Alpe d'Huez and all the glory that goes with it, we have finally made it to the queen stage of the tour. If anyone has anything left we will see it today,
it's set be a historic stage.



18 riders are looking to spoil the party, including Jens Voigt who is just looking to take some pressure off the team to chase.



The breakaway splits up fast as we hit the slopes of Col du Telegraphe.



But as the pace slows down a few get back on, Taarmae and Soler are the best place GC riders. Both need a little more than 10 minutes on Andy.



As we come to the summit of Col du Galibier again, they lead by 4 minutes.



BMC are taking on the chase,
and slowly cut the gap to 2 minutes as we near the final climb.



Voigt was been dropped as the
remaining 5 breakaway men start the 13.5 km climb.



Rodriguez makes the first move once again.



Next is the frenchmen from Garmin, Le Mevel.



Andy Schleck now tries to get away, but Evans, Basso, and Alexandre Vinokourov block him in,
Andy is screaming at the race official to notice what is going on.



Andy finally just has to give Evans an elbow to push through.



Andy Schleck is riding away,
as he makes his way through the breakaway riders.



Now Evans decides he can't wait any longer.



And he catches Andy, and they have a heated agruement.



Their exchange opens the door for Basso and Nibali to catch up.



As Rodriguez launches next the barrer,
Andy see this as an opportunity to pull away again.



But Basso has other plans ...



Ivan Basso does it again.



Andy leads Evans and surprisingly Peter Velits to the line. Basso cuts another 14 seconds out of Andy Schleck's yellow jersey. And now trails only by 28 seconds heading into tomorrow's ITT. Which will do something the climbs of the past week couldn't do ... Decide who will win the 2011 Tour de France.

Stage

GC

The race against the clock will decide who gets to ride through the streets of Paris tomorrow in yellow. Will it be Andy, Ivan, Cadel, Peter, Vincenzo, or even Andreas Klöden? Your guess is as good as mine.



Andreas Klöden of RadioShack needs 3'56'', not impossible considering his timetrialing ability is right up there with Cadel Evans.



Then comes 5th in GC Vincenzo Nibali, who is really now become a cheerleader for Ivan Basso. Never the less he needs 2'26''.



Next up is the Aussie Cadel Evans who desires his 1st TDF title, and will need 1'19'' to steal yellow here on stage 20.



From Evans the big GC threat comes Peter Velits the underdog surprise of this year's race. He needs 1'17'' to make his dreams become reality.



Then comes Ivan Basso, who really came out of nowhere in the last week. He needs just 28 seconds to surpass the man on the starthouse behind him, Andy Schleck. Who is trying to keep yellow the same way Alberto Contador did last year, without winning a single stage.



Andreas Kloden comes through the first checkpoint in Vizille, 15kms in.



Cadel Evans comes through 9 seconds faster.



Velits is 4 seconds slower than Kloden.



Ivan Basso is even slower, 19 seconds behind Cadel Evans time.



Then comes the man of the hour, Andy Schleck.
The table below speeks for itself ...

15 of the 42.5kms are over with as all the riders pass through the 1st time check in Vizille. And surprisingly Andy Schleck sets the best time of all the favourites, the question now is can he hold on.

Andy Schleck	Lead
Cadel Evans	25'
Andreas Kloden	34'
Peter Velits	38'
Vincenzo Nibali	39'
Ivan Basso	44'

Part 2 of the "Race Against the Clock."
From Vizille to Saint-Martin D'uriage.



Andreas Kloden trying to pull back some time.



After Nibali comes in just 4 seconds behind Kloden, Evans breaks the time to beat by 30 seconds. Velits and Basso are next to come through.



Both finish with the same time as Nibali,
but the time next to their name is the gap to this man ...



Andy Schleck extends his lead out even more.

After Check Point 2

Schleck	Lead
Evans	28'
Kloden	58'
Velits	1'02
Basso	1'02
Nibali	1'02

Andy is on the ride of his life, and is now 15 kms away.

Provisional GC

Schleck	Lead
Basso	1'32
Evans	1'47
Velits	2'19
Nibali	3'28
Kloden	4'54

Is it to good to be true, or will Andy hold off Evans and Basso to
keep his Quest for History alive?