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Hors catégorie Landis!

By Cycling News

published 20 July 2006

Without a shadow of a doubt, today will go down as one of the finest stages in modern Tour de France...

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Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: AFP)

Going alone(Image credit: Sirotti)

Carlos Sastre (CSC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Christophe Moreau (AG2R)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta(Image credit: Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: AFP)

Patrice Halgand (Credit Agricole)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: Sirotti)

The peloton(Image credit: Sirotti)

The yellow jersey group(Image credit: Sirotti)

Carlos Sastre (CSC)(Image credit: AFP)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: AFP)

The first group comes through on the Col des Saisies with Mont Blanc in the background.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) stayed hydrated on a hot day like today.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

The yellow jersey group comes into site.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

And the yellow jersey group continues on the climb.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

The main bunch comes up Saisies.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

The bunch climbs through the beautiful scenery of the Alps.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) comes by setting a blistering pace.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) on the way to his incredible win in Morzine.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Carlos Sastre (CSC) trying to minimise his loses on the Col de Joux-Plane.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Oscar Pereiro (Illes Balears) comes past with mountain leader Mickael Rasmussen close on his wheel.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) leads Frank Schleck (CSC) up the Joux-Plane.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) finds it hot going on the climb.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Cyril Dessel (AG2R) leads another group up today's difficult climb.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

A small group makes it's way through the tall pines on the Joux-Plane.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Christophe Moreau (AG2R) fights hard to not lose much time.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Pietro Caucchioli (Credit Agricole) struggled a bit today.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Patrick Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) makes it up.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Patrice Halgand (Credit Agricole) gets some encouragement from the team car.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) rides in by himself.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

A helicopter shadows the riders(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Go you good thing, go!(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) with David Millar in tow(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Pereiro and Moreau climbing(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) descending(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Christophe Le Mevel (CA) was part of the early break(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) on the front of the group(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) with Sinkewitz, Righi and O'Grady(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Landis and Sinkewitz were the only two left after a while(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) in stage 17(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) kept himself cool today with a handy bidon(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

This is the way Floyd Landis kept his body temperature down(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Carlos Sastre (CSC) gets ready to attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The devil tries to tempt Carlos Sastre(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The devil can jump(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) salutes on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) crosses the line in Morzine(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) receives the best young rider jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) is congratulated by Bernard Hinault(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) chats with McEwen(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) in yellow during the early part of the stage(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Florent Brard drinks another bidon(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta rides tempo on the Col des Saisies(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Florent Brard was up front for Caisse d'Epargne(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) with Vladimir Karpets in tow(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Nicolas Jalabert drives the tempo on the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Michael Rogers couldn't keep up with Landis, and neither could Kloden, Sastre and Evans(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) attacks on the Col des Saisies(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) checks back(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) drops Kloden and co. on the first climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) nestled in the bunch(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) pours another bottle of water on his head(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Caisse d'Epargne trying to keep control(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Patrice Halgand (Credit Agricole) leads the break on the descent of the Saisies(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) takes a corner(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) descending(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

George Hincapie (Discovery) taking a corner smoothly(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) was not quite at his best today(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon) leads a group on a twisty descent(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The peloton chases Landis(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) with Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) glued to his wheel(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) rides up the Col de Joux-Plane(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The yellow jersey on the Col de Joux-Plane(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) with Michael Rasmussen(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Denis Menchov (Rabobank) sees Cunego up ahead(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Boogerd, Evans, Schleck and Menchov riding together for a bit(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) riding his own tempo(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)