Sixteen men have escaped after a fast and furious first hour - led by Joost Posthuma
Nicholas Roche is in this escape, just like yesterday's...
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Europcar leads a gentle pace up the Col dell Agnello - they are already seven minutes down...
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The escape climbs the Agnello, one of Europe's most beautiful climbs...
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Levi Leipheimer has got himself into a counter attack on the climb, but it goes no-where...
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A Leopard-Trek rider leads the peloton in pursuit of Leipheimer...
Posthuma is still leading the way as the escape climbs the Col d'Izoard, but there are only seven of them now...
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Andy Schleck has attacked from the peloton - and no-one chases him...
Brent Bookwalter leads the chase of Schleck on the Izoard, BMC doesn't seem too concerned..
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Roche is still away with Maxime Monfort - although Iglinsky is still ahead of them but going no-where...
Ivan Basso is part of the group chasing Schleck as they descend through the Casse Desert...
Schleck has joined the escape on the Col du Lautaret, where a Quick-Step rider mraculously helps them gain ground on the pelotin...
BMC has left the chasing to Euskatel and Saxo Bank for now...
Schleck has just Iglinsky and Roche for company as the Lautaret ends and the Galibier starts - and they are 4'30" up..!
With no-one to help him, Cadel Evans starts to chase himself on the Lautaret...
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Evans realises the seriousness of the fight as the Galibier begins...
Schleck is alone and in front halfway up the Galibier - a stage-win at least is waiting for him..!
Evans is at full-blast in pursuit, and closing the gap, but Voeckler is still there...
Schleck continues his progress to the finish...
Tom Danielson is not so far behind either...
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Andy Schleck wins stage eighteen to the summit of the Col du Galibier - and he might take over the race-lead..!
Alberto Contador finishes with a significant time-loss...
Thomas is still smiling as race-leader of the Tour - but can he survive tomorrow's Alpe d'Huez finish..?
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