Tour de France 2010 Photos; Stage 17: Pau - Col du Tourmalet, 174 km
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French President (and bike racing fan) Nicolas Sarkozy rode the stage in the Tour de France race director's car		share this photo
Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck early in the stage before for the cool, misty battle on Col du Tourmalet		share this photo
The seven man break that was eventually reeled in up Col du Tourmalet		share this photo
Alberto Contador surrounded by teammates and compatriots		share this photo
The peloton crossing paths with sheep on Col du Soulor		share this photo
It's not unusual to see livestock roaming the roads in the Pyrenees. Not much has changed in 100 years.		share this photo
Jacob Fuglsang was the last Saxo Bank rider to drive the train at the base of Col du Tourmalet before Andy Schleck attacked with 11 km to go in Bareges		share this photo
Levi Leipheimer in trouble along side Lance Armstrong. Levi lost 8' 59" today finishing 39th and now drops to 13th on GC.		share this photo
Andy Schleck digging hard attempting to ride Alberto Contador off his wheel		share this photo
Digging deep		share this photo
After Andy Schleck led for 8 km, Alberto Contador made his one attempt for the stage win with 3 km to go		share this photo
Andy Schleck reeling in Contador's failed attempt to drop him		share this photo
Lots of overzealous fans along the way		share this photo
Scheck looking and talking		share this photo
30 minutes before the leaders arrived, the weather was improving		share this photo
But, when the leaders arrived the fog moved back in		share this photo
Aside from one attack from Alberto Contador, Andy Shleck led the final 11 km		share this photo
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150m to go on the steep 11% finish		share this photo
Fans perched everywhere. Here's a group above the finish and the Geant du Tourmalet statute.		share this photo
Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador riding in tandem to the finish.		share this photo
Alberto Contador wasn't about to pip Schleck at the line		share this photo
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Andy Schleck wins his second mountain stage at this year's Tour, but he needed time on Contador to have a chance at winning the race		share this photo
Mutual respect between this year's two best climbers		share this photo
3rd Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha and 4th Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions would finish +1:18 and +1:27, respectively		share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal would move up to 8th on GC, easily the best performance by a Canadian at the Tour since Steve Bauer's 4th overall in 1988		share this photo
Rabobank teammates Robert Gesink and Denis Menchov finished 7th and 6th		share this photo
After crashing earlier in the stage, Samual Sanchez recovered for 5th today +1:32, passing Denis Menchov in the final 100m to extend his 3rd place lead. Chris Horner, behind Sanchez, finished 8th +1:45 and moves up to 10th overall.		share this photo
Nicolas Roche of AG2R La Mondiale in the hurt house making the 11% finish look even steeper. He finished 12th +3:26 and 9s ahead of "teammate" John Gadret		share this photo
With poor visibility, there wasn't much of an opportunity for panoramics today		share this photo
No changes at the top of the King of the Mountains standings today. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom is the winner now that the climbing is done at this year's Tour		share this photo
Andy Schleck didn't quite accomplish what he wanted today, but it was an impressive attempt to shake...		share this photo
... race leader, Alberto Contador who has all but cemented his third Tour win with three stages to go including a 50 ITT, his last chance to win a stage at this year's Tour. More BIG photos to come...		share this photo
Col du Tourmalet photo report from a nice day (ie. not today)		share this photo
Tour de France 2010 Photos; Stage 17: Pau - Col du Tourmalet, 174 km
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