2 days in the Vosges mountains now. They are not visisted often by the Tour and do not reach a great height but could still alter the general classification significantly.
Today there are 5 climbs.
On the penultimate climb the action began to hot up. Contador and his Astana team set a brutal pace which nobody could better and few could hang on to.
And with 2km of the ascent remaining, Contador attacked.
Everyone felt that there was no point in trying to equal his acceleration so everyone started working at the front, all the contenders combining to catch him.
At the start of the final climb, the cooperation ceased and the pace fell, with Contador just 18 seconds ahead. My team were all tired and could do no more to help, so I attacked!
I was flying and had soon caught and passed Contador.
With the summit looming the fatigue set in and I really began to suffer. But I fought my way over the top and eked out a few more precious seconds on the descent to take my second stage win of the Tour and move within a minute of Cantador on GC.
Team-mate Gilberto Simoni grabbed 3rd.
Rank Name Team Time 1 Yukihiro Doi Bouygues Télécom 4h58'54
2 Alberto Contador Team Astana + 1'49
3 Gilberto Simoni Bouygues Télécom + 2'39
4 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
6 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
8 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
9 Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
11 Simon Spilak Lampre s.t.
12 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
13 Roman Kreuziger Rabobank s.t.
14 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
15 Mathieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom + 6'11
16 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 6'23
17 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
18 Alexandre Pliuschin Silence - Lotto s.t.
19 Andreas Klöden Team Astana s.t.
20 Andy Schleck Team CSC + 7'23
21 Carlos Sastre Team CSC + 7'51
22 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 10'03
23 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
24 Tom Danielson Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 11'03
25 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 11'51
26 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 12'51
27 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 13'11
28 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 13'55
29 Linus Gerdemann Team High Road s.t.
30 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 14'11
31 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 14'59
32 Matteo Bono Lampre + 15'35
33 Rubén Plaza Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
34 Manuel Lloret LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
35 Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole s.t.
36 Alberto Losada Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
37 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
38 Chris Froome Barloworld s.t.
39 Francesco Bellotti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
40 Branislav Samoilau Quick·Step s.t.
41 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
42 Javier Etxarri Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
43 Daniel Petrov Andonov Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
44 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
45 David Arroyo Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
46 Nicholas White Agritubel s.t.
47 Carlos Castaño Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
48 Javier Mejías Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
49 Eduardo Gonzalo Barloworld s.t.
50 Sébastien Joly Rabobank s.t.
51 Fränk Schleck Team CSC s.t.
52 Bauke Mollema Rabobank s.t.
53 Guillaume Levarlet Barloworld s.t.
54 João Cabreira Agritubel s.t.
55 Chris Horner LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
56 Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
57 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
58 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
59 Francisco Mancebo Quick·Step s.t.
60 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole s.t.
61 Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC s.t.
62 Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole s.t.
63 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole s.t.
64 Nicki Sörensen Team CSC s.t.
65 Julien Mazet Team Astana s.t.
66 Christian Pfannberger Rabobank s.t.
67 Fran Pérez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
68 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto s.t.
69 Yann Huguet Team CSC s.t.
70 Pavel Brutt Agritubel s.t.
71 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
72 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
73 Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
74 Jason Donald Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
75 Stijn Devolder Quick·Step s.t.
76 Assan Bazayev Team Astana s.t.
77 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel s.t.
78 Grischa Niermann Rabobank s.t.
79 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana s.t.
80 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
81 Tony Gallopin Crédit Agricole s.t.
82 Matthias Frank Gerolsteiner s.t.
83 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux + 18'03
84 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
85 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
86 Jelle Vanendert Française des Jeux s.t.
87 Benoit Salmon Agritubel + 18'47
88 Javier Moreno Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
89 Romain Villa Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 19'03
90 Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Epargne + 19'27
91 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
92 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre + 20'07
93 Tomas Vaitkus Team Astana s.t.
94 Ángel Vicioso Française des Jeux s.t.
95 Michael Albasini Liquigas s.t.
96 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
97 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner + 20'39
98 David Loosli Lampre + 20'55
99 Filippo Pozzato Liquigas + 21'11
100 Aarón Villegas Barloworld s.t.
101 Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
102 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 23'03
103 Oliver Zaugg Gerolsteiner + 24'15
104 Salvatore Commesso Liquigas + 24'31
105 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 27'51
106 Stuart O'Grady Française des Jeux + 30'15
107 Rik Verbrugghe LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
108 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 31'35
109 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux + 35'51
110 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC + 36'07
111 Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
112 Jean-Charles Sénac Silence - Lotto s.t.
113 Christophe Laurent Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 37'03
114 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale + 38'23
115 Francis Mourey Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
116 Lucas Euser Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
117 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld s.t.
118 David De la Fuente Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
119 Aurélien Passeron Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
120 Mark Cavendish Team High Road s.t.
121 Ivan Seledkov Team CSC s.t.
122 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
123 Christian Vandevelde Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
124 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
125 Julien Simon Crédit Agricole s.t.
126 Leonardo Moser Team High Road s.t.
127 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
128 Mario Costa Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
129 Mário Miguel Carrufas Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
130 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
131 Christopher Sutton Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
132 Giairo Ermeti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
133 Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
134 Robert Förster Gerolsteiner s.t.
135 Paolo Bettini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
136 Rubens Bertogliati LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
137 Yukiya Arashiro Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
138 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
139 Antxon Luengo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
140 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
141 Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
142 José Mendes Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
143 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
144 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
145 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel s.t.
146 Matthew Goss Lampre s.t.
147 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
148 Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel s.t.
149 Karsten Kroon Liquigas s.t.
150 Aaron Kemps Team Astana s.t.
151 Yoann Offredo Française des Jeux s.t.
152 Geert Steurs Silence - Lotto s.t.
153 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
154 Rick Flens Rabobank s.t.
155 Etienne Pierret Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
156 André Greipel Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
157 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step + 40'15
158 Lloyd Mondory AG2R - La Mondiale + 40'31
159 Grégory Rast Team Astana s.t.
160 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R - La Mondiale + 47'19
161 Bernhard Eisel Team High Road s.t.
162 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
163 Nicolas Jalabert Team High Road s.t.
164 Cédric Pineau AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
165 Sébastien Chavanel AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
166 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road s.t.
167 Daryl Impey Barloworld s.t.
168 Roberto Ferrari LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
169 Kilian Patour Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
170 Ludovic Turpin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
171 Roberto Longo Lampre s.t.
172 Geraint Thomas Barloworld s.t.
173 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
174 Javier Benítez Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
Overall Standings:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Alberto Contador Team Astana 42h35'52 2 Yukihiro Doi Bouygues Télécom + 55
3 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'38
4 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 3'39
5 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana + 4'06
6 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'14
7 Roman Kreuziger Rabobank + 4'17
8 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 4'56
9 Gilberto Simoni Bouygues Télécom + 4'58
10 Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio Bouygues Télécom + 5'50
11 Simon Spilak Lampre + 5'52
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 5'54
13 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 7'24
14 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 8'02
15 Mathieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom + 8'33
16 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 8'46
17 Andy Schleck Team CSC + 8'55
18 Carlos Sastre Team CSC + 9'58
19 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 11'33
20 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 11'52
21 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 11'55
22 Tom Danielson Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 12'37
23 Alexandre Pliuschin Silence - Lotto + 12'49
24 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 15'18
25 Linus Gerdemann Team High Road + 15'55
26 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 16'09
27 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 16'33
28 Sébastien Joly Rabobank + 20'38
29 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 20'41
30 Rubén Plaza Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 20'53
31 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 20'57
32 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 21'01
33 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 21'07
34 Chris Froome Barloworld + 21'09
35 Alberto Losada Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 21'17
36 Fränk Schleck Team CSC s.t.
37 Christian Pfannberger Rabobank + 21'41
38 Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes - Ballan + 21'42
39 Nicholas White Agritubel + 21'50
40 Manuel Lloret LPR Brakes - Ballan + 21'58
41 Carlos Castaño Saunier Duval - Scott + 22'04
42 Chris Horner LPR Brakes - Ballan + 22'05
43 David Arroyo Saunier Duval - Scott + 23'15
44 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux + 24'16
45 Eduardo Gonzalo Barloworld + 24'30
46 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 24'38
47 Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC + 24'53
48 Francisco Mancebo Quick·Step + 25'02
49 Yann Huguet Team CSC + 25'09
50 Daniel Petrov Andonov Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 25'18
51 Francesco Bellotti LPR Brakes - Ballan + 25'22
52 Pavel Brutt Agritubel + 25'39
53 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi + 26'13
54 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 26'26
55 Julien Mazet Team Astana + 26'31
56 Matteo Bono Lampre + 27'01
57 Jelle Vanendert Française des Jeux + 27'22
58 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 27'28
59 Fran Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 27'33
60 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 27'36
61 Javier Mejías Saunier Duval - Scott + 27'39
62 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 27'42
63 Grischa Niermann Rabobank + 27'58
64 João Cabreira Agritubel + 28'04
65 Stijn Devolder Quick·Step + 28'27
66 Bauke Mollema Rabobank + 28'38
67 Branislav Samoilau Quick·Step + 29'09
68 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
69 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 29'25
70 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 29'26
71 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 29'50
72 Javier Moreno Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 30'21
73 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana + 30'26
74 Nicki Sörensen Team CSC + 30'30
75 Guillaume Levarlet Barloworld + 30'44
76 Jason Donald Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 31'28
77 Javier Etxarri Saunier Duval - Scott + 31'48
78 Assan Bazayev Team Astana + 32'46
79 Michael Albasini Liquigas + 33'18
80 Ángel Vicioso Française des Jeux s.t.
81 Romain Villa Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 34'41
82 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas + 34'45
83 David Loosli Lampre + 35'12
84 Tomas Vaitkus Team Astana + 35'23
85 Matthias Frank Gerolsteiner + 36'21
86 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner + 37'17
87 Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole + 37'40
88 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole + 37'55
89 Aarón Villegas Barloworld + 38'05
90 Oliver Zaugg Gerolsteiner + 38'08
91 Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 38'43
92 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole + 38'59
93 Benoit Salmon Agritubel + 39'00
94 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner + 39'22
95 Tony Gallopin Crédit Agricole + 39'55
96 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 42'31
97 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 43'33
98 Murilo Fischer Liquigas + 44'14
99 Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Epargne + 44'20
100 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel + 44'37
101 David De la Fuente Saunier Duval - Scott + 47'25
102 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale + 48'13
103 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre + 48'27
104 Christian Vandevelde Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 50'28
105 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott + 50'31
106 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale + 50'45
107 Leonardo Moser Team High Road + 50'54
108 Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 51'46
109 Aurélien Passeron Saunier Duval - Scott + 52'29
110 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 52'40
111 Rik Verbrugghe LPR Brakes - Ballan + 54'39
112 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 55'26
113 Filippo Pozzato Liquigas + 57'33
114 Yukiya Arashiro Euskaltel - Euskadi + 57'34
115 Christophe Laurent Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 57'54
116 Jean-Charles Sénac Silence - Lotto + 58'30
117 Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole + 59'36
118 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 59'37
119 Julien Simon Crédit Agricole + 1h00'30
120 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 1h00'57
121 Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h01'34
122 Antxon Luengo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h02'49
123 Tom Boonen Quick·Step + 1h03'16
124 Rubens Bertogliati LPR Brakes - Ballan + 1h03'44
125 Lucas Euser Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h03'52
126 Paolo Bettini AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h04'02
127 Stuart O'Grady Française des Jeux + 1h05'06
128 Mario Costa Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 1h05'07
129 Salvatore Commesso Liquigas + 1h06'07
130 Francis Mourey Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h07'27
131 Ludovic Turpin AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h08'35
132 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne + 1h09'42
133 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux + 1h10'53
134 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC + 1h11'18
135 Matthew Goss Lampre + 1h14'05
136 Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h14'08
137 Christopher Sutton Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h14'34
138 Yoann Offredo Française des Jeux + 1h14'46
139 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h15'02
140 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h15'16
141 Geert Steurs Silence - Lotto + 1h15'17
142 Karsten Kroon Liquigas + 1h15'39
143 Ivan Seledkov Team CSC + 1h15'42
144 Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h15'58
145 Danilo Napolitano Lampre + 1h16'15
146 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step + 1h16'45
147 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel + 1h16'59
148 Lloyd Mondory AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h17'09
149 Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel + 1h17'30
150 Rick Flens Rabobank + 1h17'37
151 Claudio Corioni Liquigas + 1h18'04
152 Giairo Ermeti LPR Brakes - Ballan + 1h18'38
153 Grégory Rast Team Astana + 1h19'09
154 Etienne Pierret Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h20'15
155 Robert Förster Gerolsteiner + 1h21'50
156 Kilian Patour Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h23'29
157 Nicolas Jalabert Team High Road + 1h24'11
158 Mark Cavendish Team High Road + 1h24'25
159 Aaron Kemps Team Astana + 1h24'43
160 Mário Miguel Carrufas Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 1h25'28
161 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road + 1h25'30
162 Sébastien Chavanel AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h25'54
163 Bernhard Eisel Team High Road + 1h25'57
164 Daryl Impey Barloworld + 1h25'58
165 Geraint Thomas Barloworld + 1h26'09
166 Cédric Pineau AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h26'35
167 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole + 1h26'38
168 Roberto Longo Lampre + 1h27'12
169 André Greipel Caisse d'Epargne + 1h27'34
170 José Mendes Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 1h29'15
171 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner + 1h30'24
172 Javier Benítez Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 1h32'20
173 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h37'10
More climbing tomorrow and I hope I can steal le maillot jaune.
You write good and the story is good, but I would enjoy it more if he was a little worse and fought for a top 30 or something. But it's your story, your decisions
I'm very sorry but this story is over - while on holiday , at the most exciting time in the story, my sister chose to uninstall pcm and theerefore this is over
i'm sorry guys and i also wanted to see how doi did
i will take on all your advice and start a new stry (unless you really hate them)
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
I'm very sorry but this story is over - while on holiday , at the most exciting time in the story, my sister chose to uninstall pcm and theerefore this is over
i'm sorry guys and i also wanted to see how doi did
i will take on all your advice and start a new stry (unless you really hate them)
I might not for the moment as I have quite a lot on my plate - a few gigs with the band and we're recording our album (just thought i'd plug that while I'm here), doing a lot with my cycling, getting back into pcm monthly and some other stuff