07.17 - Tour de France: Stage 13

Sylvain Chavanel is leading a three-man escape away right from the start...

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A clash of colours reveals Andy Schleck as race-leader, and Levi leipheimer's Radio Shack team as leaders of the team competition...

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Pierrick Fedrigo is driving the escape along now - they have won four minutes in 30-kilometres...

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The sprinters' teams fancy their chances today - Lampre and Columbia are chasing hard now...

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Fedrigo, Flecha and Chavanel are forming strong opposition to the chase - so far...

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The peloton speeds through the feed-zone, and Damian Monier almost misses his lunch...

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Lance Armstrong looks a bit strained - but that's because he fell off in the neautralized zone today..!

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Schleck is having his lunch while other teams do all the work...

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The peloton is as colourful as the sunflowers that seem to be everywhere today...

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Tony Martin leads HTC Columbia in a more speedy chase - the gap has come down slightly...

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Flecha is the strongest in the closing kilometres - the escape has been hanging on to a 30-seconds advantage for 15-kilometres now..!

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Alexandre Vinokourov upsets the sprinters by attacking alone to win stage thirteen in style..!

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Mark Cavendish wins the sprint for 2nd place - Petacchi takes 3rd to win back the Green jersey from Hushovd..

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Andy Schleck just manages a smile on the podium, but he'll be thinkng more of the mountain-top finish of tomorrow's first Pyrenean stage...

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