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Tour de France stage 20: Modane > Alpe d'Huez, 110kms

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    Tense moments for Team Sky as Chris Froome warms up before stage twenty...

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  • Ramunas Navardauskas leads the first escape with Alexandre Geniez...

    Ramunas Navardauskas leads the first escape with Alexandre Geniez...

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    Luke Rowe sets the Team Sky pace for the chase - there are now four cyclists in front...

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    Romain Bardet is the centre of French attention after donning the polka-dot jersey...

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    Navardauskas leads Geniez, Edet and Bak up the Col de la Croix-de-Fer - with a seven minute advantage..!

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  • Geniez is about to take off with five-kilometres of climbing left...

    Geniez is about to take off with five-kilometres of climbing left...

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    Jean-Christophe Peraud chases for Ag2r, to create a chance for Bardet to win the climber's jersey...

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    Alejandro Valverde has attacked with four-kilometres of climbing to go...

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    Team Sky leads the chase of Valverde on the Croix-de-la-Fer...

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    In a pre-planned move, Nairo Quintana attacks and goes after teamate Valverde...

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  • Jose Serpa has joined Quintana and paces his fellow Colombian towards Valverde...

    Jose Serpa has joined Quintana and paces his fellow Colombian towards Valverde...

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    Valverde waits to pace Quintana away from the Froome group...

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    Simon Yates is racing to get across to the favourites on the descent...

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    Andrew Talansky is racing across as well...

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    Ryder Hesjedal chases the escape with Rolland and Serpa...

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    Chris Froome is back in control of his rivals after the descent...

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  • Jonathan Castroviejo paces the Froome group towards the foot of the Alpe d'Huez...

    Jonathan Castroviejo paces the Froome group towards the foot of the Alpe d'Huez...

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    Geniez is almost two-minutes ahead of his chasers at the start of the climb...

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    Hesjedal is closing in on Geniez...

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    Thibaut Pinot has caught Hesjedal and is about to make his biggest move, ever...

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  • Quintana responds to another Valverde attack and tries to join his teamate...

    Quintana responds to another Valverde attack and tries to join his teamate...

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    Quintana seizes the moment and starts to drop Valverde to make a stab at winning the Tour..!

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  • Anacona Winner has dropped back from the Hesjedal escape to collect and pace Quintana - what brilliant tactics..!

    Anacona Winner has dropped back from the Hesjedal escape to collect and pace Quintana - what brilliant tactics..!

  • Froome is quite isolated now, but he looks in control all the same...

    Froome is quite isolated now, but he looks in control all the same...

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    Wouter Poels and Richie Porte protect and pace Froome with the yellow jesrsey up for grabs if Froome cracks...

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    Porte paces Froome with the gap to Quintana growing towards one-minute..!

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    Froome is alone and without help in the last three-kilometres, but he's kept the gap to within safety-limits...

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  • Thibaut Pinot has won the Tour's most prestigious stage to Alpe d'Huez..!

    Thibaut Pinot has won the Tour's most prestigious stage to Alpe d'Huez..!

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    Nairo Quintana signals 'V' for victory - or his 2nd-place overall..?

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    Chris Froome crosses the line with Alejandro Valverde, his face a mask of pain on a day when he's won the Tour de France..!

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