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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-10-2007 19:03
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Welcome to the final hilly classic before the Giro. Favourites today include all the normal riders, but coverage is returned to the mundane - here's the breakaway
Eltink (Credit Agricole)
Seeldraeyers (Carrefour)
Joly (Saturn)
Sevilla (Telefonica)
Clement (Cycling24)
Kolobnev (Ferrari)
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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-10-2007 19:04
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A 10 minute lead already with 168 km left in beautiful countryside
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:05
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Bettini punctures!!! He quickly rejoins the slow moving pack though
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:05
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The break now reaches 12 minutes, they're being given a long leash today
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:07
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It seems everyone has been waiting for the first climb, the Cote de St-Roch - France TV and the Discovery Channel push up the pace - the peloton stretches, and  look who's been dropped:
Schumacher
and everyone's favourite underachiever, Rebellin
Once again, the 2 pre-race favourites are useless 
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:08
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Sevilla gets up front and starts putting on the pain - Joly and Eltink drop a little too easily
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:09
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Here is again, slowly dropping the rest of the break
And now he's all clear, just with a hungry pack organising a chase behind
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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-10-2007 19:12
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Now this is strange - at the base of the Cote de la Haute-Levee, a split up front occurs:
Evans gets ahead in a bold move, supported by team mate Joly
Di Luca + teammate and Valverde + 4 teammates are in front of the pack just behind Evans
However, they were caught on the short descent
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:12
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Evans is still clear - he's holding off the pack as he passes Kolobnev
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:13
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Now here we go!!!
The Cote de la Vecquee is the hill that the favourites go - Valverde launches the attacks
Ad the attacks pass Evans, who has nothing to offer
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:15
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At the top of the climb, the situation stands as:
Sevilla
+ 2'30 Di Luca, Schleck, Vinokourov (), Sanchez G., Boogerd and Valverde
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:16
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The 6 favourites begin to play games before having caught Sevilla, but it just speeds up the process, with testing attacks launched first by Sanchez G.
then by Di Luca
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:17
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Sevilla's heroic solo finally ends with 27 km left
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:17
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Immediately afterwards, more mind games from Valverde mean Sevilla is dropped
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:19
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In a strange turnout of events, the short rise at the start of the Cote de Sart-Tilman, Schleck gets a gap - he doesn't even want it, he just keeps riding at an easy pace
But the gap remains at 20 seconds at the top!!!
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:19
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However, the descent ends that weird break
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:20
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Vinokourov playing more mind games before the penultimate climb
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:21
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But the Cote de St-Nicolas proves the crucial hill, as first Schleck blows up
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:21
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And then Di Luca!!!
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Posted on 13-10-2007 19:21
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The sprint begins with Sanchez G. leading out Boogerd
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