Rasmussen delivers one-two punch on Col d'Aubisque

By Cycling News

published 29 July 2007

In the last mountain stage of the 2007 Tour de France maillot jaune Michael Rasmussen withstood the...

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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)(Image credit: AFP)

Soler's fifth secured the lead(Image credit: Sirotti)

Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto)(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Leipheimer guides Contador(Image credit: Sirotti)

The fans don't want doping.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

The Dane rode a tactically brilliant race.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Leipheimer in the finish(Image credit: Sirotti)

The autobus takes in the scenery(Image credit: Sirotti)

Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne) waits to start the last Pyrenean stage.(Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)

Start line in Orthez.(Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)

A small meeting before the start of the day.(Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)

Riders line to start stage 16, the day after the rest day chaos.(Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) awaits the start of stage 16. The French teams staged a protest, and started the race minutes after the rest of the peloton following news of Vinokourov's doping positive(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Prudhomme gives encouraging words to the riders before stage 16(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Race director Christian Prudhomme stands in front of the peloton before stage 16(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Cofidis' Cristian Moreni finishes stage 16 to face news of his positive doping control for testosterone(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) wins on the Aubisque(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) rode strongly and put time into Evans.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Cristian Moreni (Cofidis) was suffering on the climb, but it was likely the last time in this Tour.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

These Fuentes helpers predict chaos.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

The fans don't want doping.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) has to look like he is riding through hell.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Fränk Schleck (Team CSC) goes uphill with the jersey unzipped for more air.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel) could ride his own pace after his team duty was done.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Zubeldia and Cobo on the climb. The Spaniards were partly riding through their own country today.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Carlos Sastre (Team CSC) was also motivated by the fact that the race went through Spain.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) fought very hard at the final climb and was able to limit his losses. If he makes the podium will be decided in the time trial now.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) was the former KOM leader, but has since dropped in the rankings for the polka dot.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne) comes up the slopes(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne) battered but not beaten.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Patrice Halgand (Crédit Agricole) was in the yellow jersey group until fairly late, but had to ride up the last bit by himself.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Charles Wegelius (Liquigas) finished in the top25, less than 8 minutes back.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

David De La Fuente (Saunier Duval-Prodir) is a man for the mountains, but is not in the run for the polka dot this year.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) looks like he is suffering a bit. The Spaniard fought well, though, and lies 19th overall now.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Juan Manuel Gárate (Quickstep-Innergetic) had a good day and was only a little more than six minutes behind the winner.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto) did his team duty to perfection, then rolled in by himself.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir) lost time in the end.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic) leads the autobus up the Aubisque.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Everybody was inside the time limit. What a great day for the sprinters!(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) in a small group after his work was over. He rode on the front a lot.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) finally got the polka dot back for real.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Fans, and mostly Basque ones lined the climbs in the Pyrénées.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) rides up to the finish after his work was over; well, almost over.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Denis Menchov (Rabobank) set the pace for Rasmussen early on the final climb.(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre-Fondital) and Christian Vande Velde (Team CSC)(Image credit: Cyclingnews.com)

Riders have a protest sit-in at the start.(Image credit: autobus)

The Pyrénées offered a scenic background to a day full of action.(Image credit: autobus)

Rasmussen wins the stage(Image credit: autobus)

Moreni on his final kilometres in the 2007 Tour(Image credit: autobus)

The Italian was questioned by police at the finish line and is now due to suspected doping.(Image credit: autobus)

His whole team Cofidis is out, in fact.(Image credit: autobus)

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) out of the saddle in the final part of the race.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Fränk Schleck (Team CSC) found the climb to be taxing.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) is glad the hard work is over and all he has to do is finish.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir) pushes towards the finish line.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile) had a so-so day, but stayed in the top 10 overall.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) labours upwards.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto) enjoys pedalling in at his own pace after working for captain Evans earlier.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Tadej Valjavec (Lampre-Fondital) the Slovenian champion.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner) with the jersey wide-open.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The stunning view from the top.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The autobus takes in the scenery as they had not much trouble making the cut today.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The autobus on the last bends before the finish.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

250 metres to go for the last group.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The speaker of the house.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) in the finish, his dreams of a podium shattered, but he still wants to finish the race for once.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Rasmussen looks back and sees no rivals, other than the mountains.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Time to celebrate even though that may have cost a couple of seconds.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)