Tour de Suisse Stage 8: Bischofszell > Arosa, 149kms
Stage eight sets off from the picturesque splendor of Bischofszell...
The peloton has an Alpine horizon to remind them of the rigours ahead today...
A hard day lies ahead for Guillaume Boivin, a Canadian on the Spider Tech team...
Never mind the awful scenery - Michele Albasini is leading an escape that might net him a stage-win..!
The peloton descends to the valley that separates Switzerland from Lichtenstein...
With mountains on the menu today, sprinters and freinds, Tom Boonen and Tyler Farrar, must be discussing the Olympic Games..?
Movistar is chasing along the valley, but other teams will soon take over the work...
Thomas Dekker is pushing to his limits to keep the escape away a little longer...
Alessandro Petacchi discovers that moment in a cyclist's career when bottle carrying takes over from winning stages...
Fabian Cancellara is the 'star chaser for Radio Shack- and the gap has decreased from seven to four minutes now..!
Ouch... The peloton climbs away from Chur to begin the 28-kilometre ascent to Arosa...
Albasini and Velits are about four minutes in front as the first part of the climb levels out...
Tim Duggan has been dropped, but he's not alone by a long way - only 30 riders remain in front...
Rui Costa's leadership is starting to look a bit more fragile now...
Albasini has flown away from Velits with about 15-kilometres left to race...
Jacob Fuglsang is the Radio Shack man chasing now...
Laurens Ten Dam chases for Rabobank and Robert Gesink...
Frank Schleck has suddenly pulled away with Leipheimer and Nieve...
Thomas Lovkvist is the nearest chaser - he has Roche and Danielson with him...
Roman Kreuziger has slipped back - his overall chances are fading now...
Gesink is chasing Schleck hard - but it hurts..!
Michele Albasini wins stage eight into Arosa with a phalanx of officials and fans cheering him home..!
Mikel Nieve beats Leipheimer and Schleck to the line for 2nd-place...
Gesink finishes sixteen seconds behind Schleck and Leipheimer...
Nicholas Roche finishes with Rui Costa a few minutes after Albasini...
He's still in charge - Rui Costa has saved his race-lead by a fragile 14-seconds from Schleck...
