Armstrong group is at 6:50 now as the approach the extremely steep section up to Col du Solour. This is the toughest part of the climb grade wise. Once the crest Solour there is a very short downhill, and then the final 5 or so KM at 7% to the top of Aubisque.
After that it is a 61 KM descent to the finish line.
The general consensus across all the live blogs and TV is that the Peleton is just going to let the break go away and let Armstrong have one last moment in the sun. here is hoping Lance can pull out the stage win, but there are a couple good sprinters in the group that could give him a run at the end.
Gap now 7:30 and continuing to grow.
A couple of the riders in the break are around 15 mins behind, so the peleton may start reeling this in if the cap approaches 10 Min.