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Tour de France: Stage 11 Live Thread (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
VeloNews.com ^ | July 13, 2006 | VeloNews.com

Posted on 07/12/2006 9:40:51 PM PDT by nutmeg

Stage 11: Tarbes to Val d'Aran/Pla-de-Beret - 206.5km

Course: Any Pyrenean stage that goes over the mighty mountain passes of Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde and Portillon merits the greatest attention from the race favorites - even though this one then continues into Spain for another 40km to finish on the long, but gently graded climb to the Pla-de-Beret summit. If this Tour is going to be a free-for-all, then climbers who want to shoot for the polkadot jersey or a high GC placing must attack on this challenging day. So look for likely KOM candidates to infiltrate the breaks that are bound to form on the narrow, winding roads that precede the Tourmalet. If GC contenders wait until the final climb (13.5km at 5.4 percent) before making a move, they will end up gaining (or losing) very little time.

History: This is the first time that a Tour stage will finish at Pla-de-Beret, but stage 8 of the 2003 Vuelta a España completed a similar course (except for the Tourmalet). At the Tour, the Tourmalet stage in this more difficult west-to-east direction (18.4km at 7.7 percent) has almost always caused major upsets.

Favorites: A stage finishing in Spain has to motivate the Spanish riders. Should a breakaway succeed, look for the Euskaltel team's Iban Mayo, Gerolsteiner's Georg Totschnig or Rabobank's Rasmussen, whereas a larger group arriving at the foot of the Pla-de-Beret will favor Valverde.

Graphics by CyclingNews.com


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: cycling; tdf; tdfstagethread; tourdefrance
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To: Ready4Freddy
LANDIS IN YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dessel at 4:45... Landis will have 8 Sec lead. WOW!

221 posted on 07/13/2006 8:24:40 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Baynative

Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 051 MENCHOV Denis RAB RUS
2 041 LEIPHEIMER Levi GST USA 00' 00"
3 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA 00' 00"
4 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 00' 17"
5 014 SASTRE Carlos CSC ESP 00' 17"
6 052 BOOGERD Michael RAB NED 01' 04"
7 129 ZUBELDIA Haimar EUS ESP 01' 31"
8 015 SCHLECK Frank CSC LUX 01' 31"
9 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 01' 31"
10 031 MOREAU Christophe A2R FRA 02' 29"
11 046 TOTSCHNIG Georg GST AUT 03' 06"
12 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 03' 06"
13 042 FOTHEN Marcus GST GER 03' 06"
14 137 PARRA Ivan Ramiro COF COL 03' 06"
15 001 AZEVEDO José DSC POR 04' 10"
16 141 SIMONI Gilberto SDV ITA 04' 10"
17 092 ARROYO David CEI ESP 04' 10"
18 035 DESSEL Cyril A2R FRA 04' 45"


223 posted on 07/13/2006 8:25:09 AM PDT by BaBaStooey (I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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To: green iguana

I wonder where this puts Leipheimer overall - has he crawled into the top 15?


224 posted on 07/13/2006 8:25:22 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: bwteim

We just have to hope he doesn't headbutt Landis on the podium :-)


225 posted on 07/13/2006 8:25:23 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: BaBaStooey

OVERALL LEAD

Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA
2 035 DESSEL Cyril A2R FRA 00' 08"
3 051 MENCHOV Denis RAB RUS 01' 01"
4 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 01' 17"
5 014 SASTRE Carlos CSC ESP 01' 52"
6 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 02' 29"


226 posted on 07/13/2006 8:25:48 AM PDT by BaBaStooey (I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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To: Eurotwit

ROTFL!


227 posted on 07/13/2006 8:26:26 AM PDT by bwteim (Stop in at the FReepathon --- Loosen your Wallet --- Not All of the Best Things in Life are Free)
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To: Eurotwit
WOW, 1" behind. I forgot about those time bonuses, tho...

17:23 - Landis Will Take The Yellow Jersey...!

Dessel finished 4’46" behind the stage winner. The time bonus for third will ensure that Landis will claim the yellow jersey after stage 11.

228 posted on 07/13/2006 8:26:56 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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To: green iguana

The sprinters teams will do a lot of the work over the next couple of stages. Especially Boonen's team, he hasn't won a stage yet.

The peloton will let a couple of French guys way down on GC escape tomorrow.


229 posted on 07/13/2006 8:27:54 AM PDT by BaBaStooey (I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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To: bwteim

Dessel did way better than I thought he could after yesterday.


230 posted on 07/13/2006 8:27:59 AM PDT by leilani
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To: BaBaStooey

Evans still looking strong - no one said much about him today.


231 posted on 07/13/2006 8:28:07 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: green iguana

5:18 PM Into the final kilometer

5:19 PM Leipheimer
is setting up for a win...Menchov goes, he wins.... Leipheimer second... and Landis third.

5:20 PM Tick, tick, tick
With time bonuses awarded to third-placed Landis (8 seconds) Dessel has to come in within 4:37

5:21 PM Dessel is driving hard
He wants to preserve the jersey. He wants to be in the jersey on Bastille day. Speaking of French guys on Ag2r, Moreau comes in at 2:29.... a lot of time.

5:22 PM Dessel
Reaches the one km mark at 3:40

5:23 PM Dessel finishes
4:45... Floyd Landis is in yellow

5:24 PM Floyd Landis
is now the sixth man to wear a yellow jersey in the Tour de France.


232 posted on 07/13/2006 8:28:35 AM PDT by managusta (corruptissima republica plurimae leges)
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To: Ready4Freddy; commish; Eurotwit

"Landis Will Take The Yellow Jersey...!"

Phil - "what an exciting race today ... Americans came into their own"


233 posted on 07/13/2006 8:29:04 AM PDT by bwteim (Stop in at the FReepathon --- Loosen your Wallet --- Not All of the Best Things in Life are Free)
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To: BaBaStooey

WHat a Tour -- any one of those names on the leader board minus Dessel has a legitimate shot at winning this race. And with L'Alpe Du Huez looming next Tuesday, any top rider within 10 minutes cannot be counted out yet.


234 posted on 07/13/2006 8:29:17 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: leilani

I was just looking for you to say that, leilani! Both Dessel & Mercado held up pretty well.


235 posted on 07/13/2006 8:30:28 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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To: leilani

Absolutely, not taking anything away from his effort today.


236 posted on 07/13/2006 8:30:36 AM PDT by bwteim (Stop in at the FReepathon --- Loosen your Wallet --- Not All of the Best Things in Life are Free)
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To: commish

You can count out George... 7:22 back on the standings and no Hincapie yet.


237 posted on 07/13/2006 8:32:10 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: managusta
6 leaders in 11 stages, wow.

Landis is now the sixth man to wear a yellow jersey in the Tour de France.

238 posted on 07/13/2006 8:32:20 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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To: Steve_Seattle

13th place - 5:39 back.


239 posted on 07/13/2006 8:34:06 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

5:39 is not insurmountable if Levi rides good in the Alps. From what I saw today though, I think Landis has come to win this year.


240 posted on 07/13/2006 8:37:23 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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