54Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 53 - Cell 3
55Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram11Row 54 - Cell 3
56Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 55 - Cell 3
57Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram10Row 56 - Cell 3
58José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 57 - Cell 3
59Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 58 - Cell 3
60Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram8Row 59 - Cell 3
61Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 60 - Cell 3
62Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 61 - Cell 3
63Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 62 - Cell 3
64Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana5Row 63 - Cell 3
65Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 64 - Cell 3
66Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step5Row 65 - Cell 3
67Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team5Row 66 - Cell 3
68Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 67 - Cell 3
69Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 68 - Cell 3
70Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto3Row 69 - Cell 3
71Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 70 - Cell 3
72Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 71 - Cell 3
73Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 72 - Cell 3
74Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 73 - Cell 3
75Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team2Row 74 - Cell 3
76Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 75 - Cell 3
77Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 76 - Cell 3
78Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 77 - Cell 3
79Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 78 - Cell 3
80Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 79 - Cell 3
81Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 80 - Cell 3
82Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 81 - Cell 3
83Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 82 - Cell 3
84Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 83 - Cell 3
85Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 84 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank78:29:18
2Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:04:53
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:07:50
4Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:40:53
5Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:12:25
6Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:15:44
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:27:24
8Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:31:19
9Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:33:04
10Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:38:57
11Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne1:56:56
12Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:00:13
13Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:00:43
14Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto2:02:08
15Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2:08:28
16Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram2:16:59
17Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:35:28
18Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2:36:00
19Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2:45:00
20Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:49:43
21Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:50:31
22Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2:50:57
23Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram2:52:37
24Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team2:56:11
25Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step2:56:54
26Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank2:58:04
27Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:01:48
28Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia3:04:11
29Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux3:11:40
30Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia3:17:38
31Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:19:04
32Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux3:42:54
33Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:53:01
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Teams classification
1Team Radioshack235:24:46
2Caisse d'Epargne0:04:27
3Rabobank0:30:53
4Ag2R-La Mondiale0:34:26
5Astana0:42:37
6Omega Pharma - Lotto0:44:43
7Quick Step0:53:06
8Euskaltel - Euskadi1:12:03
9Liquigas-Doimo1:19:10
10Sky Professional Cycling Team1:32:02
11Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:45:42
12Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne2:13:24
13BMC Racing Team2:15:21
14Team Saxo Bank2:19:03
15Française des Jeux2:31:43
16Team HTC - Columbia2:54:17
17Garmin - Transitions3:06:09
18Cervelo Test Team3:07:13
19Team Katusha3:11:52
20Footon-Servetto4:06:30
21Lampre - Farnese Vini5:06:09
22Team Milram5:08:07

Scott Sunderland's stage analysis:

Today went just how I expected with Saxo Bank resting as much as they could and letting Astana do all the work and take the responsibility that comes with the yellow jersey.

We’ve also seen Armstrong come back and have a go at a stage. Unfortunately it didn’t work out for him but the seven-time winner still showed respect for cycling and for the Tour, as well as being competitive. Likewise Cadel Evans who is doing everything to stay in the race and hats off to ASO for giving BMC a wildcard.

The French are having an amazing tour, that’s their sixth stage of the race.

In the battle for yellow we really saw the two top guys take it as easy as possible today. They know that it’s going to be down to the Tourmalet and it’s so exciting that it’s going to come down to that stage. If Schleck wants to win the Tour it’s going to have to happen on that climb. Everything hangs on that.

On another note we saw today that a few of the pre race favourites likes Basso and Rogers went out the back early on. They’re the ones that have been racing hard for a long time this season. They went big in the Giro or California and they’re coming undone now in the third week. It’s been such a tough Tour with so many good contenders and the top five all deserve to be where they are.
 

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