Tour de France: Stage 19 Modane > Alpe d'Huez, 109.5kms

About 16 riders have gone away on the downhill start to the day - led by Marcus Burghardt

Juan Antonio Flecha is in this escape - he's probably hoping to get far ahead on the Col de Telegraphe..

SKYTDF

Alberto Contador has attacked at the start of the climb, taking Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, and Thomas Voeckler with him..!

SAXOTDF

Liquigas is chasing hard, as Ivan Basso has missed this move...

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Evans has been dropped or has dropped back - his BMC team is chasing hard on the Col du Galibier..!

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Voeckler has also been dropped by Schleck and Contador...

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Contador leads a quartet on the Galibier - he and Schleck have been joined by Rui Costa and an Euskatel rider...

SAXOTDF

Evans raises the pace from behind, shredding his group down to half-a-dozen men - he's starting to close the gap..!

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Evans group is dwarfed by the French Alps...

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Voeckler is going backwards on the Galibier - but he has a few friends pacing him along...

Sammy Sanchez is using his descending skills to close the gap on the way down...

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Evans is using his descending skills as well - he'll catch the Contador group well before the Alpe d'Huez...

BMCTDF

Another ex-mountain-bike rider, Ryder Hesjedal, is chasing hard as well - he'll also join Contador's group...

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Contador attacks on the Alpe d'Huez - passing Rolland and Hesjedal who attacked earlier...

Evans makes a tentative effort to go after Contador...

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Schleck joins Evans and nullifies the attacking...

LEOPARDTDF

Contador is about one minute ahead of the Evans-Schleck group, but he's not pedalling as smoothly these days...

SAXOTDF

Sanchez has caught Rolland and the pair go after Contador...

Hoogerland and Velits are between groups but also gaining on Contador...

EUROPCARTDF

The overall contenders are controlled by the Schleck brothers - Evans, Riblon, Danielson and Hesjedal are in there too...

LEOPARDTDF

Tom Danielson is enjoying his first-ever Tour - a top-ten place is a distinct possibility...

GARMINTDF

Sanchez is closing in on his mate, Contador - but their plan is about to go wrong...

SAXOTDF

Rolland attacks in the last two-kilometres - dropping both Spanish riders..!

EUROPCARTDF

Pierre Rolland wins stage nineteen to the Alpe d'Huez - it is the first French stage-win of this Tour..!

EUROPCARTDF

Andy Schleck becomes the new race-leader, with a 53 and 57-second advantage over brother Frank and Cadel Evans...

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