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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.

Levi lost a bit of time, Kloden gained a tad:

Overall after Stage 14:

1. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 68h 02’ 30”
2. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 68h 03’ 01” + 00’ 31”
3. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 68h 05’ 01” + 02’ 31”
4. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 68h 05’ 14” + 02’ 44”
5. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 68h 06’ 01” + 03’ 31”
6. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK 68h 06’ 57” + 04’ 27”
7. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 68h 07’ 21” + 04’ 51”
8. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 77 KATUSHA TEAM 68h 07’ 28” + 04’ 58”
9. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 68h 08’ 26” + 05’ 56”
10. BASSO Ivan 41 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 68h 09’ 22” + 06’ 52”
11. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 68h 09’ 34” + 07’ 04”
12. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 68h 09’ 41” + 07’ 11”
13. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 68h 09’ 47” + 07’ 17”
14. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 68h 10’ 33” + 08’ 03”
15. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM 68h 10’ 45” + 08’ 15”
16. LÖVKVIST Thomas 37 SKY PRO CYCLING 68h 12’ 16” + 09’ 46”
17. KLÖDEN Andréas 24 TEAM RADIOSHACK 68h 12’ 57” + 10’ 27”
18. WIGGINS Bradley 31 SKY PRO CYCLING 68h 14’ 00” + 11’ 30”
19. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 68h 15’ 09” + 12’ 39”
20. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 168 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 68h 15’ 20” + 12’ 50”

well, it is pretty clear now that we will be seeing Alberto contador once again sipping champagne on the Champs de Elyses.

He tested the water early on the climb to see if he could shake Schleck. Once that didn’t happen the true Contador strategy shone through. Unless opportunity presents itself, he has no intention of doing anything but marking Schleck through the mountains.

He will have Astana push the pace to try and completely take Andy’s legs away from him before next Saturday, and then intends to bury him in the TT.

Unless Schleck finds a whole bottle of Dr. Floyd’s Miracle Time Trailing Salve between now and Saturday this race is a foregone conclusion.