Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 19: Modane → L'Alpe d'Huez, 210 km
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"You going to make the time cut today?" is probably what the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara joked about with the Green Jersey, Mark Cavendish at the start in Modane		share this photo
Andy Schleck had good reason to smile this morning after his impressive solo win yesterday set him up for the Yellow Jersey today		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) attacked in the first 10 km when the climbing started on Col du Telegraphe which drew out the other favorites		share this photo
Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck dropped Cadel Evans and Thomas Voeckler by the time the HC Col du Galibier started		share this photo
Samuel Sanchez (Euskatel-Euskadi) on his way to catching Contador and Schleck on the descent of Col du Galibier, the side that the riders climbed yesterday		share this photo
Cadel Evans chasing on the descent of Col du Galibier		share this photo
The view from near the top of Alpe d'Huez, the final climb of the day. This is the 27th time the Tour has finished on Alpe d'Huez.		share this photo
The road to Alpe d'Huez is known for its graffitti		share this photo
One of the many switchbacks with the ski resorts in the distance		share this photo
Luxembourg fans		share this photo
The race came back together at the base of Alpe d'Huez before Alberto Contador (Saxo-Bank) launched another attack		share this photo
Alberto Contador needed to make up at least two minutes on Cadel Evans so he was very aggressive today as were some of the fans		share this photo
But, Alberto Contador was caught with 2 km to go...		share this photo
Samuel Sanchez (Euskatel-Euskadi) dragged up Pierre Rolland (Europcar)...		share this photo
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) immediately attacked on the inside of the switchback		share this photo
Alberto Contador briefly followed Pierre Rolland's move		share this photo
Meanwhile, Peter Velits (HTC-Highroad) and Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) had rolled off the peloton with Damiano Cunego in the distance.		share this photo
Cadel Evans following Frank Schleck (off picture left) with Andy Schleck and Tom Danielson in this group		share this photo
We haven't seen much of Levi Leipheimer this Tour de France. Here he is on Ivan Basso's wheel further down. He finished 16th + 2:06 and is one hour back (32nd) on GC		share this photo
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) with his 38th place victory salute while near Dutch corner		share this photo
With 1 km to go, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) had distanced Sanchez and Contador		share this photo
Pierre Rolland trains on Alpe d'Huez frequently and knows every corner		share this photo
Samuel Sanchez passed a fading Alberto Contador		share this photo
Alberto Contador was fighting it over the final kms		share this photo
Cadel Evans about one minute back of Pierre Rolland		share this photo
Another fine performance by Tom Danielson finishing 11th + 1:15 and stays solidly in 9th place overall. Garmin-Cervelo teammate Ryder Hesjedal (right) finished 10th today, top Canadian needless to say (there is only one in the race).		share this photo
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne) finished 14th + 2:06 with Ivan Basso and Levi Leipheimer behind him. He lost the white jersey to today's stage winner.		share this photo
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) leading fellow Frenchman Thomas Voeckler who was well back today...		share this photo
Race leader Thomas Voeckler struggled throughout the day. He rode with his heart today which got him in trouble early on...		share this photo
Voeckler may have lost the Yellow Jersey today, but Europcar teammate Pierre Rolland was on his way to winning the stage		share this photo
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) gets the first stage win for the French at this year's Tour de France		share this photo
and Pierre Rolland (Europcar) becomes the first French winner on Alpe d'Huez since Bernard Hinault 25 years ago		share this photo
2nd Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 0:14 and 3rd Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) + 0:23		share this photo
Alberto Contador's string of six straight Grand Tour wins is over		share this photo
While Peter Velits (HTC-Highroad) crosses 4th + 57s, the Schleck brothers sprint to catch Cadel Evans (BMC)...		share this photo
But, everyone in this group finished in the same time		share this photo
The biggest cheer at the finish was saved for little Tommy Voeckler who spent his 10th and final day in Yellow. He crossed 20th + 3:22 which drops him to 4th overall + 2:10		share this photo
Did I really just win on Alpe d'Huez? (rough French translation)		share this photo
Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) has quietly had a very good Tour, but no Italian has won a stage yet with just two remaining. He sits 5th overall + 3:31 and is headed for his best result.		share this photo
The gruppetto once again finished outside the time limit so more points were docked.		share this photo
Needless to say, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) was pretty thrilled with this win		share this photo
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) your stage 19 and last mountain stage winner		share this photo
Now that Thomas Voeckler finally cracked today, Andy Schleck is your new race leader		share this photo
Andy Scheck will be looking for the wings usually accorded to the Yellow Jersey in the final TT		share this photo
With no categorized climbs remaining, Samuel Sanchez (Euskatel-Euskadi) has won the King of the Mountains competition by 10 points over Andy Schleck.		share this photo
The stage winner, Pierre Rolland (Europcar), is also the new young rider leader but he doesn't believe his 1:30 advantage is good enough heading into the TT		share this photo
Not surprisingly, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Bank) was given the most combative rider award today		share this photo
Alberto Contador went down fighting and was rewarded for his fine effort		share this photo
Mark Cavendish finished outside the time limit for the second day in a row, but the race organizers still want him much to his delight. He leads the points competition despite being docked 40 pts in the last two day.		share this photo
Andy and Frank's dad talks to the media while son...		share this photo
... Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek) heads to doping control. Wish him the best!		share this photo
Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 19: Modane → L'Alpe d'Huez, 210 km
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