07.16 - Tour de France: Stage 12

The peloton enjoys its neutralised zone along the banks of the Isere river at Romans...

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It's a rapid start to the day - Ryder Hesjedal is on the attack, and he's not the only one...

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Cadel Evans looks a bit uncomfortable with the pace...

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Andy Schleck is looking less than comfortable himself...

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Hesjedal has helped create an 18-man escape that contains green jersey hopeful, Thor Hushovd...

Alexandre Vinokourov is the driving force behind the escape - the first hour has been covered at 30-miles-per-hour..!

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Sandy Casar and Anthony Charteau must have stage-winning ambitions with today's uphill finish...

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Alessandro Petacchi cannot be pleased that Hushovd is taking sprint-points along the way today...

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It's windy out there in the Ardeche - Evans has a great protector in George Hincapie...

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The stage is as pretty as it is fast - Saxo Bank lead the way up the first big climb...

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It's that windy that the power of saxo Bank is causing splits in the peloton...

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Lampre has started a belated chase to get Hushovd back, but Hushovd will regain the Green Jersey today...

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The pressure's off Lance Armstrong now - maybe that's why he's smiling so much..?

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Vinokourov has attacked with 45-kilometres to go and taken Kloden, Hesjedal and Kiriyenka with him...

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Hushovd is back in the peloton, but his Cervelo team start to chase hard - is Carlos Sastre planning something..?

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Kloden and his mates are 40-seconds ahead of the chasers, and three minutes ahead of the peloton...

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Kiriyenka attacks at the foot of the last climb - the peloton is right behind them though...

Jurgen Van den Broeck leads the peloton up the climb, but they won't stay together for much longer...

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Vinokourov has got himself ahead with three-kilometres to go, but not by much...

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Kloden is chasing Vinokourov at 15-seconds...

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Joachin Rodriguez has attacked and taken Alberto Contador with him - Schleck cannot stay with them...

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Rodriguez is working nicely for Contador - the gap is growing to Schleck...

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Schleck looks grim but determined as he enters the last-kilometre of the climb - he'll keep his race-lead...

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Joachin Rodriguez wins stage 12 ahead of Contador, the defending champion gains 10-seconds over Schleck...

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