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To: Eurotwit; BaBaStooey; Baynative
1:26 PM Leaders are three km from the top

of the Tourmalet. The peloton, meanwhile, is being shredded. Ag2r is setting a strong pace. Landis is right there with them. He has Robbie Hunter with him.

1:29 PM Zabriskie

has been dropped. There is a big group of Discovery riders trailing off the back.

10 posted on 07/13/2006 4:36:07 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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To: Ready4Freddy
List of the climbs w/ length / steepness:

Stage 11 - July 13: Tarbes - Val d'Aran/Pla-de-Beret (Spain), 208 km

Km 76 Col du Tourmalet 2,115 m 18.4 km at 7.7 percent
Km 106 Col d'Aspin 1,489 m 12.3 km at 5.2 percent
Km 137 Col de Peyresourde 1,569 m 9.5 km at 7.1 percent
Km 162 Col du Portillon 1,320 m 7.9 km at 8.4 percent
Km 205 Pla-de-Beret 1,860 m 13.5 km at 5.4 percent

11 posted on 07/13/2006 4:43:53 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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