07.20 - Tour de France: Stage 16

Matthew Lloyd is starting an escape on the first kilometres of the Peyresourde climb - a famous man in red is trying to get across...

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Lance Armstrong is now leading the escape up the Peyresourde, others are joining him, including Nicholas Roche...

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Sylvester Szmyd leads Kreuziger in the escape that also has Wiggins, Hesjedal and Sastre in it now...

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The Astana-led peloton is 45-seconds behind at the summit - but it's a very small peloton..!

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Alberto Contador looks cool enough under such pressure...

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Alessandro Petacchi is heading for a tough day, but he'll survive better than some others...

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David Millar looks grim - he's lost over seven minutes on the Peyresourde but will survive the day...

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Mark Cavendish is one of the last sprinters to cross the summit...

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Robbie McEwen is last sprinter and last man up the Peyresourde - he faces a crucial day, possibly alone...

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Cavendish has the benefit of Bernhard Eisel to tow him safely into the growing 'bus' that will become 80-strong and lose almost 35-minutes - McEwen makes it across eventually...

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Sastre, Kreuziger and Hesjedal lead the escape up the Col d'Aspin, but their lead is less than one minute...

Contador has Lotto chasing the escape because Van den Broeck has missed the move as well...

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Contador descends the Aspin at speed - he'll call a halt to the chasing once Sastre, Kreuziger and Hesjedal have dropped out of the escape...

Nicholas Roche is speeding back towards the Contador group on the descent...

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Cadel Evans is speeding down as well, but he'll end in another group and lose over 23 minutes..!

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Chris Horner has got himself into the escape as well - he's pacing it up the Tourmalet and the gap has grown to over three minutes...

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Armstrong is back in his element on the Tourmalet, even if it's hurting him more than it used to..!

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Even under cloudy skles, the Col du Tourmalet is a great place to see the Tour de France...

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Armstrong is now leading the escape up the Col du Soulor - and accelerating away from some of his companions...

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Armstrong has whittled the escape down to about six riders, but Carlos Barredo looks strong today...

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The small peloton climbs the Col d'Aubisque almost nine minutes behind...

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Tiralongo is leading the Astana chase, but it's not really a chase any more...

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Andy Schleck looks as if he's dreaming of tomorrow's big stage to the Tourmalet...

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Barredo has attacked along way from home - he has 45-seconds with 35-kilometres to go...

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Armstrong is the strongest chaser, but can he catch Barredo and go on to win today..?

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Barredo has 23-seconds with five-kilometres to go - surely he's won..?

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Pierrick Fedrigo wins stage sixteen after a regroupment in the last few kilometres - Armstrong settles for 6th place...

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