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07.22 - Tour de France: Stage 17

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  • Remi Pauriol and Edvald Boasson Hagen lead an escape away after a few kilometres...

    Remi Pauriol and Edvald Boasson Hagen lead an escape away after a few kilometres...

  • The escape starts the first ascent with an advantage over four minutes - Kristian Koren and Alexandre Kolobnev lead the way...

    The escape starts the first ascent with an advantage over four minutes - Kristian Koren and Alexandre Kolobnev lead the way...

    PAURIOLTDF

  • Ignatas Konovalovas is trying to tow Carlos Sastre across the growing gap - they are three minutes ahead of the peloton...

    Ignatas Konovalovas is trying to tow Carlos Sastre across the growing gap - they are three minutes ahead of the peloton...

  • Astana is on display at the head of the peloton, led by Benjamin Noval...

    Astana is on display at the head of the peloton, led by Benjamin Noval...

    ASTANANOVALTDF

  • Sastre climbs the Col de la Marie-Blanc two-minutes behind the escape and four minutes ahead of the peloton...

    Sastre climbs the Col de la Marie-Blanc two-minutes behind the escape and four minutes ahead of the peloton...

  • Alexandre Vinokourov seems to be guarding both Schleck and Contador on the Marie-Blanque

    Alexandre Vinokourov seems to be guarding both Schleck and Contador on the Marie-Blanque

    VINOKOUROVTDF

  • Koren is drawing the escape towards the Col du Soulor with an eight minute advantage over the peloton...

    Koren is drawing the escape towards the Col du Soulor with an eight minute advantage over the peloton...

  • Sastre is stuck in no-man's land on the Soulor - four minutes from both peloton and escape..!

    Sastre is stuck in no-man's land on the Soulor - four minutes from both peloton and escape..!

    SASTRETDF

  • Paolo Tiralongo is the man leading the peloton...

    Paolo Tiralongo is the man leading the peloton...

    ASTANATIRALONGOTDF

  • The peloton is still about 70-strong halfway up the Soulor...

    The peloton is still about 70-strong halfway up the Soulor...

    PELOTONSOULORTDF

  • There are two kinds of animals on the Col du Soulor today...

    There are two kinds of animals on the Col du Soulor today...

    PELOTONSHEEPTDF

  • Saxo Bank has taken up the chasing on the valley leading to the Col du Tourmalet - the gap is about two minutes as the climb begins...

    Saxo Bank has taken up the chasing on the valley leading to the Col du Tourmalet - the gap is about two minutes as the climb begins...

    SAXOFUGLSANGTDF

  • Kolobnev has gone away alone as the real climbing begins...

    Kolobnev has gone away alone as the real climbing begins...

    KOLOBNEVTDF

  • Schleck has attacked, taking Contador with him - Sammy Sanchez cannot keep pace...

    Schleck has attacked, taking Contador with him - Sammy Sanchez cannot keep pace...

    SCHLECKCONTADORTDF

  • Schleck and Contador have passed Kolobnev with about eight-kilometres to go...

    Schleck and Contador have passed Kolobnev with about eight-kilometres to go...

    SCHLECKCONTADORTDF

  • Robert Gesink leads a chase group containing Sanchez and Menchov, all of them in contention for a top ten G.C placing...

    Robert Gesink leads a chase group containing Sanchez and Menchov, all of them in contention for a top ten G.C placing...

    GESINKTDF

  • Hesjedal and Horner are in this group...

    Hesjedal and Horner are in this group...

    HESJEDALHORNERTDF

  • Nicholas Roche is not far behind, with Cunego...

    Nicholas Roche is not far behind, with Cunego...

    ROCHETDF

  • Lance Armstrong is climbing the Tourmalet alone - the last mountain in his last-ever Tour...

    Lance Armstrong is climbing the Tourmalet alone - the last mountain in his last-ever Tour...

    ARMSTRONGTDF

  • Half-naked fans are cheering on Schleck and Contador in the last few kilometres...

    Half-naked fans are cheering on Schleck and Contador in the last few kilometres...

    SCHLECKCONTADORTDF

  • Contador makes an attack - for TV, for himself , or just for show..?

    Contador makes an attack - for TV, for himself , or just for show..?

    SCHLECKCONTADORTDF

  • In perfect harmony - Schleck and Contador seem to have drawn a truce in the last kilometre...

    In perfect harmony - Schleck and Contador seem to have drawn a truce in the last kilometre...

    SCHLECKCONTADORTDF

  • For Andy Schleck the stage, for Contador the Yellow Jersey - with three stages to go...

    For Andy Schleck the stage, for Contador the Yellow Jersey - with three stages to go...

    FEDRIGOBBOXTDF

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