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Adding insult to injury department: Burghardt takes the most combative rider for the stage, so no consolation prize for Barredo
| TdFblog L'Equipe says the search of Johnny Schleck's car turned up nothing: http://is.gd/12Au |
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| TdFblog Overall essentially unchanged. |
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| TdFblog St 18 Top 10: 1. Burghardt 2. Barredo 3. Feillu 4. Le Mevel 5. Astarloza 6. Dumoulin 7. Dessel 8. Kreuziger 9. Hoste 10. A. Schleck |
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| TdFblog Dumoulin outkicks Dessel and Kreuziger for 6th, and Oscar Freire leads in the field |
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| TdFblog Andy Schleck is in a small chase group coming to the line with Roman Kreuziger for 6th |
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| TdFblog Le Mevel gives the leadout, and Feillu easily rides off his wheel, makes sure Astarloza is gapped, and rides to the line for 3rd. |
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| TdFblog Here's the sprint for 3rd -- should be Feillu |
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| TdFblog In the final k now, and Barredo and Burghardt shadow each other. Coming to the line, and it's Burhardt for the stage win! |
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| TdFblog Barredo goes again, but can't get 5 meters on the big Columbia rider |
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| TdFblog Astarloza attacks again, but Feillu and Le Mevel bring him back |
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| TdFblog 4k for the leaders, their lead down to 4:35 |
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| TdFblog Astarloza gets a gap and is caught in Chase 1 |
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| TdFblog 5.2k to ride, they've still got 4:50 on Feillu, Astarloza, Le Mevel. B & B snaking all over the road now |
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| TdFblog Barredo is slowly reeling him in -- Burghardt attacked as Barredo pulled off to try to force him to take a pull |
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| TdFblog Now Burghardt attacks, and immediately has 30 meters with his head down |
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| TdFblog The leaders are over the 4th Cat Côte de Sorbiers |
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| TdFblog Barredo goes again, pretty hard, but he just doesn't have the jets. Burghardt goes to zip his jacket, and Barredo goes again, again caught |
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| TdFblog There goes Barredo again, as they near the top of the 4th-category climb, but Burghardt easily counters |
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| TdFblog Sprint 2: 1. Burghardt 6 pts 2. Barredo 4 pts 3. Astarloza 2 pts |
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