17:01 - Riblon Celebrates The Victory!
Riblon has claimed a stunning victory at Ax 3 Domaines. He has thrown his salute and now we watch the clock tick to see what the damage is in the general classification...
17:00 - Contador & Schleck Giving Valuable Time Away
Schleck and Contador are so distracted by each other that all their main rivals are gaining time on the riders who are in first and second in the general classifcation.
16:59 - Riblon Continues To Chase Stage Win...
While all the drama is unfolding behind him, Christophe Riblon - the silver medalist in the Madison on the track earlier this year - is looking likely to win the stage. He has received double points for the final climb and is now less than 1km from the finish.
16:57 - Slight Down Hill Soon...
The top of the climb is at the 1.5km to go mark and then there’s a brief downhill section before the run in to the finish.
16:56 - Menchov Seizes His Chance
Schleck insists that Contador do a turn... meanwhile Menchov is speeding ahead of his rivals with Sanchez following his example.
Only 15”
17:02 - Menchov & Sanchez Home
Menchov and Sanchez have finished 50” behind the stage winner and gained about 15” on Contador and Schleck who finished the stage in the same group as Gesink and Rodriguez.