Schleck takes stage win atop Col du Tourmalet

Coppi and Bartali, Anquetil and Poulidor, Armstrong and Ullrich... now there's Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck. The talented duo today showed that they are head and shoulders ahead of the Tour de France peloton with a masterful display on the slopes of the col du Tourmalet. While Schleck took stage honours it was Contador who will remain in yellow, the likelihood of wearing it into Paris now even stronger.

Side-by-side, like the great rivals of yesteryear, Schleck and Contador battled over the final 10km of today's 174km parcours, having watched each other closely over the col de Marie-Blanque and col du Soulor, the first category climbs that punctuated proceedings on a misty day in the Pyrenees.

With the weather helping create a mood of forboding, all eyes were on the pair as they hit the final significant climb of this year's Tour de France. While there weren't the expected fireworks, there was a touching embrace as the two riders hit the finish line in the top two places - despite the talk of foul play after stage 15 there remains a mutual respect that should be the backbone of this sporting relationship for years to come.

For Contador, the spoils of staying with his rival up the Tourmalet's slopes is the maillot jaune while Schleck can finish on Sunday safe in the knowledge he may not have done enough to take the title - provided a significant performance in the time trial is not forthcoming - but he's got two stage wins and the potential to go all the way one day.

The Luxembourger isn't giving up on hopes of the win, however. "I'm going to try and do a fast time trial; I'm motivated and my form is better than before. You saw that today on the last climb with Alberto and myself," he said after the finish.

"I don't want to sound arrogant but the battle for the win is between me and Contador, with Sanchez and Menchov going for third.

"But I'm not going to give up until we get to Paris - last year I was four minutes down and this year it's eight seconds - anything is possible."

And of the battle between Samuel Sanchez - third place overall, 3:32 behind Contador - and Denis Menchov, who sits in fourth overall, 21 seconds behind Sanchez, it will come down to the time trial on Saturday.

After suffering a serious fall early in today's stage, the Spaniard fought back to narrowly open the gap to his Russian rival, although it's not likely the buffer is big enough given the disparity in ability between the two when it comes to the time trial. The race for the final podium place is far from over.

Farewell to the Pyrenees

It was a fond farewell to the Pyrenees in this centenary of its mountains featuring on the Tour de France route. and was therefore fitting that one of its most famed climbs, the col du Tourmalet, would host one of the most important chapters in this year's edition of the race.

After days of blistering heat the rain and cooler temperatures were surely a pleasant change, despite the obvious dangers the moist roads posed on the descents. Nevertheless, unlike the first week of this year's Tour there were surprisingly few crashes.

Liquigas' Kristijan Koren attacked in the first few kilometres of racing and after six clicks the break had been established and set to work getting a gap over the peloton. Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky), Alexandr Kolobnev (Team Katusha), Rémi Pauriol (Cofidis), Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky), and Ruben Perez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) joined him ahead of the peloton - first stop: the category four côte de Renoir.

The minute mark was soon reached and with 159km of the stage remaining the gap had been extended to 3:21, just as Stephane Auge, Jose Ivan Gutierrez and Daniel Lloyd attacked the bunch in an attempt to get over to the break. Team RadioShack was having nothing of it and soon shut down the sortie off the front.

Cervélo's Ignatas Konovalovas was another of those to try his luck in an attack and succeeded, dangling off the front of the peloton but in reality going nowhere - he posed no threat to the big names so was left to fend for himself.

With just under 150km of the stage remaining Samuel Sanchez came down hard and was sprawled on the ground; soon after Carlos Sastre could be seen off the front of the peloton as his countryman finally got to his feet and began the process of being paced back to the bunch, which took almost 10km.

As the speedo indicated 34km gone in the stage the break enjoyed a gap of 5:10 and 10 minutes later that had been extended to nearly seven minutes, with Sastre having put a couple of minutes into the peloton. Like the rain, the break's advantage wasn't letting up and pushed on towards eight minutes.

Sastre springs a surprise

Having ridden off the front of the peloton with teammate Konovalovas for the better part of 20km, Sastre decided it was time to head out solo with 122km to go and build on his lead over the peloton. At this point the break was continuing to gain time and had cracked the eight-minute barrier.

On the first category col de Marie-Blanque the break splintered a little but came back together on the descent and with 88km of the stage remaining the gap had grown to 8:21, approaching its maximum advantage for the day.

As the breakaway headed onto the early slopes of the col du Soulor - at 67km to go - it held an advantage of 7:47, with Sastre 4:46 behind the escape. The peloton started the same climb with that deficit cut to 7:19 as Sastre began eating into the gap between himself and the leading septet - within several kilometres of starting the climb he had wiped 30 seconds off it.

But as Sastre passed the sign indicating five clicks to the summit he still had a deficit of 3:41 to the leaders and with Astana controlling the peloton up the Soulor there were only a couple of minutes separating the solo Spaniard - the 2008 Tour champion. With heavy mist shrouding the riders it seemed only a matter of time before he would be pulled back.

And with a small flock of sheep threatening to disupt proceedings in the peloton - making an unexpected appearance on the mountain's slopes - the break crested the climb with a gap of 3:13 to Sastre and 4:59 to the main field. The peloton then summited the Soulor with a deficit of 4:17 and 52.4km remaining in the stage.

Faced with a 24km descent to the intermediate sprint in Adast it was 'safety first' for the main field while the break took the opportunity to claw some time back as a result. As the escapees hit 30km to go, it enjoyed a gap of 5:27 but with the Tourmalet looming the question remained: would it be enough to net one of them a stage win? It was at this point that Sastre decided to ease up on his endeavours, with the time between himself and the peloton dropping to 25 seconds.

Tourmalet time

Through the towns preceeding the Tourmalet, Rabobank and Saxo Bank dominated the front of the peloton - the Dutch squad working hard for Denis Menchov and Robert Gesink, Bjarne Riis' men breaking up the field for Schleck's expected attack.

Up ahead the escape continued to stay together - with 20km to go the gap remained at 4:04 although with the work done by the aforementioned two teams that became 3:55 as the break began the final climb. Within a kilometre that had dropped a further 40 seconds.

Then the expected happened - Boasson Hagen was the first to pop on the Tourmalet, followed by teammate Flecha, then Pauriol, Perez and Koren, with only Burghardt able to stay with Kolobnev, the gap going from 2:46 to 2:31 as Chris Anker Sorensen buried himself for his illustrious teammate in the best young rider's jersey before it was time for Jakob Fuglsang to take over and lift the tempo, shedding more riders who conceded defeat to the speedsters up front.

With 13.7km to go Kolobnev flew off alone and left Burghardt behind as the speed kicked up a notch in the peloton; Schleck's time was running out for an attack but as the gap between Kolobnev and the chasing group dropped below two minutes with 11km to go, it seemed that the big names were on schedule to catch the Russian and begin hitting out in the finale of the stage.

Instead of a GC contender attacking with 10km to go, it was Carlos Barredo hitting out - no sooner had the Spaniard tried his luck than he was followed 20 seconds later by the inevitable attack from Schleck; with Contador on his wheel, the Luxembourger had given himself a tough task if he was to maintain the foray off the front for the final ten kilometres.

Flying past Barredo, the pair left the remainder of the field flailing and as Samuel Sanchez tried getting across with Menchov, the 'Andy and Alberto Show' kicked into another gear, leaving the likes of the Euskaltel-Euskadi leader, the Rabobank captain and his sidekick Gesink, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Roman Kreuziger and Levi Leipheimer behind.

Eating up the deficit to Kolobnev in chunks, with nine kilometres to go the Katusha rider remained seven seconds in front of the dynamic duo sporting the white and yellow jerseys. He was caught 600m later as the leading pair continued its mission to distance itself from the big names behind.

And after less than four kilometres of attacking Schleck and Contador had put more than a minute into the group containing Sanchez and Menchov, the former battling hard despite obviously being in a mountain of pain up the slopes of the famed slopes of the Tourmalet, the latter hoping to usurp his Spanish opponent with the ultimate goal an appearance on the overall podium in Paris.

Final throes on the final mountain

With five kilometres remaining and 1:16 separating the first two groups on the road, the pace was incessant, Schleck checking behind occasionally to see his 'yellow shadow' - Contador - on his wheel. Sensing this presence the Saxo Bank captain tried kicking again as Astana's numero uno matched him stroke for stroke.

On the nine percent gradient and the climb getting more difficult Contador himself kicked with 3.9km to go; Schleck fought hard to respond, managing to do so and giving his friend and foe a long, piercing look when he sidled up to him amidst the cacophony emanating from the manic roadside fans.

Behind them Gesink was riding a superb race, pulling the chasing bunch with his Russian teammate safely tucked in and conserving energy ahead of an expected flurry of attacks in the final kilometres.

There were no such attacks coming from the leading pair however, the efforts of the final 10,000 metres leaving nothing in the tank of either rider. The mutual respect between each dictated the outcome - Schleck would have the stage honours thanks to the work he had done throughout the course of the Tourmalet whilst Contador would sure up his ascendancy overall courtesy of the response to his young rival.

And so it was that Schleck took his second stage win of this year's race, followed by Contador and 1:18 later, countryman Joaquim Rodriguez finished in third. A fantastic effort from Ryder Hesjedal netted fourth place, 1:27 behind the winner and an exhausted Sanchez rolled over the line five seconds later.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank5:03:29
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:18
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:01:27
5Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:32
6Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:01:40
7Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 6 - Cell 2
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:01:45
9Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:48
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:14
11Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:00
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:26
13Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:03:30
14John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:35
15Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia0:03:44
16Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:03:58
17Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:04:12
18Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:04:16
19Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:27
20Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:30
22Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:36
23Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:59
24Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:05:15
25Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:23
26Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:05:30
27Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:05:37
28Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:42
29Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:05:44
30Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:05:52
31Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:05:56
32Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:58
33Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:06:21
34Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:35
35Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:52
36Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:07:02
37Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:07:36
38Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:07:49
39Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:07:55
40Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:08:27
41Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:08:53
42Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack0:08:59
43Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 42 - Cell 2
44Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 43 - Cell 2
45Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:09:02
46Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:09:14
47José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:10:12
48Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:10:26
49Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:10:45
50Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 49 - Cell 2
51Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 50 - Cell 2
52Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:10:51
54Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:11:16
55Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:11:35
57Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 57 - Cell 2
59Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:12:00
60Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:12:05
62David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:14:41
63Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:15:00
64Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:15:35
65Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 64 - Cell 2
66Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 65 - Cell 2
67George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:16:28
70Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:16:48
73Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana0:16:52
74Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:17:18
76David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana0:17:49
77Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 76 - Cell 2
78Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:19:33
79Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux0:19:45
80Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step0:20:08
81Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:20:38
82Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:21:14
83Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:22:34
84Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:23:19
85Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 89 - Cell 2
91Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 90 - Cell 2
92Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 91 - Cell 2
93Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:23:29
96Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:28:10
97Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 96 - Cell 2
98Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:28:17
99Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 98 - Cell 2
100Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 99 - Cell 2
101Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:28:47
102Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 101 - Cell 2
103Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana0:28:58
106Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 105 - Cell 2
107Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 107 - Cell 2
109Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 109 - Cell 2
111Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 110 - Cell 2
112Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 112 - Cell 2
114Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 114 - Cell 2
116Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 115 - Cell 2
117Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 116 - Cell 2
118Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 117 - Cell 2
119Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 120 - Cell 2
122Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 122 - Cell 2
124Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 123 - Cell 2
125Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 124 - Cell 2
126Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 126 - Cell 2
128Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 128 - Cell 2
130Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 130 - Cell 2
132Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 132 - Cell 2
134Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions0:30:05
135Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 134 - Cell 2
136Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 139 - Cell 2
141Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 140 - Cell 2
142Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 141 - Cell 2
143Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux0:30:10
145Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 144 - Cell 2
146Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 145 - Cell 2
147Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 146 - Cell 2
148Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:30:17
149Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 148 - Cell 2
150Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana0:30:23
151Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:30:26
152Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:30:35
153Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:30:50
154Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 153 - Cell 2
155Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 154 - Cell 2
156Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:30:53
157Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:31:00
158Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:31:01
159Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:31:09
160Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:31:17
161Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha0:31:39
162Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:31:46
163Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 162 - Cell 2
164Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 164 - Cell 2
166Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 165 - Cell 2
167Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 166 - Cell 2
168Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:32:29
169Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:32:32
170David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:32:47
171Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:33:14
DNFSimon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 171 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Bidos, 33.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team6pts
2Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Adast, 141.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team6pts
2Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Col Du Tourmalet, 174.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank20pts
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack3Row 12 - Cell 3
14John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Côte de Renoir, 13.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha3pts
2Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Col de Marie-Blanque, 56.6km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team15pts
2Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team5Row 7 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Col du Soulor, 117.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team15pts
2Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team5Row 7 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Col Du Tourmalet (Souvenir Henri Desgrange), 174.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank40pts
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana36Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha32Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions28Row 3 - Cell 3
5Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi24Row 4 - Cell 3
6Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo10Row 9 - Cell 3
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Most Combative Rider
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
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Best young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank5:03:29
2Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:01:40
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:14
4Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:30
5Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:05:44
6Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:07:02
7Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:07:55
8Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:08:27
9Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:59
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:11:35
11Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:12:05
12Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:17:49
13Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:20:38
14Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:23:19
15Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:28:10
16Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:28:58
17Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 16 - Cell 2
18Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:30:05
24Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 23 - Cell 2
25Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 24 - Cell 2
26Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:30:10
27Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:30:26
28Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:30:50
29Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:31:09
30Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:31:46
31Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 31 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack15:19:54
2Rabobank0:02:46
3AG2R La Mondiale0:03:32
4Caisse d'Epargne0:04:03
5Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:12
6Liquigas-Doimo0:05:31
7Omega Pharma - Lotto0:05:33
8Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:06:24
9Quick Step0:12:01
10Astana0:12:03
11Katusha Team0:13:18
12Team Saxo Bank0:13:43
13Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:14:24
14Garmin - Transitions0:15:55
15BMC Racing Team0:18:31
16Française Des Jeux0:26:21
17Sky Pro Cycling0:37:05
18Lampre - Farnese0:40:20
19Team HTC - Columbia0:40:55
20Cervelo Test Team0:46:28
21Team Milram0:52:39
22Footon-Servetto1:04:04
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General classifiation after stage 17
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana83:32:39
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:08
3Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:32
4Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:03:53
5Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:27
6Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:06:41
7Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:07:03
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:09:18
9Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:10:12
10Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:10:37
11Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:12:46
12Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:13:01
13Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:14:24
14Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:14:44
15Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:00
16Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:17:57
17John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:59
18Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:18:30
19Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:20:03
20Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:25:23
21Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:25:50
22Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:32:30
23Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:37:58
24Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:41:03
25Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:42:56
26Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:45:13
27Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:48:56
28Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:50:27
29Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:51:56
30Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:53:46
31Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:55:07
32Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:58:22
33Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:59:39
34Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:06:39
35Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team1:07:09
36Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:07:11
37Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia1:07:23
38Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank1:08:26
39Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia1:14:03
40Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:15:10
41Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:17:46
42Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux1:18:19
43Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step1:20:06
44Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:21:36
45Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack1:22:00
46Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack1:23:37
47Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:28:18
48Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana1:32:35
49José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:36:05
50Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:39:07
51Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team1:40:15
52Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana1:40:19
53Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:41:31
54Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank1:43:25
55Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:43:35
56Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:44:09
57Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo1:44:32
58Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:45:09
59Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1:45:26
60George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team1:45:30
61Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia1:45:57
62Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne1:49:02
63Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step1:49:45
64Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne1:50:27
65Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha1:53:05
66Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step1:53:16
67Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2:00:25
68Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:02:10
69Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:05:02
70Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank2:05:43
71Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:08:29
72Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2:09:09
73Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:09:50
74Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:10:58
75Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2:11:40
76Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale2:14:12
77Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2:17:03
78Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2:18:29
79Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha2:24:32
80Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:29:19
81Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:29:45
82Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:30:14
83Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto2:31:14
84Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram2:34:27
85Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2:36:22
86Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2:37:40
87Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team2:40:34
88Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2:41:54
89Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:43:35
90Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram2:47:12
91Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:48:40
92Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram2:51:20
93Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2:52:10
94Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux2:53:03
95Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux2:54:16
96Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2:54:24
97Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2:55:24
98Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2:59:03
99Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:59:58
100Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:00:39
101Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana3:01:56
102David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions3:02:50
103Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram3:02:57
104Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:03:15
105Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:03:47
106Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha3:03:58
107Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha3:04:40
108Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3:06:26
109David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana3:06:27
110Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha3:07:54
111Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team3:09:37
112Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:09:56
113Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:10:29
114Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3:11:01
115Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack3:11:09
116Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3:11:23
117Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step3:14:13
118Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:14:46
119Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3:15:34
120Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:17:44
121Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:18:11
122Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo3:18:53
123Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3:19:37
124Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:19:45
125Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank3:19:56
126Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:20:03
127Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana3:20:19
128Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank3:21:31
129Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3:22:08
130Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram3:22:50
131Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana3:23:30
132Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank3:24:23
133Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step3:25:12
134Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team3:26:45
135Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana3:29:23
136Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:29:25
137Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team3:29:32
138Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank3:29:52
139Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank3:32:17
140Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions3:32:51
141Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3:33:15
142Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto3:36:00
143Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia3:36:05
144Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux3:36:15
145Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step3:36:55
146Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux3:39:40
147Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team3:41:19
148Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux3:41:58
149Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack3:42:52
150Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:43:27
151Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step3:43:48
152Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank3:44:16
153Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:44:19
154Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3:47:05
155Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia3:49:32
156Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia3:50:05
157Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions3:52:43
158Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team3:54:51
159Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank3:55:40
160Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team3:57:27
161David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions3:58:09
162Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 161 - Cell 2
163Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:58:13
164Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team3:58:23
165Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team4:00:18
166Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha4:04:05
167Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini4:04:09
168Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team4:11:55
169Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux4:14:11
170Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini4:23:14
171Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia4:26:56
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
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 Team132Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana115Row 6 - Cell 3
8Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi112Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank107Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom107Row 9 - Cell 3
11Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram104Row 10 - Cell 3
12Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale92Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto81Row 12 - Cell 3
14Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank81Row 13 - Cell 3
15Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana78Row 14 - Cell 3
16Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team74Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step73Row 16 - Cell 3
18Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale69Row 17 - Cell 3
19Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team69Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto67Row 19 - Cell 3
21Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha64Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions62Row 21 - Cell 3
23Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank54Row 22 - Cell 3
24Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo54Row 23 - Cell 3
25Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux52Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi49Row 25 - Cell 3
27Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini48Row 26 - Cell 3
28Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions48Row 27 - Cell 3
29Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom47Row 28 - Cell 3
30Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom46Row 29 - Cell 3
31Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne45Row 30 - Cell 3
32Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto43Row 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
37Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo39Row 36 - Cell 3
38Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack38Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne38Row 38 - Cell 3
40Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank37Row 39 - Cell 3
41Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank37Row 40 - Cell 3
42Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram35Row 41 - Cell 3
43Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step34Row 42 - Cell 3
44Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack34Row 43 - Cell 3
45Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux34Row 44 - Cell 3
46Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne33Row 45 - Cell 3
47Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank32Row 46 - Cell 3
48Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team31Row 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
55Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team26Row 54 - Cell 3
56Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions26Row 55 - Cell 3
57Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 56 - Cell 3
58Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram26Row 57 - Cell 3
59Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 58 - Cell 3
60Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto24Row 59 - Cell 3
61Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom24Row 60 - Cell 3
62Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step23Row 61 - Cell 3
63José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne22Row 62 - Cell 3
64Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step22Row 63 - Cell 3
65Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack19Row 64 - Cell 3
66Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step19Row 65 - Cell 3
67Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team19Row 66 - Cell 3
68Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne18Row 67 - Cell 3
69Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto17Row 68 - Cell 3
70Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne17Row 69 - Cell 3
71Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto17Row 70 - Cell 3
72Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 71 - Cell 3
73David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions17Row 72 - Cell 3
74Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team16Row 73 - Cell 3
75Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team16Row 74 - Cell 3
76Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom16Row 75 - Cell 3
77Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions16Row 76 - Cell 3
78Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 77 - Cell 3
79Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia15Row 78 - Cell 3
80Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi15Row 79 - Cell 3
81Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto15Row 80 - Cell 3
82Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team15Row 81 - Cell 3
83Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto14Row 82 - Cell 3
84Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 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
96Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux8Row 95 - Cell 3
97Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team8Row 96 - Cell 3
98Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom8Row 97 - Cell 3
99Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha8Row 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
106Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 105 - Cell 3
107Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 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
112John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 111 - Cell 3
113Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 112 - Cell 3
114Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step4Row 113 - Cell 3
115David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 114 - Cell 3
116Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 115 - Cell 3
117Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 116 - Cell 3
118Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank4Row 117 - Cell 3
119Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 118 - Cell 3
120Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 119 - Cell 3
121Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 120 - Cell 3
122Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team4Row 121 - Cell 3
123Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 122 - Cell 3
124Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 123 - Cell 3
125Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 139 - Cell 3
141Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2Row 140 - Cell 3
142Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 141 - Cell 3
143Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 142 - Cell 3
144Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2Row 143 - Cell 3
145Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 144 - Cell 3
146Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 145 - Cell 3
147Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2Row 146 - Cell 3
148Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team2Row 147 - Cell 3
149Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 148 - Cell 3
150Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 149 - Cell 3
151Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1Row 150 - Cell 3
152Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne-3Row 151 - Cell 3
153Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 152 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom143pts
2Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne128Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank116Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana112Row 3 - Cell 3
5Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini99Row 4 - Cell 3
6Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi96Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux93Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step92Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom82Row 8 - Cell 3
10Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom72Row 9 - Cell 3
11Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha66Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto65Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank62Row 12 - Cell 3
14Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale60Row 13 - Cell 3
15Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank58Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto54Row 15 - Cell 3
17Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack53Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions50Row 17 - Cell 3
19Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo50Row 18 - Cell 3
20Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne48Row 19 - Cell 3
21Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack48Row 20 - Cell 3
22Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step47Row 21 - Cell 3
23Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto46Row 22 - Cell 3
24Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step42Row 23 - Cell 3
25Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto42Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi40Row 25 - Cell 3
27Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo39Row 26 - Cell 3
28Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step38Row 27 - Cell 3
29Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne38Row 28 - Cell 3
30Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team36Row 29 - Cell 3
31Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne36Row 30 - Cell 3
32Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions35Row 31 - Cell 3
33Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne34Row 32 - Cell 3
34Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne32Row 33 - Cell 3
35Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team30Row 34 - Cell 3
36Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team29Row 35 - Cell 3
37Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank29Row 36 - Cell 3
38Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step29Row 37 - Cell 3
39Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale28Row 38 - Cell 3
40Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom27Row 39 - Cell 3
41Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha27Row 40 - Cell 3
42Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo26Row 41 - Cell 3
43Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 42 - Cell 3
44Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team24Row 43 - Cell 3
45Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne22Row 44 - Cell 3
46Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank21Row 45 - Cell 3
47Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana20Row 46 - Cell 3
48Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha18Row 47 - Cell 3
49Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank18Row 48 - Cell 3
50Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom18Row 49 - Cell 3
51Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom17Row 50 - Cell 3
52Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 51 - Cell 3
53Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 52 - Cell 3
54Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 53 - Cell 3
55Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team15Row 54 - Cell 3
56Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team14Row 55 - Cell 3
57Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto14Row 56 - Cell 3
58Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto13Row 57 - Cell 3
59Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 58 - Cell 3
60Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team12Row 59 - Cell 3
61Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram11Row 60 - Cell 3
62Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 61 - Cell 3
63Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram10Row 62 - Cell 3
64José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 63 - Cell 3
65Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 64 - Cell 3
66Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram8Row 65 - Cell 3
67Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 66 - Cell 3
68Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 67 - Cell 3
69Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 68 - Cell 3
70Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana5Row 69 - Cell 3
71Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 70 - Cell 3
72Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step5Row 71 - Cell 3
73Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 72 - Cell 3
74Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 73 - Cell 3
75Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 74 - Cell 3
76Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 75 - Cell 3
77Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 76 - Cell 3
78Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 77 - Cell 3
79Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 78 - Cell 3
80Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 79 - Cell 3
81Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team2Row 80 - Cell 3
82Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 81 - Cell 3
83Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 82 - Cell 3
84Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 83 - Cell 3
85Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 84 - Cell 3
86Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 85 - Cell 3
87Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 86 - Cell 3
88Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 87 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank83:32:47
2Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:06:33
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:10:04
4Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:48:48
5Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:21:28
6Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:38:59
7Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:41:23
8Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:43:27
9Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2:00:17
10Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:02:02
11Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2:09:01
12Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:09:42
13Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2:16:55
14Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:29:11
15Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto2:31:06
16Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram2:47:04
17Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2:52:02
18Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3:06:18
19Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha3:07:46
20Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:10:21
21Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3:19:29
22Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:19:37
23Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:19:55
24Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank3:21:23
25Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram3:22:42
26Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step3:25:04
27Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team3:26:37
28Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia3:35:57
29Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux3:41:50
30Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia3:49:24
31Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux4:14:03
32Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini4:23:06
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Teams classifiation
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack250:44:40
2Caisse d'Epargne0:08:30
3Rabobank0:33:39
4AG2R La Mondiale0:37:58
5Omega Pharma - Lotto0:50:16
6Astana0:54:40
7Quick Step1:05:07
8Euskaltel - Euskadi1:16:15
9Liquigas-Doimo1:24:41
10Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:52:06
11Sky Pro Cycling2:09:07
12Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne2:27:48
13Team Saxo Bank2:32:46
14BMC Racing Team2:33:52
15Française Des Jeux2:58:04
16Garmin - Transitions3:22:04
17Katusha Team3:25:10
18Team HTC - Columbia3:35:12
19Cervelo Test Team3:53:41
20Footon-Servetto5:10:34
21Lampre - Farnese5:46:29
22Team Milram6:00:46

 

Scott Sunderland's analysis

I think Andy Schleck did all he could really, although I did think that Saxo Bank or even Andy himself might have had a dig on the Soulor. As it was Andy was maybe a little isolated on the final climb and he was left one on one with Contador to try and drop him. That was always going to be difficult to do as they are just so equal in this moment.

On the Tourmalet, I don’t know whether from a tactical viewpoint Andy could have done any more than he did. He went to the front when he needed to and he made it hard, and he also dropped back to look and see if Contador was cracking. But he wasn’t, so there really wasn’t much more he could do. They were very evenly matched.

Right now, it looks as though Contador will win the Tour. I wouldn’t say it’s impossible for Schleck – the gap is only eight seconds – but the odds are really against him. Schleck’s been very consistent over the three weeks and he is improving in time trials, but whether he has the concentration to beat Contador over 52km is another matter.

That said, I think if Andy still had the 30 second lead that he had over Contador on Monday morning, he’d have a real chance. He’d have been started behind Contador and he would have had his times to aim at. Instead it’s Contador who now will know exactly what he needs to do.

Overall, I think Contador is at about the same level that he was at last year, it’s just that everyone else has closed the gap. Andy in particular has been more consistent this year and that’s made a big difference. As well as that Samuel Sanchez and Denis Menchov have been very impressive and that’s going to be another very interesting battle on Saturday.

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